Be Aware of New York Agriculture WebQuest, Grade 4
Overview
This WebQuest is specially designed to help you write a poem about New York Agriculture. Let's search a few websites that can tell us more about New York State’s farms and produce. We'll look at a few different crops grown in New York that are a part of our everyday diet.
The Task:
Go to each site below to find the answers to these questions. Think of it as a scavenger hunt!
NYS Department of Science
1. What is the State Fruit?
2. What is the State Beverage?
Ag in the Classroom New York Ag Facts
3. What are three of the leading vegetable crops in NYS?
4. What main four field crops are grown in New York State?
NY Apple Country Kids Page
5. Why do apples float?
6. What happens in an apple orchard during the winter?
Hint: Click on one of the pictures under "How Apples Grow."
NY Food of the Month (November): Potatoes
7.When are potatoes harvested?
8.How many pounds of potatoes are eaten by the average American per year?
NY Food of the Month (October): Cabbage
9.What NY counties have the most cabbage production?
10.What is the world record for the largest cabbage?
NY Food of the Month (September): Onions
11. What are NY onions famous for?
12. What part of the onion is edible?
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