Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pepper Fun

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils examine different types of peppers. In this vegetable lesson, students compare and contrast several peppers, learn about the growth cycle, taste a stuffed pepper dish, and create their own pepper mini-book.
Interactive
Learning Games Lab

Fertilizing Chile

For Students 9th - 12th
Fertilizer can mean the difference between a profit and a loss. Scholars use an online interactive to explore the effects of fertilizing in agriculture. Given information about the nitrogen levels in the soil, they decide the fertilizer...
Handout
Palomar Community College District

Wayne's Word: Chile Peppers and Other Pepper Trivia

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Wayne's Word provides a fun and fascinating look at the world of peppers. You can learn about the many different types and uses of peppers.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: 7 Foods Developed by Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
These seven dietary staples were cultivated over thousands of years by Indigenous peoples of America. While Indigenous diets and foodways were deeply impacted by European settlement, Indigenous American foods also changed the world....