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Crop-Rotation Lab Look at what grew last season and the nitrogen left in the soil, then PREDICT how your next crop does — why corn after corn goes hungry, why beans enrich the soil.
Sun & Shade Lab PREDICT how a crop does in morning sun vs afternoon shade — why tomatoes need full sun to fruit, and why leafy greens prefer a little shade.
Companion-Planting Lab Predict whether a mixed bed beats a single crop — the Three Sisters, marigolds guarding tomatoes, onions that stunt beans.
Supply-Chain Trace Put a loaf of bread’s journey in order — and name the farmers, plant workers, and drivers whose work is easy to forget. All activities
Hands-on labs
Crop-Rotation Lab Predict how next season’s crop will do from the soil and last year’s field. Sun & Shade Lab Predict how a crop does by how much light its spot gets — full sun vs afternoon shade. Companion-Planting Lab Predict whether a mixed garden bed helps, hurts, or matches a single crop, then see why. Supply-Chain Trace Order a food’s journey from farm to table and name every pair of hands along the way. Teach the Cast Teach a food-system idea to a cast member still learning it — teaching makes it stick.
Practice & play
Mixed Practice A short round across the kits you have played — brought back to make it stick. HarvestForge Sprint A calm speed round on what you already know. Timer optional, no penalty for a miss. Trick Questions Brain-teasers with a twist — spot why the obvious answer is a trap. HarvestForge Duel 2–4 players take turns on one device — same questions, highest first-try score wins. Or open an online room. Progress Your levels, streak, and how each skill area is coming along — saved on this device. Progress report For grown-ups — a private on-device snapshot mapped to the skill areas. Export a CSV or print.
Concept Kits — soil & seeds to the future of farming
Kit 1: Farm Foundations: Soil and Seeds Soil, crops & growing · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 2: Crop Science and Plant Growth Soil, crops & growing · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 3: Pests, Diseases, and Integrated Management Soil, crops & growing · grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 4: Water Management and Irrigation Science Water, weather & climate · grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 5: Sustainable Farming and Food Systems Food systems, justice & the future · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 6: Livestock and Animal Agriculture Soil, crops & growing · grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Agricultural Technology and Innovation Food systems, justice & the future · grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Food Justice and Global Agriculture: Capstone Food systems, justice & the future · grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Climate and Weather for Farming Water, weather & climate · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 10: Farm Economics and Business Food systems, justice & the future · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 11: Food Processing and Preservation Food systems, justice & the future · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: Future of Farming Food systems, justice & the future · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Putting it all together · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Putting it all together · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Putting it all together · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Putting it all together · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Seed Seasonality + sowing — when to plant, what each season teaches; calendar-as-tool -
Soil Soil microbiome + nutrient cycling — soil is alive; soil-as-community framing -
Chain Supply chain literacy — every loaf tells a journey; whose-hands framing -
Share Food access + food-justice — community-food-network framing; food deserts are systems, NOT moral failings -
Steward Sustainable practices + intergenerational restoration — field remembers; latest-not-first framing