Seeing Rochester in a Grain of Wheat - The Flour City
FALL, 2004-2005
This was the first of three expeditions in 2nd Grade that were connected by wheat. By the end of this first expedition, students understood how Rochester’s first settlers changed this area from a small village to a thriving city.
Students focused on the scientific method as it relates to botany and simple machines. They investigated how wheat is transformed from seed to bread, and they explored the role of simple machines in that transformation.
Fieldwork during this expedition included visits to a local wheat farm, Brown’s Race, a local bakery, RMSC, and the Erie Canal. Students tended a classroom garden in which they grew their own crop of wheat. The final product included the making and sharing of bread, demonstrations of science learnings, and a celebration of wheat in the form of a Harvest Festival.
