They discover the importance of adding value to the product. Students compare results and categorize the many mechanisms of price setting to gain practical insight into economics of goods produced in Maine. In the culmination activity, students use what they have learned to participate in a mock public hearing to support or oppose a specific regulation in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Lobster. In this multisensory activity, students are given the opportunity to design their own potato test, develop observational skills and experience the job of a food scientist. Students review basic tree physiology, then read and analyze abstracts of scientific research conducted in Maine on the decline of the brown ash which is used by the Passamaquoddy in crafting their traditional baskets.
Students explore how the differences in the concepts of land use led to many conflicts.
Students will list and describe values held by Wabanaki people. They figure out how to plan the amount and type of feed needed, how much milk and waste will be generated, and how much land area is necessary to grow forage crops for a certain number of dairy cows. Students learn about the nutritional requirements of cows and what role they play in the nutrient cycle. A Maine Studies Sourcebook. Down East Books.