Produce - Delaware Delicious (Temporarily Unavailable)
Indoors - Main Exhibit Hall and Outdoors - Museum Village
(available year-round)
Did you know? Lima beans and watermelon are two of the leading varieties of produce grown in Delaware today.
"Produce - Delaware Delicious" begins in the Museum’s main exhibit hall, where students learn about the different types of fruits and vegetables grown in Delaware and why, over time, the focus changed from one variety to another. Students explore the various machines in the Museum’s produce collection and learn how they were used to process produce.
Activities: (1) Produce "Match Game"; (2) Apple Picking and Grading; (3) Produce Acrostic
Winter Wheat and My PBJ Treat! (Temporarily Unavailable)
Indoors - Main Exhibit Hall and Outdoors - Museum Village
(available year-round)
Did you know? Wheat is the most widely grown food crop in the world.
In “Winter Wheat and My PBJ Treat!” students tour main museum exhibits to explore farming methods in the 19th century vs. those used today. The program focus is on wheat and how it is raised from a seed (grain) which produces more seeds (grains) that are harvested and ground into flour to make bread (for my PBJ treat) and a variety of other foodstuffs. Students also visit the Museum’s historic Reed General Store (ca 1873) to identify and learn about the different types of foods made from wheat.
Activities: (1) Growing wheat from seeds (2) Grinding wheat berries (3) Wheat "Jeopardy" game
We apologize for the limited selection of educational programs currently available. Our museum is undergoing exhibit renovations which will impact the quality of the unavailable programs. We will have these programs back as soon as possible.