Lesson Plans

Cotton Inc.Cotton Science
and Sustainability

Grades: 2-4, 4-6, 5-8

Subject Area: STEM, Environmental Science, Math

Made Possible By: Cotton Incorporated

Take your students on a surprising journey from fashion to farm to the science lab with standards-based activities that start with something literally close to their hearts — their clothing — and end with a look at agricultural and recycling practices that help sustain the environment and make our world a better place. The program now offers “Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt”, a new Grades 2-4 lesson plan with a 360° video field trip, plus separate lesson plans for Grades 4-6 and 5-8, and a video-based digital whiteboard activity.

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Gr 2-4 Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt Teaching Kit
Gr 2-4 Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt Teaching Kit
Activity 1
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 3
From Dirt to Shirt Poster
From Dirt to Shirt Poster
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Planting
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Planting
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Harvesting
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Harvesting
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Ginning
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Ginning
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Spinning
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Spinning
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Creating Fabric
Cotton: From Dirt to Shirt 360° Video – Creating Fabric
From Dirt to Shirt Standards
From Dirt to Shirt Standards
Blue Jeans Go Green—Recycling Denim
Blue Jeans Go Green—Recycling Denim
Cotton Fabrics
Cotton Fabrics
Cotton Seed – An  <em>And</em>  Crop
Cotton Seed – An  And  Crop
Gr 4-6 Intro Teaching Kit
Gr 4-6 Intro Teaching Kit
Gr 5-8 Intro Teaching Kit
Gr 5-8 Intro Teaching Kit
Intro Kit Poster
Intro Kit Poster
Intro Kit Standards
Intro Kit Standards
Digital Whiteboard Activity
Digital Whiteboard Activity
Gr 4-6 Growing Cotton
Gr 4-6 Growing Cotton
Gr 5-8 Growing Cotton
Gr 5-8 Growing Cotton
Gr 4-6 Farming Science & Tech
Gr 4-6 Farming Science & Tech
Gr 5-8 Farming Science & Tech
Gr 5-8 Farming Science & Tech
Gr 4-8 Supp Kit Standards
Gr 4-8 Supp Kit Standards
Intro Kit Activity 1 Resource: The Benefits of Cotton
Intro Kit Activity 1 Resource: The Benefits of Cotton
Intro Kit Activity 1 Resource: Cotton & Synthetics
Intro Kit Activity 1 Resource: Cotton & Synthetics
Intro Kit Activity 3 Resource: Cotton and the Planet
Intro Kit Activity 3 Resource: Cotton and the Planet
Intro Kit Activity 3 Resource: Cotton and Water Use
Intro Kit Activity 3 Resource: Cotton and Water Use
Intro Kit Activity 3 Resource: Cotton and Soil Health
Intro Kit Activity 3 Resource: Cotton and Soil Health
Intro Kit Activity 3 Resource: Cotton and Land Use
Intro Kit Activity 3 Resource: Cotton and Land Use
Stories: On the Farm
Stories: On the Farm
The Story of Cotton
The Story of Cotton
How a Cotton Plant Grows
How a Cotton Plant Grows