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lesson/

An abbreviated list of all of the publicly approved lessons. (lesson identifier, title, purpose)

Extra Parameters:

Parameter none
Example https://api.agclassroom.org/api/lesson/

HTTP Method

GET

Requires authentication:

No

Return Format:

JSON

Return Example:

{

success:true

message:Found 434 lessons.

resultcount:434

result: [...]

0 {...}

id:4

title:Source Search (Grades K-2)

purpose:In this lesson students will learn that agriculture provides nearly all of the products we rely on in any given day by participating in a relay where they match an everyday item with its "source".

1 {...}

id:16

title:It's a MOO-stery! (Grades 3-5)

purpose:Students will make observations and learn about historic tools used on a dairy farm to store and process milk into cheese and butter.

. . .

}

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lesson/{API key}/id/{id}/

Return one specific lesson in its entirety.

Extra Parameters:

Parameter API key
Type (20 character) string
Description This identifier is given to you by a national administrator. Along with white-listing developers, the identifier is tied directly to your location and helps return the proper state standards, if there are any.
Example https://api.agclassroom.org/api/lesson/e95c56ace48b50b42482/id/168/
Parameter id
Type number
Description This identifier must be known previously or be pulled from the lesson call.
Example https://api.agclassroom.org/api/lesson/a76d98ace10b5cb42fd0/id/168/

HTTP Method

GET

Requires authentication:

No

Return Format:

JSON

Important Notes:

The display order of a lesson is very important and set by national administrators based on current learning theory. Please display everything in the lesson array (such as 'title', 'purpose', 'completetime', etc) in the order given.

Return Example:

{

success:true

message:Found.

resultcount:1

result: {...}

created:February 05, 2015

author:John Vogt & Mary Yale, Edited by Pamela Emery

organization:California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

companionresources: [...]

0 {...}

id:516

title:How to Extract DNA from Anything Living

type:Activity

1 {...}

. . .

lesson: [...] The order of this array may not always be the same!

0 {...}

title:Design 'Y'er Genes

1 {...}

purpose:This lesson introduces students to the relationships between chromosomes, genes, and DNA molecules. Using the example of a strawberry....

2 {..}

completetime:Five 45-minute sessions

3 {..}

materials:Part 1: Design Yer Genes....

4 {..}

materialslist: [...]

0:Scissors

1:Glue

5 {..}

vocabulary: [...]

0 {..}

word:molecule

definition:A basic building block of matter, made up of individual atoms and combined together by electrical charges and atomic forces.

1 {..}

. . .

6 {..}

background:Prior to this activity, students should have a basic knowledge of phosphate groups, adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, genes, chromosomes....

7 {..}

motivator:Inform your students that you will be giving them a series of clues and that you'd like them to guess the item that you are describing....

8 {..}

procedures:Part 1: Building a Strawberry DNA Molecule. Review and complete the entire lesson yourself so you get a feel for the concepts and sequence....

9 {..}

activities: [...]

0 {..}

id:237

activity:Watch the video from YouTube and answer the following questions. How are strawberries harvested in the United States compared with other countries?...

1 {..}

. . .

10 {..}

files: [...]

0 {..}

filepath:https://api.agclassroom.org/api/uploads/media/2011/03/01/strawberry_fields.jpg

title:Fields of Strawberries in Oregon state.

1 {..}

. . .

11 {..}

links: [...]

0 {..}

url:https://youtube.com/watch/embed=?Uto0BexAmpL3

description:Watch as a farmer shows how to plant strawberries for success in a dry and hostile environment.

1 {..}

. . .

12 {..}

agfacts:Strawberries are an important food source grown by farmers and distributed through the U.S. and even the world....

13 {..}

sources:This lesson was funded in 1995 by Calgene, Inc and the California Farm Bureau Federation. To meet the needs of California educators....

14 {..}

acknowledgement:California Farm Bureau Federation

commoncore: [...]

0 {..}

group_title:Anchor Standards

group_description:Language

standards: [...]

0 {..}

0CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4

1Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using....

1 {..}

. . .

nationalstandards: [...]

0 {..}

short_title:CAREER

long_title:Career & Technical Education

standards: [...]

0 {..}

id:247

abbreviation:''

title:Biotechnology Systems Career Pathway

description:Biotechnology Systems Career Pathway

objectives: [...]

0 {..}

id:948

title:BS.01.01

description:Investigate and explain the relationship between past, current, and emerging applications....

1 {..}

. . .

1 {..}

. . .

1 {..}

. . .

statestandards [...]

0 {..}

state:Minnesota

standards: [...]

0 {..}

title:9th Grade: Life Science

description:Life Science

objectives: [...]

0 {..}

title:9.1.3.3.3

description:Describe how scientific investigations and engineering processes require multi-disciplinary contributions and efforts.

1 {..}

. . .

1 {..}

. . .

1 {..}

. . .

nationaloutcomes [...]

0 {..}

theme:Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

outcomes: [...]

0 {..}

id:94

description:Identify current and emerging scientific discoveries and technologies and their possible use in agriculture....

1 {..}

. . .

1 {..}

. . .

grades: {...}

band:Middle School

bandabbreviation:MS

description:6-8

grade: [...]

0 {...}

id:7

abbreviation:6

description:Sixth grade

1 {...}

id:8

abbreviation:7

description:Seventh grade

. . .

}