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Learners research trade and government context for common produce, including how Oklahoma legally recognizes watermelon as a state vegetable and how U.S. tariff and court decisions historically classified tomatoes. Activities include sorting produce, discussing differences, completing a worksheet, and connecting nutrition benefits to categorization by color and health outcomes.","Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom  \nFruit or Vegetable?  \nObjective  \nStudents explore the difference between fruits and vegetables according to different criteria and develop their own definitions. Students research to find information about import and export of common fruits and vegetables.  \nKey Words  \nfruit, vegetable, produce, government, economics, trade, import, export, tariff  \nBackground  \nNOTE: COMPLETE ACTIVITY 1 BEFORE SHARING BACKGROUND WITH STUDENTS.  \nIn 2006, the Oklahoma Legislature declared watermelon our state vegetable. For many this was surprising, since most of us think of watermelon as a fruit. Strawberries had been named our state fruit the year before, and a legislator from Rush Springs wanted a similar honor for the watermelons that grow so plentifully in his part of the state. Watermelons consistently rank in the top 20 of our most valuable Oklahoma commodities. The legislator argued that since watermelon is in the same family as squash and cucumber, and squash and cucumbers are vegetables, watermelon should be called a vegetable and given the state honor. Although some members were skeptical, the Legislature passed the bill.  \nConfusion over what is a fruit and what is a vegetable is not new. In scientific terms the fruit is the part of the plant that develops from the ovary in the base of the flower and contains the seed of the plant. By that definition, many of the foods we commonly call vegetables are actually fruits, including squash, eggplant, cucumber, etc. One problem is that vegetable is not a botanical category like fruit. The dictionary definition of vegetable is “a usually herbaceous plant grown for an edible part.” By that definition, all the fruits we eat are also vegetables.  \nThe Oklahoma legislature is not the first government entity to try to determine the difference between fruits and vegetables. In the late 19th Century, US tariff laws imposed a duty on vegetables but not on fruits. Importers of tomatoes argued that since tomatoes are actually a fruit, they should not be subject to the tax. In 1893 the US Supreme Court settled the matter by declaring the tomato a vegetable, using the popular definition which classifies vegetable by use . Since tomatoes are generally served with dinner and not dessert, the court reasoned, it should be classified as a vegetable. the case is known as Nix v. Hedden (149 u.S. 304) . While the tomato can be classified botanically as a fruit, it is officially categorized as a vegetable in the United States.  \nFor purposes of counting, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)  \n[www.agclassroom.org/ok](www.agclassroom.org/ok)  \nOklahoma Academic Standards  \nGRADE 6  \nGovernment and Economics: 4.2,3,4 Health—1 .4,7; 3. 10; 7.1 Speaking and Listening: R. 1,3; W.1,2  \nReading and Writing Process: R.1,2,6,7 Vocabulary: R.1,3,4,5  \nResearch: R. 3; W.2,3,4 Multimodal: R. 1,2; W. 1,2  \nGRADE 7  \nSpeaking and Listening: R. 1,3; W.1,2  \nReading and Writing Process: R.1,2,6,7 Vocabulary: R.1,3,4,5  \nResearch: R. 3; W.2,3,4 Multimodal: R. 1,2; W. 1,2 Health—1 .4,7; 3. 10; 7.1  \nGRADE 8  \nSpeaking and Listening: R. 1,3; W.1,2  \nReading and Writing Process: R.1,2,6,7 Vocabulary: R.1,3,4,5  \nResearch: R. 3; W.2,3,4 Multimodal: R. 1,2; W. 1,2 Health—1 .4,7; 3. 10; 7.1  \nHIGH SCHOOL Economics—2 .2; 3. 1,2; 4 . 1,2; 9.2  \nResources Needed  \ncomputer and/or library  \naccess  \nassorted whole fruits and vegetables, especially some that may be unfamliar to students  \nagrees with the Oklahoma Legislature in calling the watermelon a vegetable. In the national agricultural census, conducted by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), watermelons are counted as vegetables. NASS also counts strawberries as vegetables. Apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums and grapes are counted as fruits. Strawberries are counted as fruits only if they are used in production.  \nFor nutrition purposes, the USDA lists fruits and vegetables the way most people think of them. The USDA’","cbCaicpXlxaLByWg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicpXlxaLByWg","pdf",564704,"English","en",105,"# Objective\n# Background\n## Oklahoma state fruit and vegetable decisions\n## Botanical vs. dictionary definitions\n## Historical government classification (tariffs and Nix v. 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