For teachers facing unique challenges this spring, Illinois Ag in the Classroom will be providing a daily update with a video, lessons and activities showcasing an agriculture topic starting March 17!
Visit the Beyond the Barn Door blog or follow Illinois Ag in the Classroom’s Facebook page for updates.
To learn more about renewable products from corn & find a recipe to make your own corn plastic, check out the Corn Ag Mag.
Registration is now open for Chick it Out 2020!
Classrooms registered for Chick it Out will receive 1 dozen fertilized chicken eggs from University of Illinois campus and enough chicken feed to last the few days you have your chicks. Incubator, egg turner, candler and embryology curriculum are available for check-out from the University of Illinois Extension Office.
Challenge your students to defeat the dead zones!
In this challenge, students will learn about the impact of runoff in rural and urban areas and its effects on the environment as well as plan for solutions to this growing issue of dead zones, hypoxia, and overall water quality.
Students will research, students will design, test and demonstrate a solution to answer the question: How can we improve the quality of our runoff and, in turn, reduce dead zones in our water resources?
Get all the resources here: https://www.purpleplow.org/challenges/
Challenge deadline May 15!
Check out this opportunity to explore the great outdoors with a Biodiversity Field Trip Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
A few options in our area include:
Click here for more ideas, lesson plans & application details.
