Join Us for 2024 Summer Ag Institute!
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For the Love for Agriculture
From Chocolate to Flowers, check out these Valentine’s Day connections to agriculture!
Chocolate:
- Chocolate History – from Florida AITC
Flowers:
- Handprint Flower
- Color Changing Carnations – Museum of Science & Industry
- Cut Flower Fact Sheet – from California AITC
- Parts of a Flower Origami or Video
- Flower Diagram & Dissection Handouts
Videos
Presidents Day: Ag in the Oval Office
President’s Day is just around the corner! Check out these books & activities for hands-on learning about these notable Presidents & their connection to agriculture:
- Farmer George Plants a Nation: Cherry Pie in a Bag activity
- Thomas Jefferson Grows A Nation: Lesson Booklet
- Lincoln Clears a Path: Lesson Booklet
- L is for Lincoln: Lincoln Patent or Lincoln Timeline activity
Get the Dirt on Soil!
Dig deeper into the world beneath your feet and explore the science of soil with these resources & learning ag-tivities!
McLean County (IL) teachers can request FREE Soil ag mags and activity kits for their classroom: Click here
Soil Ag-tivities & Reading Materials
- PK-1st Grade
- 2nd – 3rd Grade
- 4th – 6th Grade
- Middle/High School
- Find even more Soil Lessons here!
For more info:
Videos:
Books to Read – set up a FREE account on openlibrary.org to read these online books for FREE!
- Handful of Dirt by Raymond Bial
- Jump Into Science: Dirt by Steve Tomecek
STEAM Workshop Series
Explore STEAM and learn more about incorporating it into your classroom. Earn professional credit hours and collaborate with professionals from University of Illinois Extension, Ag in the Classroom and other teaching professionals.
Weather and Climate | October 23, 2018
Learn more about incorporating STEAM
when studying weather and climate. Explore some of the kits and resources
available to support your lessons or activities.
Experiential Learning Model | November 27, 2018
Explore 4-H curriculum, workshops and long-term programs that are all based on the Experiential Learning Model. This model can be implemented to increased youth engagement when including STEAM in lessons or activities.
Soil and Plants | January 22, 2019 – CANCELLED
Soil, seed germination, plant growth, soil conservation — all of these topics and more will be covered in this workshop. Explore the kits and resources available to support plant and soil activities or lessons.
Plant and Animal Life Cycles | February 26, 2019
Compare, contrast and explore inter-dependency between plant and animal life cycles. This workshop will support lessons and activities done during Chick it Out in April.
Junk Drawer and Maker Space | March 19, 2019,
Engineering and creativity combine during this workshop. Learn more about how to engage youth to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills through challenges. Explore the resources available to support you.