Ag in a Bag Activity Kits
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Tag: soybeans
Virtual Teacher Training
Join IL Ag in the Classroom for a virtual teacher training! In this After School S.N.A.C.K. (Sharing New Ag Content & Knowledge) webinar, participants will learn more about Illinois’ top crops – corn & soybeans.
Participants can request PDCH from their school district using the completion certificate.
Virtual Teacher Training: Row Crops
Learn about our top crops in Illinois – row crops like corn & soybeans with two one hour virtual sessions. These FREE sessions are at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6 and Tuesday, July 13.
Those who attend the first session and fill out a reflection will be mailed a box of goodies for the “interactive” session on July 13. Limited to the first 50 who submit a reflection.
Super Soybeans
From food to feed for animals, fuel and much more soybeans can be found all around you! Find out more about the super soybean and how it grows with these activities, videos & more!
McLean County (IL) teachers can request Soybean ag mags and activity kits for their classroom: Click here
Reading Materials & Ag-tivities
- PK – 2nd grade:
- 3rd – 5th grade”
- Soybean Ag Mag
- AgVenture Worksheet – goes with Soybean Ag Mag
- Grain Crops “Zine”
- Soybean Plastic – be sure to have an adult help!
- Soybean Scavenger Hunt
- Pod to Plate or Watch Video
- Soybean Ag Mag
- Middle/High School
Soy Recipes
Books to Read – set up a FREE account on openlibrary.org to read these online books for FREE!
- Soybeans in the Story of Agriculture by Susan Anderson
- The Super Soybean by Raymond Bial
Videos
Meet an Illinois Soybean Farmer
IAITC I Grow Soybeans from Illinois Agricultural Assoc. on Vimeo.
National Ag in the Classroom Virtual Summit
Check out the line-up of virtual workshops from National Ag in the Classroom June 24-25!
Each workshop will have a separate Zoom link & you will can register for just one workshop or all of them! (Note: times listed below are central time)
- 8 a.m. Scrambled States of America (elementary)
- 9:30 a.m. Cattle, Pigs, and Turkeys – Oh My! (all grades)
- 11 a.m. Hands-On, Problem-Based Learning Where Students Explore and Create (all grades)
- 12:30 p.m. Driving STEM – Super Soybean Car (all grades)
- 2 p.m. Hydroponics in Classrooms: Inexpensive Projects and Curriculum for Indoor Gardening (elementary)
- 3:30 p.m. Bringing the Farm to the Classroom through Virtual Farm Trips (all grades)