Have students learn all about poinsettias, their unique parts, and their role in holiday traditions. A coloring page is included.
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Students (grade 3+) learn how agriculture is brings to life all of their holiday favorites! From Christmas trees to sweet treats, this interactive resource demonstrates that without farmers, it would be a blue Christmas.
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MATH: There are four versions of this worksheet: Counting/Number ID, Simple Addition and Subtraction to 6, Multiplication, and Fraction Conversion.
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GRADES 5+: Developed for the Kentucky Corn Growers Association, this lesson has students plan and produce a theoretical crop of corn to learn economic concepts, use their math skills, make decisions, and understand the risks of farming and depending upon nature.
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The Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts asked the Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom to provide additional resources to help teachers share a positive message about agriculture’s role in conservation practices. We have provided the tabloid with active links and additional information for your students.
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This is a fun companion activity for our Visit a Dairy Farm and Ice Cream Show virtual field trip.
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Find simplified data sheets, maps, and charts with comprehension questions for Kentucky agriculture for all grade levels.
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This fun activity helps students learn who is responsible for getting bacon from the farm to the store. It also teaches interdependence.
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Many kids dream about becoming a veterinarian when they grow up. Those who continue to pursue this career at the start of high school can complete some preparatory classes and activities to make this dream become a reality.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE: Students will gain a deeper understanding of how the pig, as a natural resource, can be used to aid in the needs of humans as our populations grow.
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Students will understand that basic economic concepts are important for consumer decision-making, learn consumer decisions are influenced by economic and social factors, learn values have a role in making consumer decisions. Other concepts include needs vs wants, opportunity cost, prices, and food scarcity/hunger.
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Incubating and hatching eggs in the classroom is a great way to teach students about animal life cycles and needs of living things. Here are several resources to help you do this successfully.
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These are great pre or post-assessment worksheets for our Kentucky Farms Feed Me Virtual Field Trip Series or when using the Linking Farm to Table game.
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Learn about Kentucky poultry and eggs.
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In our latest field trip video, Kentucky kid Kylie visits Hayden Farms in Daviess County (near Owensboro) to learn how they raise chickens for grocery stores. Hayden Farms is the first chicken farm in the country to offer a viewing room to the public for education.
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Primary: Students will use their senses to evaluate different types of apples and select their favorite. Students will write an opinion piece with supporting reasons, and students will develop a bar chart to report results.
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Kentucky farms annually harvest more than 1,000 watermelon acres, making it the Commonwealth’s second largest fresh market produce by area.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE: Students will review information on how the traits of pigs have changed over time due to human influence. This includes the most recent genetic modification of pigs for xenotransplantation.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE: Students will learn how adaptability and other factors led to feral pigs becoming an invasive species in the Southern United States through a population simulation.
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Try these companion lesson option to pair with a field trip to the Kentucky State Fair.
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