Eggs in the Classroom lesson plans and activities for kindergarten through high school educators.
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Secondary Careers & Social Studies: Define consumer products and know the importance of agriculture and agriculture products in a healthy community. This lesson also includes an activity that shows the power of shopping locally.
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Intermediate Science: Students will learn the different parts of the farm ecosystem and discuss what happens when one or more parts are missing.
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Intermediate Science: Students will model the food chain from the sun to decomposers using producer and consumer examples that are found on a farm.
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Intermediate Science: Students will investigate what soil types are best for a given crop.
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Intermediate Science: Students will understand how plants (cover crops) on the farm prevent soil erosion and filter water.
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Intermediate & Secondary Economics: Students will understand that the foods and natural resources they consume come from a broad ecosystem due to our farming, transportation, and commerce systems.
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PRIMARY & INTERMEDIATE SCIENCE: Find different versions of our chicken life cycle worksheet and a Google Classroom version that can be digitally manipulated.
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ALL GRADE LEVELS - ART or introduction to genetic traits - Students will either use a dice or their own characteristics to create a unique chicken.
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Intermediate & Secondary Science & Engineering: Students will explore how to best care for animals, then create a modern pig barn where the animals’ needs are met in a safe and comfortable environment.
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Where does our food and clothing come from? There’s a lot more to Agriculture, the system that provides us with crops we eat and fibers we use to make clothing, than most people are aware of. Students will learn about this amazing modern industry with roots that stretch back to the beginning of civilization through the Modules and Units that cover a wide range of topics. Everyone is sure to learn something new!
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Beef U course content is your comprehensive resource on all things beef. This free, interactive training program gives aspiring retail professionals and foodservice operators access to the resources that can help market beef and further understand the beef industry – spanning hot topics from beef production and nutrition to today’s modern beef consumer.
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Practice your math skills, something used every day by cattle producers, to full in the right colors. From the Beef Council.
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Learn more about the cattle business in Kentucky while solving puzzles and word finds. From the Kentucky Beef Council.
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Students will explore concepts of heredity in beef cattle and identify dominant and recessive traits.
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Grades 4+: This Google Slide presentation focuses on how Kentucky farmers control soil erosion, as soil is one of our most precious resources for food production. The last slide provides a video demo of how different soil coverings impact how much soil washes away during a rain storm.
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This 60-minute documentary features innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S. Accompanying lesson plans for college and high school students. It starts with a reminder of the Dust Bowl and how today’s farmers are improving soil health.
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Learn the life cycle, jobs, and communication skills of honey bees!
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Grades 4+: Students will develop an appreciation and understanding of the natural development of seeds, learn the anatomy and function of each seed part through a seed dissection, and classify seeds as monocots or dicots.
Read MoreThis map shows the farm and forest resources from each county and it may be used to explain regional differences and the economic factors that impact production and where processors may be located.
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