These video journeys take students to farms, factories, fairs, fields, forests, and even the future! Viewers get to see the many facets of modern agriculture, from a baseball bat factory to the inside of a cow's stomach and from the birth of farm animals to growing food in space! And every show is hosted by youngsters and many include youthful experts with experience in the field.

The nine-part video series is fast paced with 30-minute visual programs. It is designed to fit 3rd - 6th grade science curriculums. Gee Whiz in Agriculture has taught kids across the US about the complexity and importance of the industry that provides us with food, fiber, and exports to fuel the national economy. Introduce your students to Agriculture with this fun, fact-filled series created just for them. If they're like hundreds of thousands of other kids who have viewed this series, they'll love it, because Gee Whiz, there are lots of things kids wanna know!

• Why Can a Cow Eat Grass?
• Wool Ewe Keep Me Warm?
• Wood You Take Care of Me?
• How Do You Grow a Fish Sandwich?
• Yams in Space!
• Chicken and Piglets and Lambs, Oh My!
• What's Bugging You?
• From Moo to You
• How Do Horses Run So Fast?

Instructional Materials

Written teacher guides and student activity sheets accompany each of the nine shows and include new words, discussion questions, classroom activities, experiments, games, and puzzles. The written materials take an interdisciplinary approach to the subject matter with activities that encompass geography, language arts, writing, music, and art, as well as math and science skills. Materials are available On A Loan Basis.

Illinois State Goals & Learning

11A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry

11B. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design

13A. Know and apply the accepted practices of sciences

13B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology, and society