Extension Program and Material Offerings for Schools

Junior High and High School

Agriculture

• Youth Pork Quality Assurance training and certification (swine) 45-60 minutes
• Integrated Pest Management/Crop Scouting 30-60 minutes
• Soil Fertility classroom presentations 30-60 minutes
• Genetically enhanced crops custom tailored variable
• Asian Soybean Rust program 45 minutes
• Tractor operators and machinery operators master sheets notebook and CD self study/variable
• Worker Protection Standards training and certification 45-60 minutes
• Current pesticide recommendations for field and horticulture variable
• GPS systems utilizing handheld units variable

Horticulture

• Basic pruning variable
• Vegetable gardening variable
• Turf management variable
• Transplanting trees variable
• Other topics as requested

Basic Science/Conservation

• DNA extraction/biotechnology 45-60 minutes
• Basic soil fertility with "home test set" 30-60 minutes
• Home Composting (as arranged with variable times and session numbers)

Economics

• Welcome To The Real World (simulation of careers and money management) 1-2 hours
• A Job For Me (materials and/or training for resumes, interviews, etc.) 30-60 minutes each
• Credit Card Smarts (handout series)

Grades 2-6

Science (Grades 3-6)

• Pollen Detective (Wonderwise) 30-60 minutes
• Rainforest Ecologist (Wonderwise) 30-60 minutes
• DNA extraction from fruit/biotechnology 45-60 minutes
• Environmental Awareness Series (can be tailored to needs with materials)
• Embryology (specific to 3^rd grade classes) (all materials for teaching and demonstrating)
• Leaf Collections (instructions/assistance) 45 minutes
• Insect Collections (instructions/assistance) 45 minutes
• Jr. Master Gardeners (series of lessons-material cost may apply) 45 minutes each
• GPS systems

Character/Diversity/Tolerance

• Walk in My Shoes (elderly simulation) 45-60 minutes
• Character Counts (multi session) 30-60 minutes each

Nutrition (Grades 2 – 5) (Grant funded programs preferably targeting 50% or greater free & reduced lunch audiences)

• MyPyramid (2^nd Grade – Available Jan/Feb OR Feb/Mar – 6 sessions) 30 minutes each
• Food Safety/Germs (3^rd Grade – Available Oct/Nov – 3 sessions) 45 minutes each
• Food Budgeting/Food Labeling (5^th Grade – Available late Apr/Early May – 2 sessions) 45-60 minutes each

Teacher Trainings (arranged with educator from outside the local office):

• Anti-bullying Basics (understanding bullying behavior, prevention, intervention, and hands-on activities)
• Effective Teambuilding (building trust and increasing communication through games and activities)
• COLORS (learn to appreciate differences through personality profiles)