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The agricultural literacy program consists of:
- classroom programs for students (K-12) upon request on various agricultural topics such as plants and seeds, soils, water, careers, renewable resources, corn, soybeans, wheat, animal nutrition, agricultural products, fiber/clothing, insects, beef, dairy, pork, embryology, apples, pumpkins, agricultural economics and marketing, biotechnology, genetics, and watersheds
- careers exploration tour for guidance counselors and educators
- many free or free-loan resources for schools (hands-on learning kits, lessons on various agricultural topics, books, videos)
- inservices/workshops for educators in which they earn Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDU) for re-certification
- networking with other agricultural education people to strengthen agricultural literacy efforts statewide and nationally
AgriScience Kits:
These kits are self-contained teaching units, whereby students learn science and math concepts by hands-on applied agricultural laboratory exercises. These kits come in a tub containing a teacher's guide which includes teacher information, lab instructions and procedures, student worksheets, and handouts. The curriculum addresses the science and math state learning standards and are cited in the teacher's guide. Each kit contains all the necessary materials to perform the learning activities. Even though these kits are very easy to use, instructional videos are provided for additional guidance. These kits are available on a free-loan basis.
- Agriculture Measures Up - Using Mathematics in Agriculture: Grades 3-8
- Animals in Agriculture - Their Growth and Development: Grades 4-8
- Biotechnology: Grades 7-10
- Bugs, Bees, and Grasshoppers: Grades K-8
- Dairy Delights - Good Nutrition from Milk: Grades K-8
- Eggciting Experiments - Chick Incubation and Embryology: Grades K-8
- Genetics and How We Grow: Grades 6-8
- "Home Grown" Renewable Resources: Grades K-8
- Polymers and Oils in the Classroom: Grades K-8
- Probing Our Soils - Getting to the Roots of Agriculture: Grades 2-8
- Soil Erosion: Grades K-8
- Super Seeds: Grades K-8
- Water, Light and Food: Things Plants Need: Grades K-8
AgriLearning Kits:
These kits are designed for K-5 grades to provide a selection of activities and necessary supplies to teach about the chosen topic or theme while addressing Illinois Learning Standards across all subject areas. They are intended to be "resource materials" kits. While some hands-on supplies are provided, because of the number of activities included in the various books and guides within each kit, such supplies are only included to complete some of the lessons. Each kit comes with a teacher's guide, video, books, and lots of other resources. These kits are available on a free-loan basis.
- Getting to the Core: Apples and Orchard
- Pumpkin Patch: A Vine Through Time
- Pondering Pizza: A Slice of Agriculture
- Unraveling Fibers: More Than Just Clothes
- Dairy Cow Capers: Exploring Dairy Farming & Nutrition
- Eggsploring Poultry: Cracking the Egg
For more information, please contact Agricultural Literacy CoordinatorKendra Cox at (217)532-3941 or e-mail at cox@uiuc.edu.
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