Tagged bioscience

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8 groups involved in a BIG scavenger hunt

Farm Science Review is an annual Ohio event that attracts more than 140,000 visitors from all over the United States and Canada. The latest agricultural equipment, technology and production developments are on display, along with educational …
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A Different Kind of Farming

Teachers attending the 2015 Ag Biotech Academy took a field trip to Freshwater Farms in Urbana, Ohio. This facility has been in operation for over 30 years, raising rainbow trout, yellow perch, and freshwater shrimp. Ohio has over 300 fish farms, …
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American University Shuttles with Biodiesel

American University made the decision to incorporate an alternative fuel into its shuttle bus fleet in 2011. It was looking for a fuel that would reduce emissions, but also allow for an easy transition. Driven by the university wide goal to become …
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Expanding Student Awareness of Ag-Related Careers

It was a four-hour trip, but Donna Meller’s students from Pettisville in Fulton County were still going strong in the afternoon at Farm Science Review (FSR). Miller won one of the 8 grants provided by the Ohio Soybean Council and GrowNextGen for a …
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Fun at COSI’s Farm Days

GrowNextGen was part of Farm Days, a special activity in August at Columbus’s COSI (Center of Science and Industry) museum. Kids made soy ink and used it to stamp farm images on a card to take home. About 330 kids participated in the first two days …
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GMOs and bioscience at Zane Trace High School

Students from Zane Trace High School near Chillicothe are learning about GMOs and bioscience during December and January. Students worked in groups to solve the puzzles in this breakout box lesson GMOs: What do you know?. Zane Trace’s FFA Advisor is …
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It’s a soy milk ice cream social!

In Kelly Lewis’ bioscience technologies program at the Gahanna Lincoln High School satellite of Eastland-Fairfield CTS, students learn about genetics, food science, forensic science, and more. They graduate after two years with 4 high school science …
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New beginning for unique FFA chapter

Where are students learning about agriculture and farming? Thanks to the efforts of two dedicated teachers, agriculture students can now be found in a somewhat unexpected urban setting. Columbus City Schools had FFA chapters in two career centers …
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Ohio Soybean Council awarded the Golden ARC award

We are pleased to announce that the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and the GrowNextGen website were awarded a 2014 Golden ARC Award by the Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) in June. The Agricultural Relations Council, a national association dedicated …
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Soy-based Paint Covers OSU Campus

When you head to The Ohio State University (OSU) and are looking for 1 of 36,000 possible parking spots, you could be pulling in between two lines that have been painted with a soy-based paint. Through collaborative efforts of the Ohio Soybean …
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Soy for your lips!

Kelly Lewis’s bioscience class at Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School used some GrowNextGen activities during their unusual school schedule this year! Here are Nora Butter and Edna Boadi with the soy lip balm they created. Use this fun …
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Urban students visit the Farm Science Review

Pam Snyder, a BioScience Technology Teacher at the Ft. Hayes Career Center and Columbus City Schools, came to Farm Science Review with her class and students from a horticulture program at Ft. Hayes. The career center, located in downtown Columbus, …
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“Soybeans as an energy feedstock”

Find the lesson plans you need for cutting-edge teaching. Check out this great bioenergy curriculum. Bioenergy comes from renewable sources yields little or no chemical pollutants in production is more reliable than solar or wind energy uses organic …