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Our purpose is to grow Ohio’s next generation of leaders, scientists, and entrepreneurs.

For over a decade, GrowNextGen has provided free, STEM resources for Ohio teachers to engage and educate their students through the science of agriculture.

Teaching science through agriculture works

See how GrowNextGen connects students to real-world science and careers through modern agriculture.
Teacher Feature: Rachel Sanders makes plant-based products with students
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Teacher Feature: Rachel Sanders makes plant-based products with students

Rachel Sanders teaches high school bioresearch. Partnering with GrowNextGen, she developed a unit for students to create a wide variety of products from soybeans. “These activities give them the opportunity to create items they like—ice cream, lip…
Ag-inspired student research
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Ag-inspired student research

Three Ohio students demonstrated the power of agriculture-based research at State Science Day, hosted by the Ohio Academy of Science. Their projects earned top honors from the Ohio Soybean Council Foundation, which awards the Ohio Bioscience 1st…
When are insects the best pest control?
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When are insects the best pest control?

Black soldier flies have a lifespan of only about 40 days, but what they can accomplish in those 40 days could change agriculture. Raised on farms and studied by entomologists, these flies, during their larval stage, can produce fertilizer from…
Cicada mysteries persist in midwest swarms
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Cicada mysteries persist in midwest swarms

A natural phenomenon swarmed the midwest one summer. Two broods of cicadas emerged simultaneously, an event that won’t happen again until 2245. No one knows (yet) how cicadas synchronize their emergence, or how they live the longest of any insect on…
Effective Teaching Tip: Four Notes Reflection
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Effective Teaching Tip: Four Notes Reflection

When: Use the Four Notes Summary technique at the end of a class period, the end of a week, the end of a unit, or after you present to your peers. This technique is useful anytime you need to synthesize ideas. Prepare: On the board, mark four…
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We are teachers equipping teachers

“We need the next generation of innovative STEM students to address the challenges that agriculture is going to face.”

Jeanne Gogolski
CEO & Founder, educationprojects.org

Through the generous support of the Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio Soybean farmers, our educational specialists and GrowNextGen teacher leaders:

  • Develop and share free, proven real-world STEM educational tools to engage and educate the next generation workforce.
  • Connect Ohio students to high-tech careers in modern agriculture through the science embedded in it.

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Have an idea on how to bring real-world science to the classroom through the context of agriculture? Reach out to us today.

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“Our board is committed to making a difference through education by using the connection between agriculture and the science classroom.

“Our board is committed to making a difference through education by using the connection between agriculture and the science classroom.”

Tom Fontana
Ohio Soybean Council

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“I’ve seen a student go into biological engineering, working with a company in Dayton making titanium spinal columns after playing with the micropipettes to make biofuel. That’s what got his interest.”
Rachel Sanders
High school science teacher
“This workshop with GrowNextGen opened my eyes. Wow! I need to get this in my classroom because I can connect it to basically everything I teach.”
Chris Brown
Middle school science teacher
“GrowNextGen is working to make students aware just how important agriculture is to our country and how they can become involved in agriculture, even if they didn’t grow up on a farm.”
Mike Heffelfinger
Grower, Ohio Soybean Council
“We invite industry folks into our teacher professional learning events so teachers can actually ask questions, understand how their teaching applies to industry challenges, and how students may become the problem-solvers of what’s happening in Ohio right now.”
Jane Hunt
GrowNextGen Lead Educator