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Abby Campbell
Agriscience teacher at Fort Frye High School
Knows about:
agriscience
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ag careers
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career-connected learning
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camps
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6 lessons
AFNR biotechnology
What are the current issues in biotechnology?
There is a lot of resistance to genetic modification and the use of genetically modified crops. What is the science? This unit helps to provide some background in cell function and DNA properties,…
unit
3 lessons
AFNR natural resources
How do we impact natural resources by our activities?
This unit helps meet some of the AFNR curriculum standards for natural resources. Students will learn how to test texture and other physical characteristics of soil, conduct water quality tests,…
unit
5 lessons
AFNR plant systems
How do we develop and manage plant systems?
Each plant is classified according to broad categories based on characteristics they share. New DNA technology has allowed us to be more specific in determining the “relatives” of plants. This…
unit
3 lessons
Are you sterile? Using sterile technique to tissue culture plants
How do sterilization techniques affect our ability to preserve and culture organisms?
In vitro collecting (IVC) is the process of starting plant tissue cultures with minimal disturbance to the plants when viable seeds are not available. Become the field researcher and learn how to…
Video
A student’s guide to careers in agronomy
Agronomy is key to helping produce more food for a growing world population. Learn about the educational path to this agriscience career and what an agronomist does. Do your interests fit with this field? Thanks to the Mississippi Soybean Promotion…
unit
1 lesson
Biochar: producing bioenergy from waste
How can a waste stream become part of a cyclical system?
Make biochar, a soil amendment, by making and using a model top light updraft (TLUD) pyrolysis kiln or oven.
leader
Brad A. Miller
Technical Agronomist for DEKALB/Asgrow at Bayer Crop Science
Knows about:
agribusiness
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agriscience
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agronomist
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seeds
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Courtney Bockbrader
Agriculture Education Instructor at Anthony Wayne High School and Penta Career Center
Knows about:
ffa
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agriscience
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career technical education
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Dale Ireland
Technical Product Lead at US Seedcare Corn and Soybean
Knows about:
agricultural industry
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agriculture education
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agriscience
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r&d
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research and development
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seeds
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soybean
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Dr. Bob Horton
Extension Specialist - Educational Design and Science Education at the Ohio State University
Knows about:
agriscience
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4-H
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science literacy
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unit
3 lessons
Growing more food: biotechnology
How will we feed 9 billion people?
Grow soybeans using Round-Up Ready seeds to illustrate how biotechnology can be used as a tool to increase production. Introduce students to different options for growing soybeans, investigate…
unit
1 lesson
Healthy soils
What makes soil healthy? What methods might farmers use to maintain healthy soil?
“Soil” doesn’t just mean “dirt.” It is a mixture of minerals like rocks and clay, organic material like dead leaves, living organisms like worms, microbes, and insects, and even air and water. There…
unit
5 lessons
Here, fishy fishy: aquaculture systems
How does soymeal feed compare to fishmeal feed when raising Tilapia in an aquaculture system?
Take on multiple roles within an aquaculture farm including set-up and maintenance of tanks, test water quality, investigate possible feed sources and monitor fish health and growth.
Video
High-tech agriculture engineering and technology
What skills are needed to get into High-tech Agriculture? See what students are doing in Iowa to learn about GPS and GIS. This video comes with Discussion Questions and Teacher Background. Thank you to PBS Learning Media for providing this video.…
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Jeff Goodbar
Regional sales manager, Sunrise Cooperative
Knows about:
biology
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agronomy
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biofuels
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herbicides
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fertilizer
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plant genetics
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agriscience
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biotechnology
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Jeremy Grove
Upper School principal at Open Door Christian Schools
Knows about:
ffa
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stem
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agriculture education
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agriscience
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biotechnology
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camps
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afterschool programs
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Jerron Schmoll
Product manager at Corteva Agriscience
Knows about:
agriscience
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biotech
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product development
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Katrina Swinehart
Assistant professor, School of Agricultural Education and Food Science, Central State University
Knows about:
agriculture education
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agriscience
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outreach
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Kristyn Keriazes
8th grade science teacher at Global Impact STEM Academy
Knows about:
Makerspace
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agriscience
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design challenges
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stem
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externship
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Laura Ringler
Agricultural Science Teacher and FFA Advisor at Plymouth High School
Knows about:
ffa
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agriscience
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animal science
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plant science
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soil science
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agriculture education
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leader
Leslie Cooksey
Extension Educator at 4-H Youth Development
Knows about:
agriscience
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elementary
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extension
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camps
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afterschool programs
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unit
3 lessons
Maintaining our yield: assessing biotic and abiotic factors
How do biotic and abiotic factors affect populations?
Create experiments to test how abiotic factors impact soybean germination, go into the field and laboratory to determine the impact of aphid populations on soybeans, and experiment with aphid…
unit
4 lessons
Making and testing biodiesel from soybeans
How might we make and use renewable fuel?
Make and test biodiesel from different sources while investigating bioenergy and how it is produced.
unit
4 lessons
Making biodiesel from soybeans
How might we make and use renewable fuel?
Make biodiesel and create a scale model of an anaerobic digester, while investigating bioenergy and how it is produced.
unit
7 lessons
Managing nutrient and pesticide needs in agriculture
Why do farmers spend time and money to apply chemicals to their fields?
In this threaded PBL*, (an effort to integrate agricultural understandings into the normal sequence of an Environmental Science classroom) students will conduct several “close reads” (reading for…
Video
Managing plant pathogens using integrated pest management (IPM)
Do you like to work outside? A Plant Pathology and Microbiology Scientist talks about scouting for pest problems in a soybean field. Thank you to PBS Learning Media for providing this video. Credit: This module was designed and produced by Iowa…
leader
Meredith Wolfe
Agricultural Technologies Teacher at Clay High School
Knows about:
agriculture education
,
agriscience
.
unit
5 lessons
Moving genes: intro to genetic engineering
How do we solve the problems created by 9 billion people? How will we feed 9 billion on about the same amount of land?
An introduction to genetic engineering through hands-on and modeling activities that illustrate concepts, which will scaffold student understanding for lab activities to follow, especially focused on…
unit
2 lessons
Nitrogen fixation and legumes: say what?
How do legumes fix nitrogen?
If the atmosphere is about 80% Nitrogen (N2), but plants cannot use that form, how do they get nitrogen? In this unit, students plant and care for soybeans under one of five different…
unit
6 lessons
Oh soy good! Milk types and food security
How might soymilk, and other types of milk, help ensure food security?
Investigate various milk sources and their composition through core disciplines of Science, Math, Social Studies and Language Arts to discover the availability of milk types within multiple cultures…
leader
Pam Snyder
BioScience Technology Teacher at the Ft. Hayes Career Center and Columbus City Schools (retired)
Knows about:
ffa
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agriscience
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biology
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biotechnology
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genetics
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outreach
,
agriculture education
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unit
2 lessons
Photoperiod: the floral initiator
What drives plants to flower and reproduce?
In this lesson students will plant and care for soybeans under one of three different photoperiod regimes: First month: 16 hours; Second month: 14 hours; third month: 12 hours (control) 16 hours for…
leader
Rachel Sanders
Science Instructor and FFA Advisor at Global Impact STEM Academy
Knows about:
agriscience
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biology
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biotechnology
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career tech
,
food science
,
science fair
,
stem
,
biofuels
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unit
3 lessons
Selective Breeding and GMOs
What is genetic modification? How does it dffer from selective breeding?
A lot of questions surround definitions of genetic modification. This unit models two different techniques of genetic modification and tries to help students understand the terms and the consequences…
unit
4 lessons
Soybeans as a chemical feedstock
Can agriculture provide greener, more sustainable products?
Soybeans contain several components which innovators and entrepreneurs find valuable when creating greener products. What are the chemical building blocks in a soybean?
unit
5 lessons
Soy beautiful: applied chemistry
What STEM equipment is used to make soy-based beauty products?
Students act as lab technicians working for a cosmetic company and learn the names, functions and units of common lab and measuring equipment by generating soy-based beauty products. Students will…
student research project
The rate of soybean growth with different food sources
In 2016 there were several natural disasters in the United States. These disasters include hurricanes, blizzards, and floods. The United States Blizzard (January 2016) dumped heavy snow from the Mid-Atlantic to the Southern New England states. In…
unit
3 lessons
Water quality and human impacts
Why is water quality important? How is water quality measured?
The US EPA has set water quality standards in accordance with the Clean Water Act: Water quality standards are important because they help to protect and restore the quality of the Nation’s…
unit
3 lessons
Where does our food come from, anyway? Sustainable ag systems
How do growers’ decisions affect the sustainability of agricultural systems?
Understand and appreciate food producers through this case study and determine what decisions must be made on a yearly, monthly, or daily basis to maintain an environmental system that will continue…
leader
Whitney Short
Agriculture teacher at Pettisville High School
Knows about:
ffa
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agriscience
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biotechnology
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outreach
,
agriculture education
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