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Agriculture in print: soy ink
How do we replace non-renewable resources with renewable resources in high-use products like inks? Create ink recipes and test the formulas. Ink is basically pigment mixed in a liquid that will not blur when put on paper. Inks made with soybean oil are made from a renewable resource, are much more …
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COSI Big Science Celebration fun—think INK!
Our mighty ambassadors shared with over 1000 people during this terrific day in downtown Columbus. Visitors to our booth were able to make and use soy ink and pick up a soybean seed necklace kit. In addition, they could take a candy challenge to see …
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Earth Day outreach
On April 25th, GrowNextGen Teacher leader Abby Campbell presented at the Perry County Earth Day Event with a group of nine Fort Frye High School agricultural education students. The high schoolers presented a Soy Ink activity and discussed its …
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Farm Days at COSI
GrowNextGen ambassadors are college students trained and willing to help the public learn more about modern agriculture! Their outreach is made possible by Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle. Ambassadors recently participated in COSI Farm Days. This …
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Friendly faces at NSTA 2019, Cincinnati!
It was a great experience to be at NSTA Cincinnati! We talked to over 300 people at our booth, sharing with them about all of GrowNextGen’s helpful resources to support classroom teachers. GrowNextGen teacher leaders presented two workshop sessions …
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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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Out and about with OSC ambassadors
The Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle sponsor outreach activities to promote agricultural knowledge in Ohio. Here are some of the events where OSC ambassadors have presented: Bethany Sheridan visited North Union Elementary School in Richwood in …
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Outreach at PAST Foundation’s STEM of Spirits 2019
GrowNextGen was an Experience Partner for the PAST Foundation’s annual fundraiser, helping PAST to provide access to STEM Education and summer camp opportunities for 450+ Central Ohio kids in 2020! GNG outreach ambassadors shared several activities …
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Ridgemont FFA shares with students
In December, Ridgemont FFA took part in an Agricultural Commodity Creations event promoting the use of agriculture. Ridgemont FFA members taught students in grades K-6 about agriculture in all 50 states and helped the students make Christmas gifts …
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Soybean science in St. Paris
Graham Middle School students explored the use of soybeans in new ways! GrowNextGen ambassadors brought science to them with two great activities: making soy lip balm and soy ink. Students got to choose the flavor of their lip balm made with soy …
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SOY much fun down on the farm!
100 first graders from Reynoldsburg City Schools spent the day at Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory recently. While there, the students: made soy ink did a taste test comparing almond milk, soy milk, and cow milk made a cow …