Post on 20-Jul-2020
Hungry Planet
What is agriculture?
What is Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC)?
How do I use Oregon AITC resources for math and science lessons?
Why teach agriculture?
How do I stay connected with Oregon AITC?
“The science, art or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in
varying degrees preparation and marketing of the resulting products.”
* 220+ Agricultural Commodities * Several Diverse Growing regions
Top 10 Commodities
1. Greenhouse & Nursery2. Cattle & Calves3. Hay 4. Milk5. Grass Seed6. Wheat7. Potatoes8. Pears9. Grapes for wine10. Blueberries
• Everyone eats, so everyone is involved in agriculture
• Today’s students are far-removed from production agriculture (1% of Oregonians are farmers)
• Agriculture provides an arena for real-world discovery and problem-solving
Teach students about:• Where their food/fiber comes from
Teach students about:• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/Careers
Teach students about:• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/Careers
• Hands-on learning is fun!
Teach students about:• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/Careers
• Hands-on learning is fun!
• Oregon history and geography
Teach students about:
• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/careers
• Hands-on Learning is fun!
• Oregon history and geography
• Writing, poetry, art
Teach students about:
• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/Careers
• Hands-on learning is fun!
• Oregon history and geography
• Writing, poetry, art
• Real life application of core subjects
• Agriculture is used as a context to teach core subject standards
• Cross-curricular hands on materials and lessons
• K-12, public, private, homeschool, afterschool, extracurricular, in all 36 counties of Oregon
• Supported by agricultural community
• Aligned to NGSS, CCSS and social studies standards
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Downloadable PDF files!
Try it out!
• Breakout into small groups
• Look through the lesson plan and materials
• Answer the following questions:• How would this lesson fit into your classroom/program?• What did you like best about this lesson?• What would you changes or adapt for your program?
Be ready to share!
Ag Tabloids
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Activity Groups
Poetry in Agriculture
Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation@OregonAITCOregonAITC
• Current Events in Agriculture
• American Farm Bureau Foundation
• Summer Agriculture Institute
• District & School Workshops