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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

Google Lies Two Truths & a Lie

Activity Groups

Poetry in Agriculture

www.oregonaitc.org

Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation@OregonAITCOregonAITC

• Current Events in Agriculture

• American Farm Bureau Foundation

• Summer Agriculture Institute

• District & School Workshops