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My Family’s Soybean Farm
Join Alexander on a tour of his family’s soybean farm! Learn how soybeans grow, are harvested, some cool technology used on farms, pest management and see how soybeans are used.
Food and Farm Facts Jeopardy
Check out this Jeopardy game with your students using the Food and Farm Facts!
My American Farm STEM Flyer
Check out this flyer all about the different ways My American Farm can help with teaching STEM!
Teaching Winter Wheat
Use this e-comic to learn more about winter wheat!
The Biggest, The Baddest, The Best Machines
Check out this video on all the coolest tractors and machines availble today!
Space Age Farming
Check out this video on the robotic weeder from the University of Illinois!
California Antique Tractors
Check out this video on antique tractors in Calfornia!
Beef Heritage
Check out this video on moving cattle!
Educator Led Erosion Demonstration
Use this activity to help explain how ground-cover can prevent erosion and loss of valuable top-soil
International Lineup
Draw a line to connect each capital with the correct country and continent. Check out this example.
Farm to Food Truck Challenge - Promo Video
Watch this video to learn about the Farm to Food Truck Purple Plow Challenge!
Farm to Food Truck Challenge - Content Packet
Use this guide to gain background and contextual understanding of the Farm to Food Truck Challenge!
Purple Plow Challenge Guide
Use this guide to understand the Purple Plow Challenge design process.
Farm to Food Truck Challenge - Student Guide
Use this resource with your students as they participate in the Farm to Food Truck Purple Plow Challenge!
Farm to Food Truck Challenge - Facilitator Guide
Two percent of the U.S. population is directly involved in production agriculture. Too often, people do not truly understand where their food comes from. This challenge addresses the lack of awareness around agriculture production and the process that food takes from farmer to consumer. The final product of this challenge is to create a food truck that analyzes the farm to fork process. Through this challenge, students will become more aware about how food travels from the farm to their community through this exciting challenge.
Cattle Ranch Riddle Challenge - Promo Video
Watch this video to learn about the Cattle Ranch Riddle Purple Plow Challenge!
Cattle Ranch Riddle Challenge - Lesson Packet
Use this lesson guide as you begin implementing the Cattle Ranch Riddle Challenge!
Cattle Ranch Riddle Challenge - Student Guide
Use this guide with your students as they start the Cattle Ranch Riddle Purple Plow Challenge.
Cattle Ranch Riddle Challenge - Facilitator Guide
There are multiple factors at play and many cattle ranchers must consider many things when running their operation. Today’s beef is produced using fewer resources than ever before, but there is still more to be done. Through this challenge, students will become more aware of the intricacies of beef production. After thoughtful research to evaluate how these challenges exist globally, nationally, and locally, students will design, test, and demonstrate a solution that optimizes production as well as economic, environmental, and social needs.
