Kansas Farm Bureau®

 

“DO-IT-YOURSELF”
AGRICULTURE EDUCATION PROGRAM

 

TEN THINGS KIDS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT FARMING

 


 

This kit has many different resources to help students understand how agriculture is part of much of their day to day activities.  Also included, is a video field trip that tours farms and ranches throughout the United States.  These field trips show how materials for food and clothing are produced.


Design your own Agriculture Education program today!  Here’s what you’ll need:

 

Related Resources:

Ten Things Kids Want to Know About Farming DVD or VHS and Teacher's Guide

This 22 minute resource takes students on a series of field trips to farms and ranches throughout the U.S.
 

(Click here to request this resource, at no charge, for two weeks - be sure to specify VHS or DVD)
 

Related handouts:

A Day in the Life of Agriculture
ABC's of Kansas Agriculture color book
   Optional black and white front page for color book
Ag Education Bookmarks (front)
Ag Education Bookmarks (back)

Seed Cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Kansas teaching standards for Ten Things Kids Want to Know About Farming Standards for Grades K-2   Standard 1: Science as Inquiry Benchmark 1: The student will be involved in activities that develop skills necessary to conduct scientific inquiries. Indicator 4: The student asks and answers questions about objects, organisms, and events in his/her environment. Indicator 5: The student describes an observation orally or pictorially.   Standard 3: Life Science Benchmark 1: The student will develop an understanding of the characteristics of living things. Indicator 1: The student discusses that organisms live only in environments in which their needs can be met.    Standard 5: Science and Technology Benchmark 1: The student will use technology to learn about the world around them. Indicator 1: The student explores the way things work.   Standard 7: History and Nature of Science Benchmark 1: The student will know they practice science. Indicator 2: The student uses technology to learn about people in science.  

 

 

 


Questions?  Contact the Agriculture Education Division at 785/587-6150.