News: Teacher stories
Teachers all over the state and beyond are using Feed the World lessons with their students! See how other teachers are implementing this curriculum in their classrooms, learn about emerging agricultural topics and resources, and get the latest updates on our workshops and satellite activities.
Hands-on encounter with soil
Jerry Swartz, an Agricultural Education Instructor and FFA Advisor, did the soil ribbon test and the pH test with his Eastwood High School sophomore Animal and Plant Science students. Swartz attended the two-day Ohio Corn & Wheat-sponsored Feed the World workshop last summer and learned about these and other curriculum . Swartz said, “They …
Fermentation factories and concept maps
When distanced, try a demonstration! Eaton High School biology teacher Amy Kochensparger used this method to teach the corn fermentation in a bag lesson to her students. “Remote learning and social distancing made student interaction with this lab a challenge,” she said. “I did a live demo of the fermentation factory lab , and students made …
Online learning with Feed the World at Bexley High School
“Learning about all the resources available on the Feed the World website has helped out greatly with teaching students remotely,” said Jennifer Messerly, a biology and AP environmental science at Bexley High School. Messerly attended the virtual Feed the World workshop this summer and has incorporated several of the activities in her teaching …
Assessing water quality in virtual collaboration
Teaching remotely makes things challenging, especially science activities, but Jennifer Messerly of Bexley High School came up with creative ways to meet objectives in her AP environmental science class. Students were in class for a soil testing activity, so they brought in soil from home and performed several chemical and physical tests. “My …
Feeding the World lesson fits well with virtual learning
Interested in a population growth lesson that’s easy to implement for online learning? See teacher Erika Meeks explain in this video how she’s using the Population Rates lesson from the Feeding the World curriculum . Meeks teaches Environmental Science, Geology, and Physical Science at Niles McKinley High School. She learned about the Feed the …
Corn: It’s Amaizeing!
Mary Beth Rieth of Mount Notre Dame High School shares about what she gained from participating in the summer Feed the World workshop. I used the Feed the World Explore an Ear of Corn and Corn Dissection lab activities and modifications of those activities in my three Environmental Science classes for juniors and seniors to create a two-block lab …
Banishing bacteria
Hand sanitizer became an important part of 2020, and the Ohio Corn and Wheat-sponsored Feed the World workshop kicked off with participants making their own sanitizer using ethanol. Janel Gerwin, Family and Consumer Science teacher at Penta Career Center, used the activity with her Food Science students while they learned about food safety and …
DNA extraction lab videos and more
Ryan Rosselot teaches ag science at Western Brown High School. He attended the virtual Feed the World 2-day summer workshop, and wanted to share what he learned with others. “I had another ag teacher in my county that was interested in the DNA extraction lesson and in attending the workshop next year,” said Rosselot. “Also, I’m pretty sure our …