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.
It’s almost spring—let’s test soil!
Ohio Corn & Wheat provided up to $300 of supplies for teachers who’d attended Feed the World workshops. One of the options was a soil testing kit. Warmer weather has made it possible to get outside and get soil to test. Kristen Campbell at Piketon High School had her ag science classes start by testing soil pH. “We will be doing additional …
Fermentation and food science
Here’s another grateful grant winner! Trevor Horn, an Agriculture and Food Science instructor at Reynoldsburg City Schools’ Health Sciences and Human Services (HS)2 STEM Academy, received a fermentation kit, along with other science supplies, thanks to Ohio Corn & Wheat. Here, students in his Applications of Food Science and Safety class are …
Distillation with grant supplies
Feed the World alumni educator Jeff Jostpille received an ethanol distillation kit through the Ohio Corn & Wheat’s grant program. He recently put the kit through its paces with his Environmental Science class. “We have been studying biofuels and did some research on ethanol production,” Jostpille said. “Using YouTube, we took several virtual …
Ethanol exploration
Generous grants, funded by Ohio Corn & Wheat, recently provided classroom supplies to Ohio teachers who’d attended Feed the World workshops in the past. Rebecca Baxter of Champion High School requested ethanol distillation equipment. Her students recently performed the ethanol lab with cracked corn. “The students really liked the process,” …
Grant winner’s supplies in use!
Dori Hess of GlenOak High School was one of the teachers who received supplies through Feed the World’s matching grant program. Hess selected a fermentation kit and a DNA extraction kit. “My IB students are preparing several different mashes to see which ones produce the most alcohol,” said Hess. “They love our new lab equipment!” Ohio Corn & …
Grant provides free supplies for teachers
Thanks to the generosity of Ohio Corn & Wheat, Ohio teachers have supplies to present Feed the World lessons in their classrooms. Over $3000 worth of supplies were sent out recently to teachers all over the state. All teachers who had attended the 2-day Feed the World summer workshop in the past were invited to submit a request for supplies, …
Investigating DNA extraction
Dave Hassan of Columbus Grove High School shares about a new approach to a DNA extraction lab: My freshman science class performed the DNA extraction lab which we did in the Science of Food and Fuel workshop this past summer. After lessons involving the structure of cells and the structure and function of the DNA in those cells, we discussed the …
Comparing feedstocks for fermentation
FTW Alumni educator Jeff Jostpille’s biology students used the Engineering Design process to investigate the production of industrial ethanol with the Corn Fermentation in a Bag experiment. They tested the process of fermentation using resealable bags with yeast, warm water, various feedstocks and enzymes. Jostpille gave students feedstocks such …