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.
Spring planting—in the classroom!
It’s time to plant! Dori Hess teaches at Glenoak High School in Canton. She took advantage of our offer of corn for her students. Her school’s science club is planning to do “bucket gardens”. “We are trying to get 5 gallon buckets donated from our local hardware store and soil from a local nursery, and then we’ll plant away!” said Hess. “The …
Fermentation factory design lab
AP Environmental students at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy had the opportunity to explore fermentation through a design lab, thanks to the creativity of their teacher Amy Aspenwall. “This fits perfectly in the AP curriculum because it asks students to design an experiment around multiple variables and test those variables to compare findings …
“Ear’s” looking at you, corn!
Mark Starkey of Western Reserve High School engaged his students with the Growing Ohio lessons as one of their first in-person activities this school year. “The anatomy of the corn plant certainly fits into agricultural education in many facets, especially plant and animal science. Corn serves as the staple crop for our state and the whole “Corn …
Wrestling with bacterial transformation
Learning involves information, action, and understanding. Erin Molden of Kettering Fairmont High School recently used a bacterial transformation lesson from Ohio Corn & Wheat-sponsored Feed the World to challenge the learning of her junior and senior Biotechnology students. Before starting the lab, Molden met with her students on a Zoom …
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 …