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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 …

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 …

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 …

Water quality is getting a lot of attention in Ohio, due to algal blooms in Lake Erie. The governor has created the H2Ohio initiative, a comprehensive, data-driven water quality plan to reduce harmful algal blooms, improve wastewater infrastructure, and prevent lead contamination. Farmers now have a new tool to help them with best practices in …

The final week of Feed and Fuel Your Future, a collaboration between Ohio Corn & Wheat, Ohio Department of Education, and Ohio Soybean Council, focused on careers in technology. While most people think of medical or engineering jobs when it comes to STEM, there’s lots of agriculture-related jobs that use technology! The virtual field trip for …

Sustainability and ecosystems were the focus of the third week of Feed and Fuel Your Future . This collaborative effort between Ohio Corn and Wheat, the Ohio Department of Education, and the Ohio Soybean Council helped make students aware of career opportunities available in agriculture-related careers. Fred and Josh Yoder welcomed virtual field …

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 …

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 …