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2023-2024 Monthly Curriculum Themes
September
Introduction to Agriculture
- K-2 Lesson: My Farm Web, A Day Without Agriculture
- 3-5 Lesson: A Search for the Source
- 6-12 Lesson: From Foraging to Farming
- 9-12 Lesson: My Agricultural Connections
- Virtual Field Trip
- AgMag K: Agriculture is Everywhere!
- AgMag 1: Grown in Minnesota
- AgMag 2: Agriculture: Every Day Every Way
- AgMag 3: What is Agriculture?
- AgMag 4: Science in Agriculture
- AgMag 5: What Makes Minnesota Such a Great State for Ag?
- AgMag 6: Minnesota Agriculture
October
Fall Favorites: Apples, Squash, Wild Rice
- Virtual Field Trip
- K-2 Lesson: A is for Apple, Storing Winter Squash
- 3-5 Lesson: Wild Rice
- 6-8 Lesson: Apple Genetics: A Tasty Phenomenon
- 9-12 Lesson: Apples and the Science of Genetics
- AgMag K: Minnesota State Agriculture
- AgMag 1: Grown in Minnesota
- AgMag 2: The Tools We Use: Wild Rice
- AgMag 6: Sharing Culture Through Food
- K-5 Apple Video
- K-5 Squash Video
- K-5 Wild Rice Video
- 6-12 Wild Rice Video
November
Corn: Field Corn, Pop Corn, and Sweet Corn
December
Dairy
- Teacher Professional Development
- Square Deal Dairy Virtual Field Trip
- K-2 Lesson: It’s a MOO-stery!
- 3-5 Lesson: Cheesemaking: From Liquid to Solid
- 6-8 Lesson: Cheesemaking: A Science, an Art, and a Craft
- 9-12 Lesson: Enzymes and Bacteria are Whey Cool!
- AgMag 1: Moo to You, Farm Equipment, Old and New, Animal Babies and Parents
- AgMag 2: Meet Lexie and Levi
- AgMag 5: Milk and the Problem Solving Dairy Cow!
- Dairy Video
January
Minnesota Beans: Soybeans and Dry Edible Beans
- Teacher Professional Development
- Virtual Field Trip: Bushel Boy
- K-2 Lesson: Bean Seed Cycle
- K-2 Lesson: Bean seed Fun
- 3-5 Lesson: Get Growing
- 3-5 Lesson: Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car
- 6-8 Lesson: Growing Pulses
- 6-8 Lesson: Ag Imports - Exports
- 9-12 Lessons: Minnesota in the Global Economy: Agricultural Trade Products
- 9-12 Lessons: Global trade and Independence
- AgMAg 1 - Why we trade
- AgMag 2 - Super Soybeans and King Corn
- AgMag 2 - Talking Corn and Soybeans
- AgMag 6 - Farmers Taking Care of Natural Resources
March
Animal Proteins: Beef, Pork, Turkey
April
Spring Greens
May
Summer Favorites: Melons, Peppers, Tomatoes
- K-2 Lesson: Tomato Trivia
- 3-5 Lesson: Preserving the Powerful Pepper
- 6-12 Lesson: Cruisin' for a Bruisin' Food Packaging Specialist
- 9-12 Lesson: Melons, Mitosis and Meiosis
- AgMag 1: Grown in Minnesota
- AgMag 2: Weather: Peak Season
- AgMag 3: Who are the Growers?
- AgMag 6: The Many Faces of Minnesota Agriculture
- Melon Video
- Pepper Video
- Tomato Video
- Summer Teacher Tours