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When Darlene Anderson walks into the barn on her family’s Stoughton farm she finds among the assortment of farm supplies and equipment many boxes of classroom materials that will help teachers and volunteers tell the story about agriculture.

As coordinator of Wisconsin’s Ag in the Classroom (AITC) program, she never turns down the opportunity to get educational materials from the many commodity groups in Wisconsin who appreciate the opportunity to be included in programs that help teachers tell the story of modern agriculture.

Arneson comments, "Some people think our program is just for fourth-grade teachers because all Wisconsin students study Wisconsin’s largest industry as a part of their social studies curriculum. But really, Ag in the Classroom has evolved into a pre-kindergarten through high school program and often reaches all ages from the very young to senior citizens."

Arneson spent much of November and December travelling around the state, meeting with Ag in the Classroom coordinators, volunteers and county ag ambassadors, sharing ideas and providing resources for classroom volunteers and teachers.

Source: Wisfarmer

by cacee.ford@ufl.edu

I will be teaching Food Science 2 & 3 during student teaching and am looking for lesson plans.  I have found endless amounts of how-to labs on CoP and other websites but no real lesson plans that teach the information located in the Florida standards.  Any resources will be greatly appreciated. 

Sincerely,

Cacee

Hi Kellie,

In my Food Science 2 class I will be covering:

Nutrition (function and digestion of: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, water, etc.)

Food Product Development (sensory analysis, the basics of product development, global food production, etc.)

Food Product Distribution (packaging, transportation, economic impacts, etc....

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