Flat Aggie Takes on Agricultural Education

Flat Aggie took a visit to Manhattan, Kansas to Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (KFAC). KFAC is a non-profit organization with the mission to “connect classrooms to Kansas agriculture.” To do this, KFAC provides resources to teachers to help students learn more about agriculture and better integrate agriculture into the classroom. 

 

To get the day started, Flat Aggie visited the KFAC website to look at all the resources that they offer for FREE to educators. After looking at lesson plans, Kansas Kids Connection magazines and other materials, Flat Aggie decided she was interested in learning and educating others about the different crops in Kansas.

We wanted to show Flat Aggie some of the lesson plans that involve crops. She got to read about our Corn Calculations, Poptastic Grain Sorghum and Wheat Germination Necklace lesson plans and pick one to complete today. Flat Aggie was really interested in the Wheat Germination Necklace lesson because it shows how wheat germinates and she got a cool necklace to wear. Aggie created a kernel kid necklace that allows her to watch the wheat germinate and grow.

Next, Flat Aggie wanted to learn more about the resources KFAC has about Kansas Crops. She found a Soybean Plant Part labeling poster where she could test her knowledge of the soybean plant and learn more about each part.

While Flat Aggie was waiting for us to print her a ton of resources to take home, she started reading our “Beyond the Beef Barn” Kansas Kids Connection magazine. She learned how beef is taken from pasture to plate as well as all of the fun products she uses every day that are made from beef. 

 

            After learning all about Kansas crops and beef, Flat Aggie learned a little about KFAC’s Agri-tag. The Agri-tag is a specialty tag that anyone can buy to put on their vehicles to support Kansas Agriculture. People with Agri-tags are helping support the future of Kansas agriculture by making sure teachers have access to free resources provided by KFAC.

After a long day of learning about Kansas agriculture, Flat Aggie was excited to head home and share all of the great resources KFAC has to offer with all of her friends. She is excited to share all the ways that we can bring agriculture to the classroom!