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What is agriculture?
What is Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC)?
How do I use Oregon AITC resources for lessons to teach core subject areas?
Why teach agriculture?
How do I stay connected with Oregon AITC?
“The science, art or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees preparation and marketing of the resulting
products.”
* 220+ Agricultural Commodities * Several Diverse Growing regions
Top 10 Commodities
1. Greenhouse & Nursery2. Cattle & Calves3. Hay 4. Grass Seed5. Milk6. Wheat7. Grapes for wine8. Potatoes9. Blueberries10. Pears
• Average age of principal operator is 57.9.
• 97% of farms are family owned
Oregon Ranks 1st in National Production of:• Hazelnuts (100%)• Crimson clover (98%)• Orchardgrass seed (98%)• Fescue seed (93%)• Ryegrass seed (91%)• Red clover seed (89%)• Sugarbeet for seed (71%)• White clover seed (68%)• Potted florist azaleas (59%)• Christmas trees (31%)• Rhubarb (29%)• Blueberries (25%)
2012 2018
%
change
Number of Farms
38,100 37,200 -2.4
Land in farms (million acres)
16.5 16.0 -3.03
Average farm size (acres)
433 430 -0.7
• Everyone eats, so everyone is involved in agriculture
• Today’s students are far-removed from production agriculture (1% of Oregonians are farmers)
• Agriculture provides an arena for real-world discovery and problem-solving
Teach students about:• Where their food/fiber comes from
Teach students about:• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/Careers
Teach students about:• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/Careers
• Hands-on learning is fun!
Teach students about:• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/Careers
• Hands-On learning is fun!
• Oregon history and geography
Teach students about:
• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/careers
• Hands-on Learning is fun!
• Oregon history and geography
• Writing, poetry, art
Teach students about:
• Where their food/fiber comes from
• Jobs/Careers
• Hands-on learning is fun!
• Oregon history and geography
• Writing, poetry, art
• Real life application of core subjects
• Agriculture is used as a context to teach core subject standards
• Cross-curricular hands on materials and lessons
• K-12, public, private, homeschool, afterschool, extracurricular, in all 36 counties of Oregon
• Supported by agricultural community
• Aligned to NGSS, CCSS and social studies standards
*These items need returned
*These items do NOT need returned
Downloadable PDF files!
• Rebecca Follis
• Jenna Williams
• Andrea Perez
• Nicki Hill
• Rachel Kuenzi
• Terah Cleveland
• Stavi Schwarz
• Amy Joens
• Justin Jennings
• Brenda Bowen
• Teresa Celaya
• Jamie Jones
• Anne Walton
• Kelly Noack
• Helena Kilstrom
• BJ Basaraba
Try it out!
• Breakout into small groups• Look through the lesson plan and materials• Answer the following questions:
• How would this lesson fit into your classroom/program?• What did you like best about this lesson?• What would you changes or adapt for your program?
Be ready to share!
Ag PoetryMary Sue WolfJeremiah PriceMelissa Thiel-Stinson
From Rocks to Soil Sierra MoultonTerry TuckerOlivia ColeSydney Reed
Activity Groups
Soil NutrientsLaura ProsserScott KiserCarol AllenJason EvansAmy Schulz
• Transportation
• Fertile Land
• Technology
• Religion
• Perishability
• Climate
Dinner
Where should development go?
How much of the Earth’s surface is
ideal for
GROWING CROPS?
Agricultural Land:
Growing population more need for development
More development less land for agriculture uses
Where will the growing population live, work and do business?
HOUSING
INDUSTRY
SHOPS
PUBLIC USES
FARM LAND
FOREST LAND
FLOODPLAIN
WILDLIFE HABITAT
STEEP SLOPES
Where do we NOT want to develop?
Plan for development while still protecting important farm land,
forest land and wildlife habitat.
City of Medford
In 2018 population 81,780
By 2040 another 22,818 people are estimated to be living in the city.
Planning calculations!
• Clue #1: They try to find land that is close to the edge of the city and near roads.
• Clue #2: They try to find land that isn’t very good for growing farm crops, livestock or timber.
• Clue #3: They try to find land that isn’t very important for fish and wildlife.
• Clue #4: They try to find land that isn’t hazardous to develop.
• Clue #5: They avoid state and federal parks and forest lands, local parks, Indian reservations, scenic areas and forest lands.
Housing
Industry
Public Use
Shops/ Commercial
Try it out!
• Breakout into small groups• Look through the lesson plan and materials• Answer the following questions:
• How would this lesson fit into your classroom/program?• What did you like best about this lesson?• What would you changes or adapt for your program?
Be ready to share!
Precision AgricultureMelissa Thiel-StinsonJason EvansOlivia Cole
World Food MapSierra MoultonLaura ProsserScott KiserAmy SchulzCarol Allen
Activity Groups
BioplasticsTerry TuckerMary Sue WolfSydney ReedJeremiah Price
• Literature Circles Guide and Suggested Reading
• Career Guides
• Oregon Forest Resources Institute: Opportunities for all grade levels. Curriculum, in-class programs, workshops and more!• www.learnforests.org
• American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture: A variety of low-cost and free resources available. Also an educational game, “My American Farm” is also available both online as well as in Google Play and the App Store.• www.agfoundation.org/resouces
• Summer Agriculture Institute
• District & School Workshops
• Field Day Events
Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation@OregonAITCOregonAITC
