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AGsploration: The Science of Maryland Agriculture

AGsploration: The Science of Maryland Agriculture. Sheryl Bennett David Gordon April Hall Barczewski Tom Hutson Kristen Wilson. Where does your food come from?. Background Information. Maryland is known as “American in Miniature” Agriculture is the #1 industry in the state

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AGsploration: The Science of Maryland Agriculture

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  1. AGsploration: The Science of Maryland Agriculture Sheryl Bennett David Gordon April Hall Barczewski Tom Hutson Kristen Wilson

  2. Where does your food come from?

  3. Background Information • Maryland is known as “American in Miniature” • Agriculture is the #1 industry in the state • Maryland’s population mass is largely located in Urban and Suburban • Agriculture education is not heavily utilized in MD schools

  4. AGsploration Program • Agriculture education program for middle school youth • Learning kit that includes: • Experiential lesson plans • Career Exploration • Supplies needed to conduct lessons • Evaluation tools • Utilized in ANY setting by ANYONE

  5. Program Goals • Increase the awareness and appreciation of MD agriculture in the areas of production agriculture, health, and environmental issues. • Increase the amount of youth pursuing post secondary degrees and careers in agriculture and science related fields. • Partner with other stakeholders in an effort to integrate this program into MD schools.

  6. Implementation *Continuing to look for additional funding

  7. AGsploration Team

  8. AGsploration Materials • The Kit • The Curriculum

  9. AGsploration Lesson Plans • Animal Digestion • Buy Close to Home, Purchase Locally Grown • Conservation Choices: How Farmers and Developers Protect the Bay • Do You Get My (Non) Point? Modeling Pollution in a Watershed • Food, Fiber, and More from Animals • Food for Thought: Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  10. AGsploration Lesson Plans • Grains: The Whole Story • It’s Just Dirt • Persistent Pests • Send in the Sun: A Look at Photosynthesis • What’s In Your Genes? • Who Lives Here? Species of the Bay Region & Watershed • Wild & Wooly

  11. Summer Science Career Institutes • Three 2 day overnight events for ~200 middle school youth • Recruitment through County Extension Offices, MD State Department of Education, newspapers, commodity groups, etc… • Dates • June 27 & 28 • Frederick County 4-H Camp in Frederick, MD • June 29 & 30 • Patuxent River 4-H Center in Upper Marlboro, MD • July 14 & 15 • Thendara 4-H Camp in Hurlock, MD

  12. Summer Science Career Institute • Participants will have the chance to: • Participate in hands on activities utilizing curriculum • Network with guest speakers • Tour and visit local Agriculture Enterprises • Learn about potential educational and career opportunities in the Agriculture Science fields • Participants will be evaluated via pre/post tests and a 12 month follow up survey

  13. Summer Science Career Institute Income Sources

  14. Summer Science Career Institute Expenses

  15. Questions? Sheryl Bennett – sherylb@umd.edu David Gordon – dgordon3@umd.edu April Hall Barczewski – adhall@umd.edu Tom Hutson – thutson@umd.edu Kristen Wilson – kswilson@umd.edu

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