Week 9 Image of the Week - Ag Day

Check the sites listed below. Would any of these be useful additions or partial substitutions for your curriculum? Would they be appropriate reference material? Could some of the information be useful to you as you design your project?

Explore these sites (and others that you might choose) and discuss how the material might be useful to you. Have you found other sites which 'America's Farm' should be listing in the 'Extended Links' section of the Virtual Farm Course website. Respond to this in the 'Discussion Board' area.

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	National Corn Growers Association Legislative Issues, Insect Resistance Management, and High Corn Oil are some of the current topics. Ag Day Television topics are listed. A link called 'Corn Curriculum' takes us to 'Corn Classroom' which contains 'Hands-On Lesson Plans for All Ages. The first few chapters -- Claire Plays Basketball, Ann Learns to Plow, Elizabeth Sees a Bad Side to her Favorite Creatures, Elizabeth Learns Why She Has Blue Eyes, and David Explores New Worlds -- focus on raising corn. The last few -- Ann Learns a Secret Family Recipe, Hugh Buys a Car, Claire Has a Dream, and David Makes Cupcakes -- show students the many ways corn is used. Go to 'Korn for Kids' and choose any of the topics below the title in the left margin. Captain Cornelius will guide you through FAQ's, 'History' and 'Finding Corn in the Grocery' and other topics of 'cornsideration'.
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids This site has useful guidelines for farm safety.
	National Ag Day .... Prepare for Ag Day - 20 March, 02 Examine the 'Teacher's Corner' link. Some interesting links from teacher's corner are 'Biotechnology', 'Fun Facts', 'Meet Farmers' and 'Careers'. Take a look around. Some of these topics show up in the 'Fun Side of Agriculture' for 'Kids'. Hopefully you'll find something of use to your project.

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