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If you browse through these pages, you will find dozens of activity ideas that will connect kids to how we live on planet Earth. Have fun doing the activities for Value Added Agriculture and Prairies written below. Then check out the archived lessons in the left column about healthy snacks, water, soil, and plant parts.
 How Agriculture Adds Value to Our Lives
“Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible.” George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver came up with hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes. He was involved in value-added agriculture long before we started using the term. His discoveries did great things for the people involved in agriculture and for the southern economy. These lessons will hopefully stimulate some thinking while they present a more current view of value-added agriculture, especially in the big agricultural state of Iowa.
Activity 1: Value-added Agriculture 101: What is it?
(Recommended for grade 2 and up.)
Activity 2. Good Morning Agriculture!
(Recommended for grades 3 and up)
Activity 3. Value-Added Agriculture Relay
(Recommended for grades K-6)
Additional Value-added Agriculture Activities
Connecting Learning and Living Lessons Related to Value-added Agriculture
Power of the Prairie
Why are Prairies Important? |
