Agriculture in the Classroom

Arizona Farm Bureau Agriculture in the Classroom

MISSION
The Arizona Farm Bureau Agriculture in the Classroom Program develops and implements curriculum and programs, aligned to state learning standards to help students and teachers be successful, while increasing agricultural awareness in K-6 classrooms and beyond.

2nd Annual Drive for Agricultural Education Golf Tournament
Presented By... Hickman's Family Farms

Wednesday, November 10th

Support Agriculture in the Classroom by sponsoring, donating or participating in the 2010 Golf Tournament. The tournament is a scramble format and provides a day of fun and prizes for everyone. You can even pose for a picture with the Hickman's Chicken or Arizona Milk Producer's Cow Daisy! Plus, hit a hole-in-one and you could win a new Ford Pick-up Truck!

SCHEDULE
7:00am - 7:45am            Registration/Breakfast
8:00am                             Shotgun Start
1:00pm                             Lunch
1:30pm                             Team Awards, Contest Hole Awards and Raffle Drawing

Thank You to all of our Sponsors!

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Tournament Brochure  Sponsorship Information Online Registration

Upcoming Events

Have a great summer teachers and students!

Reservations are now being taken for the 2010-2011 School Year for AITC Presentations and Curriculum Kits. Remember to book early so you can get the kits you want when they best fit into your curriculum schedules!

Contact:   Katie Aikins      480.635.3608        katieaikins@azfb.org

Sheep and Dairy Curriculum Kits will be available begining in August!

Recent Events
8th Graders learn about careers in agriculture.
Over 6,200 8th graders in Maricopa County visited the Ag in the Classroom Booth at the Experience Your Future Event held April 22nd at University of Phoenix Stadium. Students learned about the 7 career pathways in agriculture, food and natural science and discovered that you do not have to be a farmer or rancher to work in agriculture.

Students specifically learned about careers in the Plant Systems, Animal Systems, and Power, Structure and Technology Pathways. Participants had the opportunity to look through microscopes, view cow eyes and giant grashoppers, baby chicks, hydropnic lettuce, vegetables, participate in an AI Demonstration, learn about animal nutrition and a lucky few were even able to drive a tractor using GPS!

A special thank you to all of our volunteers: Harold Maxwell, Stefanie Smallhouse, Amber Pantel, Kelsey , and Bonnie Jones.

Yavapai County hosts 4th Annual Art Competition
Over 2,500 Yavapai County K-6th grade students participated in this year's Art Contest. Students were asked to draw a picture that represented Nutrition: From Farm to Plate. Each participating student received a Farm Facts Booklet and and Equine Ag Mag. The top 3 artists in each grade level received a shirt with their artwork and a pair of Harkins Movie Tickets. Each teacher that produce the winning student received a $100 Gift Card for classroom supplies and each school received $300.

Participaing Schools
Top 3 Winners in each grade level

AITC gives books away for Earth Day!
In celebration of Earth Day, AITC offered a 30-minute presentation to 3rd-6th grade classrooms across the state. Presentations included a reading of Amazing Grazing and an interactive activity highlighting the many agricultrual products that are used in developing biodegradable items that students use every day.

110 teachers across the state took advantage of this opportunity allowing AITC to reach 3,046 students. Thank you to everyone who gave presentations: Liz Foster, Janel Rogers, Sherry Saylor, Steven Bales, Sine Kerr, Leia Layton, Crystal Blackmore, ASU Sigma Alpha, Catherine Miller, Jessica Nielsen, Alicia Boelts, Mark Ellsworth, Wendy Cavalier, Sarah Lann, and Bob Flake

AITC Celebrates Dr Seuss' Birthday with Oh Say Can You Seed
Teachers and students across the state received Arizona Farm Bureau's Oh Say Can You Seed, a 30-minute presentation presented by AITC. Presentation included a reading of Oh Say Can You Seed from the Hat in the Cat Learning Library and a hands-on seed activity for students. The first 150 teachers who signed up for the event were given the book to keep in their classroom libraries.

In total 40 volunteers visited 155 classrooms across the state and reached over 3,400 students.

Carlink Ranch Field Trip
San Manuel and Mamoth 4th graders once again visited the Carlink Ranch in Pima County. Students learned of the many by-products of cattle from the Beef Council, learned about Desert Wildlife from the Game and Fish, learned about caring for animals on a ranch, learned about conservation while on a hay ride around part of the ranch, learned how to make bio-diesel from used resteraunt oil, got to sit in a tractor, pick their own pumpkin and enjoy a delicious hamburger thanks to Andy and Stefanie Smallhouse.

Navajo County Students visit the Willis Family Pumpkin Patch
Over 4000 students visited the Willis Pumpkin Patch in Snowflake, Arizona. Students visited the farm and participated in an agricultural trivia corn maze, learned that chocolate milk does not come from brown cows, learned where their burger comes from, and received their very own pumpkin to take home.

Contact:
Katie Aikins
480-635-3608
aitc@azfb.org

Call today to reserve your curriculum kit or schedule your classroom presentation today!

A Special thank you to our Agriculture in the Classroom Sponsors!