Journey 2050 is a virtual farming app with interactive activities and hands-on lessons that students will use to explore important concepts like:  The simple planting of a seed starts a RIPPLE EFFECT that helps farm families, communities, countries and the world. Agriculture is the foundation for life. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE balances economic, social and environmental factors for long term success. To FEED THE WORLD in 2050, we will need to grow over 60% more food on the same amount of land. Journey 2050 was developed by teachers, industry experts and professional game developers. It takes 7 hours to complete the program developed by Nutrien.

In this lesson, students will watch a video/teacher demonstration on how to properly fill a syringe.  The students will mime the procedure while the teacher reviews the procedures.  Students will also practice with a syringe, needle, and sterile water bottle.  Once the students are comfortable with the procedures, they will make a recording of their demonstration to be submitted for grading.NE.AFNR.HS.28.5.b or NE.AFNR.HS.29.5.b

Students apply what they have learned about design to evaluate a floral arrangement based on the principles of balance, scale and proportion, harmony, dominance/focal point, rhythm, and unity, and elements of line, form, texture, color, and value.  Worksheet developed from a document by Nebraska AFNR educator Ashli Weinrich.

What role does protein content have in the selection of the flour used in different baked products? In this lesson, students will determine the protein content in various flours by performing a stretch test and interpreting their data.

This lesson offers an understanding of the historic and economic implications of the livestock industry to our state and nation. Learners will recognize the best management practices for specific food animal species, as well as identify the important breeds of each species. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.

This lesson presents an overview of the major food commodity groups, different operations, and careers within the food industry.

Students will research food oils from beans and seeds in this activity developed from CASE Food Science curricula.

Students will compare plant-based milks in this activity adapted from CASE Food Science curricula.

This lesson plan serves as a final project for a food science class. This project incorporates everything students learned throughout a year long food science class. Students will develop and make their own original food product complete with a nutrition label, marketing plan, and science behind how it's made.

Students research soybean food uses in this activity developed from CASE Food Science curricula.

Comprehensive curriculum/unit to teach how food systems affect climate change. Strong use of real data is embedded throughout. Full lessons, mini-lessons, and short videos are presented.

This lesson presents an overview of ecosystems of a forest. Upon completion of this unit students will know the dynamics of forestry management. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.

Designing the school garden will require Math, ELA, and Science skills with Scientific Method being used as a foundation. Students will create a school garden as a result of the work they preloaded into the activity. Finally, students will decide if the school garden has an improvements needed for future growth or more growth.

In a 21st century globally-competitive society, agriculture is rapidly progressing and incorporating more innovative STEM practices (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). A number of agriculture advances incorporate genetics, which is an important unit in seventh-grade science. The lesson exposes students to a real-life application of genetics and technology to improve agriculture production and profit. The lesson specifically addresses bioengineering, biotechnology and selective breeding. Students use the technique of selective breeding in a class competition to make the best and most profitable grapes to sell to local industries. In doing so, they will learn about progressive agriculture science and technology, while covering the seventh-grade science genetics standards.

In this lesson, students will view a "yuck steak" and identify that the lesion is caused by an injection.  Students will then watch videos on how to administer an intramuscular and subcutaneous injection.  After watching the videos, the student will use the Marcel Marceau e-Moment to mime the procedures.  The students will then practice injections on an orange and cut the orange in half, viewing how the injections disperse throughout the orange.  The students will then video their demonstrations of each injection to submit for grading.NE.AFNR.HS.28.5.b or NE.AFNR.HS.29.5.b

With an understanding of plant anatomy and physiology, students will be able to problem solve to identify plants they see daily.  This lesson will walk students through plant physiology and provide some activities that will help students learn the plant structures.  Developed by Brent Nollette,

This is the first of three lessons in greenhouse operation and management. This lesson introduces learners to components of greenhouses and the ways greenhouses benefit growing conditions. The presentation covers types of greenhouses, covering materials, and benefits and downfalls to these characteristics.

In this activity students will make a “growing” bracelet and learn about the basic elements plants need to grow and thrive. Includes activity instructions, extension activities, songs, and additional reading list.

NGSS: K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2 (extension activity)

CCSS: L.K.5, SL.K.1, SL.K.5, SL.1.4

Social Sciences: Partially meets 3.13

Time: 30 minutes

Materials: "One Bean" book, chenille stems/pipe cleaners, and pony beads (yellow, brown, blue, clear, green, and red.

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