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KENTUCKY FARMS FEED ME VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS AND LESSONS

This collection of videos, lessons, and activities takes students on a journey to several Kentucky farms and venues to learn how farmers and experts produce food and care for the domesticated animals that live in the Bluegrass.

Primary Career Studies & Social Studies

 

Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Jobs on the Farm Version) - This is the perfect activity to get your students moving and learning about the jobs farmers do tend to their crops and animals. Sing to the original tune and get ready to sweat!

 

Bean, Bean, Bug - Afun and interactive game based on Duck, Duck Goose. Instead of deciding who will be the goose, the student farmer is searching for aphids in the soybean field. Pest control is serious business on a farm! Print the cards

 

Egg Relay Race - This game teaches students what chickens need to lay eggs. Many of our ALN members have the game components, or we may have one you can borrow.

Intermediate & Secondary

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So You Want to Be a Veterinarian? Start Preparing in High School!
Careers
So You Want to Be a Veterinarian? Start Preparing in High School!
Careers

Many kids dream about becoming a veterinarian when they grow up. Those who continue to pursue this career at the start of high school can complete some preparatory classes and activities to make this dream become a reality.

Careers
Farm 2 School Lesson 1 - Know Your Local Farmers and What They Do For You
Farm2School, Nutrition, Careers, Secondary, Social Studies
Farm 2 School Lesson 1 - Know Your Local Farmers and What They Do For You
Farm2School, Nutrition, Careers, Secondary, Social Studies

Secondary Careers & Social Studies: Define consumer products and know the importance of agriculture and agriculture products in a healthy community. This lesson also includes an activity that shows the power of shopping locally.

Farm2School, Nutrition, Careers, Secondary, Social Studies
Career Exploration in the Pork Industry
Pigs, Secondary, Careers, Pig-Secondary, PigCareer
Career Exploration in the Pork Industry
Pigs, Secondary, Careers, Pig-Secondary, PigCareer

The following is a great companion to the Kentucky Farms Feed Me Virtual Field Trip to a Pig Farm for secondary agriculture students.

Pigs, Secondary, Careers, Pig-Secondary, PigCareer
Agriculture Career Profiles
Careers, Intermediate, Secondary
Agriculture Career Profiles
Careers, Intermediate, Secondary

View profiles of people who work in Kentucky agriculture, or trained in Kentucky for their career.

Careers, Intermediate, Secondary
Who Made My Milk?
Intermediate, Secondary, Careers, Dairy, Dairy-KFFM
Who Made My Milk?
Intermediate, Secondary, Careers, Dairy, Dairy-KFFM

This fun activity helps students learn who is responsible for getting milk from the cow to the glass. It also teaches interdependence.

Intermediate, Secondary, Careers, Dairy, Dairy-KFFM
More Resources for Careers in Agriculture
Intermediate, Secondary, Careers
More Resources for Careers in Agriculture
Intermediate, Secondary, Careers

Find several resources and activities that will help intermediate and secondary students understand the wide range of options for jobs in agriculture and food manufacturing. We have included several profiles of real professionals working in Kentucky.

Intermediate, Secondary, Careers
Ready, Set, Grow: Plot Your Profits
Plants, Math, Economics, Secondary, Careers, Garden
Ready, Set, Grow: Plot Your Profits
Plants, Math, Economics, Secondary, Careers, Garden

Secondary: This lesson uses a real-world scenario of designing a garden with the hopes of selling the produce it generates. Version here is developed for secondary students and could be paired with lessons on economics, plant science, meal planning, and business planning/financial literacy.

Plants, Math, Economics, Secondary, Careers, Garden