Ag Education Week: Resources

Teachers and community members, we hope these resources help you enhance the agriculture education experience for your students! Please reach out if you need additional information to contact this program. On this page you will find resources for The Real Ag Experience, Clue In On Ag Careers, Stories About Ag, Ask An Aggie.

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The Real Ag Experience

The Real Ag Experience allows students to experience and learn from people in the agriculture industry through two opportunities: 1) farm/agribusiness tours and 2) Bring Ag to the Classroom, where volunteers can be a guest speaker/teacher to local classrooms about agriculture.

Farms and Agribusinesses, click the link below for resources.

• The Real Ag Experience: Farm/Agribusiness Resources
Volunteers to Bring Ag to the Classroom, click below for resources.

• The Real Experience: Bring Ag to the Classroom Resources

Educators, click the region of Kentucky your school is in to find locations of ag tours and volunteer speakers/teachers for your classroom.

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Clue In on Ag Careers

The Clue In on Ag Careers initiative allows students to experience dozens of agriculture careers from ag professionals across the state of Kentucky through inquiry-based learning. Clue In on Ag Careers is grade specific, providing a collective education experience of 30 different careers through a student’s time in elementary school through Ag Education Week.

Educators, find the lesson plan and video playlist for this initiative below including printables
• Lesson Plans
• Playlist for Clue in on Ag Careers

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Stories About Ag

The Stories About Ag initiative gives students the opportunity to learn about agriculture through a read-aloud story. Thanks to our partnership with Kentucky Farm Bureau, educators can welcome a farmer to their school to read an ag book! Contact your County Farm Bureau to schedule a farmer or utilize the video carousel below to hear from some familiar faces as they read their favorite ag book in a virtual read-aloud.

Stories About Ag: Virtual Read-Aloud Library
Click here to access the complete Stories About Ag playlist

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Ask An Aggie

Questions and curiosity drive learning and education. The Ask an Aggie initiative provides students with an opportunity to ask questions of professionals in the agriculture industry through a virtual live panel. Students will have the opportunity to submit their questions, hear questions and answers from other students across the state, and meet agriculture professionals from across the industry.

Live Panel Date and Time: March 20, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Panelists include:
• Commissioner Jonathan Shell
• 4-H State President: Callie Derossett
• FFA State President: Trenton Page
• Financial Officer, Farm Credit Mid-America: Jade Sadler
• Retired USDA Veterinarian: Dr. John Hollis
• Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation President: Eddie Melton
• Vice President Hinton Mills: Adam Hinton

Educators, use the link below to find the Lesson Plan for this initiative including registration and how to submit questions from your students.

• Lesson Plan

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K-2nd Grade Science Lesson: Pollination

Students use the 5E instructional model to apply what they learn about bees and pollination. Through this lesson, students will understand how bees support agriculture and are important to producing Kentucky’s crops like apples and pumpkins. They will also develop problem-solving skills and design solutions to address challenges related to pollination and its impact on agriculture production.

Educators, find the lesson plan and video for this initiative below including printables
• Lesson Plan
• 5E Pollination Video

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3-5th Grade Science Lesson: Erosion

Students use the 5E instructional model to solve a problem faced by Kentucky’s farmers: erosion. This inquiry-based lesson for grades 3-5 encourages students to actively construct knowledge through hands-on investigations, reflection, and real-world application.

Lesson plan and Erosion: Bank of Images
• Lesson Plan
• Erosion: Bank of Images
• 5E Erosion Video