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A Sweet Classroom Competition - win $2,000!
The New Hampshire Maple Producers have red
esigned their annual Felker Award to include classroom maple production. The goal is to have your students produce a quart of maple syrup and learn about the science, math, social studies and language arts involved in the process. If you want to
be in the running for a $2,000 prize
, just follow some simple steps:
1. complete and submit application by 2/1/17
2. with the help of an assigned mentor, collect roughly 10 gallons of sap and boil it down to syrup
3. submit the syrup to the NH Maple Producers by 4/16/17 to be judged at their annual summer meeting
No need to worry, the NH Maple Producers will provide a mentor to help you along the way and possibly loan you the materials as well! NH Agriculture in the Classroom is working on curriculum which focuses on the core academic areas involved in producing maple syrup. Educational materials will be available by the start of the maple sugaring season.
Check out the WMUR broadcast on the Felker challenge!
click here
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Prepare for the Felker Award - Learn About Maple Sugaring
Join the N
H Maple Producers at the Farm & Forest Expo on Saturday February
17th at 9:30 am
for a free maple production workshop. Topics wi
ll include maple tree identification, sap collection, evaporation, filtering, bottling and the Felker Award. Email for more information
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2017 Annual Agricultural Literacy Program
This year's book for the annual Agricultural Literacy Program is "Corn" by Gail Gibbons. This delightfully illustrated book shares information on the history, the production and the uses of corn. The Educator Resource Guide features related
activities and lessons, a letter from the author, notes from the UNH contributor, plus an introduction to GMOs. We invite you to purchase the book and guide for $6 so that you can share the set with a local classroom. They can be picked up at the Farm Bureau in Concord or mailed for an additional $2.50 per set. They will also be available at the Farm & Forest Expo February 17 & 18th in Manchester!
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School Garden Workshops at the NOFA NH Conference
Take your school garden to the next level with the information you tak
e away from a day full of workshops offered at the NOFA Winter Conf
eren
ce
on January 31st in Concord. School Gardens 101, Curriculum Connections and Hydroponics are just a few of the topics. Click here for more information.
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STEM Inquiry Connections to Food Systems Education
UNH Cooperative Extension will be presenting a free workshop at the Farm & Forest Expo on Saturday February
17th at 9:30 am. In the STEM Inquiry Connections to Food Systems workshop, presenters will cover topics related to Food Systems with particular attention to how food systems can contribute to a healthy community throughout interrelated components, actions and results. Interwoven will be how to address a Food Systems curriculum into your classroom or program with an emphasis on Inquiry Teaching and Next Generation Science Standards and Science Practices. This workshop is designed for K-12 school teachers, Master Gardeners and others currently working with or hoping to become involved in school and youth gardening.
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Explore if "Space Seeds" Germinate
Tomatosphereâ„¢ uses the excitement of space exploration to teach the skills and processes of scientific experimentation and inquiry. Students investigate the effects of the space environment on the growth of food that will inevitably support long-term human space travel. This
curriculum-based program for schools involv
es students in a germination experiment with sets of tom
ato seeds - one is a control and one has spent time in space.
Teachers register for the project and receive roughly 30 seeds for each class registered. This is free for classroom teachers! For more information visit their website:
https://www.firsttheseedfoundation.org/tomatosphere
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CLASSROOM CONNECTION
NHAITC OUT & ABOUT
Journey 2050 takes students on a virtual simulation that explores world food sustainability. Using an inquiry based approach the program encourages students to make decisions and adjust them as they see their impact on society, the environment and the economy at a local and global scale. Targeted for grades 7-12.
Learn, Garden & Reflect with Cornell Garden Based Learning: Locate garden-based activities appropriate for a single afternoon, a six-week project, or that can be incorporated into another program. Most of these activities are designed to target ages 6 to 14 and can be easily adapted for other ages.
NH Harvest of the Month is a farm-to-school campaign that provides ready to go materials for the classroom, cafeteria, and community that promotes the use of local, seasonal foods. January explores parsnips!
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Farm & Forest Expo
February 17th and 18th
Radisson Hotel Manchester, NH
Sullivan County School to Farm Day
May 5, 2017 4th grade
Sullivan County Farm in Unity
Merrimack County School to Farm
May 11, 2017 4th grade
Carter Hill Orchard in Concord
Grafton/Coos County School to Farm
May 24, 2017 4th grade
new event at The Rocks Estate in Bethlehem! register
here
National Agriculture in the Classroom National Conference
June 20-23, 2016
Kansas City, MO
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Application deadline is 2/9/17.
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