More Than a Seed
Ag in the Classroom Presentation
Supplemental Resources

Vocabulary – key terms students may hear during the presentation
Illinois Learning Standards – how More Than a Seed meets the standards 

Background Information
Corn Fact Sheet
Soybean Fact Sheet
Corn Ag Mag  (download here or request a classroom set 
    from DeKalb County Farm Bureau)
Soybean Ag Mag  (download here or request a classroom set)

Worksheets
My Growing Seeds – students monitor their growing seeds then draw 
    and describe their observations in a booklet
Get Growing – students write and color the natural resources 
    plants need and identify the things people also need to grow

Lesson Kits (Available as supply kits from DeKalb County Farm Bureau.)
Farm Charm – make charm necklaces that symbolize farm features
Beany Baby – grow live seed germination necklaces
Soil Sam – create creatures with live grass as hair

Lessons & Activities online
Garden in a Glove – germinate vegetable seeds in a clear plastic glove
Bean Book – create a book with pages representing parts of a bean seed
The Seed Match – conduct hands-on investigation of fruits and vegetables
Seeds, Miraculous Seed – examine the parts of bean and corn seeds 

Books in your school library (Titles donated to school libraries in DeKalb County)
Corn by Margaret Hall
Corn by Elaine Landau
Corn Belt Harvest by Raymond Bial
From Kernel to Corncob by Ellen Weiss
The Super Soybean by Raymond Bial
Beans (Life Cycles) by Julie Murray

Books on loan (Available on loan from DeKalb County Farm Bureau)
One Bean by Anne Rockwell
Oh Say Can You Seed (Dr. Seuss) by Bonnie Worth
Why the Brown Bean Was Blue by Susan M. Pankey 

Links
Illinois Ag in the Classroom
USDA Ag in the Classroom
Illinois Corn education page
The Great Corn Adventure
The Great Plant Escape
My First Garden
Where Your Food Comes From  

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