Agriculture In The Classroom

Today we learned about seeds, and two people came in to tell us what they do. The lady said her job was really cool, and the man was telling us what his job was - he makes food for people around the whole world. - Joey

We got to put seeds in a grinder and everyone got a turn to push the button. - Jenna

When Ed was talking about the grain elevator, all the wheat was being carried in on machines and trucks. - Alexandra

IT was really fun touching the seeds because it felt like sand. - Gal

When I grow up, I want to be a farmer. - Kaynen

It was fun listening to Ed talk about the seeds because they are interesting and awesome. - Robyn

When we watched the video of the grain elevator, he was so strong because he could push the train car. - Markus

Ed read a book to us about seeds. - Jacell

It was fun when we took the canola seeds and put them gently on the table. We taped the seeds to paper and took a roller and crushed the seeds. They broke and the oil went on the back of the paper. - Logan

In the video, the guy was showing the people watching how a grain elevator works. - Cameron W.

We made canola oil with canola seeds by crushing them. - Tyler

When we crushed the canola seeds, we would hear a crunch. Once you were done, the paper had oil at the back. - Hailey M.

Making the canola oil was fun because we got to crush the seeds to make the oil. - Dasia

Ed read us a book called Seed Soil Sun. It talked about how to grow fruits and vegetables. - Lexi

After Ed read us the book, we got to fill a little tray with seeds and we got to

Today we made flour with Dianne. She showed us how we do it properly, and we got to make our own. -Sydney

At Science, we got to learn how to farm. It was very fun because we got to see how to make flour and how to see seeds smushed up to make oil to go into suncreen and fries. - Dylan

Today in Science, we crushed up canola and it made oil. We got to split up into four groups and some people wanted to take it home. - Cam H.

A farmer named Ed came to our classroom, and brought a bunch of seeds. - Mikayla

Ed read us a book about seeds and after that we got to press a button to grind the seeds. - Ava

We were fortunate enough today to have some special guests come into the classroom. Diane from Agriculture In The Classroom came to visit today, and brought along Ed, who is a grain farmer from Starbuck. Ed read a story about how plants grow from seeds (and left a copy for the class - thanks!) and talked to the class about what he does on his farm, while Diane talked to us about all the different things that are made from agricultural products. Then, the students got to grind wheat to make flour, and crush canola to make oil - how cool is that?! After they left, I showed the class a 15-min. NFB film called Grain Elevator. You can watch it below, as well as see some of the photos of our fantastic classroom visit today.