6th Grade Science. Colored carrot project harvest! Students read Carrots are Falling to preschool kids today and they all got to sample different types of carrots. @NEHelementary@IowaAgLiteracy
5th Grade Science/STEM project: Pole Bean Challenge- first students plant that reaches the top of trellis wins! Students can care for their plants how ever they choose.@IowaAgLiteracy@NEHelementary
6th grade-Our pullets are finally getting big enough to start feeding lunchroom leftovers to! We will reduce the amount of waste being thrown out, cut feed costs, all while the chickens convert it to great compost for us to use in our gardens! @IowaAgLiteracy@NEHelementary
6th Grade Science: Our petunias are in pots and we will be selling hanging baskets in May! This is a project in which our students run a “flower” business tracking all expenses and profit. @IowaAgLiteracy@NEHelementary
6th Grade Genetics-Sex linked chick project. Red chicks female and white/yellowish male. So far 75% hens with a few left to hatch. @IADeptAg@IowaAgLiteracy@NEHelementary @@
5th Grade Science-We’ve Got Worms!! Red Wiggler composting worms that is. We will be producing our own worm castings for our plants!@IowaAgLiteracy @ialearningfarms @IADeptAg@NEHelementary@OfficialNGSS
Planting season has begun at NEH Farms! Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and hydroponic lettuce. 6th Grade STEM @ialearningfarms @IowaAgLiteracy@IADeptAg@NEHelementary
@SpgWksDesMoines Thank you to the two servers that did an awesome job of handling this group of 5th and 6th Graders! We appreciate your hard work and patience haha!
What started as a science project last year on embryo development and also genetics hatching sex linked chicks has become the 6th grade class small business. Students are in charge of all aspects of the business! $3 per dozen @IowaAgLiteracy
Building turkey traps!! @LauraSeiser had 5th and 6th grade students build turkey traps today! Great way to teach teamwork, creativity, and STEAM ingenuity!
@IADeptAg @ialearningfarms @IowaAgLiteracy@AITCtweets 6th grade STEM Project:Aquaponics. Koi fish in bottom tank pumped up to lettuce plants that will grab nutrients from fish waste and then filter with roots. Turtles and frogs in middle tank