Students from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School learned more about how their food is raised when they visited the Michigan Farm Bureau Food, Agriculture & Resources in Motion (FARM) Science Program. Equipped with the latest STEM-based lessons to increase agricultural awareness, the mobile classroom brought hands-on, field trip-type learning directly to St. Anthony.
The lab is facilitated by regional educators who have been trained on the current Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), who aim to expand participants’ horizons regarding science and agriculture. Students learned more about careers in agriculture and science through experiential lessons, helping them understand how agriculture impacts their daily lives so they grow into informed consumers.
The FARM Science Lab has visited over 550 schools in Michigan since fall of 2017, impacting more than 79,000 students and 3,900 educators.