Abbotsford School District Selected for Ag in the Classroom Mini-Grant
Friday, November 15th, 2019 -- 8:38 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation, through the Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Ag in the Classroom program, has awarded 13 Teacher Mini-Grants to Wisconsin teachers to use in agricultural literacy lessons and activities.The funds provide opportunities for teachers to obtain funding that may not be available through their local school budgets. One Clark County district was awarded the $100 grant to use in the classroom. John Slipek of the Abbotsford High School will use the grant to have high school students work with second grade students to purchase seed, soil and containers for use during a nine-week unit.
Each student will be able to plant seeds, monitor their growth and observe germination differences, soil temperature, moisture, sunlight, growth rate and other factors. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Ag in the Classroom program also has matching grants available to groups and organizations that are doing agricultural literacy projects.
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