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CELEBRATING KANSAS DAY WHILE TEACHING ACROSS DISCIPLINES

Extension Education

Jeanne Falk-Jones
Multi-County Specialist, Crops and Soils
K-State Research & Extension
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Abstract

\r\n The state of Kansas celebrated its 150thbirthday on January 29, 2011.  To teach school students about Kansas history, K-State Sunflower District family and consumer science agent and agronomist teamed up to deliver programs on Kansas crops.  This is a program that is presented in various forms every year; however this year was special of Kansas’ sesquicentennial.  Programs were delivered to five elementary classes in two school districts.  These programs were delivered on wheat and sunflowers.  In the wheat lesson, the agronomist taught about growing wheat in Kansas.  Students learned what wheat needs to grow, why it is grown in Kansas, and wheat’s life cycle.  Seeds and plants were brought for students to examine.  Finally, students ground flour from wheat kernels with a wheat grinder.  From there, the family and consumer science agent taught students about the parts of a wheat kernel.  She also showed the difference in whole wheat and white flour and discussed the nutritional differences of each.  Finally, the students turned into cooks!  They made products from the grains group, loaves of bread or pretzels.  The sunflower lesson was very similar.  Students learned about the two types of sunflower seeds, confection and oil seeds.  In the cooking section, students used sunflower meats in sunflower cookies, granola cereal, and granola bars.  Since this was a lesson that is taught in various forms every year, the program builds on last year’s lesson.  This is rewarding because you can see retention of knowledge as students grow.          

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Authors: J.S. Falk, M.S. Daily
  1. Falk, J. Multi-County Agronomist, Kansas State University, Kansas, 67701
  2. Daily, M. Family and Consumer Science Agent, Kansas State University - Sunflower Extension District, Kansas, 67758