 Agriculture Adventures: Kentucky
Important Notice: The Agriculture Adventures: Kentucky program will no longer be offered by COSI after the 2007-2008 school year. For information about this program, please email Mac Stone, Executive Director, Product Marketing and Promotion, KY Dept. of Agriculture, or Elizabeth McNulty, Administrative Specialist, at 502.564.4983. COSI On Wheels provides engaging day-long learning experiences to elementary schools that include high energy assemblies and hands-on experiments. All COSI outreach programs reflect our institutional mission of inspiring young minds to achieve great tomorrows. COSI On Wheels programming has earned the Ohio PTA's endorsement.
As a full day science program available to all Kentucky elementary schools, this program is designed to promote awareness about Kentucky agriculture to school students. In addition, the Kentucky program provides a basic understanding of the contribution agriculture makes to our country's high standard of living, while supporting Kentucky Science Academic Content Standards. |
 Secure Your Reservation PHONE 888.819.2674 x 1703 ONLINE FORM Complete the online reservation form FAX Download the Form (194K PDF file) Due to the outstanding response to these programs, all requests are tentative until confirmed by COSI in writing on your deposit invoice. A nonrefundable deposit of $200 per day is due by July 10th after you have received your invoice. Program balance is due no later than two months before your program date. |
How Does the Program Work?
The program begins with an exciting 45-minute assembly to introduce the topic of agriculture to the entire school. Students will be delighted during the “Lunch Room Live” assembly, where COSI's facilitators, Chef Parmesan and Derby (the talking horse) make a “pizza” using soil as the first ingredient. Students travel from the farm to the dinner table while learning about field preparation, photosynthesis, processing wheat, and making cheese — essential steps for any pizza.
After the assembly, the learning continues as students conduct hands-on experiments. The COSI facilitator and 12-15 adult volunteers (provided by the host school) guide the students through a series of experiments and experiences that build upon the information presented in the assembly. Students can milk a “cow” with an actual milking machine, grind wheat into flour while learning about simple machines, test soil samples for pH, and then decide what crops would be good to plant in that soil, plus much more.
Additionally, COSI encourages inquiry learning and every child’s natural curiosity. Through this program, students will be exposed to agriculture technology, the personal and social perspectives of agriculture and the nature of agriculture. Agriculture Adventures: Kentucky challenges students to make observations, investigate new things, and use problem solving skills.
COSI On Wheels: Kentucky support National Science Standards & Kentucky's Core Content for Science Assessment:
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Conceptual Understandings: Life Science
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| Conceptual Understandings: Earth and Space Science
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Agriculture Adventures: Kentucky Sponsors
Kentucky Corn Growers Association | Kentucky Soybean Board | Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
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