Oklahoma Pork Council/Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Grants Note: For the protection of the children pictured, photos are placed at random and do not necessarily reflect corresponding projects or locations. 2003 Grant Recipients (Note: After 2005 grant amounts were limited to $300 per grant) Germination Observations Stick Horse Rodeo Tortillas in a Bag Sock Walk     Recipient Funds used for Danna Goss, Grandview, Elk City, $500 Gardening project Andrea Andrade, Annette Duke, Bridge Creek Elementary, $495 Butterfly garden Roni Brewer, Parkview, Midwest City, $316.90 Gardening activities "These are inner city children that believed tomatoes came from the grocery store. They were enlightened by first hand experience of growing their own." Sandra Leverett, Lexington Intermediate, $236.35 Chick embryology Rhonda F. Cannady, Washington County 4-H Children's Barnyard, $483.90 Chick embryology Janet Howard, Friend, Chickasha, $207.96 Equine project "As a class, we learned about the parts of a horse, nutrition, the equipment that is used to maintain a horse and large animal safety." Jamelyn Schultz, Kremlin-Hillsdale, $500 Field trip, ag-related children's books Theresa Balan, Briarwood, Norman, $500 Microbiology, food safety Susan Smith, Edison, Lawton, $370 Materials for various AITC lessons "The 'Insect Observatories' made all insect collecting activities much more exciting because the kids could see what they collected and made magnified observations of them alive. This was such a success the second graders wanted to go out every week to hunt for insects. . . . (My students learned that) Ag is more than cows and gardens, soils are important to agriculture, nutrition is more easily understood through agriculture, careers in ag are more than farming and ranching . . . " Vickie Legg, Oktaha Elementary, $483.91 Materials for various AITC lessons "Even though my students live in rural areas, many weren't aware off the impact that agriculture has on their daily lives. They were surprised at the connection of our science plant life knowledge being related to agriculture." Jeanne Wisdom, Heart of Oklahoma Educators (home school association), $240.86 Cowboy activities Angela Williams, Atoka Elementary, $487.65 Videos, Ag-related children's books, materials for various AITC lessons "Students learned how to plant and grow soybeans and discovered uses for soybeans. They learned why cattle are branded and the meaning of different brands. . . . They learned how wheat starts out and the the processes it goes through just to get to their tables. . . . Students learned how to use fruits and vegetables to dye muslin, and they were amazed that it was really possible. . . ." Janice Cockrum, Chickasha High School, $235 Intro to pork products, beef products Gean Berg, Timberlake School, $500 Portable plant shelving unity with grow lights, special plant seeds to show the complete life cycle of a plant, rye grass, mung beans Rani Smith/Dawnette Bell, Cornelson, $300 Materials for various Ag in the Classroom lessons (Students learned that ) "Alfalfa is grown for livestock. 'Green' hay can catch on fire. . . . Agriculture touches everyone, everywhere." Back to Grant Recipients Back to Grants Page Back to Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.