Come Learn about Science with Us!!!

      

Schedule your group for a FREE Science Field Trip &
Join us for a fun filled day of learning!!!

The IQhub is an educational center for agricultural history, innovation and exploration.  This 9,500 square foot facility, educates visitors on how farmers produce food and fiber, while exploring our foods route from farm to fork.  The IQhub is filled with educational and interactive exhibits, which will take guests through the history of agriculture.  Children and adults will enjoy exploring the 24 interactive museum quality exhibits, while the youngest visitors can investigate the Kids’ Korner… This is where; even the smallest children can learn where their food comes from.

The IQhub is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.  Operations are funded solely on donations, grants and sponsorships, from community partners and local businesses.  The IQhub has no admission charge and transportation grants are made available to reimburse schools and other non-profit organizations.  This provides FREE Science Field Trips for schools, so more people can utilize the facility to learn where our food comes from.

For more information contact the IQhub at (989) 227-3847 or IQ.Hub@agroliquid.com

       

Science Professional Development Day – Dec 10th

  • Science Professional Development Day – Dec 10 ~NEW DATE~

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    Science Professional Development Day is coming up – December 10th from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.!  (THIS IS A NEW DATE!)

    – 1130 S. DeWitt Rd, St Johns, MI 48879 at the IQhub
    – FREE for Kindergarten to 12th Grade Educators
    – Choose between K – 5th Grade or 6th – 12th Grade for the day (Each option will grant teachers 5 SCECHs)
    – Lunch provided by the IQhub (If you have dietary restrictions, please bring your own lunch)

    Please bring all your teacher information… It is REALLY important that you have your PIC number, so you can receive your SCECHs for the day.

    For more questions or concerns, please contact Emily Crambell at Emily.crambell@agroliquid.com or (989) 640-7007.

    Registration: FREE – Sign up for the grade level you teach

    Kindergarten – 5th Grade AGENDA:
    8:00 – 10:30 Michigan Agriculture in the Classroom Educator Workshop (SCECHs = 2.5)
    • Source Search lesson from National Ag in the Classroom Matrix
    o ES-NCSS 3: People, Places, and Environments
    o ES-NCSS 7: Production, Distribution, and Consumption

    • Setting up ‘MyBinder’ and searching lessons on the National Ag in the Classroom website
    o Lessons are aligned to NGSS standards

    • My American Farm app: Lesson plans, Career Videos, Classroom games
    o Lessons and activities are aligned to NGSS and other curriculum standards

    10:30 – 11:30 Lunch (Provided by the IQhub) & IQhub Explore

    11:30 – 12:30 “Field to Fitness” – Speech and Presentation by Emily Crambell and AgroLiquid Nutrition & Fitness Person (SCECHs = 1)
    • Discuss the importance of how healthy environments benefit human health
    o Aligned to NGSS standards 12:30 – 2:00 “Healthy Bodies and Environments” – Presentation and hands on workshop by Emily Crambell & Ernie Luttig (SCECHS = 1.5)

    • Increase awareness of healthy lifestyles impacted by positive environmental choices
    o ES-NCSS 3: People, Places, and Environments
    o ES-NCSS 7: Production, Distribution, and Consumption
    o ES-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
    o ES-PS3: Energy

    6th – 12th Grade AGENDA:
    8:00 – 9:00 “How Important is Our Soil?” – Speech and Presentation by Emily Crambell & AgroLiquid Agronomist (SCECHs = 1)
    • Discuss the importance of how healthy environments benefit human health
    o Aligned to NGSS standards

    9:00 – 10:30 “Improving Soil Quality through Vermicomposting” – Presentation and hands on workshop by Emily Crambell & Ernie Luttig (SCECHs = 1.5)
    • Increase awareness of healthy lifestyles impacted by positive environmental choices affecting soil health
    o MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
    o HS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
    o MS-LS1 Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
    o HS-LS1 Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
    o MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
    o HS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity

    10:30 – 11:30 Lunch (provided by the IQhub) & IQhub Explore

    11:30 – 2:00 Michigan Agriculture in the Classroom Educator Workshop (SCECHs = 2.5)
    • Source Search lesson from National Ag in the Classroom Matrix
    o NCSS 2: Time, Continuity, and Change
    o NCSS 3: People, Places, Environments
    o NCSS 7: Production, Distribution and Consumption
    o NCSS 9: Global Connections

    • Setting up ‘MyBinder’ and searching lessons on the National Ag in the Classroom website
    o Lessons are aligned to NGSS standards

    • Journey 2050 and Farmer 2050 Educator Resource and Student App
    o Seven lesson program aligned to NGSS and other curriculum standards

    Register by clicking here.