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Virtual Field Trips

Farming


Beef Cattle
Catfish Farming
Cotton and other Row Crops
* Dairy Farm Tour - High School
* Dairy Farm Tour - Ages 10-13
* Dairy Farm Tour - Ages 4-9
***The above Dairy Farm Tour Lesson Plans***
Dairy Virtual Learning 
​with Resources/Lesson Plans
Fruits & Vegetables
Ohio Hog Farm
Ohio Pig Farm - Schedule Tour
Ohio Soy Bean Planting
Peanuts and Other Row Crops
Virtual Farmer Ride Along
Elementary 
Virtual Farmer Ride-Along
Middle School and High School

ChickQuest Series


ChickQuest - Adventures1: Preparing the Chick Habitat
ChickQuest - Adventures 2: Investigating an Egg
ChickQuest - Adventures 3: Scientists Measure!
ChickQuest - Adventures 4: Investigating Eggshells
ChickQuest - Adventures 5:   
​  Egg Structure and Design
​ChickQuest - Adventures 6: Investigating Egg Physics
​ChickQuest - Adventures 7:
​How Scientists Use Technology
​ChickQuest - Adventures 8:
​How Birds Build Nests
​ChickQuest - Adventures 9:
​The Engineering Design Process
​ChickQuest - Adventures 10:
​ Next Steps in Chick Development

Forestry


Forestry and Forest Products
Tree Nursery
Making a Tree Measuring Stick
Measuring Tree Diameter
Pacing to Estimate Distance
Measuring Tree Height

Pasture/Grazing and
​Soil Health


Ohio Pasture Walks
ODA Grazing Minute -
​Forage Identification
ODA Grazing Minute -
​Rotational Grazing 

Pollination


Honey Bees
Beehive Tour
Bee Farm

Water 


​How are farmers Helping to Improve Water Quality?
Water Quality Virtual Field Trip
Environmental Education Series -All about Water Intro
Episode 1
Environmental Education Series -Great Lakes Intro
Episode 2
Environmental Education Series -Physical Lake Erie Properties
Episode 3
Environmental Education Series -Lake Erie Food Web
Episode 4
Environmental Education Series -Storm Drain Stenciling
Episode 5
Environmental Education Series -Ecosystems
Episode 6
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