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Agricultural Science Lab on Tour at Sand Hill Elementary

By ALAN OLSON 2 min read

Students at Sand Hill Elementary had a chance to experience agricultural science first hand thanks to a visit from the Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab, which made a stop at the school for the week.

The lab, which was situated in a large, mobile trailer set up in the corner of the school's parking lot, featured hands-on lessons on various topics relating to agriculture, ranging from how agriculture produced the constituent components of a baseball to what kind of milk is best for making butter.

Janet McIntyre, a lab teacher with the West Virginia Farm Bureau, said the bus combines lessons on agriculture with science lessons.

"We do predictions, we work with the scientific method, trying to teach them the skills of doing a science experiment," she said. "The students have been excellent, and they seem to enjoy the lessons."

Fifth grade teacher Mindy McCartney said the mobile lab was a great way to extend beyond the curriculum the students were currently learning.

"The lessons on the ag bus are an extension to our curriculum in the classroom, but the experience they're getting here is far beyond the walls of our classroom" McCartney said. "They've been doing hands-on experiments based on agriculture, but the experience they're getting is very important."

Principal Krenna Allender thanked the community for their support in bringing the mobile lab to Sand Hill.

"Without the incredible and amazing support from the community, the W.Va. Mobile Ag Bus at our school would not have been possible," Allender stated.

"Our students have been engaged in hands-on agricultural lessons throughout the week, and we are excited to share the experience with all at the open house (Thursday evening)."

The Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab tours throughout the state and can be booked by educators at wvfarm.org.

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