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'SoiLife Box' |
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SoiLife Box
materials will be provided to make your own classroom Life Box that has been used for science fairs and water festivals. Through deduction, this box will help students learn that plants and animals depend on four crucial resources for life on earth. An emphasis on how these four factors work together in a system, with a focus on soil, will be made using this as a tool.
Mini-Workshop Session (activity should be easily demonstrated in 25 minutes and will be repeated 4 times on Friday) | |
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| Virginia Deitz | |
| Email: | deitzv@gmail.com |
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| Speaker Order: | 1 |
| Author Order: | 1 |
| Person Type: | Primary Presenter |
| Biosketch: | Virginia (Ginger) Deitz is a retired teacher from Fargo, North Dakota after 41 years of teaching at the elementary level. She continues as an instructor for the Department of Distance and Continuing Education at North Dakota State University, and facilitates Project Food, Land & People Workshops for educators with Jill Vigesaa. She is also a frequent presenter for water festivals across the state, and has a long list of awards for her educational efforts with Project WET. Ginger is a former North Dakota Teacher of the Year, and received a National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture National Award in 2010. |
| Organization/Affiliation: | North Dakota Ag in the Classroom |
| Jill Vigesaa | |
| Email: | jill.vigesaa@gmail.com |
| Speaker Order: | 2 |
| Author Order: | 1 |
| Person Type: | Presenter 2 |
| Biosketch: | Jill Vigesaa has worked with North Dakota Soil Conservation Districts as an Education Coordinator for many years. Twenty-eight years ago, Jill developed an award winning series of educational programs called The Regional Environmental Education Series, designed for classroom presentations. This program educates over 30,000 students each year with over 500 presentations. She became involved with Project Food, Land & People, serving on the National Board and facilitating AITC workshops with Ginger Deitz in North Dakota. Ginger and Jill currently facilitate top rated FLP Workshops across the state. Jill was the first recipient of the National Ag Advocate Award. |
| Organization/Affiliation: | North Dakota Farm Bureau |