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'Some Assembly Required: History, Science and Soybeans'

Take a step back in science innovation history by following Henry Ford’s renewable models for automobile manufacturing. Even in the early 1900s, Henry was turning soybeans into products like paints, plastic and more! Explore lessons for multiple grade levels connecting social studies and science through early American inventors. Get students thinking agriculture when considering renewable resources for manufacturing processes.

Workshop Session (all workshops will be 75 minutes)
Presentation:
     15471_5672AmeliaMiller.pdf
Handouts:
     15471_5672AmeliaMiller.pdf
     15471_5672AmeliaMiller_1.pdf
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SPEAKER(S) INFORMATION
Amelia Miller
Email: amille2@michfb.com
Speaker Order: 1
Author Order: 1
Person Type: Point of Contact,Primary Presenter
State: Michigan
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Main Phone: 5176795688
Biosketch: Amelia Miller serves as the Promotion and Education Specialist at Michigan Farm Bureau. As home to the Michigan Agriculture in the Classroom program, her role includes assisting county Farm Bureau volunteers with local program implementation. Growing up in the rural “thumb” of the mitten state, she developed a passion for agriculture while playing in the grain alongside her grandfather at the local elevator he managed.
Organization/Affiliation: Michigan Farm Bureau
Kevin Daugherty
Email: kdaugherty@ilfb.org
Speaker Order: 2
Author Order: 1
Person Type: Presenter 2
State: Illinois
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Main Phone: 3092617334
Biosketch: Kevin Daugherty is the Education Director for the Illinois AITC Program. And Illinois is the Pumpkin Capital of the U.S. This presentation was meant to be! Daugherty holds a Bachelor's in Secondary Education from the University Illinois and a Master's in Higher Education from Eastern Illinois University. A former Junior High and High School History and English teacher, Daugherty worked for as a implementation and curriculum developer for a publishing company before joining the Illinois Farm Bureau AITC Program in 2000. He is the Illinois AITC Contact, and Post-Chairman of the National Conference Planning Committee. He hosted National Conferences in 2001 in Chicago, and 2008 in St. Louis. Daugherty is married, and has three children. He is active in his church, and serves as the President of the LeRoy CUSD #2 Board of Education in LeRoy, IL.
Organization/Affiliation: Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom