2023 AITC Contest
Oklahoma Agriculture: Our Roots Run Deep
Explore Oklahoma’s rich agricultural heritage through a variety of Ag in the Classroom lessons. Find your agricultural “roots” through family; genetics; crops; livestock; or pioneers and historical figures in agriculture.
PreK-2nd Grade Coloring Contest
3rd-12th Grade Poster Contest
9th-12th Grade Photography Contest
2023 AITC Teacher of the Year
2023 AITC Contest Lessons
Lessons to teach your students about Oklahoma Agriculture: Our Roots Run Deep
- Ag in My Community (Grades 3-5 Science, SS)
- Red Dirt Groundbreakers (Grade 3 & 9 Oklahoma History)
- Three Sisters (Grades 3-5 ELA, Sci, SS, Health)
- Dark Days on the Prairie (Grades 3-4: ELA, SS, Science)
- Oklahoma Stone Soup (Grades K-4: Math, English Language Arts, Social Studies)
- Modifying the Plow (Grades 3-5: Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Math)
- Coats and Genes: Genetic Traits in Cattle for Grades 6-8
- Coats and Genes: Genetic Traits in Cattle for Grades 9-12
- What's Your Brand? (Grades 1-3: English Language Arts, Art)
- At the Sale Barn for Grades 6-8 (Grades 6-8: Math)
- At the Sale Barn for Grades 9-12 (Grades 9-12: Math)
Oklahoma AITC resources available to help students explore agricultural careers
- Red Dirt Symbols features career connections throughout the activity book
- Oklahoma Ag Magazine features a section about agricultural careers with interviews of agricultural professionals
2022 AITC Contest Winners
Find your Future in Agriculture
The 2022 contest theme is "Find your Future in Agriculture." Although agricultural producers are critical in providing food and fiber for all of us, many other careers support food getting onto our plates. Let's introduce students to the vast opportunities and careers in the agricultural industry!
