The OSU Agriculture Microbiome Program
About the Program
The Agriculture Microbiome Program (AMP) will introduce ninth and tenth grade students
and STEM teachers to the microbiome sciences that promise to improve agricultural
productivity and reduce the environmental impact of agriculture. This will be accomplished
by developing and presenting iterative and interactive, virtual curriculum modules
and hands on summer camp curriculum, that will cultivate participant interest in agriculture
microbiome research and the technology and approaches that underpins this science.
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Objectives
- Participants will be introduced to the microbiome concepts.
- Increase participant knowledge of microbiome technology.
- Participants will develop their own agricultural microbiome content for an extension presentation and their own evaluation instruments.
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Youth Involvement
Youth interest in scientific careers has declined (23) and there is a need to illuminate youth on the links between science and society (24). To combat inadequate science knowledge and interest, a pedagogical framework was developed (25) that supports student engagement in more complex interactions with scientific concepts.