Classroom Activities and Resources - Indiana Corn and Soy

Classroom Activities and Resources

We offer educational materials to help make learning about farming fun for students – no matter what grade they’re in. Start exploring the world of agriculture with these free, downloadable state and national resources.


Pre-K – 2nd Grade Materials

Soybean Coloring Page

Fun coloring pages designed to provide fun and easy ways to learn about soybeans. 

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Beanie Baby Activity 

Learn how to grow your very own soybean sprout at home with this fun necklace! 

Watch Video: bit.ly/soybeanbaby

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Adventures of Cobby Corn 

This 18-page activity booklet has word puzzles, corn at-home science tests, how to make a corn husk doll, and fun corn facts. 

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Corn Coloring Page

Fun coloring pages designed to provide fun and easy ways to learn about corn. 

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Free Books and Crayons

Enjoy three educational books along with a 4-pack of crayons, exclusively for Indiana youth.

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In Person Field Trips

ICMC and ISA are committed to agricultural education and partner together to collectively promote, fund, and assist with several school trips and classroom learning programs with the help of checkoff funding. 

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3rd – 5th Grade Materials 

Soybean Plastic Activity

An at-home activity where you can learn how to make your very own soy plastic. 

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Types of Corn

Informational Sheet that talks about the 4 most common types of corn found in Indiana. 

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Corn Origami

Fold and create your own origami paper corn cob. 

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Corn Lesson Sheets 

The National Corn Growers Association provides engaging lessons about identifying the parts of the corn plant and corn development. 

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How a Soybean is Processed

A visual representation of all the steps involved in processing soybeans into oil, protein, and meal.  PDF coming soon!

Life Cycle of a Soybean

A sheet describing the various life cycles of the soybean from planting, maturation, and all the way to processing. 

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Free Books and Crayons

Enjoy three educational books along with a 4-pack of crayons, exclusively for Indiana youth.

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6th – 8th Grade (Middle School) Materials 

Corn Activity Sheet 

Provided by Kentucky’s Corn Growers Association, this activity science activities, word puzzles, and plant parts identification. 

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Corn Lesson Sheets 

The National Corn Growers Association provides engaging lessons about identifying the parts of the corn plant and corn development. 

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Bean Team Activity Sheet 

Fun activities like word puzzles, crosswords, letter scrambles, and trivia. 

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How a Soybean is Processed

A visual representation of all the steps involved in processing soybeans into oil, protein, and meal. PDF coming soon!

Life Cycle of a Soybean

A sheet describing the various life cycles of the soybean from planting, maturation, and all the way to processing. 

Download PDF
Middle School Ag Teacher Lesson Plans

The middle school agriscience curriculum is designed to provide Indiana agricultural educators with essential tools to stimulate interest in agriculture. ISA sponsors free subscription to this My Caert curriculum for all Indiana Middle School teachers. The subscription provides educators with access to lessons, course materials, and online assessments that are all aligned to meet Indiana and national academic standards. 

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National Ag in Classroom

National Agriculture in the Classroom supports state programs by providing a network that seeks to improve agricultural literacy — awareness, knowledge, and appreciation — among PreK-12 teachers and their students.

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Indiana Ag in the Classroom

Agriculture in the Classroom is a grassroots agricultural outreach program for school children in grades Pre-K through 12, facilitated by Indiana Farm Bureau and coordinated nationwide by the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Virtual Field Trips

ICMC and ISA are committed to agricultural education and partner together to collectively promote, fund, and assist with several school trips and classroom learning programs with the help of checkoff funding. 

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9th – 12th Grade (High School) Materials 

Careers in Agriculture 

A sheet laying out all the amazing careers connected to agriculture for students to see all the great options! 

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History of the Soybean 

A sheet sharing the history of how the soybean became such an influential food and useful plant in our world. 

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Corn and Soybean Product Sheets 

A big list and breakdown of all the many different products and uses of both corn and soybeans. 

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Where Do Soybeans Go? 

A journey map to see all the stops a soybean takes on its way to your store. 

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Free Resources and Indiana Teacher Workshop

NTF offers free science curriculum at nourishthefuture.org. ISA and ICMC are hosting a 2-day NTF workshop (July 22-23, 2024) in Noblesville. It will engage environmental science, chemistry, and biology teachers in hands-on, phenomena-based lessons focused on integrating the science of modern food production into their classrooms and career technical education programs.

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Agriculture Curriculum

Explore, download and share these proven real-world educational resources to help bring science and agriculture to life in your classroom. Relevant and engaging, you’ll find useful, easy-to-implement lesson plans and activities.

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Biodiesel Science Lesson Plans

This set of lesson plans will introduce students to the development of the diesel engine and provide a brief history of biodiesel fuel.

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Posters

Please take note that we are no longer renting out traveling display boards. Below are posters you can download the free and use as is or print through your local printer. Thank you for understanding.

Purchase your own poster through Staples


Create your own personalized copy conveniently via the Staples website, ensuring you always have one at your fingertips! Each poster is generously sized at 36 x 48 inches.

Funded with Indiana corn and soybean checkoff dollars.

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INDIANA CORN MARKETING COUNCIL

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