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FIELD TRIPS + GROUP VISITS
Educational Pillars: Machinery, Engineering, Livestock, Local Impact of Agriculture, and Grain Production
Request a field trip at
Mini Sota today!
Typical visit length: 2 - 2.5 hours
Field trips require a minimum of 10 students
Pricing: $5 per student
Toddlers (2-PreK)
We point out the exhibits they will explore and explain how each one connects to real-life agriculture in a simple, age-appropriate way. This short introduction helps children understand where their food comes from while allowing plenty of time for hands-on, play-based learning throughout the museum.
K- 2nd Grade
Workshop: Apples to Market
Pillar: Local Impact
Activity: Story-based sequencing of how apples travel from farm to table.
Workshop: Kernel Count
Pillar: Grain Production
Activity: Count, sort, and measure kernels; compare seed sizes and
Grades 3-5
Workshop: Animal Detectives
Pillar: Livestock
Activity: Learn animal behavior and care through a role-play veterinary scenario.
Workshop: STEM Barn Challenge
Pillar: Engineering
Activity: Use materials to build a windproof barn structure.
Workshop: Pizza Agventure
Pillar: Grain Production
Activity: Trace ingredients of a pizza to their ag origins; group mapping
Grades 6-8
Workshop: Soil to Supermarket
Pillar: Local Impact
Activity: Trace local food products from field to retail and measure carbon footprint.
Workshop: Corn & Biofuels
Pillar: Grain Production
Activity: Make corn bioplastic or simulate ethanol production.
Grades 9-12
Workshop: Animal Systems & Vet Careers
Pillar: Livestock
Activity: Analyze diagnostic data from a case study of livestock health.
Workshop: Precision Ag & Drones
Pillar: Machinery
Activity: Use virtual drone sim or map crop data, explore ag technology careers.
Workshop: Soil Science & Grain Trade
Pillar: Grain Production
Activity: Analyze soil samples and simulate grain market trade scenarios.
This work is funded in part by MHC with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on
November 4, 2008​
This project is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities
