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Career Explorer by Nebraska 4-H
Get started on the right path to making smart life choices with the Career Explorer Website and Career Explorer iPad App from University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension, Nebraska 4-H, and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The app was also featured at kiosks for youth at Husker Harvest Days 2011 near Grand Island, Neb.
How much do you know about crops? Test your knowledge with this short quiz: Go to QuizInnovative Youth Corn Challenge• Can you improve corn yields to meet the growing global demand? There are many opportunities to work within not only the agricultural industry, but in crops. In fact, some college graduates have been able to receive several job offers with an agronomy degree.* *Go to www.agriculture.com and search for "college graduates". Crop-Related Career OpportunitiesA wide variety of career paths are available in this rapidly changing field. The breadth of your education will prepare you to pursue careers which are just now evolving or will evolve in the near future. With a degree in agronomy, you could work as an:
| Degree ProgramsFor more information on degree programs in agronomy or other plant science related careers:
Moblie AppsFree Web App Teaches Youth About Making Smart Life ChoicesCareer Explorer - 4-H is a free app that provides middle and high school youth with an opportunity to learn about making smart life choices in their future. From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Nebraska 4-H, and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Download Career Explorer free from the iTunes store. Free Web App Teaches Youth Where Ag Products Come FromWe Grow It, Do You Know It is a lively free app that gives kids their first lessons in how agriculture produces the things they love to eat – and even their crayons. From the University of Nebraska’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Download We Grow It, Do You Know It free from the iTunes store. Healthy Snacking AppSnack Planet - is a game to promote the benefits of healthy snacking and exercise. Help Optimis, the robot, move quickly through the maze, grab the healthy foods and reach the exit before the time runs out. A word of warning though, steer clear of the snacks which are not healthy. They reduce both time and score. | |
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Games and Activities on Other Websites Plant Nutrition game at http://www.ipni.net/Elementary/homepage.html Entomology game at http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/oldentyouth.htm From Farm to Food games at http://www.agr.state.il.us/kidspage/index.html Soil activities at http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=16299 Careers in Agriculture at http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/USDA/careers/index.html Weed ID at http://mdg.ext.msstate.edu/weed_id/weed_id_test.html | ||
