Student Education
4-H Award Program
The South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council sponsors cash awards
to 4-H members who focus on soy or soy by-products. To be eligible for an
award, the member must enter at the State Fair in one of the categories
below. See the SD State Fair 4-H Division Fair Book for more details.
Soybean Science Kit
The Soybean Science Kit is a complete science lab that contains everything necessary for 30 students to participate in 21 hands-on experiments and exercises (with the exception of a very few readily available household materials), including two new Biotech lessons, an interactive CD and an instructional videotape. It is designed to assist teachers in meeting the National Science Education Standards, particularly with 4th to 9th grade interdisciplinary curriculum.
The kit is a serious soybean science tool that is about four times bigger than a breadbox and weighs 50 pounds. Many of the teachers using the kit referred to it as a mini-science lab. Over 95% of the elementary schools in South Dakota have received the kit.
The South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council provides funding for the Soybean Science Kit. For more information about the Soybean Science Kit, please call 1-605-330-9942.
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