Three children ride in a green wagon behind a tractor through a field of tall crops.

Farming is a Family Business

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Farming is part of the fabric of Iowa, but the way that farmers work has changed greatly over time.

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Elementary Education Resources

The REA Power Plant Museum displays artifacts and photographs documenting what it took to bring electricity to rural Iowa.
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Social Studies
Living History Farms shows what household responsibilities looked like on a farm over 100 years ago.
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Social Studies
Everything we throw away has to go somewhere.
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STEM

Secondary Education Resources

This quilt was created to mark the bicentennial of the American Revolution.

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Social Studies

Delve into the memories of those who put their lives on hold in the fight against the Axis powers.

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Social Studies

The Gitchie Manitou State Preserve and its Sioux quartzite outcroppings represent the oldest visible exposed bedrock in Iowa.

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STEM

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