{"id":942,"date":"2023-07-24T15:03:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T19:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/?page_id=942"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:18:58","slug":"programs-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/programs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"School Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recycling Lessons &amp; Contest: Students will learn what they can recycle. Contest is August-May &amp; all grade levels at the schools will recycle as much as they can (most pounds by student wins).*Contact us for recycling bins.*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vermicomposting: Students will learn about worm behavior, anatomy, &amp; how they create compost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enviroscape: An interactive plastic model that shows how non-point, point source pollution, or erosion affects a town.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Landfill &amp; Recycling Center Tours: Students learn about what happens to their garbage &amp; recycle material once it leaves their home or school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spring Bank\/Pettit Preserve Outdoor Classroom: Students will learn how to identify trees &amp; natural resources. Water testing lessons can also be done at these locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/water-testing-2-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Students looking for macroinvertebrates during water testing lesson\" class=\"wp-image-1685\" style=\"width:542px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/water-testing-2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/water-testing-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/water-testing-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/water-testing-2-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/02\/water-testing-2-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of Invited STEM Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Good Bug vs. Bad Bug (K-3rd Grades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native Fruit Trees (K-3rd Grades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protecting Plants from Wildlife (K-3rd Grades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What Plants Need to Grow (2nd-5th Grades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corn Farming (4th Grade)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Read Aloud Day: John Deere (4th Grade)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starting Seeds for a Garden (2nd-5th Grades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic Tree Identification (STEM Club, 5th-12th Grades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where People Live: Soil, Water, Climate &amp; Food (7th Grade)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Evolution of Food &amp; Agriculture (9th-12th Env. Sci.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soil Science &amp; Erosion (6th-8th Grades)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To schedule any programs or presentations please call us at 770-387-5167 or email kbbinfo@bartowcountyga.gov<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Examples of Invited STEM Presentations To schedule any programs or presentations please call us at 770-387-5167 or email kbbinfo@bartowcountyga.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":470,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-942","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/470"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1686,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/942\/revisions\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}