STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to create and deliver a well-researched, informative speech about soybeans, demonstrating their understanding of the crop's importance in agriculture and its impact on various industries.MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT GOAL: Students will present a 5-minute informative speech about soybeans, covering at least four of the following aspects: history, cultivation, nutritional value, industrial uses, economic importance, and environmental impact. The speech will be evaluated using a rubric that assesses content accuracy, organization, delivery, and use of visual aids. Lesson written by Allison Johnson, Falls City, NE

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to analyze the importance and applications of soybeans in animal feed production and evaluate its impact on livestock nutrition. MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT GOAL: Students will create a detailed infographic that illustrates the journey of soybeans from field to animal feed, highlighting its nutritional components, processing methods, and benefits for different types of livestock. The infographic should include at least three different animals and their specific nutritional needs met by soybean-based feed. Lesson by Allison Johnson, Falls City, NE

A lesson learning about how soybeans and fuel can have an impact on your future and possible careers.

How can we manufacture environmentally friendly fuels using renewable sources? In this lesson, students will explore the process used to produce biodiesel from soybeans and test the efficiency of their fuel. 

This course gives an overview of integrated pest management focusing on corn and soybeans and introducing the basics of scouting, plant pathology, management of insects, diseases, and weeds, and discusses pesticides and human and environmental topics related to their use.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Biodiesel from plant oils could be the fuel of the future, but the low quality of certain plant oils means that getting there will take some engineering. So, researchers are turning to genetics for a solution. They’ve developed a transgenic soybean line that could dramatically increase biodiesel performance. Biodiesel performance relies on the fatty acid composition of the source oil. On average, soybean oil is only 25% oleic acid, which is a desirable monounsaturated fatty acid, and 13% palmitic acid, an undesirable saturated fatty acid. This fatty acid profile negatively affects biodiesel’s rate of nitrogen oxide emission and freezing point. Through metabolic engineering, the soybean genes FAD2-1 and FatB were down-regulated using RNA interference technology to increase the production of oleic acid to nearly 95% and decrease the production of palmitic acid to less than 3%, with no detectable differences in the fatty acid chemical structure between modified and standard soybean lines..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

In this lesson, students will taste soymilk and make a smoothie from soymilk with additives. They will observe how soymilk is made as well as discuss the definition of milk.

In this lesson, students will estimate the yield of soybeans. With that yield, they will determine what food products or other products can be made from one acre of soybeans.