Purple Plow Cattle Ranch Riddle Winners
Here are the winning teams in the fall Purple Plow Challenge, Cattle Ranch Riddle.
Each team won a 3-D printer and a $100 gift card for their class. The following teams were selected as the winners in this national competition:
- Team: Meadow Groves Farms, Charles R Drew Middle School - Lincoln, Alabama. Educator: Hannah McBurnett
- Team: White River Valley FFA, White River Valley High School - Switz City, IN. Educator: Sam Zuckschwerdt
- Team: Girls STEM Team, Brooks County Middle School - Quitman, GA. Educator: Christine Hiers
- Team: Circle G Ranch, Rosalia School District - Rosalia, WA. Educator: Jodi Heitstuman
The fall Purple Plow Challenge contest, Cattle Ranch Riddle, ran August 15th to November 1st. Every day, cattle ranching families are trying to raise a healthy and safe product, while at the same time, maintaining a profitable business and being stewards of natural resources. Students constructed a model of a cattle ranch that addresses production as well as environmental, economic, and societal needs.
Purple Plow is a free STEM-education platform for middle school and high school educators. Students research scenarios related to food, hunger and sustainability and build their own prototypes to solve problems. The resources – provided for facilitators, students and volunteers – are written by teachers, aligned to national learning standards and reviewed by industry experts. The next Challenge will open January 1st, 2019.
Purple Plow is a special project of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The resources are made possible through the generous support of the title sponsor, Corteva AgriscienceTM, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont.
Visit www.purpleplow.org for more information on Purple Plow Challenges and other free resources. Follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @ThePurplePlow.
