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What do your food plates look like, and how do they compare to the USDA’s MyPlate? Let’s find out.

How do you know if the food you eat is nutritious? Take the Nutrition Challenge, to find out.

ARS is home to many amazing young minds. Learn about them in our Young Scientists series.

ARS offices, employees and locations around the country are strongly encouraged to participate in STEM outreach opportunities aimed at increasing literacy in science, technology, engineering and math for students of all ages.

We’re going to learn about a very small fungus, called yeast. Let’s find out how this special fungus helps us make bread.

What happens if we put hydrogen peroxide and yeast together in a large quantity?

The ARS Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystems Research Unit in Stoneville, MS recently set up a new apiary!

Do different types of apples have the same number of seeds? Try this fun data analysis and collection experiment for elementary school students.

ARS researchers found an effective, organic treatment against nematodes and other pests that uses orchard grass.

ARS researchers developed a new bioplastic-based spray to fight aflatoxins using natural ingredients.

Students from the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences visited ARS's National Animal Disease Center

A tiny parasitic wasp known as the samurai wasp, may be the solution to the major economic damage to crops perpetrated by the stink bug.

Use this project to fin dout if you are getting enough vitamins and minerals.

Dairy cows that produce organic milk also produce manure capable of replenishing nutrients in soil while slowing nutrient-runoff to nearby water sources.

ARS scientists have developed a special ultraviolet-C irradiation technique that may keep strawberries mold-free without chemical fungicides.

ARS Soil Management and Sugar Beet Research Unit staff participated in Expedition Colorado, an annual field trip to teach students about natural resources and conservation practices.

Many ARS employees participate in STEM outreach opportunities aimed at increasing literacy in science, technology, engineering and math.

Learn the benefits of this natural recycling method and how to get started with composting.

This activity helps students learn more about different animal behaviors . Get creative painting or drawing!

Try this experiment around your yard or school and see how biodiversity at the plant level affects biodiversity at the insect level.

ARS researchers may have found an organic pesticide that could help farmers protect their crops from hungry pests.

For this experiment, we’re going to test the effect a hard soil layer has on plant growth and root development.

For this experiment, we’re going to test the effect that high salt soil concentrations have on plant growth and root development.

This activity helps students learn more about different animal behaviors to ensure pets are happy and stress free.

ARS scientists recently found an environmental benefit to growing alfalfa: carbon reduction in the atmosphere.

This experiment helps students compare vitamin C content and rank orange varieties or juice brands from highest to lowest.

ARS scientists have created a state-of-the-art machine that can reduce pesticide use between 30 and 85 percent!

This experiment helps students create a black light and use it to look at the fluorescence of different food items and plants .

ARS offers internship programs to current students and recent graduates, and even Presidential Management Fellowships, to explore federal careers as paid employees.

Farmers can reduce weeds while increasing yields by instituting complex crop rotations.

Researchers identified several options for controlling potato crop diseases, including spreading their plants with oregano.

Scientists have shown that cover cropping can improve organic weed management.

This experiment helps students learn the importance of having clean hands.

Check out our monthly Facebook Live Q&A sessions with ARS scientists

These experiments help students learn about soil erosion.

This experiment helps students learn about growing plants with organic soil amendments.

This experiment help students learn about plant growth and root development. (Appendix A: Resource Material)

This experiment help students learn about plant growth and osmosis. (Appendix A: Resource Material)