Planning & Development District III

The South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council uses checkoff dollars to help sow the seeds of curiosity and discovery about soybeans among today's students. You never know - the fascination that germinates in a grade school could eventually flower into a breakthrough use for soybeans in graduate school. The South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council sponsors cash awards to 4-H members who focus on soy or soy by-products. To be eligible for an award, the member must enter at the State Fair in one of the categories below. See SD State Fair 4-H Division Fair Book for more details. Soybean Science Kit The Soybean Science Kit provides a hands-on soy experience for students. The kit serves as a complete science lab, containing everything necessary (with the exception of a very few readily available household materials) for 30 students to participate in 21 hands-on experiments and exercises, including two new biotech lessons, an interactive CD and instructional videotape. It's designed to assist teachers in meeting the National Science Education Standards, particularly with 4th to 9th grade interdisciplinary curriculum. Over 95% of the elementary schools in South Dakota have received the kit. The South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council provides funding for the Soybean Science Kit as an investment in sparking excitement for science among students. For more information, call 605.330.9942 or submit a question through the Contact Us page.

Twice named an All-America City by the National Civic League, Sioux City, Iowa serves as the regional hub for business, employment, industry, retail trade, medical care, educational opportunities and tourism in Northwest Iowa, Southeast South Dakota and Northeast Nebraska. More than 140, 000 people live in the tri-state metropolitan area. View the long list of outstanding quality of life experiences here. Learn more about the history of Sioux City here.

The Summit Activities Center is operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation, which is a part of the city government of Yankton in South Dakota. The center features an indoor pool, gymnasiums, multipurpose rooms and locker facilities. It offers fitness, yoga, water aerobic and personal training sessions. The center provides a variety of sports activities, such as volleyball, basketball, softball and volleyball. It offers space on a rental basis for hosting birthday parties. The center s weight and fitness room is equipped with steppers, treadmills, stationary bicycles, and rowing and elliptical machines. The Summit Activities Center offers online registration services.