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Start with a question, then make room to explore.
Here is one way to use a Dirt Buster with your group.
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Events + community · 2-minute read
Turn a booth question into a conversation.
A simple plan for using a short interactive lesson at a fair, booth, or community gathering.
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Why a Dirt Buster keeps evolving.
Questions, review, and testing help us refine a short learning experience.
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Start with a question, then make room to explore.
Ag Dirt Busters · October 2026
Here is one way to use a Dirt Buster with your group.
Give everyone a starting point
Invite each person to choose what they think before the lesson begins. Leave room for “not sure.” You can use the opening question to find out what the group is curious about.
Explore before explaining
Let people work through the interaction. Pause to ask what they noticed and which part made them reconsider. Give learners time to describe their thinking.
Keep the conversation going
After the final check, ask each person to share one thing they learned and one question they still have. Use the lesson’s sources as a starting point for further investigation.
Events + community
Turn a booth question into a conversation.
Ag Dirt Busters · October 2026
A simple plan for using a short interactive lesson at a fair, booth, or community gathering.
Choose one question
Select a published topic that fits the people you expect to meet. Try the Kids and Grown-ups versions yourself so you can explain the choices.
Make the setup easy to use
Choose whether visitors will use their own phones or a shared device. Test the internet connection, the lesson link, and a printed QR proof at the location. Leave enough space for a person to explore at their own pace.
Plan what you want to learn
An event-specific link can help separate event participation from other sources. Agree on the reporting scope before the event. Lesson starts, completed answers, and feedback are different measures; none should be presented as a count of raw QR scans.
Behind the Dirt Buster
Why a Dirt Buster keeps evolving.
Ag Dirt Busters · October 2026
Questions, review, and testing help us refine a short learning experience.
Keep the learning goal clear
A topic can lead in many directions. We focus each Dirt Buster on a question learners can investigate, then place supporting resources on the website for people who want to dig deeper.
Review the words and the interaction
Subject-matter review helps us check explanations and sources. Design review helps us see whether the question, choices, feedback, and next step support the same goal.
Check the experience on real devices
We look at image placement, readable text, button labels, keyboard access, and how the lesson moves between sections. Revisions can improve the experience without adding more content. Future updates can show specific examples of those decisions.