Cargill STEM Center
At the STEM Center, students use science to study the difference between table salt and Cargill-branded Alberger salt. Employees will use a microscope and other lab equipment to complete salt experiments. Students also learn the science behind plant growth, pollination, and soil erosion by cutting open seeds, and building a dirt erosion field. Retail items are available for sale, including salt-art bottles, inflatable pollinator bugs, and bee necklaces (debit cards only).
You may enjoy working here if you like:
- Science
- Experiments
- Research
- Marketing
- Sales
Explore real life careers at Cargill
The Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Experiential Learning Lab
217 MacMillan Avenue
JA BizTown, MN 55104
- Obtains bank loan
- Supervises employees and oversees business operations
- Signs paychecks
- Meets with other businesses to purchase insurance, renewable energy, and health insurance
- Helps other employees with their work, and stands in for them on their breaks
- Inputs and submits business loan to the bank
- Creates and prints paychecks
- Signs paychecks if CEO is not available
- Pays online bills sent to business
- Monitors money coming into the business
- Deposits money from sales to Bank
- Conducts laboratory experiments to mix an effective product to melt ice
- Experiments with salt to find an ice melt that won’t harm the metal on cars
- Uses a microscope to see different shapes/types of salt
- Assists with production of products and sales as needed
- Sets prices for products
- Sets up Point-of-Sale (cash register) and display area
- Greets customers & accepts payment from sales
- Assists with production of products as needed
- Dissects (cuts open) seeds and draws/labels the inner parts
- Creates seed bombs for agricultural pollination
- Builds a soil erosion model to simulate the effects of weathering on fields
Students in Action
