Teacher Resources

Agriculture’s Abundance – U.S. Technology Produces Nutritious Food for All:

 (information extracted from National Agriculture In the Classroom website)

• https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/79/ (soybean activities for K-2)
  • Activity 1: Seed Dissection
  • Activity 2: Bean Book
  • Activity 3: Bean Seed Planting
• https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/740/ (soybean activities for grades 3-5)
  • Activity 1: Full of Beans
  • Activity 2: Soybean Plastic
• https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/141/ (corn activities for grades 3-5)
  • Activity 1: A Brief History of Corn
  • Activity 2: Renewable versus Non-renewable Resources
  • Activity 3: Making Bioplastic
• https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/803/ (corn activity for grades 6-8)
  • Activity 1: Explore an Ear of Corn
  • Activity 2: Corn Dissection
  • Activity 3: Growing Degree Days
• https://agclassroom.org/student/games/ (online Ag Games)

https://virtualfarmtrips.com/ (pig, chickens, dairy – virtual farm tours)

“Is corn a fruit, vegetable or grain?”

Video from Kansas Soybean Commission: “Once Upon a Soybean” https://kansassoybeans.org/about-the-checkoff/youth/once-upon-a-soybean/

Books:
Grade School:
Thank You, Bees by Toni Yuly
The Thing About Bees, A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons

American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture:

• Up Close Experience: Bees https://www.agfoundation.org/files/AFB_SOB/story.html (video for all ages)
• In the Hive with the Beekeeper https://www.agfoundation.org/files/in-the-hive-with-the-beekeeper/#/lessons/H8suWdppsHNCAwHQk_1LY3rl4_v07Mz1 (videos with questions to answer after each section. For grades 3-5)

“Flowers and Their Pollinators: A Perfect Match” (Elementary School)

“The Amazing World of Bees” (7 mins.)

https://ninepbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/kqed07.sci.life.oate.producers.betterb/the-bounty-of-bees/ “The Bounty of Bees” Grades 6-8) (under 4 minutes)

California Academy of Sciences video, “Why Protect Pollinators?” https://www.calacademy.org/educators/why-protect-pollinators           (5 mins., grades 6-10)

Book:
Careers in Food and Agriculture (Exploring Careers) by Stuart A. Kallen (12-17 year olds)

American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture:

• Explore Career Paths in Local Industries using Google Docs (middle and high school)
  • https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/middle-and-high-school/en/explore-career-paths-in-local-industries/overview.html?utm_source=grow-with-google&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230321-GwG-Rural-Ed-News–hsms-ins-&src=em-gwg-20230321-GwG-Rural-Ed-News–hsms-ins-

https://www.agcareers.com/
https://aghires.com/
https://www.agricareersinc.com/
https://agri-search.com/

https://www.sare.org/resources/energy-independence-on-farm-biodiesel-fuel-production/

Energy Independence: On-Farm Biodiesel Fuel Production

Growing Biodiesel Crops: A Couple Tips

What is a Biofuel? (for kids)

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (website: energy.gov)

• The Coloring and Activity Book was developed by Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) as part of its OPERATION BioenergizeME initiative. It is designed for children as a fun learning tool to inform them about bioenergy and raise their awareness of alternative fuel sources and renewable energy. BioenergizeME is an education and workforce development base camp for students and educators and anyone seeking to better understand the promises and challenges in developing a thriving bioeconomy.

To download coloring book: https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/articles/coloring-and-activity-book

Books: (grade school)

• Logan’s Greenhouse by JaNay Brown Wood
• Construction Site: Farming Strong all Year Round by Sherri Duskey Rinker
• My Family’s Corn Farm by Katie Olthoff
• Here for the Hungry: The Life and Work of Norman Borlaugh by Peggy Thomas

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (website: energy.gov)

• The Coloring and Activity Book was developed by Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) as part of its OPERATION BioenergizeME initiative. It is designed for children as a fun learning tool to inform them about bioenergy and raise their awareness of alternative fuel sources and renewable energy. BioenergizeME is an education and workforce development base camp for students and educators and anyone seeking to better understand the promises and challenges in developing a thriving bioeconomy.

To download coloring book: https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/articles/coloring-and-activity-book

Ag in the Classroom, “Caring for the Land” activity for 3-5 grade:
https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/136/

Books: (grade school)

• A Drop in the Ocean: The Story of Water (Science Works) by Jacqui Bailey
• The Water Cycle (Geographics) by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw (ages 9-11)

(information extracted from National Agriculture In the Classroom website)

• https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/225/ Water Supply Grades 3-5
  • Activity 1: Water Cycle
  • Activity 2: The Earth’s Water Supply

Evaporation Experiment for Middle School: https://capriplus3.com/simple-evaporation-experiment/
(capriplus3.com)

https://www.kyreadysetgrow.org/curriculum/the-water-cycle

• Activity 1: All Dried Up (Grade School)
• Activity 2: Make a mini water cycle (Grade School and Middle School)
• Activity 3: The water cycle game

https://agclassroom.org//teacher/agfacts/
click on state and see agricultural facts (Middle School)

The Future of Farming (12 mins.; 6-8 grade)

Farm Forward by John Deere (4 mins.; 6-8 grade)

The Futuristic Farms that will Feed the World (6 mins.; grade 3-5)

“The Regenerative Agriculture Journey” Activity Book
https://www.agfoundation.org/files/Danone_Activity_Booklet_Finalebook.pdf (4th – 8th Grade) by The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture

“How Do We Feed More People” (5th Grade)

National Agriculture in the Classroom website:

• https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/620/ (activities for grades 6-8)

Managing Weeds in Organic Corn and Soybeans by SARE Outreach.

Pests and Pesticides in Agriculture Activity: https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/403/  (grades 3-5)