US National Archives
Our Documents: Morrill Act (1862)
Primary document (and transcription) of Morrill Act, which provided land to states to use in the establishment of agricultural colleges.
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Almond Board of California
A collection of resources about almonds, with many educational pages and fact sheets available in languages other than English. Learn about the nutritional and health value of almonds, how they are grown, and their importance to...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: George Washington Carver
This brief article from MIT Invention Dimension on George Washington Carver (1865-1943 CE) provides an overview of his education and his inventions, which influenced the world of agriculture.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Chemist
The BLS offers an overview of the career of a chemist. The website provides a general description of what being a chemist is like and includes information on the type of education and experience a chemist needs.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Evolution's Importance to Society
Take a look at this article and find out what things we do everyday that impact or are impacted by evolution. Resources and educator links provided.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Peanuts, Pecans, and Peas, Please
George Washington Carver, a great scientist, changed the economy of the South with his agricultural knowledge. This lesson will investigate how the lowly peanut kept the cotton farmers from losing everything.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Economic Sectors and International Development
Using poverty rate as a measure of development, students select countries five at a time to compare how resources are allocated to three economic sectors (agriculture, industrial, service). After making comparisons, students will...
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Seafriends: Soil Dependence
This website looks at our dependence on soil and what it produces. It includes text, graphs, charts, illustrations and important statistics. Hosted by the Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Center.
Oklahoma State University
Proceedings of the Oas: Early Granger Movement in the Southwest [Pdf]
An article from the 1941 journal of the Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, which discusses the Granger Movement primarily in Oklahoma and Texas in the last half of the 19th century. Read about the Grange's support for...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: There Is Something in the Water
The United States is losing 60,000 acres of wetlands each year. Is this good or bad? Does anyone really want to live in swamps, fens, bogs, and marshes? Or is it better economics to drain the wetlands for other purposes like agricultural...
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Agriculture
This site talks about USDA watching out for the well being of children
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Medical Technology
Many medicinal plants native to Africa found their way around the world and into modern medicine. Find out about five such plants at this informative site.
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Encyber Pedia
An encyclopedia online. Just look for your topic to find information that you need. Provides information on a wide range of topics.
New York Public Library
Western Migration: The Land Promised Lesson Plan: African American Homesteaders
Part of an online exhibit on the westward migration of African-Americans, this lesson plan looks at those with agricultural backgrounds who moved west following the Civil War and availed themselves of the opportunity to homestead. Middle...
Careers New Zealand
Careers New Zealand: Gardener
Although based out of New Zealand, this site provides quality information on the occupation of gardening. Information includes typical tasks and duties, personal requirements needed for the job, education requirements, typical working...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: George Washington Carver
BlackInventor.com profiles George Washington Carver, inventor, teacher, and scientist whose discoveries greatly changed American agriculture.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Jeremiah M. Rusk
General Rusk, born in Morgan County, Ohio, June 17th, 1830; died in 1894. He divided his time between farm work and the acquisition of a common-school education till he attained his majority, and in 1853 removed to Wisconsin and engaged...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1898
A map of South America in 1898. The map shows capitals and major cities, railroads, terrain, rivers, and coastal features, and includes an insert map of the Isthmus of Panama. "The chief industries in South America are herding,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charlemagne
(742-814) Christian Emperor. Time of rule was known as Carolingian Renaissance during which he built palaces and churches, and promoted Christianity, education, agriculture, the arts, manufacturing and commerce
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Arizona, 1904
A map of Arizona from 1904. "Arizona was organized as a territory in 1863. Area, 112,290 square miles; population, 122,212. Of these 26,480 are Indians. About one-third of the white population are foreign born. Chiefly a mining Territory...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Attack on Quebec, 1690
A facsimile of a map showing the British attack on Quebec in 1690. The map shows the St. Lawrence River, the fortifications of the city, including the coverage and range of cannons, the 34 vessels of the British fleet and the British...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South China, 1971
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the...