Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 3: Economic Development: Agricultural Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at features and types of agricultural systems, including large scale commercial farming, small scale subsistence farming, causes and effects of food shortages, and how food aid is distributed during a famine....
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Farming Planted Seeds for the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
What does farming have to do with invention and innovation? Patricia Russac explores how farming was a major innovation leading to the civilization we know today. [3:59]
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Archives of Ontario

The Archives of Ontario Celebrates Our Agricultural Past

For Students 9th - 10th
The province of Ontario has a rich agricultural heritage. This virtual exhibit celebrates farming in the province. Explore everything from settling the land and the building of communities around farming. Get a snapshot of farming life...
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Other

Future Agricultures Consortium

For Students 9th - 10th
An Africa-based alliance of research organizations seeking to provide timely, high-quality and independent information and advice to improve agricultural policy and practice in Africa.
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Other

Successful Farming: Agriculture Online

For Students 9th - 10th
From Successful Farming magazine, this site presents agriculture news and features for people who are professionals and those studying agriculture. Links to valuable, up-to-date information on topics such as crop news and weather patterns.
Handout
Other

Sussex Archaeological Society: Romans in Sussex: Countryside Living and Working

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides details about how agriculture was practiced in England during the Roman period, how people lived on the farms and what crops they raised.
Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: State of Texas Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the changes in Texas state agricultural industry over the past fifty years.
Handout
Other

Kids, Cows & More: Texas Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick-reference page with facts and figures about one of Texas' leading industries: agriculture.
Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the agricultural industry and how it shaped the great state of Texas throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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Other

Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of persons inducted in to the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame is offered on this website as well as information on the accomplishments of the members and the role of the Hall in recognizing important persons in Manitoba's...
eBook
Other

Usa: Chapter 8: American Agriculture: Its Changing Significance

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 8 provides an overview of the history of farming in America and how the role of agriculture has changed and continues to change.
Handout
Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt Monthly: Ancient Egyptian Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
This Tour Egypt Monthly informative article overviews important aspects of Ancient Egyptian Agriculture, including the Nile flooding, farming tools, grain and vegetable cultivation, and animal domestication. Included are small images of...
Interactive
Agriculture in the Classroom

Kid's Zone: Agriculture in the Classroom: State Agriculture Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Want to know about agriculture in your state? Get all the facts from this Kid's Zone site. Each state has its own printable fact sheet. An excellent tool for homework or a state report. Acrobat Reader required. Links also available to...
Article
American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for Advancement of Science: The Slow Birth of Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
An article which describes the slow process of crop cultivation. The author argues that crop cultivation and village life may not have been connected.
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Other

Ag Web: Agricultural Information, Tools, and Service

For Students 9th - 10th
AgWeb.com provides the latest news in agriculture, as well as weather and market information, helpful agricultural tools, and more.
Handout
US Department of Agriculture

U.s. Department of Agriculture: Bats Can Be Farmer Friendly!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about bats and how they are useful to farmers.
Graphic
Other

Soil Quality: Soil Quality and Soil Health Information for Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover and understand the quality and health of the soil in Australia in an effort to optimize sustainable agriculture. Several calculators are offered to measure various aspects of the soil, such as lime benefit, gravel and bulk...
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Other

Camp Silos: Introduction to Farming Today and Tomorrow

For Students 3rd - 5th
Student-friendly site explaining the history of farming. The section on farming today and tomorrow gives viewers the opportunity to see pigs being born. Requires QuickTime plug-in.
Lesson Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Biodynamic Farming: A Systems and Global Engineering Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an excellent project where students investigate biodynamic farming techniques. They then collaborate with students from around the world to design an aquaponics system for cultivating fish and plants that can be used in an...
Handout
Agriculture in the Classroom

Natl Agriculture in the Classroom: A Look at North Carolina Agriculture [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the agricultural industry in North Carolina. Find bulleted facts on the climate of North Carolina, its soil, farm animals, and crop production. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Wessels Living History Farm

Living History Farm: Farming in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience what farming was like in Nebraska in the 1920s. Many farms lacked electricity, indoor plumbing, refrigerators, and other conveniences enjoyed by city dwellers. Stories, pictures, and videos make the history of rural 1920s...
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Wessels Living History Farm

Living History Farm: Farming & Rural Life in the 1950s & 60s

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 1950s and 1960s, farmers had serious challenges but those who stayed made pretty good money due to agricultural advancements.
Handout
Gabriel Dumont Institute

Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Metis Farmers

For Students 9th - 10th
Article looks at Metis agriculture from fur trade days on. Includes discussion questions, teaching ideas and a bibliography.
Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: George Daugela

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the "Vertec grain dryer" invented by George Daugela, member of the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.