A map containing the location of nine of Alberta's Grain Elevators points to information about each of these structures from their construction to their usage to their current status.

This is the website of the Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site. Here, information is provided on five prairie grain elevators found in Inglis, Manitoba, Canada.

Study Guide explores the lessons to be learned from the folktale, One Grain of Rice. Although this story is from India, it has been passed from culture to culture. Students can identify the universal qualities of kindness, generosity,...

This site is one of several that pulls together information on grain storage, but is specific to using chemicals to control insects.

This is the mathematical tale about Raja, one grain of rice, and how quickly it grows. It includes a mathematical project using a spreadsheet to examine exponential growth and a calculus-based extension that explores area under a curve.

In this lab activity, students will observe the minute animals that live between sand grains. The activity includes a list of materials, procedures, and discussion question. It is supplemented with reference images and a list of species...

A site on the grain mite and the damage it causes to produce.

Spanish content. Gives us a look in Spanish at the basic elements of a balanced diet with whole grains as a basis.

A comprehensive website with activities for all age groups to help in understanding how grains are grown and why they are such an important part of our diet. Included are interactive games, activity sheets, and lesson plans.

Discusses the importance of Egypt to the Roman Empire for its grain and trade routes.

The teacher of this Grade 1/2 class won the 2006 Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History for this project. Students explored the history of grain elevators in Alberta and connected their disappearance on the...

Learn about the "Vertec grain dryer" invented by George Daugela, member of the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.

Help young scholars understand where bread comes from in this series of interactive lessons.

This site, provided by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, gives some brief information on the types of inspections and analyses done by grain inspectors.

Identify nutritional information, uses for, and ways to prepare the ancient grain, amaranth.

An ancient grain revived to be a "superfood" in the 21st century, find the nutritional value, varieties, and methods of preparation for quinoa.

Grain & Flour Exchange Building (Boston)

This is a collection of historic photographs of grain elevators across the breadth of Saskatchewan, documented before the elevators all but disappeared from the prairie landscape.

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Find answers to all kinds of questions about how wheat is grown on the farms of Virginia. Meet a wheat farmer, learn about how wheat becomes part of the pizza you enjoy, and watch a combine harvest a field.

Take a look at the mathematics involved in the story "One Grain of Rice". Included is a lesson plan, geared toward 2nd-grade math students, about place value. A link to a quiz on the story is included.

This website was developed by the Whole Foods Market promotes the access to healthy food for all children. Students are encouraged to get excited about eating fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

The area known as Nuristan is located at the southern end of the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan. There are limited amounts of arable land in the Hindu Kush, but there are abundant amounts of pastureland well suited for...

The Nyakyusa of southwestern Tanzania are known from missionary and traveler's records since the beginning of European contact with the East African interior in the 1870s. The Nyakyusa are especially noted for their system of "age...