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Pbs Teachers: The Real Dirt on Farmer John: Family Farms in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the evolution in American agriculture with this interactive timeline. Learn how the history of one small Illinois farm reflects the larger changes, decade by decade.
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The Family Farmer

For Students 3rd - 9th
The Family Farm explores the diverse agricultural pursuits of farm families, and serves as a window into the small-scale food production process that modern day consumers have become estranged from.
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Smithsonian Institution

Environmental Research Center: Forces of Change: Listening to the Prairie

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A large collection of lessons on prairie agriculture for Pre-K to Grade 12, organized into grade level groups. They cover such topics as foods that come from agriculture, animal farming, soils, and environmental issues. These lessons on...
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National Ffa

For Students 9th - 10th
The FFA is an organization that enriches the education of production farm students as well as those who wish to advance careers.
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Farm Safety for Just Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
This organization is dedicated to promoting safe farm practices and preventing injury and death in children. You can find many printable materials and games, and a few interactive activities.
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The Sierra Club: Clean Water

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sierra Club, an environmental organization, provides detailed news and information regarding the current U.S. waters and wetland quality. Content includes overviews, factsheets, features, a quiz, and more.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Peripatetics of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen

For Students 9th - 10th
Most of these groups are now sedentary or semi-sedentary, and only a few are still nomadic. There is no overall system of political organization within any of these communities, but cohesion within each community is strong. In Egypt,...
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Black Past

Black Past: Carver, George Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia biography about George Washington Carver tells about his interest and research in agriculture, especially in the South.
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Read Works

Read Works: The First Greenmarket in New York City

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes the history behind the first greenmarket for produce in New York City. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Agri Food Trade Service: Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry Tipsheets

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a collection of "fact sheets" offering details on Canada's various industries: Brewery, Dairy, Distillery, Fish and Seafood, Egg, Fruit, Grains and Oilseeds, Honey, Poultry, Red Meat, and more.
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Unesco: Switzerland: La Chaux De Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning

For Students 9th - 10th
The site of La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle watchmaking town-planning consists of two towns situated close to one another in a remote environment in the Swiss Jura mountains, on land ill-suited to farming. Their planning and buildings...

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