This is a collection of resources for teaching and learning about Agriculutral Education.
The stigma that exists surrounding mental illness still prevents individuals from speaking openly about their struggles and seeking support when they need it. Learn about the key elements of both internal and external stigma and how speaking openly can help break the cycle.
What do the numbers mean on a fertilizer bag? This video explains what the numbers mean and how many pounds of each nutrient a bag contains.
What are nitrogen fixing plants, and why use them over nitrogen fertilizer? This video answers this question through an explanation of the nitrogen cycle.Sup...
Brian & Darren talk about using variable-rate fertilizing in your operation.
In this short video, Maddy explains what aerial spraying is and when it might be used.
Tour a farm or processing facility from the comfort of your couch! FarmFood360° is a series of virtual farm and processing facility tours throughout Canada. Students can test their knowledge at the end of each tour.
Check out a sheep farm, apple orchard, mushroom farm, or even see cheese being made!
Most tours also include a brief quiz to test your knowledge after the tour!
Sign in to your Agriculture In the Classroom Canada account to view the resource. Or sign up today to access various national and provincial AITC programs.
This is a list of Virtual Reality Expeditions that address and would incorporate Agriculture into your classroom in a fun and exciting way.
With the help of sound management practices, water can move into the soil rather than running off. This video describes how and why soils transmit water at different rates. For more information, see http://www.soils.usda.gov.
Students will learn about the ways in which water can become polluted, ways to conserve it, and why it is important to conserve water.
Students will explore humans’ demands on the world’s water supply and discuss ways to conserve it.
We all live in a watershed – the area that drains to a common waterway, such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, aquifer, or even the ocean – and our individual actions can directly affect it. Working together using a watershed approach will help protect our nation’s water resources.
Students will show understanding that humans are dependent on plants and animals for many purposes and that many of these resources come from agriculture.
Students will observe and record weather conditions for one week.
Soil maps, GPS guidance, and even drones are becoming critical tools for modern farmers. These methods of precision agriculture can help increase yields and efficiency—and save farmers a surprising sum along the way.
Watch this short video to learn what a watershed is and its importance in the environment.
Students will strengthen their sorting skills by learning about which part of food crops they eat.
If a disease outbreak takes hold of a certain crop or livestock species, what does that mean to a society so dependent on agriculture. What are some of the ways to prepare and respond to these events? To answer these questions, the Office of the Vice President for Research at Colorado State University gained insight from researchers across multiple disciplines related to agricultural biosecurity.
An alternative to conventional farming is organic farming.
Organic farming currently accounts for about 1% of agricultural land worldwide. It focuses on sustainability and is thought to have less detrimental effects on the environment than conventional farming. This has led to it being proposed as an alternative to conventional agriculture for helping to overcome the climate change crisis we are currently experiencing. The debate continues, as it is not a perfect solution.
This video outlines some of the basic principles of organic farming.
This video defines Precision Agriculture and provides some examples of the ways these technologies are used.
Episode 3 of SARE’s “What is Sustainable Agriculture” video series provides an animated outline of the basic principles of conservation tillage. This is a basic explanation of conservation tillage and its benefits in agriculture.