General Agriculture Web Connections
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Kids’ Science Page National Agricultural Library |
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This site allows students the opportunity to learn about the ways in which agriculture is becoming more high-tech and provides information on the issues dealing with this topic. |
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Food Time Line |
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Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why? Food history is full of fascinating lore and contradictory facts. |
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The Pioneer Farmer Site |
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The Pioneer Farmer site allows visitors to learn about the pioneering innovations which made George Washington an agricultural leader. |
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Educating About Agriculture |
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This site, sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, offers a variety of educational material related to agriculture, including books and videotapes. |
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USDA for Kids- Department of Agriculture |
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USDA for Kids, sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, informs students about various organizations and topics of agriculture, including George Washington Carver, nutrition and much more. |
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US Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Services |
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This is a direct link to lesson plans and experiments on soils. Explore this site further to find specific information on Virginia soils. |
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Fun Ag Web Sites for Kids |
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This site provides a long list of links to kid friendly, agricultural related sites, as well as resource and lesson plan links for teachers. |
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EdHeads Weather Activities |
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Use this online interactive activity to reinforce learning about predicting and reporting
the weather. Includes teacher guide and national science standards. How does weather
affect farmers and ranchers? (Targeted for grades for grades 4-9) |
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Council for Biotechnology Information |
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The Council for Biotechnology Information provides teachers with information about how biotechnology can help the environment, people’s health and more. |
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Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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This link takes you directly to the “Resources for Teachers” page where you can find ag statistics, ag maps, and other activities. |
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Virginia State Agricultural Profiles |
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This page provides students and teachers an overview profile of Virginia and its agricultural products. |
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National Agriculture in the Classroom |
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This site contains a vast amount of information about agriculture and provides links to all the Agriculture in the Classroom programs in the United States. There is also a Kid’s Zone for students to search. |
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Farm Facts |
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This booklet provides charts and facts about the agricultural industry, including food consumption and safety, international trade, and biotechnology. |
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Field Guide to Utah Ag in the Class |
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In this guide, Utah provides hands-on activities, experiments, and activity sheets on a variety of agriculture-related topics. |
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Living Science |
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This poster collection contains posters of 40 different careers in the areas of science, food, agricultural, and natural resources. |
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Teacher Ag Resource and Lesson Plan Links |
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This site has a list of more than 30 sites of available teacher resources and/or lesson plans. |
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California Ag in the Classroom |
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This California based site has a vast amount of information and resources available on various topics related to agriculture. |
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