General food and fibre education resources
Classroom activities
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George the Farmer's Australian Farm Adventures App - a storybook style app that teaches children about farming practices and food and fibre production and is full of farming sounds. It follows George, Ruby and Jessie as they plant a wheat crop. The App also includes two games
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'Herbert Peabody and His Extraordinary Vegetable Patch' Storybook - illustrated book that aims to share the magic of growing food with children. Teacher notes are available with curriculum links to Science and English learning areas
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Primary connections - Australian Academy of Science units aligned with the Australian curriculum
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Primezone - provides teachers with a range of primary industries education resources for all year levels
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Scootle - teachers can register here for free teacher resources mapped to Australian curriculum learning areas from K to year 12
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TES Australia - register here for free teacher resources mapped to Australian curriculum learning areas from K to year 12
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Where do my food and clothes come from? - resource book from FutureAg
Useful links
- Kelmscott Senior High School farm - primary school visits
- Landsdale farm - primary school visits
- Kiara College farm - primary school visits
Grains, fruit, vegetables and plants
Classroom activities
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Farming bees - video showing how bee farmers look after their bees and collect the honey
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Grain Chain - curriculum-linked education resources for teachers and parents to inform students about the story of grain-based food from farm to mill to plate
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Growing apples - video showing where and how apples are grown
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Plant Pest Investigations with Lily and Sam - book for order and online teacher’s notes and activities
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pH Indicator activity - using red cabbage
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Plants - classroom worksheets
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Plant growth - resources and activities
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Plant2Pollinator - exploring the science of pollination
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Salinity’s (salt) effect on seed germination - classroom activity
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School garden - classroom activities
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Sustainable gardens - teaching resources for designing a school garden, building a worm farm, using greywater, growing vegetables and native plants
Useful links
Meat, eggs, milk and wool
Classroom activities
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A Peep at Sheep - LandLearn NSW online resources
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Discover Dairy - presentations, activities and worksheets about the dairy industry
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From the dairy to the shop - the story of milk from the dairy farm to the supermarket
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Learn about wool - apply for your free teacher's resource kit from the Australian Wool Institute on 1800 070 099 or email teacherskit@wool.com
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Why cows make milk - short video and questions to consider
Environment
Classroom activities
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CSIRO Sustainable Futures - educational program combining the latest in climate science with education in sustainability
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Environments and nature - storybooks and teacher guide
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How do you feel about rain - video clip explaining why rain is important to farmers and how and why they measure rainfall
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MarineWATERS - interactive and fully integrated marine education resources
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Water Cycle Activity - make a mini solar still
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Wildlife Detective iPad app game - be a forest ecologist identifying forest animals in a virtual survey