Curriculum Areas
- Health/Nutrition
- Social Studies and History
- Science and Science Fair Ideas
- Agriculture Careers
- Great place for fieldtrips!
- Websites for Ag Educators
Health/Nutrition:
www.choosemyplate.gov
Check out the new food plate that replaced the food pyramid!
www.gowiththegrain.org/nutrition/
Learn about the nutrition of grain foods
www.nutrition.gov
Access to information on food and human nutrition.
www.sne.org/
(Society for Nutrition Education) – Nutrition resources and guidelines.
Social Studies and History:
www.neok12.com/Agriculture.htm
Find educational and ready to use videos about agriculture. This site is great for resources to make school presentations.
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesfarm.htm
Farming in the 13 American colonies.
www.aghistorysociety.org/journal/
Read articles on all aspects of the history of agriculture.
www.agclassroom.org
Click on teacher center tab and then State Ag Facts to find a quick and easy resource for facts about each state.
Science and Science Fair Ideas:
http://desertblooms.nmsu.edu/
Includes plant selector, how-to videos, and informative columns for New Mexico.
www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/scifair.htm
www.agriculture.purdue.edu/USDA/careers/index.html
Check out the many careers in food, agriculture, and natural resources.
www.dnatube.com/
Scientific Video Site
http://agclassroom.org/teen/agro/ezine.htm
(A bimonthly e-zine) Agro World Science, Technology, & Society – A Resource for Secondary Educators.
www.fsis.usda.gov/food_safety_education/for_kids_&_teens/index.asp
Food Safety education resources.
Agriculture Careers:
Great place for fieldtrips!
www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/
Located in Las Cruces, NM
www.mesillavalleymaze.com/
Pumpkin patch and corn maze near Las Cruces - Be sure to check out the great curriculum guides with a different theme each year!
http://mccallpumpkinpatch.com/
Pumpkin patch and corn maze near Albuquerque.
www.golondrinas.org/
This living history museum is near Santa Fe. Step back in time and see how our lives depend on agriculture! Spanish Colonial Days is a great time to go!
www.southwestdairyfarmers.com
Bring the fieldtrip to your school with the Mobile Dairy Classroom from Southwest Dairy Farmers!
Websites for Ag Educators:
www.naae.org
National Association of Agriculture Educators - this resource can be used to make connections with ag educators around the nation.
www.teamaged.org
National Council for Agricultural Education
www.teamaged.org/nasea/
National Association of Supervisors of Agricultural Education
www.acteonline.org
Association for Career and Technical Education
www.ffa.org
Everything you need to know about the FFA program.
www.agrowknow.org
The National Resource Center for Agriscience & Technology Education
http://aaaeonline.org/
American Association Agricultural Education
www.nfrbmea.org/
National Farm & Ranch Business Management Education Association, Inc.
http://nyfea.org/nyfeawp2/
National Young Farmer Education Association - Finding the next generation of young ag leaders!
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