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BBC

Bbc: Life as a Hunter Gatherer

For Students 9th - 10th
A BBC News article that describes the work of Hugh Brody, a researcher of groups that live by hunting and gathering for natural and food resources. Brody describes his experiences of living with the Inuits in the Arctic who hunt and fish...
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National Academy of Engineering

Greatest Achievements: Agricultural Mechanization

For Students 9th - 10th
This page details the mechanization of agriculture from the late 1800's to the late 1900's.
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PBS

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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Other

Sheep 101: Learn About Sheep!

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides much information on sheep and shepherding. Includes Kinds of Sheep, Raising Sheep, Sheep Products, What Sheep Eat, Predators and Sheep, and History.
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Iowa State University

Iowa State University Extension: Farm Economics

For Students 9th - 10th
This Iowa State University site focuses on Iowa's farm economy, featuring programs and services for farmers. This is a large site and detailed site, with a great deal of information. Some on-line courses are offered.
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Agriculture in the Classroom

Kid's Zone: Agriculture in the Classroom: State Agriculture Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Want to know about agriculture in your state? Get all the facts from this Kid's Zone site. Each state has its own printable fact sheet. An excellent tool for homework or a state report. Acrobat Reader required. Links also available to...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Almanac: Ranching in a Changing Land

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the traditional Texas professions of ranching and farming have changed throughout the history of Texas.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: State of Texas Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the changes in Texas state agricultural industry over the past fifty years.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Farm Tractor Logging for Woodlot Owners [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides information on logging with a farm tractor.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of the Family Farm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about the status of farming as a career, investigate the management of a family farm, and examine one recent farm crisis in this lesson.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nasca Geoglyphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in the desert on the South Coast of Peru, the Nasca Geoglyphs are among the world's largest drawings. Also referred to as the Nasca Lines, they are more accurately called geoglyphs, which are designs formed on the earth. View...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: New South

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick four question comprehension check over the New South.
Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Down on the Farm

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students will explore life on a nineteenth-century farm by analyzing a painting of "Mahantango Valley Farm" and researching the Manual of Agriculture (1862). They will then write a journal entry of a day in the life of a young person on...
Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Miro on the Farm

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars will be introduced to farming in an arid climate through art-based inquiry of Miro's The Farm. Students will investigate the amount of rainfall their area receives and create a sketch proposal for how to best collect...
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EL Education

El Education: A Child's Guide to Riverhill Farm

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a child's guide or manual designed for Riverhill Farm. These 3rd and 4th grade students were studying about watersheds and farming; they visited the farm several times and learned various aspects of farming. The guide includes an...
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Other

Kansas Collection Books: Emigrant Life in Kansas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a textual copy of a book written by an Englishman, Percy G. Ebbutt entitled Emigrant Life in Kansas, published in 1886. The book focuses on a young man's experiences on the prairie in Kansas. Written for an English audience.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Western Folkways

For Students 5th - 8th
A very brief review of what were the important ways people in the West made a living in the last half of the 19th century.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Go Bananas for Fair Trade

For Students Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A fair trade quiz for primary schools with web links to a couple of videos, and with reference to the Oxfam fair trade site.
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Other

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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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Homestead Act

For Students 9th - 10th
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to shape the future of the Western regions of the United States by taming the region by populating the area with farmers. This article provides an overview of this important political incident...
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Other

Kids Farm: Home

For Students 3rd - 5th
With pictures, games, and more, Kids Farm teaches younger students about farmers and farm animals.
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Andre Dollinger

Pharaonic Egypt: Agriculture in Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the inventions and innovations of the Ancient Egyptian farmers. This detailed article, which discusses irrigation and the Nile flooding, planting, and harvesting includes links to related articles and...
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Curated OER

Early Settlers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Early Settlers farming
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Curated OER

Amish Wagon Wheel

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An Amish wagon wheel.