Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Simple Machines in Farm Machinery

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify simple machines and how they must work together to form a piece of equipment used in agriculture. They create a diagram of a piece of farm equipment and write about two of the simple machines they drew.
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Wessels Living History Farm

Wessels Living History Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
The Wessels Living History Farm of York County, Nebraska, offers a look at what it was like to live on a Great Plains farm in the 1920s. The farm's attractive and well organized website includes interviews with people who remember life...
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Other

The Progressive Farmer

For Students 9th - 10th
Progressive Farmer delivers the latest news in the agriculture industry: Crop and livestock production, new technology and products, business and financial information, weather, markets and government regulations.
Website
Other

K 3 Learning Pages: Web Resources Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and check out this awesome farm resource site. Students and teachers will benefit from this compilation of materials.
Unit Plan
Other

Teaching heart.net: Down on the Teaching Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and check out this comprehensive teaching resource for farms. Students and teachers will benefit from the activities and book found within this site.
Handout
Agriculture in the Classroom

Nifa: Farm Machinery and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive timeline of the advancement of farming technology. Scroll through the 1800s-1840s to see the machinery introduced in this time period.
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Other

The Virtual Vine: Old Mac Donald's Farm Theme Unit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site is a farm unit filled with songs, activities, projects, bulletin board ideas, picture book suggestions, and much more.
Interactive
Other

Kids Farm: Home

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

Amish Man Moving Farming Equipment,lancaster, Pennsylvania

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Amish man moving farming equipment.