Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization: What It Is, What It Does
This resource discusses the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and what they do.
US Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Biotechnology
This discusses the role of the USDA in terms of Biotechnology.
Other
Printable Activity Sheets
These activity sheets on the topics of food and dairy farming are geared for younger children.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Mesoamerica
Discussion of the farming styles of various Mesoamerican Indians, at the bottom of the page is a discussion of the Incan terrace farming system.
Other
Black Inventor Online Museum: George Washington Carver
BlackInventor.com profiles George Washington Carver, inventor, teacher, and scientist whose discoveries greatly changed American agriculture.
Andre Dollinger
Pharaonic Egypt: Agriculture in Ancient Egypt
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...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Eli Whitney
This site from the MIT Invention Dimension provides the history of Eli Whitney's cotton gin. Important part of the Industrial Revolution.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Early America: Mound Builders and Pueblos
A brief survey of the mound building and cliff dwelling Native Americans in the period between 1000 BC and 1600 AD.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Europa: Espana
This site has a map of Spain in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Estados Unidos De America: Texas
This site has a map of Texas in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the state of Texas. Land mass, population, elevation, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics addressed. Also...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Estados Unidos De America: California
This site has a map of California in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the state of California. Land mass, population, elevation, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Estados Unidos De America: Nueva York
This site has a map of New York in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the state of New York. Land mass, population, elevation, industry, agriculture,minerals and resources are among the topics addressed....
Royal Botanic Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens: Millenium Seed Bank
The Millenium Seed Bank is one of the Millenium Commission's National Landmark projects. Visit this site to learn how this project hopes to conserve seed samples.
Curated OER
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Dual-language site containing images and documents that show the role Mexican Americans have played in the history and development of Arizona.