Lessons & Resource Materials
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Lesson & Resource Descriptions and Summaries
Keeping Florida Green - grades 6 through 8; interdisciplinary; correlated to the Sunshine State Standards; hands-on activities. Free of charge for Florida teachers and volunteers who complete training workshops. All others in Florida $13/book, $2/CD.
Project Food, Land & People Resources for Learning - grades Pre-K through 12; correlated to the Sunshine State Standards; hands-on activities; agricultural/environmental, interdisciplinary lessons. Free of charge to teachers and volunteers who complete training workshops. All others in Florida $25/book,$20/CD.
The Honey Files: A Bee’s Life - grades 4 through 6; Set includes 20-minute video and 96-page guide to information, classroom activities and worksheets about bees, honey and pollination. $5/set with VHS - $6.50/set with DVD.
Happiness is a Cow - grades Pre-K through 1; coloring book with related story. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers (1 book per class - limited time only).
Florida Ag in the Classroom, Inc. Resource Guide - grades Pre-K through 12; guide to agricultural education teaching materials in Florida, agricultural tours, speakers and local contacts. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers.
Make & Take Activity Booklet - grades Pre-K through 6; correlated to Sunshine State standards; instructional booklet of crafts and games for teachers to use in the classroom. Includes master activity sheets for students. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers.
Gardening for Grades - grades Pre-K through 8; **Currently Unavailable** how-to information for teachers to educate students about using school gardens. Includes resource lists of books and web sites related to gardening. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers.
What’s the Buzz on Bees? - grades K-5; correlated to the Sunshine State standards. Four lessons on CD allows students to follow Bissy Bee as she teaches them about honey bees from their biology to pollination, and introduces them to her grumpy cousin, the Africanized Honey Bee. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers.
Growing Space I and III - grades 6 through 8; educational magazines highlighting agricultural applications of research conducted during space missions. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers (1 per student/40 per class).
The Science of Milk - grades 6 through 8; a teacher’s guide with creative ideas for labs using milk and/or dairy products. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers (1 set per classroom - limited time only).
Florida Agriculture Activity Newspapers – The activity newspaper includes exercises and facts about Florida agriculture. Correlated to Sunshine State Standards.
- “Discovering Florida’s Growing Treasures,” an activity newspaper for pre kindergarten through 2nd grade that takes students on a fanciful tour of agriculture around the state. One copy per student.
- “The Science and Technology of Florida Agriculture,” an activity newspaper for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders that educates students about the science behind the agriculture industry in Florida. One copy per student.
- “Growing Up Healthy with Food from Florida,” an activity newspaper for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders that educates students about the nutritional value of Florida commodities. One copy per student.
- “Life from the Land: Florida Agriculture Past, Present and Future,” an activity newspaper for middle and high school students that explains the historical significance of the agriculture industry in the state and in the nation. One copy per student.
Living on the Edge in Florida – grades 9 through 12; correlated to Sunshine State standards; educational CD and teacher’s guide that educates students about forest fires’ effects on communities in Florida. Set includes a CD and teacher’s guide. Distributed free of charge to Florida teacher and volunteers.. (1 per classroom – limited time only).
Florida Wildfire Prevention – grades 4 through 6; correlated to Sunshine State Standards; educational CD and teacher’s guide that educates students about fires in Florida’s ecosystems. The interactive CD allows children to discover the difference between “Good Fire” and “Bad Fire.” Set includes a CD and teacher’s guide. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers (1 per classroom – limited time only).
Growing a Nation - The Story of America Agriculture – grades 6 through 12; interactive multimedia CD-ROM that links to online teacher resources and complements existing American history textbooks and high school history curricula; CD includes agricultural innovations, research and inventions that have changed the lives of all Americans, their culture, economy and quality of life. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers (1 per classroom, limited time only).
Living Science Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Careers – grades 6 through 12; educational packet outlining 40 available careers in food, agriculture and natural resources. Distributed free of charge to Florida teachers and volunteers (1 per classroom – limited time only.)
Lessons & Resources for Download
- 2009-2010 FAITC Resource Guide (PDF)
- Make 'n Take Booklet (PDF)
- Pre-K 2nd Grade Newspaper(PDF)
- 3rd - 5th Grade Science Newspaper (PDF)
- 3rd - 5th Grade Nutrition Activity Newspaper (PDF)
- Middle-High School Newspaper (PDF)
- Food Production Fact or Fib (PDF)
- Feed me Nutritional Building Blocks (PDF)
- Squantos Fertlizer (PDF)
- Project Food Land and People Lessons
- Banking on Seeds (PDF)
- Buzzy Buzzy Bee (PDF)
- Don't Use It All Up (PDF)
- From Apple Cores (PDF)
- Germ Busters (PDF)
- Gifts from the Sun (PDF)
- Investigating Insects (PDF)
- It All Starts With A (PDF)
- Let's Celebrate (PDF)
- Lunchtime Favorites (PDF)
- Seasons Through The Year (PDF)
- Tomatoes to Ketchup (PDF)
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