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| Title | Description | Grade Level | Type | Web Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Environmental Education Foundation School Garden Curricula |
"For grades K-12. Garden based leraning with links to lessons on climate change, water, water-energy articles, and children and nature. Children and nature lessons for all grades, will pop up in a new on-line window." |
High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, PreK-Kinder, Upper Elementary | Ag Literacy/Food Systems, General Garden Based Learning | Go to Website |
| USDA's Ag in the Classroom Lesson Library |
For grades PreK-12. An extensive searchable online library of ag literacy related lessons. Great search function to find specific types of lessons |
High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, PreK-Kinder, Upper Elementary | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |
| Organic Opportunities |
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High School | Ag Literacy/Food Systems, Cooking/Nutrtion, Math, Vocational Ed Entrepreneurship | Go to Website |
| Science and Our Food Supply - Investigating Food Safety from Farm to Table |
"The FDA in collaboration with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have created thi innovative, interactive supplementary curriculum for use in middle level and high school science classes. Provides challenging hands-on, minds-on activities that link food science and food safety to students' everyday lives. " |
High School, Middle School | Ag Literacy/Food Systems, Science | Go to Website |
| Super Size Me |
"While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month." |
High School, Middle School | Cooking/Nutrtion | Go to Website |
| Jr. Master Gardeners |
"The Junior Master Gardener program is an international youth gardening program of the University Cooperative Extension network. JMG engages children in novel, ""hands-on"" group and individual learning experiences that provide a love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment, and cultivate the mind. " |
High School, Middle School | Cooking/Nutrtion, Farming and Gardening Skills | Go to Website |
| Cookshop for Teens: EATWISE |
"EATWISE: Educated and Aware Teens Who Inspire Smart Eating, molding teens into nutrition educators Nutrition is their mission. (Run by the Food Bank of New York City.) " |
High School | Cooking/Nutrtion | Go to Website |
| Growing Together: A Guide to Building Inspired, Diverse and Productive Youth Communities |
"Growing Together is the result of a decade of The Food Project's success working with youth from diverse backgrounds and bridging urban and suburban communities through work on the land. An indispensable resource for youth coordinators, teachers, religious leaders, trainers and community members who want an easily transferable and adaptable approach to creating dynamic, diverse and productive communities. " |
High School | Leadership/Life Skills | Go to Website |
| French Fries and the Food System: A Year Round Curriculum Connecting Youth with Farming and Food |
A year-round curriculum connecting youth with farming and food. Material teaches youth how to develop a deep understanding of and appreciation for the land and local food systems. |
High School | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |
| Nourish: Food + Community |
"Explores the provocative question: What's the story of your food? By providing a |
High School, Middle School | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |
| Food, Land, People - Resources for Learning |
"Promotes approaches to learning that help people better understand the interrelationships among agriculture, the environment and people of the world. " |
High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, PreK-Kinder, Upper Elementary | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |
| Global Education Resource Kits |
"Education programs give teachers and other educators the resources to help students develop a passion for helping others. Lesson plans, action ideas, activities, multimedia supplements and other tools help lead students on the path to global citizenship. " |
High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, PreK-Kinder, Upper Elementary | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |
| Exploring Regional Food Systems |
"This 2-page brief explores how community-based organizations, municipal agencies, and even local legislators are exploring ways in which local and regional foods might contribute to community and economic development." |
High School | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |
| Fresh the Movie |
"Fresh is more than a movie, it |
High School | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |
| King Corn |
"Film exposes how, with the help of government subsidies, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, America's most subsidized crop becomes the staple of its cheapest--and most troubling--foods. " |
High School | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |
| Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening: Resources for Instructors |
Training outlines to teach organic horticulture |
High School | Farming and Gardening Skills | Go to Website |
| Sustainable Agriculture Activity Guides: On-Farm Experiential Learning for High School and College Students |
This collection of activity guides is designed for use with students who visit college and university farms and similar farm programs that are involved in youth education. The guides cover nine field-based activities focusing on diverse sustainable agriculture activities and concepts that can be completed within one hour. |
High School | Farming and Gardening Skills | Go to Website |
| Fundamentals of Organic Farming and Gardening: An Instructors Guide |
This curriculum is designed as an instructors guide. It is intended to give instructors in a variety of settings information on the scientific basis for Organic Farming and Gardening. It can be used in its entirety as a full course or selected sections can be inserted as a supplement to a general course on agriculture or gardening. |
High School | Farming and Gardening Skills | Go to Website |
| Composting in the Classroom: Scientific Inquiry for High School Students |
A comprehensive guide for teachers interested in guiding compost research projects by high school students. |
High School | Composting, Farming and Gardening Skills, Science | Go to Website |
| Huntington Garden Online Lessons Grounding in Botany Lesson Plans |
30 plus plant science lessons |
High School | Science | Go to Website |
| The Botany of Desire |
"The Botany of Desire lends itself well to a wide diversity of subjects. While its content is most specifically about ecology and the natural sciences, Pollan's ability to argue an original, complicated idea in a convincing way makes it a perfect text for writing or journalism students. Philosophy students will find a springboard for examining the place of humans in the natural world. " |
High School, Middle School | Non Fiction Literature, Science, Social Studies | Go to Website |
| Seed Folks - Paul Fleischman |
"A short children's novel written by Paul Fleischman, with illustrations by Judy Pedersen. The story is told by a diverse cast of characters living on (or near) Gibb Street in Cleveland, Ohio, each from a different ethnic group. Chapter by chapter, each character describes the transformation of an empty lot into a vibrant community garden, and in doing so, they each experience their own transformations." |
High School | Non Fiction Literature, Social Studies | Go to Website |
| The Omnivore |
" In this book, you′ll go undercover at the supermarket. You′ll delve behind the scenes of your dinner, and by the time you |
High School | Ag Literacy/Food Systems, Non Fiction Literature | Go to Website |
| Lesson Plans from Ag in the Classroom |
Grades K-12 lesson plans that teach agricultural awareness. All these lessons are aligned with CA content standards. |
High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, PreK-Kinder, Upper Elementary | Ag Literacy/Food Systems | Go to Website |

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