Themes for Learning for Grades K-5
These selected resources use thematic standards-based content to provide for immersive multi-day experiences.
Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
The National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix is a free database of standards-based lesson plans and resources for K-12 educators that use agriculture as a lens for teaching science, social studies, career and technical education, and nutrition. Search the Matrix by keyword or use the Advanced Search tool. Looking for agricultural terms? Download a spreadsheet of the Matrix vocabulary. Let us know if you have an idea you'd like to share for a new lesson plan or companion resource.
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Course Topics for Grades 6-12
Address curriculum standards with these selected instructional resources for subjects in grades 6-12.
Featured Items
Baa, Ram, Ewe…Sheep Tales
Explore the process of making wool into cloth.
From Wool to Wheel
Investigate the importance of wool in colonial America and compare the differences between processing wool then and now.
A Recipe for Genetics: Selective Breeding and Bioengineering
Identify technologies that have changed the way humans affect the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Discover Agriculture Careers
Explore agricultural career pathways from a lens of problem solving to recognize the challenges that will need to be addressed in the next generation of careers.
Book: Sheepology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia
Discover all there is to know about sheep in all their woolly glory in Sheepology, a delightfully illustrated guide ewe will flock to again and again.
Discover Agriculture Careers Resource Kit
A poster, career information cards highlighting 48 careers, and 100 Discover Agriculture stickers to guide students in exploring careers in agriculture.