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Feeding a Growing World: Exploring Saskatchewan's Role in Global Food Security
Using an inquiry-based model for learning, this interactive resource will increase students’ understanding of food security and explore the opportunities that the Saskatchewan agriculture industry can play in feeding our growing world. The resource features multiple components to enhance the learning experience for students, including a four-part video, an interactive SMART Board game, and classroom activities.
Note: this resource can be used even if you don't have a SMART Board except for the game component.
Kareero
Kareero is a one-of-a-kind interactive interest assessment tool. Through the in-app development of a school gardening program, Kareero tracks your choices and actions to reveal your interest areas. Used in conjunction with Agriculture in the Classroom Canada’s thinkAG website, Kareero helps you explore careers that match your interests.
Living Necklace Kit
The Living Necklace Kit includes instructions and materials for 30 students to make a necklace using a cotton ball, plastic bag, string and seed. In a few days the seed will sprout and the necklace will come alive!
Plants, People & Climate Change
Students explore the interconnections between plants, people and our planet. Lessons engage students in plant biology and processes, soil science, food waste and the implications for climate change through videos, hands-on activities and action-oriented reflections. Developed by Little Green Thumbs.
Real Farm Lives: Turnips, Carrots and Potatoes
Drawing from CropLife’s Real Farm Lives videos, which follows the McKennas, a multigenerational Prince Edward Island farm family, these interactive and engaging resources on carrots, turnips and potatoes aim to help Grade 10 and 11 students explore the value of Canada’s agriculture and food system. The resource includes a lesson plan on each of the featured vegetables, including a presentation and recipe.
#MyFoodChoice
Students are encouraged to think critically about answering the overall question of "How can I make informed food choices". This resource includes videos, interactive student sheets and more!
A Harvest Story
Beautifully illustrated and written by Saskatchewan artists, this storybook poetically walks students through a day in the life of a farmer at harvest. Students will better understand the pride that comes with producing food, and the importance of agriculture in our lives. Available only to Educators.
Ag in Saskatchewan Game Show
A competitive and interactive quiz game that tests your student's knowledge about agriculture. With beginner, intermediate, and expert levels it can be used for a variety of different age levels.
Agriculture Flipbooks
Flip, flip, flip – students can colour, cut, and staple these booklets, then flip them and watch them become magically animated! Watch the bean sprout and grow, see how potatoes grow, or watch how soil is formed.
Agriculture News Watch
Students will undertake a series of assignments to acquaint themselves with current events and issues in agriculture. This lesson requires the collection of agricultural issues to study. Topics can include issues such as food security, FNMI stewardship, and many others.
Agriculture: The Heart of Saskatchewan
An agriculture resource including 21 lesson plans, student activities, and teacher and student informational handouts. Complete with pictures, this cross-curricular resource is a fantastic learning tool for the Grade Four Social Studies Unit!
Alex's First Seed
This fun, educational book and accompanying resources will help students to learn about the important role worms play in maintaining healthy soil to grow healthy food. The book is available to order, download as a PDF, or watch as a read-along video.
Automation in AG
Working with either Edison or Microbit systems, students will gain an understanding of the importance of automation in agriculture while working together to complete a series of fun coding activities. Note: This resource is designed to compliment the Edison and Microbit courses offered through SaskCode. Edison and Microbit systems are not supplied by AITC-SK.
Before the Plate
Before the Plate is a documentary that attempts to close the gap between the urban consumer and farming in Canada. Follow young farmers and industry experts to learn what a modern Canadian farm operation looks like, and discuss the most pressing questions consumers have about their food. Be sure to check out the comprehensive, curriculum-linked Student Guide we have created to supplement the viewing of this documentary.
Bill Nye, Climates
Bill delivers hot sand from Saudi Arabia and bananas from humid Costa Rica, to explain how different climates are created and how they affect our planet. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Disney Educational Productions. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Bill Nye, Farming
Bill Nye the Science Guy on Classroom Edition DVD is an adaptable format that allows you to access the wildly popular Bill Nye series. Bill Nye the Science Guy knows how to provide easy access to hard science. What's his secret? A fast paced approach blending humorous hIjinks with hands-on activities. Bill encourages Kids to ask interesting questions. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Disney Educational Products. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Bill Nye, Food Web
In Food Web, watch as Bill Nye becomes tangled in a complex food web in his quest to demonstrate that all living things depend on other living things to survive. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Disney Educational Productions. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Bill Nye, Lakes and Ponds
Lakes and ponds are formed when water collects (or pools!) in a low place in the ground. Where does all that water come from? Find out in this exciting program, as Bill ponders this and many other freshwater questions. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Disney Educational Productions. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Bill Nye, Plants
In Plants, Science Guy Bill Nye branches out and gets to the root of the matter to explain wild things about plants such as how they breathe, make food, defend themselves, and move their seeds around. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Disney Educational Productions. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Bill Nye, The Planets
Bill Nye gets up close and personal with each of the solar system's planets and moons. Bill goes planet gazing and takes a serious look at Jupiter's features, Earth's elliptical orbit, and the distances between planets. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Disney Educational Productions. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Bill Nye, The Way Cool Game of Science
The perfect complement to standards-based science instruction, this fast-paced DVD game is designed to test students' knowledge of textbook topics. Bill's snappy answers to smart science questions use video clips from the Bill Nye the Science Guy series - the most popular science series ever. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Disney Educational Productions. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Biological Warfare
Students will produce tobacco and observe and interpret the use of tobacco as a biological method of controlling plant pests. This lesson highlights the importance of enhancing plant growth through the use of biological (natural) methods of pest control.
Biotech Basics
Some of the topics briefly discussed in this booklet include the history of biotechnology, improvement of consumer health, and the safety record of biotechnology. This booklet also includes a glossary of terms commonly used when discussing biotechnology. Developed by Council for Biotechnology Information.
Biotech Takes on Malaria
This information pamphlet explores biotech's take on malaria; it provides a basic outline of the effects and concerns regarding the disease, and how it is being fought through biotech and genomic approaches.
Blossom's Big Job
Blossom’s Big Job is about a busy honey bee on a mission to pollinate her flowers until they mature into fruit. Readers follow Blossom the honey bee as she helps collect nectar for her hive and works hard to pollinate her flowers. The storybook is available to order, download as a PDF, or watch the animated story video.
Care
A cute dog takes students on a journey around their family's farm and shares details about their home, family, dairy cows, wild animals, plus the farmers and veterinarians that help keep the cows safe and healthy. Students will learn about connections between animals, plants, technology, and people, as well as the importance of caring for animals.
Celebrating Liberation with a Promise
In this resource, students will have the opportunity to explore, observe and examine tulip bulbs. Lessons include planting bulbs, learning about the history of tulip farmers in the Netherlands, collecting data and studying the plant's growth cycle.
Challenging Conditions
Challenging Conditions - Exploring the Lives of Subsistence Farmers in the Developing World is an activity that invites students to explore what life is like for subsistence farmers in the developing world by introducing them to a character and various aspects of his/her life. The activity emphasizes quality of life and the effects of issues such as hunger, health, conflict, gender dynamics, environment and climate change. Related media: Program puts students in shoes of subsistence farmers (The Western Producer) The complete kit contains a teacher guide and all materials needed. Download the kit in French and English.
Chicken: A Class Act
Chicken today is more nutritious and delicious than ever! Chicken farmers in Canada are dedicated to producing chicken of the highest safety and quality. This educational resource explores chicken production in Canada and consists of a video a learning workbook and a poster!
City of Bees
Explore the secret, complex world of honeybees from a child's point of view. Students study everything from how a queen bee rules the hive, the various jobs each bee performs, how bees pollinate and how bees can fly at amazing speeds with colourful imagery, learning activities, and remarkable up-close video. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. DVD is 30 minutes in length. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by www.choicesvideo.net. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Conditioned Soil
Students will plant a variety of grain seeds in different soils. The grains will be exposed to a variety of weather conditions relevant in farming today. Students will explore the question: How does soil and weather affect crop production?
Connections in Agriculture
An interactive lesson focused on building student understanding of agriculture and fostering critical thinking. Students explore the connections we have to the world around us through a hands-on activity. The resource has been adapted and is available to order for Grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8. The Grades 6-8 lesson plan is also available to download as a PDF.
Cooking Up Chicken
Students will learn about topics including food safety, food preparation, cooking, food security, chicken production, marketing, and more! This resource includes recipes, student worksheets, lab activities, handouts, and marking rubrics.
Cooking Up Chicken At Home
Adapted from our popular Food Studies resource, Cooking Up Chicken, these activities guide the home cook in preparing delicious chicken dishes while learning about health and safety, chicken as a global commodity, chicken production in Saskatchewan, and the nutritional benefits of chicken.
Creating Safe Play Areas
This document has been developed as a resource for safety professionals, farm and rural community leaders, and farm owners who want to understand important features of safe play areas for children who live on or visit farms, ranches, orchards or other agricultural settings. Developed by National Farm Medicine Center.
Creating the Perfect Soil
Students will design a method to improve the productivity of a soil. They will then carry out their experiment, assessing and evaluating its success over a two week period. Developed by Alberta Agriculture Education Program.
Devlin Saves a Lamb
Join Devlin the farmhouse dog and his family on their farm to learn about roles and responsibility. Students will follow along as Devlin makes a mistake and must decide how to fix it, as he and the students both learn an important life lesson.
Dig Deeper: A Soil Discovery Kit for Grade 3 Students
This kit is a teaching tool to enhance students' understanding and engagement with the world of soils. It begins with the invitation to delve into the story of soil, its central role in sustaining life on earth, and our part to help care for it. Subsequent hands-on activities focus on what soils are made of, the diversity of life soils contain, how soils interact with water, their productive capacity to grow food, as well as an exploration of the root zone and why it is important to protect soils from erosion.
Dirt: Secrets in the Soil
Designed for 4th grade students. This DVD contains a six-segment program that brings the fundamental lessons of soil science from the countryside into the classroom in a way that is sure to keep students entertained and motivated. Includes segments on soil texturizing and soil layers.
Educational Learning Quizzes on Quizizz
AITC-SK is on Quizizz, a free platform that provides gamified quizzes for every subject to play in class and at home. Check out our collection of Grades K - 12 quizzes on topics such as food, agriculture and soil! Also included are farm-themed math quizzes specifically linked to the Grades 2 - 8 curriculum. An interactive way to supplement your classroom teachings!
Explore Saskatchewan Agriculture Website
This new website is kid-friendly, engaging website that will bring the story of agriculture to life through highly interactive information, colourful illustrations, real-life photos, informative text, quizzes, teacher lessons and more! Students will discover the Past, Present, Evolution and Future of agriculture in Saskatchewan.
Extraordinary Egg Teacher Guide
The Extraordinary Egg is an information booklet which offers students in Grades 7 to 12 an understanding of the egg industry, egg production and the nutritional contribution of eggs to our diet.
FarmFood360° in the Classroom
Tour a farm or processing facility from the comfort of your couch! FarmFood360° is a series of virtual farm and processing facility tours throughout Canada. Students can test their knowledge at the end of each tour.
Feeding the World & Protecting the Environment
Learn all about fertilizer's important role in crop production! Through case studies and labs, students will then explore the relationship between fertilizers, the environment, and federal regulations, such as the Clean Water Act.
Fertilizer 101
Every plant needs nutrients to grow, from corn in Ontario, to peaches in British Columbia, to potatoes in Prince Edward Island, and canola in Saskatchewan. In this lesson students will learn about three important nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Focus on Forests
Forests are one of Saskatchewan’s most valuable assets. Over fifty per cent of the province’s total land area is covered by forest. Forests provide critically important habitat for wildlife and represent a part of our culture, history and economy. They provide the materials and resources for many industries in Saskatchewan and are a place for recreation. For many people, they are a source of spiritual well-being. This revised edition of Focus on Forests contains many valuable and interesting lesson plans for your students.
Food Inc. Video Analysis
This lesson plan helps students analyze the movie "Food Inc.", which shows one viewpoint of animal agriculture. The perspective of the video producer is not one shared by many livestock producers. These thought-provoking questions will help your students to think critically about this movie. "Food Inc." can be found on Prime Video and Hulu.
Food Waste & You
Students learn about food waste in Canada. They will explore how food is lost or wasted throughout the food value chain, and what the agriculture industry is currently doing to reduce loss and waste. Students also learn about what they can personally do to help reduce food waste. For Grades 3-5, order the learning kit or download the Crops, Livestock, and Part 2 PowerPoints. Food Waste and You - Middle Years is available for Grades 6-8 to download.
Food for Thought
This teaching resource helps students to gain some insight into the history of farming and agriculture in Canada, to gain an appreciation for agriculture, see how food gets from the farm to the table, understand crop protection techniques, and much more!
Food for our Nation, Our World
Students use a writing assignment to develop decision-making processes outlining their role in food production in Canada. This resource covers a number of Agriculture related topics including soil nutrients/chemical and organic fertilizers, pest control, and environmental issues.
Foundations of Saskatchewan Agriculture - Animals
A series of interactive courses and information sheets that explore the different crops grown and animals raised in Saskatchewan. Each PDF download includes an in-depth document that provides the teacher with background information and a summary document offers bite-sized and illustrated information for students. The interactive courses engage students in learning. Be sure to also visit 'Foundations of Saskatchewan Agriculture - Grains'.
Foundations of Saskatchewan Agriculture - Grains
A series of interactive courses and information sheets that explore the different crops grown and animals raised in Saskatchewan. Each PDF download includes an in-depth document that provides the teacher with background information and a summary document offers bite-sized and illustrated information for students. The interactive courses engage students in learning. Be sure to also visit 'Foundations of Saskatchewan Agriculture - Animals'.
From Farm to Food Cookbook
From Farm to Food is a cookbook that CropLife Canada and Canadian dieticians created to travel through each season with comforting recipes, all while learning about agriculture in Canada.
Get the Dirt on Soil
Check out this book for discovery into the subject of soil science. Explore topics like the properties of soil, nutrients, and soil testing through puzzles, quizzes, and more! Also, get to know an agriculture engineer by reading an exclusive interview.
Growing Green
Through this interactive resource students explore the concepts of climate and climate change, investigate the impact on agriculture, and are challenged to propose solutions to help farmers mitigate or adapt to the changes. The exercises and activities will help science students understand how climate change affects the real world.
Growing Our Food (DVD)
Did you know that rice is grown in fields that are covered with water? Or that earthworms can actually help plants grow healthy and strong. Find out more in this 23 minute DVD. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Growing with Hydroponics
This lesson discusses world population growth and the need to increase and advance food production. It takes a particular focus on technological advancement, namely hydroponics, and its role in feeding a growing world.
Guardians of the Grasslands
Guardians of the Grasslands is a short documentary that explores the current state of one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems - the grasslands in the Great Plains - and the role that cattle play in its survival. As we reach new critical levels in the loss of these iconic landscapes, there are important truths we must face about humanity’s relationship with the land and our food.
Healthy Foods from Healthy Farms
Students make connections between the food we eat and the people in our community who grow it and process it by creating a healthy snack using Canada's new Food Guide. Order this learning kit for Grades K-3 and 3-6. You can also order replacement stickers and activity sheets to complete the activity again in your classroom! The Grades 7-8 version of this resource is only available for download.
Healthy Kids Quest
A healthy, balanced lifestyle is particularly important for children, since habits established in childhood often stay with us for life. Take on the Healthy Kids Quest to encourage and empower your students to make healthy lifestyle choices. There are six modules, each with a different theme. All themes include an introductory lesson plan, a theme-specific challenge, one or more follow-up activities, and an information sheet for parents.
Hookin Up and How It Works
This DVD educates students about farm implements and how they work. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Chris Fesko. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Engage students in growing plants! Students will plant seeds in water gel crystals to enhance their ability to observe the growth of roots, stems, and leaves over several days. Then, explore how plants are grown in hydroponic systems.
International Year of Pulses 2016 Education Pack
This pack contains 4, hour-long lesson plans and their curriculum connections to Canada’s provincial curriculums designed for grades 6 through 10. This resources explores issues such as health and nutrition, food security, and environmental sustainability. The plans are designed to either build concurrently or work as stand-alone classroom activities.
International Year of the Pulses
This series of lessons will introduce topics such as the role pulses can have in maintaining a balanced diet, the idea of pulses as edible parts of a plant, how to prepare a balanced meal with pulses, the benefits of growing pulses, learning about pulses around the world, and food security.
Interview with a Farmer
Our food has a story. So we decided to bring a camera crew to farmer Will Bergmann's house to ask him some questions and see how he helps feed the world. Get accurate, balanced and current agriculture information in a visual way by watching our interview with Will. Plus we had the opportunity to ask Will a few more of our pressing questions after the interview! Check out his responses to questions about organic farming, pesticide use, buying local and more in the 'Questions with Will PDF'.
Introduction to Pulses
Pulses are the group of crops that includes dry beans, dry peas, chickpeas, and lentils. As a steady source of nutrition and soil sustainability, pulse crops play a major role in our global food security, a role which will only grow in the future. The following worksheets, created by Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and Agriculture in the Classroom & MB, focus on the role that pulses play in advancing health and nutrition, food security and environmental sustainability.
Journey & Farmers 2050
Using either Journey 2050 or Farmers 2050 virtual applications, interactive activities, and hands-on lessons, students will explore important concepts, such as sustainable agriculture and how we are going to feed a growing world in the future.
Keeping the Great Lakes Great
The Great Lakes offer many important contributions to Canada's society, including: economic, environmental, and social benefits. Learn more about these through the research, case studies, trivia, and hands on activities provided in this resource.
Lentil Berry Muffin Recipe
Try making this delicious Lentil Berry Muffin Recipe, inspired by ingredients grown right here in our province! Students will also learn about the different ingredients used and where they come from.
Let’s Eat: Plants!
Let’s Eat: Plants! is an interactive resource that connects kids to where their food comes from. Students learn which grain, fruit and vegetable crops are needed to make the foods they commonly eat. Plant parts as food ingredients are investigated.
Make Your Own Bio-Plastic Stuff… In Your Microwave
Students make bio-degradeable plastic in the microwave using corn oil, corn starch, and water as a way to relate Agriculture to the environment and what we as humans can do to keep it sustainable for all.
Mission: Super-Human
A gamified resource that teaches students about healthy food, how to make healthy food choices, and how to interpret food labels and advertisements. Each lesson is a 'Mission' where students work in groups to create a Super-Human to defeat villains that are trying to take over the food system. Best curricular ties for Grades 6 and 7. Not available for home or online schools. Replacement kit available. To replenish or replace folders, journals, or workbooks individually please contact resources@aitc.sk.ca.
My Food Story
My Food Story resource is designed for young elementary students to encourage them to learn more about Saskatchewan agriculture and explore their personal relationship with food. My Food Story consists of a lesson plan that will guide students in an exploration into foods grown in Saskatchewan and paper meal placemats for the students to share their personal food story. Teachers will receive a hard copy of the lesson plan and a placemat for each student.
My Food is From...
Have you ever wondered about the path different foods have to take before they end up in your lunch box? This resource will enable students to identify where familiar foods are produced and describe the steps of how a particular food made it into their lunchbox.
Nourishing the Planet in the 21st Century
Engage your students with the learning materials provided on a variety of topics, including soil science and agricultural sustainability. Learn about the important role plant nutrients play in global food security, and the creation and maintenance of green spaces.
Nutrient Movement
Plants remove water and nutrients from the soil through the plant's root system. Some nutrients move into root cells from the soil by diffusion and others by an energy- requiring process (active transport). This diffusion activity represents one-way movement of dissolved nutrients into the plant roots.
Oat Crumble Muffin Recipe
Did you know Saskatchewan farmers grew over 1.4 million acres of oats in 2018?! Try making this delicious Oat Crumb Muffin Recipe, inspired by ingredients grown right here in our province, and learn about the ingredients used.
Pandemic Food Panic!
Using a problem-based learning approach and real-life examples, students will examine the impact COVID-19 had and continues to have on our food system. Students work through an interactive, online learning resource, then are posed with a real-world problem and must investigate and propose a solution.
Pig Tales Activity Book
Pigs are amazing animals! In this fun activity book, students will learn about how pigs are cared for by farmers! They will also explore the different foods that pigs provide us as well as other common by-products that come from pigs.
Pkwiman Wild Blueberries
A resource for Grade 7 Science and Grade 8 Social Studies teachers to support curriculum outcomes related to the ecological and cultural significance of wild blueberries in Mi’kmaki and Wabanaki. The lesson plan includes background information, guiding questions and a list of online resource. A student-facing inquiry guide is also provided. Links to a virtual farm tour are provided in this resource.
Planet X
‘Out of this world’ opportunities in agriculture and food. This lesson focuses on the many professions within the Agriculture and Food sector. Students gain appreciation and knowledge of the multitude of professions in agriculture, while understanding the importance of everyday food production and sustainability to the global population. Student activities include weblinks that help them research various careers.
Planet X: Out of this world' Opportunities in Agriculture and Food
‘Out of this world’ opportunities in agriculture and food. This lesson focuses on the many professions within the Agriculture and Food sector. Students gain an appreciation and knowledge of the multitude of professions in agriculture, while understanding the importance of everyday food production and sustainability to the global population. Student activities include weblinks that help them research various careers.
Plant, Grow, Eat, Share
This story follows Abby and Fabian as they work together to navigate the challenges of growing food in their classroom garden. In the process, they grow a special friendship and find a wonderful way to include new culture into their harvest celebration.
Precious Produce
Because of advancements in processing and packaging, people can store foods for longer periods of time, therefore decreasing food waste. This experiment challenges students to think creatively to invent their own packaging.
Productivity, Technology, and Sustainability in Canadian Ag
Investigate this big question: How have technology and environmental sustainability changed in the agricultural industry? Students will explore the topics of crop nutrients, crop production, and plant breeding to answer this question.
Project Produce
How are plants classified? How are different plants grown? How are foods imported? How do unfamiliar foods end up in our local grocery store? Answer these questions and more in this resource created by the National Science Teaching Association.
Project Webfoot: Wetland Ecosystems 1: Habitats, communities and the diversity of life
This resource includes a teachers guide consisting of 9 lessons to help students explore wetlands and a wide variety of ecological concepts, and a student project guide for Grades 4 to 6 to support the lessons.
Project Webfoot: Wetland Ecosystems 2: Interactions and Ecosystems
This resource includes a teachers guide for a unit that combines a field trip to a wetland ecosystem with a variety of classroom activities, and a student guide for Grades 7 to 8 to support the lesson.
Project Webfoot: Wetland Ecosystems 3: Evolution, diversity and sustainability of ecosystems
This resource includes a teacher guide for Grades 9 to 12 to support the student guide consisting of six lessons teaching ecological concepts through the study of wetlands.
Reggie's Technology Adventure
This story follows Reggie as he explores the different types of technology used in the agriculture industry. Order Reggie's Technology Adventure Book and you'll also receive a lesson plan, individual student worksheets, and a USB with an accompanying slideshow. You can also download the storybook as a PDF along with a fun activity book.
Safari Man Dan's Canadian Chicken Adventure
A fun and educational DVD which follows the path of chicken from egg to plate. There will be a self-addressed label provided for return of materials. LOAN ONLY: RETURN AFTER 3 WEEKS. Developed by Chicken Farmers of Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
Sask Snack Granola Bar Recipe
Did you know Saskatchewan farmers grew over 1.4 million acres of oats in 2018?! Try making this delicious Sask Snack Granola Bar Recipe, inspired by ingredients grown right here in our province, and learn about the ingredients used.
Saskatchewan Agriculture Posters
An updated set of 3 - 22" x 28" posters with each poster featuring one of the following grown or raised in Saskatchewan: Crops, Farm Animals, Fruits & Vegetables. Equipment Poster coming soon!
Saskatchewan Seed Kit
Your Saskatchewan Seed Kit comes complete with 5 sets of 13 seed samples of Saskatchewan's most commonly grown crops and suggested activities to engage your students in learning about crop production in Saskatchewan. One kit per teacher.
Saskatchewan's Native Prairie
The Canadian Prairie offers a distinct environment for plants, animals and people that live here. This booklet is intended to provide an appreciation for the impact that settlement has had on Saskatchewan's prairie landscape.
Season Change Scavenger Hunt
Student's go on an outdoor scavenger hunt adventure to find Fall items such as leaves, seeds, and fruits. They will then connect the items they found on the scavenger hunt to the work done by farmers as seasons change. These discussions include harvest, differences in perennial and annual plants, need to maintain health of livestock in a cold winter, and more.
Seedy Scavenger Hunt
Take your students outside on an outdoor scavenger hunt to find as many different types of seeds as they can! Prior to the scavenger hunt students will learn about seeds, seed germination, and varying ways that seeds are dispersed throughout the environment. The lesson ends with a creative activity that has students imagine a seed growing into a plant.
Soil Sorting
Not all soil is the same - even soil that looks similar can be very different. Soils contain different properties and different nutrients that plants use. Students will be given a sample of soil to inspect and identify differences they can see in the soil, including organic and inorganic material.
Soil Testing in the Schoolyard
Students are tasked with finding a nutrient-rich space in their schoolyard to grow plants! In small groups students will work together to test soil nutrients in their schoolyard and determine whether it is a fit place for a future garden. With this resource you'll receive supplies to perform the tests, a lesson plan, and procedure documents for students. Please be sure to download the PowerPoint presentation from here if ordering the resource.
Take a Stand
This pre-assessment activity makes a great introduction to a module or unit that discusses food security, food systems, nutrition, sustainability, and agriculture practices. Student examine their own beliefs and knowledge about food in order to become aware of the role that agriculture plays in their lives.
Team Mustard Activity Book
With Saskatchewan farmers exporting more mustard than anywhere else on earth, it is important for students to understand how valuable mustard is to our province. These worksheets teach students about the parts of a mustard plant, the needs of a mustard plant, and stages of growing a mustard plant.
Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada Educators' Resource
Explore with your students through various fun interactive activities the importance and contributions of temporary foreign workers to the agriculture and food industry as well as to consumers.
The Adventures of Michael & Mia: Stewards of the Land
This storybook tells the story of two young children who decide to grow a garden. Along the way, they face many of the same issues in their garden that their parents face on the farm. Together the family experiences the wonders of growing food while learning about balancing the growing food with caring for the environment. The storybook is available to order or download as a PDF.
The Agri-Environment: Exploring a Healthy Relationship with the Land
Through guided lessons and hands-on experiments, students will explore sustainable agricultural practices and the technologies that support them. This resource kit contains materials for students to conduct experiments related to plant disease, seed treatment, soil health, soil erosion and more. Limited availability.
The Amazing Invent-a-Plant
This guided activity engages children's observation skills and invites them to get creative by inventing an imaginary plant. Students will explore the important role of seeds and will understand of the many uses of plants in our every-day lives.
The Earth on a Turtle's Back
The legend of how the Earth began is put together with beautiful illustrations by Saskatchewan artist, Leah Dorian. Read this story with your children and discuss how we depend on the land and how we can take care of it.
The Food Security Budget Game
Through this activity students will learn about food security and some of the causes of food insecurity both globally and at home. Then students will explore how food fits into a household budget and explore how some real-world challenges can affect the budgets and food choices of families.
The Great Canadian Farm Tour: Season 1
Learn about Canada’s exciting agriculture and food story, and see what life is like for real Canadian farmers all across the country by taking your students on 11 virtual farm tours. This extraordinary learning opportunity will inspire your students, ignite their curiosity, and teach them about the important role agriculture plays in their lives, every day!
The Great Canadian Farm Tour: Season 2
We are back with another season of Great Canadian Farm Tour. Learn about Canada’s exciting agriculture and food story, and see what life is like for real Canadian farmers all across the country by taking your students on 11 virtual farm tours. This extraordinary learning opportunity will inspire your students, ignite their curiosity, and teach them about the important role agriculture plays in their lives, every day!
The Honey Files: A Bee's Life
A teaching guide for Grades 4-6 all about honey bees! Your students will be engaged as they work through exciting activities about the biology of bees, their hive, pollination, honey, beekeepers and more! Also includes a fun video to compliment the activities. LOAN ONLY: RETURN WITHIN 3 WEEKS. Developed by National Honey Board. LIMIT OF 3 DVDS ORDERED AT A TIME.
The Radish Party
This inquiry provides students with an exciting opportunity to grow vegetables while watching each stage of growth. Through this they will learn that stem strength and colour, in addition to growth, are indicative of a healthy plant and healthy soil.
The Real Dirt on Farming
Canadian farmers discuss important issues that exist in today's food industry, and give you the facts you need about modern food production. Topics include animal welfare, crops and plants, sustainability, agriculture policy, hot topics in our food system & more! Order class sets of The Real Dirt on Farming, and be sure to also order/download the Teacher Guide.
The Science of Nutrition
This teacher's guide is designed to provide the teacher with a comprehensive resource that will assist students in learning about canola. The information provides a text for both teaching and learning. The student activities give the teacher direction for using the facts about this important crop in the Canadian economy. The guided inquiry tool should be used to guide your students towards asking these questions on their own.
This Land is Your Land
Soil erosion is something farmers have to be very aware of. Through this activity students will learn about erosion on different types of soil. Then they will design and build a farm with the goal of protecting buildings and crops from being flooded or washed away. Students work creatively as farmers to prevent soil erosion and save their farm.
Timeline of Agricultural and Settlement Events
A list of Canadian agricultural events that have happened since the year 2,000,000 BCE. This list highlights the relationships between agriculture and settlement in Canada.
What is the Ethical Choice for People, Animals and Planet?
How can today's food system meet the growing global demand to produce more food using fewer resources? This video incorporates the 'Earth as an apple' model to highlight the amount of soil available and looks at the amount of freshwater available. At the same time, it highlights the increasing need for food due to an increasing global population.
What is the Source?
A fun way to learn about the misconceptions that farms provide us with only raw produce and other foods. In reality, agriculture also provides us with a wide variety of raw materials from which we are able to make clothes, books, cosmetics, medicines, sports equipment, and much more.
What's Growing Around Us?
Follow Abby and her mom as they take a field trip in the prairies to learn all about where their food comes from! What's Growing Around Us is an educational storybook that highlights many of the crops and livestock that are grown and raised on the prairies.
What's for Dinner?
This resource gives a comprehensive look at the issue of genetic engineering and its application to food production. It also demonstrates the connection between science, technology, society and the environment through a series of modules ranging from basic genetics to food production to the many societal issues surrounding genetically engineered foods.
What's in your Lunchbox?
What’s in your Lunchbox is a hands-on, interactive resource that connects kids to where their food comes from. Students learn what crops, animals and plant parts are needed in order to make the foods that they commonly eat which can lead to healthier eating choices and a better appreciation for agriculture and its role in feeding the world. Suggested for Grades 3 to 6 but could be adapted for younger grades.
Where Beef Comes From
In this storybook, students will learn about beef production in Saskatchewan, including different steps in producing, growing and manufacturing beef. Children will also learn the valuable role beef plays in their daily diet.
Wily Wild Oats
Students identify some biological factors that have made wild oats such a successful weed. Then the students collect wild oat samples and study the seed structures for possible clues revealing the reasons for the plants success.
You Are What You Eat!
Introduce your students to the topic of food science! They will identify which foods contain carbohydrates, fats, sugars, and/or proteins. These activities will help students to then apply their knowledge of what their food is made up of, to their daily food choices.
connectAG
This online resource invites students in Grades 7 to 9 to explore Canadian agriculture by introducing them to farms and farmers across Canadian provinces, including the variety of agricultural commodities they produce and their link to our food system.
snapAG
What are GMOs and are they okay to eat? What does organic farming look like? How are animals like chickens or cattle raised? snapAG is a series of resources that invite students to explore the hot topics affecting the agriculture industry today. Topics range from organics, biotechnology, GMOs, livestock, and more. Explore what’s trending in agriculture in Canada by browsing the topics on the website.
snapAG Information Sheets: Animal Care
From Antibiotics in Food, to Dairy Cows, explore a number of hot-button topics related to animal care!
snapAG Information Sheets: Farming Basics
From Organic Farming to Animal Breeding, explore a number of hot-button topics related to farming basics!
snapAG Information Sheets: Farming and the Environment
From Beef Protein to Carbon Sequestration, explore a number of hot-button topics related to farming and the environment!
snapAG Information Sheets: Food
From Global Protein Consumption to Milk Pasteurization, explore a number of hot-button topics related to food!
snapAG Information Sheets: Growing Crops
From organic soil management to fertilizer use, explore a number of hot-button topics related to growing crops!
snapAG Information Sheets: Pesticides
From Neonics, to Organic and Synthetic Pesticides, explore a number of hot-button topics related to pesticides!
snapAG Information Sheets: Technology and Innovation
From the science behind GMOs, to GMOs around the world, explore a number of hot-button topics related to technology and innovations in agriculture and food.
thinkAG 30-Day Challenge Calendar
30 days of thinkAG career exploration activities! AITC-C is challenging your classroom to explore the world of agriculture and food career opportunities with this Canada Career Month calendar (featuring November 2022). Feel free to continue using this resource beyond November for year-round suggestions on career education with students, both at home and at school.
thinkAG Career Case
A gamified learning experience where students explore their personal interests and learn about careers in agriculture. This game will demonstrate the diversity, variety, and importance of careers in agriculture. Through participation, students will begin to envision themselves and their diverse interests fitting into agriculture. Be sure to download the PPT.
thinkAG Career Case: Explore Digital Agriculture Extension
What is “Digital Agriculture”, what are some careers involved, and how does agricultural technology compare to everyday technology? Explore the various tools and technologies used in agriculture and food production, and the leading-edge careers that exist within the compelling world of digital agriculture. *Facilitator Slide Deck Only*
thinkAG Initiative: Agriculture is...
Can you picture yourself in a career in agriculture and food? This series of videos showcases different career choices in agri-food with a focus on Art, Business, Engineering, Math, Science, and Technology.
thinkAG Website
Calling all teachers and career counselors! The NEW thinkAG website is a one-stop shop for learning resources and experiences to ignite interest in agriculture and food career journeys for students in Grades 5 to 12. Offering them insight as to jobs tailored to their interests and personalities, this site will help them find their purpose-driven career.