Title: AG IN THE BAG
Author: Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
Grade Level: All
Description: These ideas include written introductions developed by agents to use as mini- demonstrations about agriculture. An attention getting item is places in a bag to assist in discussing one aspect of agriculture. It is in lesson plan format with background information provided.

Title: AGRI-ACTIVITIES FOR THE MIDDLE GRADES
Author: Alabama Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: These are suggestions for science, mathematics, social studies, reading, and language arts activities.

Title: AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS THROUGH POETRY
Author: Bjornsen, Alta
Grade Level: Middle - Secondary
Description: Focusing on agricultural technology, students will analyze poems by Robert Frost and other authors and then write agricultural poems of their own. This publication is in lesson plan format with concepts or objectives, hands on student activities, reference information for further exploration and evaluations.

Title: AGRICULTURAL CONCEPT SERIES
Author: Minnesota Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: All
Description: This teacher reference features a K-4 concept matrix that ties eight key ag concepts with subject integration and provides various activities per concept. 5-8 and 9-12 have extended concepts and activities.

Title: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WE DON'T EAT
Author: Florida Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: This lesson investigates the nonedible crops grown and products that are derived from. This publication's format is provided with lesson plans, co-curricular approaches, and background/reference information.

Title: AGRICULTURE: FROM THE FARM TO YOU
Author: Texas Farm Bureau
Grade Level: Primary
Description: Lesson plans that can be integrated into science, social studies, and language arts help students learn how milk, bread, eggs, etc. start on the farm and wind up on their table. This publication provides students with hands-on activities, vocabulary listings, and co-curricular approaches.

Title: AGRICULTURE: THE SOURCE
Author: Texas Farm Bureau
Grade Level: Primary
Description: Students learn that all of what we eat and much of what we wear begins on the farm. Lessons can be integrated into math, science, social studies, and language arts.

Title: THE AMAZING DIRT BOOK
Author:Bourgeois, Paulette
Grade Level: Upper Primary - Intermediate
Description: Get down and dirty with two dozen earthy experiments in this book! See how scientists study fossils, ancient relics, and other buried treasures. Make your own "Dirt Cake" and discover burial practices.

Title: THE AMAZING POTATO BOOK
Author: Bourgeois, Paulette
Grade Level: Primary - Intermediate
Description: Did you know that potato chips were invented by accident? Today the average America eats 6 pounds of potato chips every year. Potatoes really have appeal! This book shows you lots of ways to have fun with potatoes, from sack races to puzzles. Experiments with potato prints and erasing stains. Sprout your own sweet potatoes and see how farmers grow them. Try the recipes for potato salad, latkes, and other foods that kids can cook by themselves---one potato holds a third of a day's Vitamin C. You'll see that there's more to potatoes that meets the eye. Map how Spanish explorers brought potatoes from South America to Europe. Even discover why a potato blight in Ireland in the 1840s sent thousands of people to America!!

Title: THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Author: Cesinger, Joan
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This book is a condensed mini-unit outlining the animal kingdom. Students will be introduced to the wide variety of animal life through activities, discussions, and reproducible worksheets. Covers the kingdoms, animal ancestors, reproduction, and anatomy.

Title: ANIMAL WELFARE
Author: National FFA Foundation
Grade Level: Middle - Secondary
Description:These instructional materials have been developed for use by the agricultural education teacher to develop an awareness for the animal welfare issues. Suggested teaching strategies, outlined lesson plans, and learner expectations are included for an effective and informative unit.

Title: THE ART AND SCIENCE CONNECTION
Author: Trolley, Kimberly
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This resource book integrates art and science concepts and processes in creative art activities. The source book contains thirty lessons organized around three themes of science: structure, interaction, and energy. The activities include drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, collage, graphic arts, textiles, and mixed media.

Title: ASSEMBLY LINE ANTICS
Author: Billman, Allison K.
Grade Level: Primary
Description: These activities were developed to help children understand that the agriculture industry involves more than farming. Many of us depend upon the farmers' production not only for food and clothing but also for our jobs.

Title: BIG BOOK OF SCIENCE STORIES
Author:Moore, Jo Ellen
Grade Level:Primary
Description:Use the stories in this big book (11"x17") to supplement your science program. The 8 stories are: In My Garden, Air, A Surprise in the Barn (bats), The Camel, Five Senses, The Tree House (simple machines), Legs, Octopus. In addition, there is a reproducible mini-book for children to make for each story. Science facts on each topic are located on the inside back cover.

Title: BIG BUGS
Author: Booth, Jerry
Grade Level: Primary - Intermediate
Description: Hey! We're surrounded. And outnumbered. Insects are the most successful animals on Earth. There may be 200 million of them for every human! Do you know how a fly walks on the ceiling? What makes a termite colony work? How to make worm fritters? Would you like to build a butterfly fort? Track a bee to its hive? Catch a cricket ? Or a raise a crop of praying mantises? It's all in this book of some of the nature's most amazing secrets.

Title: BIOLOGY ON A BUDGET
Author: Texas Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description:This resource provides insight as to how elementary students can learn about microbiology through scientific method using common everyday items. These activities will help students understand that we are virtually surrounded by organisms.

Title: BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: NEW HORIZONS
Author: Biotechnology Research Committee
Grade Level: Instructional Guide
Description: This guide addresses issues related with biotechnology including aquaculture, bioprocessing, metabolic engineering, and more. Research findings and experiments included to stimulate minds.

Title: BIOTECHNOLOGY: MICROBES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Author: Witt, Steven C.
Grade Level: Secondary - Instructional Guide
Description: This book provides a succinct, straightforward presentation of the major facts and important perspectives. This unit is to simulate press coverage and public understanding so that questions can be answered.

Title: BOTTLE BIOLOGY CURRICULUM
Author:Bottle Biology Program, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison
Grade Level:Middle - Secondary
Description:Hands-on science curriculum using plastic beverage bottles and throw away containers provides inexpensive ways to create life science experiments for studying a variety of biological principles and agricultural applications. Experiments can explore population dynamics, land-water interactions, physiology and community ecology.

Title: BUD'S WORLD-A PLANT'S VIEW
Author: New York Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Upper Primary
Description: This booklet focuses on the application of science int he food and fiber system. Highlights are the parts of the plower, pollinators, honeybees, earthworms, and agriculture. The booklet's character, Bud, explains the complexity of agriculture.

Title: CARETAKERS ALL
Author:National Life Stock and Meat Board
Grade Level:Intermediate
Description:Study prints and teacher's guide. Students explore different environmental issues and learn the principles of good caretaking. They learn that American cattle producers, whose livelihood depends on a healthy environment, are committed to protecting the environment and to providing humane care to animals. Includes study prints, teacher's guide and blackline activity masters.

Title: CHILDREN'S GARDENS--A Field Guide For Teachers, Parents, &Volunteers
Author: Bremner, Elizabeth & Pusey, John
Grade Level: All
Description: This manual includes step-by-step instructions for developing vegetable gardens as a learning environment for students. Narrative information and activities are keyed toward each heading.

Title:COMING TO AMERICA
Author:National Live Stock and Meat Board
Grade Level:Intermediate
Description:Coming to American tells the compelling story of the Mayflower Pilgrims in an exciting new study print format. The Pilgrim's hazardous voyage and trials of establishing the new community at New Plymouth are presented in great detail. Specifically pertaining to food and agriculture, the subject area preserving foods explore the foods brought to American by the Pilgrims and the methods used to preserve them. The section on farming practices explains how the Pilgrims grew crops and raised livestock.

Title: THE COMPLETE SCIENCE FAIR HANDBOOK
Author: Asimou, Isaac & Fredericks, Anthony D.
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: This book is a systematic guide to the design and development of a successful science fair. It is intended to stimulate higher levels of participation, well-developed and functional projects, and a deeper appreciation of the scientific world.

Title: CONNECTING WITH NATURE
Author: Plattner, Sandra Siegel
Grade Level: Primary
Description: Help children explore, discover, connect in this exciting, new early-childhood series for creative theme days. Children are encouraged to explore their natural curiosities and to enhance their minds in this comprehensive curriculum that connect concepts.

Title: COWS MAKE MILK FOR YOU AND ME
Author: Dairy Council of Wisconsin
Grade Level: Primary
Description: This booklet teaches young students about cows and dairy processing using activity- oriented handouts.

Title: CYCLING BACK TO NATURE WITH FOOD PRODUCTION AND PESTICIDES
Author: National 4-H Council
Grade Level: All
Description: This curriculum, designed for ages 5-18 is designed to help youth understand and evaluate the role of pesticides in food production.

Title: DAIRY FARM TOUR STUDENT BOOKLET
Author: Dairy Council of Wisconsin
Grade Level: Primary
Description: Enhance a child's trip to a dairy farm by offering farm facts, questions to answer through discovery, and paper/pencil activities.

Title: DISCOVERING PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Author:Seaman, Rosie
Grade Level:Primary
Description:Science comes alive with 38 simple activities in this book. The reproducible worksheets cover everything from distinguishing plants and animals to learning about insects, reptiles, fish and mammals. The variety of activities promotes development of coordination, creativity, fine-motor skills, and other basic skills.

Title:DRAW FARM ANIMALS BIG BOOK
Author:Shipman, Gary
Grade Level:Primary
Description:We often require children to illustrate their science and social studies reports as well as the stories they write. Most children like to draw, but many feel they can't do it well enough. This big book (11"x17") is made up of charts illustrating how to draw 16 farm animals. Also contains suggestions for ways to complete the drawing and facts about each animal. Use to set up drawing centers: post the chart on a bulletin board or other area accessible to children. Set a work and supply table in front of the chart. Put out a supply of paper, pencils, crayons and marking pencils.

Title: EARLY CHILDHOOD BOX
Author: Medow, Shelia & Wasserman, Fay
Grade Level: Primary
Description: This kit is a program consisting of 244 teacher-directed sequential activities. These activities are designed to foster the development of skills necessary for success in school, using tactile, auditory, visual, motor, and verbal methods.

Title:ECOLOGY
Author:Hagely, Lori
Grade Level:Intermediate
Description:The activities in this book reinforce basic elementary concepts in the study of ecology, including the water cycle, dependence on energy from the sun, photosynthesis, food chains and webs, and biomes. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included.

Title: ENERGY IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
Author:McDonald Publishing
Grade Level:Intermediate (4-8)
Description:Workbook contains student worksheets on: land regions, adaptation, environmental factors, food chain, fuels, forms of energy (solar, nuclear, future sources), conservation, pollutants.

Title: ENERGY RESOURCES
Author: Christen, Nancy
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: Over twenty activity listings related to energy for students to have a greater understanding of various energy resources like water, wind, and geothermal power.

Title: EXPLORING CLASSROOM HYDROPONICS
Author: National Gardening Association
Grade Level: Primary - Intermediate - Middle
Description: Whether using a commercial unit or building one's own, this booklet helps educators understand basics of hydroponics, set up a classroom system, and engage students in inquiry-based inventions.

Title: EXPLORING WITH WISCONSIN FAST PLANTS
Author: University of Wisconsin
Grade Level: All
Description: This manual contains process science activities and explorations in plant biology using the model plant, rapid cycling brassicas, as a resource for elementary and middle school teachers.

Title: FACTS NOT FEAR--A Parent's Guide To Teaching Children About The Environment
Author: Sanera, Micheal & Shaw, Jane S.
Grade Level: Parent - Teacher Resource
Description: Could global warming melt the polar caps and submerge coastal cities? Are the rain forests about to disappear? Does humankind face imminent starvation due to overpopulation? Facts, Not Fear is the first guidebook to help parents and teachers counter the claims of environmental extremists--and to give their children a more balanced view of the many environmental issues they encounter. In simple, non- technical language, this book explains the myths and facts concerning many major environmental topics, and show you how to set the record straight for your children. Each of the fourteen topical chapters was reviewed by acknowledged experts and includes answers to children's commonly asked questions about the environment and suggestions for easy to-do activities.

Title: THE FARMER'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET
Author: James, Henry
Grade Level: Instructional Guide
Description: The Internet can be a powerful information and communication resource, if you know how to use it, and if you can access it at a low cost. The Farmer's Guide To The Internetis designed to help first-time users get up and running quickly and inexpensively. This guide has extensive listings of ag sites on the net, including weather, markets and pricing, livestock, and crops.

Title: FARMING EQUIPMENT
Author: Stanley, Tammie Miller
Grade Level: Primary
Description: This lesson offers primary students the opportunity to practice categorizing and sequencing skills with farm machines. This publication is in lesson plan format with evaluations, objectives and activities.

Title: FARMS - WE LEARN ALL ABOUT
Author:McDonald, Sharon
Grade Level:Primary
Description:This book is a complete resource of information and activities that make it easy to teach students about farms. Materials are presented in six sections -- All About Farms, Cattle, Pigs, Chickens, Sheep and Goats, and Other Farm Animals. Each section contains an introduction and activities. Reproducible worksheets incorporate thinking and concept skills such as visual-discrimination skills and the fine motor skills of coloring, drawing, cutting and pasting.

Title: FARM ANIMALS - AN EDUCATIONAL COLORING BOOK
Author:Spizzirri, Linda
Grade Level:Primary
Description:Coloring book contains realistic pictures of these animals: dairy cattle, goose, pony, goat, duck, cat, sheep, hog, horse, chicken, dog, rabbit, turkey, beef cattle, draft horse. The book also contains information about each animal: size, what it eats, where it lives, uses, color, interesting facts.

Title: FARM FACTS
Author:American Farm Bureau Federation
Grade Level:Intermediate - Secondary
Description:Education booklet with graphs, tables and four-color pictures. The book illustrates facts about today's farms, ag production, trade, economics. Includes glossary and USA commodity poster "American the Beautiful".

Title: FOOD FOR AMERICA
Author:National FFA Organization
Grade Level:Primary - Intermediate
Description:Presenter's guide includes script, puzzles, presentation tips, information brochures. Classroom kit includes teacher's guide, suggested activities, two-sided wall chart. Teaches elementary students about where food comes from and the importance of agriculture in their daily lives.

Title: FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID POSTER
Author:National Life Stock and Meat Board
Grade Level:Primary - Intermediate
Description:This poster depicts the new USDA guide to daily food choices from the five food groups. The panels on the reverse side of the poster may be duplicated to use as a general guide for eating a variety of foods to get the nutrients you need at the same time the right amount of calories to maintain a healthy diet.

Title:FOOD POWER TOWER
Author:National Live Stock and Meat Board
Grade Level:Primary
Description:Teacher's guide and activities which help children identify where foods come from, explain why they need to eat a variety of foods and stresses the importance trying new foods. Includes teacher's guide, black-line activity masters and story "Mystery at the Food Power Tower".

Title: FOOD WORKS
Author: Ontario Science Centre
Grade Level: Upper Primary - Intermediate
Description: Food Works is a cornucopia of activities, games, and fascinating facts on the subject of food. Create a "dirtless garden" or make your own ice cream without a machine. The projects are explained in clear, step-by-step instructions and evocative illustrations. Don't miss this book filled with detail and entertainment!

Title: FROM MOO TO YOU
Author: Dairy Council of Wisconsin
Grade Level: Primary - Intermediate
Description: These lessons and activities teach students about cows as well as milk production and processing. What and how much cows eat, for example, will amaze students.

Title: FUN WITH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Author: Lief, Patricia
Grade Level: Upper Primary - Intermediate
Description: Plant the seeds of good health by serving up some tasty fun. This book features fun facts, hands on activities and coloring pages for fifty different kinds of fruits and vegetables!

Title: A GARDEN PLOT - THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
Author: O' Laughlin, Donica
Grade Level: Primary
Description: Students will use this lesson to relate The Tale of Peter Rabbit to a garden they saw themselves--a great way to integrate agriculture into mathematics, language arts, and science. It is in lesson plan format with concepts or objectives, and evaluation component.

Title: GET GROWING! EXCITING INDOOR PLANT PROJECTS FOR KIDS
Author: Walker, Lois
Grade Level: Primary - Intermediate
Description: This step by step activity book shows budding indoor gardeners how to turn common fruits and vegetables into wonderful plants, fun crafts, and delicious treats. This book, provided with attractive illustrations, is ideal for both classroom and home activities.

Title:GROWLAB - ACTIVITIES FOR GROWING MINDS/POSTERS
Author:National Gardening Association
Grade Level:Primary - Middle
Description:A 240-page illustrated softbound book, worksheets, reproducibles. Includes 45 lesson plans for hands-on garden-based K-8 science lessons. Also suggests activities for learning mathematics, history, language arts and environmental topics through the classroom garden. 22"x35" posters include: Salad Celebrations, Sensational Seeds, Those Amazing Plant Parts, Plant a Question, Watch It Grow.

Title: GROWLAB - A COMPLETE GUIDE TO GARDENING IN THE CLASSROOM Author:National Gardening Association
Grade Level:Primary - Middle
Description:A 128-page illustrated softbound book, teaching reproducibles. Gives easy-to-follow instructions for growing vegetables and flowers indoors year-round. Includes suggestions for integrating gardening into the K-8 curriculum and complete plans for a build-it-yourself GrowLab Indoor Garden.

Title: GUIDE TO KIDS' GARDENING
Author: Ocone, Lynn
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle - Secondary
Description: This complete guide for teachers, parents, and youth leaders gives helpful hints and information on creating a garden for children so that they might learn. Songs, activities, recipe, and funding resources are available in this guide.

Title: GUIDE TO SCHOOL GREENHOUSES
Author: National Gardening Association
Grade Level: Teacher Reference
Description: This resource provides an overview of key issues relevant to educators planning to or currently running a school greenhouse--including choosing and operating a school greenhouse, providing good growing conditions, and integrating greenhouse projects into the school curriculum.

Title: HANDS-ON RECYCLING
Author:Albert, Tonie
Grade Level:Primary
Description:Teaching about the environment is interdisciplinary -- easily integrating lessons in science, social studies and language arts. Contains sections on recycling paper and wise us of tree resources, aluminum and glass, plastic. Also includes suggestions for awareness of litter and reducing the amount. Activities include: making a miniature landfill, making compost, sorting recyclable materials, reusing recycled materials.

Title: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 1
Author: Illinois Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This activity magazine alerts farm and non-farm students to ag topics of the 90's which affect their lives--farmers care for the environment and animals, new products from commodities, and ag careers.

Title: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 2
Author: Illinois Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This activity magazine focuses on agriculture's concern for the environment in the 90's in a manner students can identify with. Topics include new uses for corn and soybeans, making biodegradable plastic, planting a tree, erosion control, and insect control.

Title: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 3
Author: Illinois Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This activity magazine focuses on farm animals and 90's topics about them--products from animals. The Food Guide Pyramid and nutrition, farmers care, careers and facts of Illinois production of livestock.

Title: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 4
Author: Illinois Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This activity magazine focuses on agriculture topics including farming "ugly" , the history of farm innovations, centennial farms, the President's in agriculture and job focuses.

Title: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 5
Author: Illinois Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: An activity magazine with agricultural topics on soybeans around the world, job focus, specialty crops, and economic problems.

Title: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 6
Author: Illinois Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This magazine has stories and activities tot each agricultural concepts including agriculture's interdependence, farm-city relations, careers, ethanol, variable rate- technology, and fertilizers.

Title: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 7
Author: Illinois Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: Stories and activities on animal care and production, products that animals provide us, pet and animal nutrition, and veterinarian career focus.

Title: THE INTERNET ROADMAP FOR EDUCATORS
Author: Educational Research Service
Grade Level: Teacher Resource
Description: Use this tool as a roadmap on your journey into the world of computers. This guide aids PC users to scan the Internet and venture into cyberspace.

Title: INVESTIGATING PLANTS
Author: Sinclair, Thomas R.
Grade Level: Middle - Secondary
Description: This manual describes fourteen hands on exercises that can be used in an introductory biology course. Suggested activities, worksheets, and references are included. Experience flower anatomy, respiration, photosynthesis, and germination.

Title:KENTUCKY FARM TOUR DIRECTORY
Author:Kentucky Farm Bureau
Grade Level:Primary - Secondary
Description:Directory lists 52 farms in 20 counties where the owner is willing for students to tour. The directory listing for each farm lists the owner, address, type of farming operation, acreage, and directions for arranging the tour.

Title: KENTUCKY FARMERS CARE HANDBOOK/TEACHER'S GUIDE
Author:Kentucky Livestock Improvement Association
Grade Level:Primary - Secondary
Description:This handbook describes the various animals produced by farmers in Kentucky for food and other products. The handbook discusses the economic impact of this business, humane care of animals, and efforts by farmers to safeguard the environment. The accompanying teacher's guide outlines activities for explorations of animal welfare/environmental issues from primary - secondary levels.

Title: KIDS' GARDENING: A Kids' Guide To Messing Around In The Dirt
Author: Raferty, Kevin
Grade Level: All
Description: This indoor/outdoor activity guide has many gardening activities that children can take part in all year around.

Title: KITCHEN CHEMISTRY
Author: Carson-Della Publishing
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: Kitchen Chemistry contains 39 basic science experiments designed around readily available, inexpensive materials found in the home. The activities provide safe, workable experiments for teaching about solutions, mixtures, acids, bases, chemical reactions, and more. These sections are designed to help students more fully understand and appreciate the world around them.

Title: LEARN TO RECYCLE
Author:Suid, Annalisa
Grade Level:Primary
Description:Can one person really make a difference when it comes to cleaning up the planet? Yes. Students can learn ecology through a wide range of in-class and at-home projects. Children learn how to make their school, home, and world a cleaner place by exploring the basics of composting, solid waste disposal, landfills and recycling.

Title: LEARNING ABOUT PLANTS
Author:Moore, Jo Ellen & Evans, Joy
Grade Level:Primary
Description:This book contains teachers resource pages, student worksheets, plant picture cards. Concepts covered: plants and animals are both living; there are many kinds of plants; plants have different parts and they each have a function; plants need sunlight, water and food.

Title: LEARNING LIFE SCIENCE THRU PUZZLES AND GAMES
Author: Hayes School Publishers
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: Discover the many aspects of life science through fun games, crossword puzzles, and seek and finds. Topics covered are: vertebrates, leaves, bacteria, mitosis, and body systems.

Title: LET'S GET GROWING/THE GROWING CLASSROOM
Author:Addison-Wesley Publishing
Grade Level:Primary - Intermediate
Descriptions: This 480-page teacher's guide is a hands-on, garden-based, elementary science curriculum to guide the teacher in life lab garden development, science experiments in the garden laboratory, and nutrition.

Title: LET'S INVESTIGATE HEALTH AND SAFETY
Author: Carratello, Patty
Grade Level: Primary - Intermediate
Description: Teach children first hand about health--how good food, regular exercise, and a positive attitude work together to create a healthy body. The book then moves on to safety, with rules for keeping safe at school, at home, and at play. Activity and coloring pages have been included for "fun learning".

Title: MATTER OF FACTS
Author:National Live Stock and Meat Board
Grade Level:Middle - Secondary
Description:This program is designed to help your students discover what sound nutrition is and distinguish between nutrition facts and fads. Students establish their own physical programs for maximum physical fitness based on sound exercise and nutrition habits.

Title: MUNCHSTERS TALK ABOUT FOOD
Author:National Live Stock and Meat Board
Grade Level:Primary
Description:Study prints and teacher's guide, introduces children to new foods, involves them in the process of food preparation, and creates an awareness of the importance of eating foods from all food groups. Five full-color posters help children identify and describe favorite foods, group foods and learn about different types of food -- raw, cooked, frozen, dried and canned.

Title: MY TRIP TO THE SUPERMARKET
Author: Dairy Council of Wisconsin
Grade Level: Primary
Description: Take your class to the supermarket for a first-hand experience with foods and food packaging symbols. The five food pyramid, recycling symbols and food packaging are the focus of this early elementary kit.

Title: NUTRITION
Author: Cadice, Richard & Ortleb, Edward P.
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: This book presents the basic concepts associated with the scientific study of food and its relationship to body functions. Each of the twelve teaching units in this book are introduced by a full-color transparency which presents questions for discussion. Students pages provide reinforcement and follow-up activities.

Title: NUTRITION, FOOD AND CULTURE
Author:National Live Stock and Meat Board
Grade Level:Intermediate
Description:Nutrition, Food and Culture will help students understand food habits, traditions and agricultural practices of seven cultures and contrast them to American traditions and agricultural practices; identify factors which impact food production and consumption around the world; and explore how social and physical environments influence food choices.

Title: NUTRITION: THE FOUR FOOD GROUPS
Author:DeLuca, Patricia
Grade Level:Primary
Description:Contains reproducible activity sheets to teach nutrition concepts based on the food groups. Includes classification of foods by food groups and selection of healthful breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks.

Title: NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Author: Christen, Nancy
Grade Level: Primary
Description: An introductory unit with over twenty four activities for children to take part in to become more health-conscious individuals about eating patterns and the importance of exercise.

Title: NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Author: Darby, Cecilia
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: Lessons focus on food groups, calories, carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, and the need for water. Activities encourage students to examine their daily diets for balances nutrition. Activities, questions for discussion, and references included.

Title: PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND GEOTROPISM
Author: Florida Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: This resource consists of two experiments that will demonstrate the effects of gravity and light on the growth and development of plants.

Title: PLANNING SCIENCE FAIRS
Author: Treimer, Margaret
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: This book provides teachers and students with information essential for successful science fairs that center on the learning process. The activities provide uncomplicated procedure for bringing projects to completion and additional activities will strengthen and improve math, art, and communication skills.

Title: PLANT BIOLOGY SCIENCE PROJECTS
Author: Heshey, David R.
Grade Level: Middle - Secondary
Description: This book contains science projects about seed plants. Most of the projects deal with plant physiology, plant ecology, and plant agriculture. Each project can be completed with readily available materials, with the possibilities for extension to stimulate conceptual thinking and emphasize scientific method.

Title: THE PLANT AND GROW PROJECT BOOK
Author: Dietl, Ulla
Grade Level: Primary - Intermediate
Description: Discover how fruits, vegetables, and some other types of house plants get their start! It's easy to grow your own plants from seeds, cuttings, and sprouts--even if you've never done it before. Just follow these simple instructions, and you can begin with seeds that you collect from the fruits and vegetables in your kitchen. Packed with dozens of fun growing experiments, this colorful guide opens up a whole new world of gardening to every budding gardener.

Title: PLANTS/A BEGINNING LOOK
Author:Kellerman, Elizabeth R.
Grade Level:Intermediate (4-6)
Description:The activities in this book reinforce basic elementary concepts in the study of plants: seeds, seedling germination and growth, roots and stems, flowers, trees, leaves and photosynthesis, seasons and plants. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included. Students compare monocots and dicots, experiment in germinating seeds, seedling growth and their responses to light, gravity. Students study trees as the largest green plants.

Title: PLANTS/HAND-ON-SCIENCE
Author: Carratello, John & Patty
Grade Level:Intermediate
Description:Students utilize scientific process skills such as observing, hypothesizing, recording data, and interpreting the results of investigations. Students acquire an organized method for their thinking that will help them in their everyday living as well as in future science study. Students answer these questions: What are the parts of a plant? What does a plant need? How do we use plants? In each activity students utilize scientific methods: question, hypothesis, procedure, results, conclusions.

Title: PLANTS/POSTERS & REPRODUCIBLE PAGES
Author:Moore, Jo Ellen & Evans, Joy
Grade Level:Primary
Description: Contains: posters, activity sheets, games, and experiments. Poster 1 contains a tree with parts labeled and the stages of apple development from blossom to mature fruit. Poster 2 contains pictures of the parts of plants used for food. These are labeled as root, stem, leaf, fruit and seeds. Activity sheets help students identify the parts of the plant and their functions.

Title: POWERTHINK
Author: Stohs, Anita Reith
Grade Level: Primary (2)
Description: Powerthinking is powerful thinking! Dynamic reproducible activity sheets provide students with critical thinking and problem solving activities. Powerthinking topics include: "Life in a Log Cabin", "Water Uses", "Zoos", "Rainbows", and "The Alphabet".

Title: POWERTHINK
Author: Thoreson, Kathy
Grade Level: Intermediate (4)
Description: Powerthinking is powerful thinking! Dynamic reproducible activity sheets provide students with critical thinking and problem solving activities. Powerthinking includes a wide variety of topics for students to use their thinking skills on.

Title: POWERTHINK
Author: Barden, Andy
Grade Level: Intermediate (5)
Description: Powerthinking is powerful thinking! Dynamic reproducible activity sheets provide students with critical thinking and problem solving activities.

Title: PROFIT ON THE FARM
Author: Lorton, Sherry & White, Don
Grade Level: Secondary
Description: This book primarily addresses marketing ag products with a detailed guide to farm marketing with a no-nonsense approach. It contains concepts and objectives that have been piloted and technically reviewed by educators.

Title: REAL LIFE MATH
Author: Belsky, Nancy
Grade Level: Middle
Description: These activities cover a wide variety of mathematical strands, including statistics, measurement, ratios, money, number theory, and pre-algebra. Students learn to do magic tricks, think up pizza combinations and how far they can pedal a bicycle in fifteen minutes. Five problem solving strategies directly introduce each lesson.

Title: RUNNING ACROSS THE U.S.A
Author: Iteifetz, Ethan
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: In this cross-curriculum lesson, students learn about the regions of the United States including agricultural highlights, as they participate in an exercise program. This publication is in lesson plan format and in use in California.

Title: SAVING OUR PLANET
Author:Ferraro, Bonnie
Grade Level:Primary (1)
Description:This series develops awareness of the environment and basic ecological principles and emphasizes science skills of observation, classification, inquiry and other critical thinking skills. Activities promote "hand-on" learning. Some concepts explored includes: environment is all around us, living things need clean water, air pollution harms, recycle to stop pollution, sources of energy, rain forests protect the environment, children can help safeguard the environment.

Title: SAVING OUR PLANET
Author:Ferraro, Bonnie
Grade Level:Primary (2)
Description: This series develops awareness of the environment and basic ecological principles and emphasizes scientific skills of observation, classification, inquiry and other critical thinking skills. Activities promote "hands-on" learning. Some concepts considered include: different environments, polluted water can be cleaned, cars cause air pollution, solid waste problems can be reduced by recycling and reusing, electrical energy is most common energy source, some pesticides can harm the environment if not properly handled, conservationists protect the environment, students can recycle and conserve energy.

Title: SAVING OUR PLANET
Author:Ferraro, Bonnie
Grade Level:Primary (3)
Description:This series develops awareness of the environment and basic ecological principles and emphasizes scientific skills of observation, classification, inquiry and other critical thinking skills. Activities promote "hands-on" learning. Some concepts presented include: your environment is everything around you, pollution can damage oceans, air pollution is found indoors, biodegradables break down into the earth, recycling results in less trash, wind and solar power are alternative energy sources, acid rain can harm plants, rangers protect natural resources.

Title: SAVING OUR PLANET
Author:Brumley, Karen
Grade Level:Primary (4)
Description:This series develops awareness of the environment and basic ecological principles and emphasizes scientific skills of observation, classification, inquiry and other critical thinking skills. Activities promote "hands-on learning. Some concepts presented: environment contains ecosystems, water and air pollution harms the environment, landfills are overflowing, burning fuels release greenhouse gases, changes in environment threaten some animal habitat, conservation saves natural resources, at home reduce air pollution and energy waste.

Title: SAVING OUR PLANET
Author: Brumley, Karen
Grade Level:Primary (5)
Description:This series develops awareness of the environment and basic ecological principles and emphasizes scientific skills of observation, classification, inquiry and other critical thinking skills. Activities promote "hands-on" learning. These concepts are presented: the environment consists of ecosystems and biomes; chemical and industrial pollution endangers the water supply; air pollution affects the ozone layer; hazardous wastes pollute the soil; recycling helps save resources; herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers used on plants must be managed carefully, there are alternatives to toxic chemicals in the home, practice conservation in your community.

Title: SAVING OUR PLANET
Author:Brumley, Karen
Grade Level:Intermediate (6)
Description:This series develops awareness of the environment and basic ecological principles and emphasizes scientific skills of observation, classification, inquiry and other critical thinking skills. Activities promote "hands-on" learning. These concepts are explored: environment consists of ecosystems and habitats, identifying sources of water and water pollutants, radioactive wastes need safe disposal, garbage can be recycled, plants can be used to conserve energy, learn ways to conserve wildlife and their resources, teach others to save the planet.

Title: SAVING THE PLANET WITH PESTICIDES AND PLASTIC
Author: Avery, Dennis
Grade Level: Instructional Guide
Description: Dennis Avery and the Hudson Institute, in the book, choose to lead, rather to follow, the debate on the future of agriculture. This book gives crucial insights for American agricultural leaders to use as they struggle to achieve high production levels of the world's food supply.

Title: SCIENCE DISCOVERY BOOK
Author:Fredericks, Anthony D.
Grade Level:Intermediate
Description: This book helps students appreciate science as an enjoyable and important part of their daily lives. Forty-two hands-on activities in life, physical and earth sciences are geared to a wide range of student abilities. Open-ended questions give students the opportunity to interact with the investigation and discovery process while developing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Selected lessons include: Soil Shake (soil layers), Splish Splash (erosion), Colorific (colors), Creeping and Crawling (earthworms), Green Highways (plant stems transport water and nutrients).

Title: SCIENCE FAIR AND LESSON IDEAS
Author: Emery, Pamela
Grade Level: All
Description: This extensive hand-out includes ideas on how you and your students can incorporate agriculture into science lessons and science fair projects. It contains hands- on activities and reference information for further explorations.

Title: SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS
Author: Smith, Jean R.
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This practical, simple guide for developing science projects will direct students through each step of the scientific method. Thus, providing them with the information needed to put together successful science projects.

Title: SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS FOR THE INTERMEDIATE GRADES
Author: Schneider, Maxine Springer
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: These projects cover many topics that are generally based on observations and designed to inform students. Projects include "creating a wind tunnel" and "putting an egg in a bottle".

Title: SCIENCE FAIR: A RESOURCE GUIDE
Author: Lewis, Patricia & Watson, Peter
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: This guide provides students with step by step instructions and suggestions, information, guidelines, and forms to take them from the earliest stage of choosing a science project to their final display at the science fair.

Title: THE SCIENCE WORKBOOK - Student Research Projects in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
Author:Ohio State University, The Ohio Academy of Science
Grade Level:Middle - Secondary
Description:This 109-page, soft-covered book is a collection of demonstrations which can be used as classroom or laboratory demonstrations. With the guidance of a teacher or other trained adult, these activities may be used as a resource for independent investigations to present at science fairs. These lessons can be used in grades 7-12.

Title: SEASONS AND LIVING THINGS
Author:Ortleb, Edward
Grade Level:Primary
Description:This book is a comprehensive teaching tool that teachers can use with student participation. Contains 28 lessons which includes a learning concept, background information, student worksheets, and additional activities. Lessons explore the earth in difference seasons and what happens in the plant and animal kingdoms with these seasonal changes. Also explores weather changes.

Title:SEASONS AND THE SUN
Author:Wolff, Jean
Grade Level:Primary
Description:The worksheets in this book are designed mainly as activities for the student to do independently with minimal teacher direction. They are to be used after some discussion, as a reinforcing or enriching tool rather than the primary teaching source. Varied learning levels have been considered. An answer key is provided. There are 28 worksheets on the seasons, weather, animal behavior, and scientific study.

Title: SEEDS AND PLANTS
Author: Christen, Nancy
Grade Level: Primary
Description: This science unit on seeds and plants has been designed to provide students with information and activities centered on plants. All areas of curriculum are covered.

Title: SHELBURNE FARMS: PROJECT SEASONS
Author: Parrella, Deborah
Grade Level: Primary - Intermediate
Description: Project Seasons is a collection of interdisciplinary hands-on activities and teaching ideas for elementary educators. Using the school year seasons of Fall, Winter, and Spring, this book integrates science, agriculture, and environmental themes into the curriculum and aims to show how all things are interconnected. Each seasonal section contains activities, extensions, background information, and exhibit ideas.

Title: SIDEWALK FIELD TRIPS
Author:Johnson, Janice
Grade Level:Primary (1-2)
Description: This book provides opportunities for scientific discovery by taking basic science concepts beyond stale textbooks and give them meaning through student-drawn conclusions founded on observation and data collection. Lessons are divided into three areas: living world around us, physical world around us, and interactions in the world around us. Each topic is built into a lesson plan complete with learning concept, objectives, background, teaching techniques, and student worksheets. There are 47 lessons.

Title: SIDEWALK FIELD TRIPS
Author:Johnson, Janice
Grade Level:Primary (3-4)
Description:This book provides opportunities for scientific discovery by taking basic science concepts beyond stale textbooks and give them meaning through student-drawn conclusions founded on observation and data collected. Lessons are divided into three areas: living world around us, physical world around us, and interactions in the world around us. Each topic is built into a lesson plan complete with learning concept, objectives, background, teaching techniques, and student worksheets. There are 48 lessons.

Title: SIDEWALK FIELD TRIPS
Author: Johnson, Janice
Grade Level:Intermediate (5-6)
Description:This book provides opportunities for scientific discovery by taking basic science concepts beyond stale textbooks and give them meaning through student-drawn conclusions founded on observation and data collected. Lessons are divided into three areas: living world around us, physical world around us, and interactions in the world around us. Each topic is built into a lesson plan complete with learning concept, objectives, background, teaching techniques, and student worksheets. There are 47 lessons including studies of soil, weather observation, habitats, and observing nature.

Title: SOILS
Author:New York Agriculture in the Classroom
Grade Level:Middle
Description: Six separate lessons focusing on soils make up this teaching kit. The dust bowl, starvation in the Sahel, and acid rain are covered in lessons entitled: A Closer Look at Soil, Soil Texture, Soil Profile, Life in Soil, Make Your Own Soil, Soil pH, Water Holding Capacity of Soils, The Effect of Crop Covers and Mulch on Soil. These are covered within the subjects of language arts, science, and social studies. Included are photos of the dust bowl and 2 color overhead transparencies.

Title: A SOUR SUBJECT
Author: Jones, Thom
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: This lesson permits students ti reinforce their skills of observation, mathematical computation, and written expression. It is in lesson plan format with concepts, hands- on activities, and evaluations.

Title: STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN (THE CYCLES OF NATURE)
Author: California Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Middle
Description: Students perform activities, experiments, and cross curricular role play to learn the importance of the cycles of nature and their relationship to the production of food and life on the planet. This publication features cross curricular approaches and guided lesson plans.

Title: THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
Author: California Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle
Description: Students practice math computations and graphing skills as they analyze how food costs have changed over time.

Title: THERE ARE SUNFLOWERS AT MY SCHOOL
Author: Benavides, Denise
Grade Level: All
Description: This packet provides tips on how to start a students garden or mini-farm at your school. This publication contains background information, hands- on student activities, and a lengthy resource section.

Title: THERE'S A NEW CHALLENGE IN AGRICULTURE
Author: American Farm Bureau Federation
Grade Level: Secondary - Instructional Guide
Description: This guide is an insight into the growing industry of ag-related careers. Helpful addresses, earnings statistics, and degree requirements are included.

Title: WATER/POSTERS & REPRODUCIBLE PAGES
Author:Moore, Jo Ellen & Evans, Joy
Grade Level:Intermediate
Description:Contains 2 large posters depicting the water cycle and the forms of water. Booklet contains student worksheets and ideas for experiments which help students understand the importance of water to all living things.

Title: WATER, WATER...EVERYWHERE
Author: Hartnett, Betty
Grade Level: Secondary
Description: A seven activity unit which describes water distribution, the importance of water to global, United States, and California food production economies.

Title: WE LEARN ALL ABOUT SPRING
Author: MacDonald, Sharon
Grade Level: Primary
Description: This book is a complete resource filled with information and activities that make it easy to teach your students about spring. More than forty activities for art, snack, play, and learning times. You will find everything in this book to introduce the spring season into the classroom.

Title: WEATHER, ELECTRICITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS
Author: Learning Works, Inc.
Grade Level: Intermediate
Description: This collaboration of investigations cover such topics as the Coriolis Effect in weather, how to generate an electric current in electricity, and acid rain in environmental issues. Posttest, worksheets, and additional references included.

Title: WEATHER WATCH
Author: Williams, Rozanne
Grade Level: Primary
Description: This resource book provides an excellent introduction to the seasons, tells how a thermometer works, and offers a simple explanation of the water cycle. Young students will enjoy about the weather ans how it affects their daily lives.

Title:WELCOME TO THE FARM!
Author:Hooker, Nancy
Grade Level:Primary
Description: Learning about life on a present-day farm is important topic for every child. Three distinctly different farms are presented in this charming activity book. Children can explore Mr. Carey's corn farm, the Dixon family dairy farm and the apple farm owned by Ms. Tapple. Wonderful activities, extension ideas and various pertinent suggestions for integrating learning experiences in math, art, science and health make this book unique. A delightful collection of farm animals, buildings and equipment, trees and crops, as well as multi-ethnic farm families, is a perfect way to introduce life on the farm. All the figures may be colored and cut out for making manipulative to crease a lively mural of farm life, or storytelling on the flannelboard. Simple puppets are easy to make from these reproducible pages and offer many lively hours of dramatic play.

Title: WHAT DOES A FARMER/RANCHER DO?
Author: California Ag in the Classroom
Grade Level: Primary
Description: Students discover the many occupational roles of farmers and ranchers. A fun art activity is also included along with student activities, reference guides, and objectives.

Title: WILDLIFE ACTIVITY BOOK
Author: Colorado Foundation for Agriculture
Grade Level: Primary
Description: Booklet reinforces basic academic skills while teaching about various subjects involved in agriculture and natural resources. Hands on activities, reference, and background information, and co curricular approaches included.

Title: THE YOUNG NATURALIST
Author:Michell, Andrew
Grade Level:Intermediate
Description:This book is an introduction to nature study for complete beginners. There is much more to being a naturalist than simply collecting and identifying animals and plants. This book shows how to set about collecting, observing and experimenting in the natural world. Contains lots of activities and projects which can be integrated into the curriculum.

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