Agricultural Education & Teacher Resources Links

LESSON PLANS

Agricultural Education Lesson Plans ------------------------------------- AET (The Agricultural Experience Tracker) Ag Lesson Plans, Glen Rose, Arkansas FFA (Powerpoint Files) AgEdNet.com (Commercial Website) Agriculture in the Classroom (Farm Bureau) American Farm Bureau - educating about AGriculture CAERT (Commercial Website) CDE Preparation Resources Chicago Mercantile Exchange Education Page Curriculum Materials Service (Ohio) Focusing on Agricultural Issues Georgia Agricultural Education iCEV (Commercial Website) Ideas 4 AgEd Illinois Agricultural Education Instructional Materials Service (IMS) Indiana Agriculture Resource Council NAAE Communities of Practice (NAAE CoP) Nature of Teaching Purdue Extension: The Education Store South Dakota Agricultural Education Toward a Sustainable Agriculture USDA for Kids

General Education Lesson Plans ------------------------------------- Education World EPA's Environmental Education Resource Center First Year Teachers Guide History Link 101 Indiana State Library NASA Space Place Teachers Page Teachers Network

Lesson Plans and Resources in Science ------------------------------------- ActionBioscience.org Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center Animal Diversity Web BioSciEdNet Biotechnology Resources Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (UW-Madison) Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Food Science and Technology (discoveryschool.com) Genomics and Bioinformatics (Indiana University) Learn Genetics Middle School Science MERLOT Education Resources National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Science Digital Library Science Stories on Nova (PBS) Water Science for Schools Understanding Science

Games and Models ------------------------------------- Emerging Technology Games and Utilities Human Anatomy and Physiology (U.S. National Cancer Institute) Kahoot! My American Farm: Games, Resources, Activities Molecular Visualization Resources National Geospatial Development Center (West Virginia University) Puzzlemaker Quia Web - activities, quizzes, games, etc. (Commercial Website) Quizlet Robert's Rules of Order Website

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AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Agriculture Images ------------------------------------- Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery Okla. State Dept.of AnSc (Breeds of livestock and more) Plants in Motion (requires activeX and Quicktime) Soils Survey Maps

Agricultural Search Engines ------------------------------------- Bugwood (Everything about bugs!) Center for Agricultural Technology Transfer (Ag info by state) Farms.com (Search engine and more) National Council for Science and Environment Plants National Database (Everything about plants) U.S. Government Science and Technology

Agricultural Statistics ------------------------------------- Agricultural Facts by State Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA) Food & Agric. Educ. Info System (higer educ. statistics) Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service National Map of the U.S. STATS Indiana

Children-Focused Agricultural Links ------------------------------------- Agriculture in the Classroom Camp Silos (Ag History and More) The Electronic Zoo Farm Services Agency for Kids 4-H Virtual Farm My Plate Kids Gardening Sci4Kids

Forestry and Soils Links ------------------------------------- Forestry Links ------------------------------------- Basics of Tree ID Tree Identification Online (What tree is it?) Virginia Department of Forestry ------------------------------------- Soils Links ------------------------------------- Soil Science Society of America Soils Survey Maps Soils Website from USDA

Misc Agricultural Links ------------------------------------- American Meat Science Association Beef Excellence Center for Global Food Security Dog Breed Information Food Safety Information Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Miller Welding Resources National Pork Producers Council NETVET (Veterinary Resources) Pork Checkoff Resources Purdue Avian Sciences Network (Poultry) Rittners School of Floral Design The Weather Channel

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Education Resources ------------------------------------- Answers.com (see the "for Teachers link") Enchanted Learning (Commercial Website) Information Security for K-12 New Teacher Information Purdue Academic Success Center Teachers NET

Education Search Engines ------------------------------------- NCATEC Index to Graphical Resources Pedagogy Network

Career Information ------------------------------------- AgForLife - Careers in Agriculture, Food, and Life Sciences Career Clusters Information Indiana Learn More Resource Center Monster (Commercial Website) National Center for Education Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

Journals and Publishers ------------------------------------- AgDay Agdayta/DTN Agrinews Online CAERT CEV Multimedia Curriculum Materials Service (Ohio) National Geographic/Cengage Learning Electronic Journals (Scholarly Communications Project) ERIC Folletts Online Gebbie Press (Media Directory) Instructional Materials Service (Texas) Interstate Publishers - Prentice Hall Journal of Agricultural Education (Online) Journal of Extension (Online) Online Reference Desk (Facts and More) Professional Educators Publications The Agricultural Education Magazine University Bookstore

Organizations ------------------------------------- American Association for Agricultural Education American Farm Bureau American Federation of Teachers Indiana Association for Career and Technical Education Association for Career and Technical Education Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) National Education Association (NEA) Phi Delta Kappa Team AgEd (NAAE, National FFA, The Council) National Association of Agricultural Educators

Government ------------------------------------- Indiana ------------------------------------- Access Indiana Indiana Department of Agriculture Indiana Department of Education Indiana Department of Workforce Development STATS Indiana ------------------------------------- United States ------------------------------------- The Library of Congress The National Agricultural Library United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Education

Indiana Agricultural Education ------------------------------------- Indiana Agricultural Education Indiana Governors Workforce Cabinet - Agricultural Education Indiana FFA Indiana FFA Center Indiana Young Farmers Association Purdue University Agricultural Education

Purdue University ------------------------------------- Purdue University Home Page Purdue University Libraries Purdue University Office of the Dean of Students Purdue Online Writing Lab Purdue University College of Agriculture Purdue Cooperative Extension County and District Directory Purdue Extension Publications Purdue University College of Education Purdue University Veterinary Medicine

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