Agriculture

• Ag in the Classroom teacher resources. A USDA national program to help PreK-12 students acquire the knowledge needed to become agriculturally literate.
• AgrowKnowledge educator corner. The purpose of Agrowknowledge is to grow educational and business partnerships that strengthen math, science and technology skills of agriculture students.
• Resources for teachers, students, professionals from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
• Sustainable Agriculture Resources and Programs for K-12 Youth. This guide to sustainable agriculture-oriented educational opportunities for schoolchildren features more than 50 programs and curricula nationwide.

• Toward a Sustainable Agriculture. A Teacher’s Guide. Six teacher reference sections outlining the scope of sustainable agriculture, and instructional unti summarizing key concenpts and 21 learning activities.
• Discovering the Food System. Through experiential learning activities, youths meet real people that represent different aspects of the food system. Links to Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Music/Art, and Career development.
• The Edible Schoolyard. Integrate an organic garden and landscape into the school’s curriculum and lunch program.

Natural Resource Management

• Teacher resources from Hawai’i's Division of Forestry and Wildlife
• Natural Resources, the Environment, and Ecosystems, University of Illinoi.  Activities that can be used singly with other projects, and give students an understanding of how ecosystems work and how all aspects of an ecosystem are interrelated. 

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