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Maine Agriculture in the Classroom

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Teacher Kits and Videos

Ag in the Classroom: Middle School Edition
Grades 5-9
Teacher's Kit with 2 videos and lesson plans covering fast food, health, nutrition and careers in agriculture From Cabot Cheese.
Ag in the Classroom: Elementary School Edition
Grades PreK-6
Teacher's Kit with 2 videos and lesson plans covering nutrition, snacks and a trip to a dairy farm from Cabot Cheese.
Ag in the Classroom Cheese Rap
An 8-minute video for elementary school students on the production of cheese, Cabot Creamery.
Elements of Sustainable Agriculture
Grades 9-Adult
This 1 hour 51 minute video produced by Northeast Sustainable Ag. Research program shows a viable alternative to single commodity production for some family farms. It features 19 experienced farmers from Maine sharing valuable information.
Crazy About Corn Kit
Grades K-3
This kit with activity books, video, CD and cassett tape teaches students about corn history, nutritional value and impact on many cultures.
Take a Cook on the Wild Side
Grades 7-12
20-minute video, teacher's guide and assessment tools on the topic of Beef Safety, Nutrition and Preparation. Sponsored by The National Cattleman's Assn. in 1999.
Tractors, Cotton-pickers and the Stuff Kids Wear
Grades PreK-5
1995 Parent's Choice Award winning video teaches your students how their blue jeans came from a tiny cotton seed. Other natural fibers like silk and wool also shown. 30 minutes.
Tractors, Combines and things on the Grow
Grades PreK-5
1995 Parent's Choice Award winning video teaches your students the wonders of where food really comes from and how it ends up on the grocery shelves. 30 minutes.
Cotton's Journey
A kit which teaches about the growing and processing of cotton. Samples of seed, bolls, pictures and more. (Elementary)
Christmas Tree Education Kit
5 lessons on Christmas trees from the New York Christmas Tree Growers Assn., 1996
Wool: Farm to Fabric, Naturally
Kit with filmstrip & audio cassette, fiber, lessons and story of wool.
Math For Every Kid
Grades 3-7
Van Cleave, Janice. Wiley, 1991. Easy activities that make math fun.
P.O.R.K. Academy 2002—Swine Housing and Well Being, Stockmanship & Training
Grades 8-Adult
USDA produced video for the farm interested in adding swine or the student interested in swine.
P.O.R.K. Academy 2002—Swine Housing and Well Being, Practical Sow Housing System Design
Grades 8-Adult
USDA produced video for the farm interested in adding swine or the student interested in swine.
P.O.R.K. Academy 2002—Swine Housing and Well Being, Consumer Perspectives
Grades 8-Adult
USDA produced video for the farm interested in adding swine or the student interested in swine.
Shingles Made in Maine
Grades 8-Adult
The story of a successful family forestry industry with Maine shingle mills and citizens featured. 30 minute video from Maine Assn. Of Resource Conservation and Development.
The Paper Colony
Grades 8-Adult
A 27 minute documentary produced in 1996. This video touches on some of the important and controversial topics dealing with forestry in Maine.