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Science For Kids - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
Offers news about plants, animals, and other agricultural issues. Also includes pop quizzes, and pictures. Site is available in Spanish. |
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Farm Safety 4 Just Kids - http://www.fs4jk.org/
Includes safety tips, coloring pages, print-and-color brochures, and interactive quiz. |
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National Agricultural Library Kids' Science Page - http://www.nal.usda.gov/kids
Lists of books, articles, and websites on specific agricultural subjects. Also includes related science fair projects, biographies of leading scientists, and 4-H projects. |
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http://www.moomilk.com/ - http://www.moomilk.com/
Learn about cows, milk, and the dairy industry through fun facts, games, recipes, and a virtual tour. |
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Harvest of Fear - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/
Reports on the risks, benefits, hopes, and fears of genetically modified food crops. Includes interviews with scientists, food industry representatives, farmers, and critics. From PBS. |
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Why Biotech - http://www.whybiotech.com/
Explains how advances in food biotechnology could help feed a growing population, grow more nutritious foods, and keep the earth productive and healthy. |
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Death of a Dream - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/
Explores the rise and fall of Midwestern farmhouses, and the literature they inspired. Also examines the cost of advances in agriculture. From PBS. |
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The Farm - http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/farm/
Learn about life on the farm by watching videos, taking a short trivia quiz, and a virtual tour of an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois. |
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Illinois Department of Agriculture Kid's Page - http://www.agr.state.il.us/kidspage/
Explains what happens on the farm and how food gets from the farm to the table. |
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Factory Farming - http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/
Explores the negative side of intensive animal agriculture. |
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Friends of the National Zoo: Kids' Farm - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/KidsFarm/
Learn what farm animals are at the zoo, how to take care of them, and how to grow pizza. |
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Kids Farm - http://www.kidsfarm.com/
About animals, plants, activities and people who live and work on ranches on the western slope of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. |
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The Great Corn Adventure - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/corn/
An animated history about corn, where it came from, how it is grown, what it is used for. |
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Camp Silos - http://www.campsilos.org/
Explores the prairie, pioneer farming, the story of corn, and the future of farming. |
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Kid's Field Day - http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/fieldday/kids
Helps children understand the importance of agriculture in everyday life through information on soil, crops, weather, and equipment. |
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The Inside Scoop on Farms - http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312380/
Thinkquest site offering a look at dairy, livestock, and crop farms, as well as machinery. Includes a glossary and games. |
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Healthy Farm Practices - http://www.strausfamilycreamery.com/?section=Healthy%20Farms
Presents facts about organic dairy, cows and milk, as well as instructions for homemade dairy projects. |
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Organic Kids' Zone - http://www.ebfarm.com/JustForKids/
Learn how organic farmers use earth-friendly methods to grow healthy food. Includes an activity book to download, and instructions for building a worm compost bin. |
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The Story of Florida Orange Juice - http://www.ultimatecitrus.com/Story/oj_story.html
Describes the process of quality testing, harvesting, storing, labeling, and juice extracting of this healthy beverage. Includes related photos of the process. |
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Kids Organic Club - http://www.organics.org/kids_club.php
Presents the methods, health benefits, and environmental factors of organic farming. |
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George Washington: Pioneer Farmer - http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/37/
Several photographs and facts about the farming techniques and technologies practiced at Mount Vernon. |
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Virginia Apples - http://www.virginiaapples.org/kids/
Lots of information on apples like recipes, activity sheets, and the story of Johnny Appleseed. |
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Farm Life and Farm Animals - http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/farmanim.html
Students from more than a dozen countries tell about life on the farm. |
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KBears' Farm - http://www.kbears.com/farm/
Interactive guide to life on the farm. Includes pictures, animal sounds, and related links. |
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http://www.teachnet.ie/farmnet/ - http://www.teachnet.ie/farmnet/
Features cartoons outline basic farm safety rules, a virtual field trip to some of Ireland's sheep farms, and a look at animal physiology and classification. |
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FSA Kids - http://content.fsa.usda.gov/fsakids/
Features fun facts, coloring pages, and other printables. From the U.S. Farm Service Agency. |
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Bean Files - http://www.clima.uwa.edu.au/schools/beanfiles/
Learn about the bean family by reading cartoon stories. Page also features songs, recipes, activities and quizzes. |
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Farming in Alberta for Kids - http://carolvaage.net/farming%20in%20alberta.htm
Learn about different farm animals in Alberta, Canada. Some activities are provided. |
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National Farmer's Union - Farming Fun - http://www.nfuonline.com/youngnfu.xml
For junior members of the NFU. Offers information, activities, and games relating to farming and the countryside. |
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Wheat Mania - http://www.wheatmania.com/
A day in the live of Kansas wheat farms with virtual tours and trivia. |