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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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PBS ONLINE: DEATH OF THE DREAM HOME FILM AND MORE HOMES ON THE PRAIRIE LITERARY CONNECTION VIRTUAL FARMHOUSE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE RESOURCES Site Credits...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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Council for Biotechnology Information Biotechnology is enhancing the important environmental benefits that ethanol, a plant-derived biofuel, already is delivering 133; moreView past front page featuresOctober 18, 2005Africa Seen Accepting GMO Crops More in Future 8212; Reuters South AfricaOctober 18, 2005Study Lauds Modified Crops 8212;...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.
http://www.teachnet.ie/farmnet/
Covers topics such as the history of food, nutrition, and agriculture as well as current farming practices across the globe.
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AGROPOLIS-MUSEUM Food and agricultures of the world Center dealing with topics such as food, nutrition, agriculture, with an historical approach on a worldwide scale. Search Franais V i r t u a l E x h i b i t i on NEW World's food Discover the...A day in the live of Kansas wheat farms with virtual tours and trivia.
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Wheat Mania! Kansas Association of Wheat Growers Educational Web Site Click on me to come back to this page. wackywheat@flinthills.com All About Wheat Learn about planting, growing, harvesting and using wheat. Includes photos, activities, teacher resources, and Wacky Wheat's favorite links. Grains of History Travel back in time: photos, facts,...Learn about cows, milk, and the dairy industry through fun facts, games, recipes, and a virtual tour.
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MooMilk A dynamic adventure into the dairy industry Cow, games, contests education Welcome to MooMilk.com, a fun and educational website about cows and milk with facts, contests, games and recipes. Join the herd! Connect the Dots Game MooMilk Quiz The Story of Milk What is the Cow Thinking Contest Moo Milk Press...A virtual look at Kansas farms from the experts who live and work there.
http://www.cyberspaceag.com/
Explores the prairie, pioneer farming, the story of corn, and the future of farming.
http://www.campsilos.org/
Farming statistics and games from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
http://www.usda.gov/nass/nasskids/nasskids.htm
Dozens of kid-friendly links to sites about food, agriculture, and the environment.
http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html
Lists of books, articles, and websites on specific agricultural subjects. Also includes related science fair projects, biographies of leading scientists, and 4-H projects.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/kids
Presents the methods, health benefits, and environmental factors of organic farming.
http://www.kids.organics.org/fact_site.htm
Helps children understand the importance of agriculture in everyday life through information on soil, crops, weather, and equipment.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/fieldday/kids
Lots of information on apples like recipes, activity sheets, and the story of Johnny Appleseed.
http://www.virginiaapples.org/kids/
Online tours of wheat, dairy, fish, beef, and poultry farms.
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html
Explores the negative side of intensive animal agriculture.
http://www.factoryfarming.org/
Students from more than a dozen countries tell about life on the farm.
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/farmanim.html
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.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/
About animals, plants, activities and people who live and work on ranches on the western slope of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
http://www.kidsfarm.com/
Explains what happens on the farm and how food gets from the farm to the table.
http://www.agr.state.il.us/kidspage/
Interactive guide to life on the farm. Includes pictures, animal sounds, and related links.
http://www.kbears.com/farm.html
A man tells his story of growing up on an Illinois farm during the Depression era.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2107/dadindex.html
A 14-year-old girl shares scenes from her life on the family farm.
http://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids/pictures/rachel.html
For junior members of the NFU. Offers information, activities, and games relating to farming and the countryside.
http://www.friendlyfarmclub.com/
Typical day in the life of a dairy farmer as well as fast facts about Vermont farming in general.
http://www.pcc.com/~christin/farmproject/htm/farmhome.htm
Science, geography, and writing project intended to teach people about farming. Includes sites designed by kids in different regions of the world that give personal accounts of farming.
http://www.benicia.k12.ca.us/henderson/fawproject.htm
Includes safety tips, coloring pages, print-and-color brochures, and interactive quiz.
http://www.fs4jk.org/
Tells about the animals and produce raised on one family farm. Includes photographs.
http://www3.telus.net/public/cva...ming_in_alberta_for_children.htm
Features fun facts, coloring pages, and other printables. From the U.S. Farm Service Agency.
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ca/Kid_Pages/agforkids.htm
Describes the process of quality testing, harvesting, storing, labeling, and juice extracting of this healthy beverage. Includes related photos of the process.
http://members.aol.com/citrusweb/oj_story.html
Several photographs and facts about the farming techniques and technologies practiced at Mount Vernon.
http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/37/
A dairy farm in California presents fun facts about cows and milk, as well as instructions for making curds and whey, butter, and milk glue.
http://www.strausmilk.com/pages/kids.html
Thinkquest site offering a look at dairy, livestock, and crop farms, as well as machinery. Includes a glossary and games.
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312380/
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.
http://www.ebfarm.com/Kids/index.aspx
Interactive story and coloring books from this farm equipment manufacturer.
http://www.johndeerekids.com/
Explains what food is, where it comes from, and how it is made.
http://tiki.oneworld.net/penguin/food/food1.html
Learn what farm animals are at the zoo, how to take care of them, and how to grow pizza.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/KidsFarm/
Kid resources for science projects, animal and food topics, quizzes, and virtual field trips.
http://www.agclassroom.org/kids/index2.htm