AITC Canada Resource Listing

Grade 8 classrooms can use this fun resource to support math 8 curriculum including using percentages and ratios. Students use their math skills to help Sam, the dairy farmer, complete tasks throughout a busy day on a dairy and crop farm. The challenge: how can you help the farmer to increase their crop yield, keep the cows happy and healthy, and run the farm smoothly? There are 5 math tasks to completed by students. As the students complete the tasks, they learn just how much math happens every day on the farm; from making milk replacer for the calves to determining how many hectares of soybeans need to be planted in order to harvest enough for the winter. This fun resource includes a lesson plan with curriculum connections as well as a student facing PowerPoint to help guide the classroom activity. Math on the Farm Resource provides: -lesson plan with curriculum connection to grade 8 math, background information, guiding questions, student task answers and a list of online resources and video links - student-facing inquiry guide (PowerPoint) with tasks to complete in small groups - staff support to answer questions

Flip, flip, flip – Students can colour, cut and staple these booklets, then flip them and watch them become magically animated!

Watch the bean sprout and grow, see how potatoes grow or watch how soil is formed.

Touching on various subject areas from health and physical education to social studies, science, geography, and careers, this resource aims to provide an overview of the practices involved in the production and distribution of dry beans in Ontario from farm to table.

Students will learn about the growth, production, and nutritional value of an Ontario local food, specifically beans. Students will be able to identify different kinds of beans and will learn about art and creation of mosaics by through using beans.

How far did your corn and bean salsa travel? Use the recipe included to make an easy and delicious salsa and then find out just how far those ingredients travelled to get to your classroom. This activity is a great way to engage students in a hands-on activity and get them to think about the importance of shopping local.

What's in the field? It's dry beans! Join us for these fun dry bean facts.

Ag for Life is proud to support school garden programs. Check out our garden-related resources for garden lesson ideas, a guide to starting your school garden, student journals and more! ​For more gardening tips and tricks, follow our Alberta School Garden Group on Facebook.

Meet Milad Eskandari, an Assistant Professor and Soybean Breeder at Ridgetown College, University of Guelph! In his role as an Assistant Professor, Milad is responsible for developing course outlines and presentations for students. In regards to his research, Milad collaborates with farmers and growers to determine what problems they are experiencing, and determining solutions through research. To become a professor or researcher in this industry, you will need a Master’s Degree or PhD in Plant Breeding, Biotechnology, Plant Pathology, Agronomy, Crop Science, Soil Science, Biology or a related field is preferred to become a Plant Scientist/Field Agronomist. A Bachelor’s degree in similar fields may be considered with some companies. Typical employers include seed companies, crop protection companies, research firms, governmental organizations, environmental organizations, and colleges or universities. This video is for all ages.

Meet Chris Grainger, a Laboratory Manager at the University of Guelph! In his job, Chris conducts research projects involving plant breeding and genetics. Specifically, he uses DNA technologies to determine the important genes in soybean plants. A Bachelor’s degree in Laboratory Science, Biology, Chemistry, etc. is required to be a Laboratory Manager. Laboratory Managers can work in a variety of labs. They can work in an academic, government or company setting. Seed, chemical, biotech and animal health companies are examples of companies that hire laboratory technicians. This video is for all ages.

Meet Nicole Mackellar, Market Development Coordinator at Grain Farmers of Ontario. Nicole is responsible for creating and improving new markets for members, specifically the corn, wheat and soybean market. She is also the program coordinator for the national soybean council that works to promote Canadian Soybeans. A Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business, Marketing, Journalism, Communications, Education or Business Administration. Seed, feed, fuel, fertilizer, plant, animal pharmaceuticals, equipment, companies as well as advertising agencies or you may be self-employed. This video is for all ages.

Meet Claire Cowan, a Marketing Specialist at Syngenta Canada Inc. In her role, Claire works in the Customer Marketing Department where she helps promote Syngenta to growers in the corn and bean industry. She is also responsible for monitoring the brands performance and conducting market research to ensure her marketing efforts see success. To become a Marketing Specialist you will need a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business, Marketing, Journalism, Communications, Educations or Business Administration. Seed, feed, fuel, fertilizer, plant, animal pharmaceuticals, equipment, companies as well as advertising agencies typically employ marketing specialists, or you may be self-employed.

Pulses are the group of crops that includes dry beans, dry peas, chickpeas, and lentils. As a steady source of nutrition and soil sustainability, pulse crops play a major role in our global food security, a role which will only grow in the future. The following worksheets, created by Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and Agriculture in the Classroom & MB, focus on the role that pulses play in advancing health and nutrition, food security and environmental sustainability.

In this activity students will dissect a seed and investigate the different parts. Seeds come in many shapes, sizes and colours, but many share the same basic parts. If done in groups, students may observe the similarities or differences of many different seeds. Lima beans or large bean seeds work best for this activity. 

This is a publicly available resource developed by the Little Green Thumbs program, a classroom gardening program. Learn more about the Little Green Thumbs program in your region.

Students will learn the important parts that make up a bean seedling and label them. Colour in the page after you label the parts! 

This is a publicly available resource developed by the Little Green Thumbs program, a classroom gardening program. Learn more about the Little Green Thumbs program in your region.

Dairy cattle are female cattle bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made. An average dairy cow produces 30 to 35 litres of milk a day. That’s about 8 milk jugs of great tasting, nutrient packed goodness. Dairy cows are barnyard royalty and have earned themselves the nickname “Dairy Queens.” Happy and healthy cows produce more milk, so farmers make sure to take very good care of their dairy cows. Dairy farmers make sure their cows have a diet suited to their needs. The most common food dairy cows eat are grasses, but they also may get corn, soybeans, oats, barley or clover depending on their needs. Learn more by reading "The Story of Food: Dairy."

Pulses are the dried edible seeds of legumes. Legumes are plants that grow in pods, like beans. Common pulses include dry peas, dry beans, chickpeas and lentils. For a legume to be considered a pulse, it must be dried. This means fresh peas and beans are not pulses, but dry peas and beans are. Read "The Story of Food: Pulses" to learn more about this amazing legume!

Hensall Co-op is a farmer-owned cooperative focused on helping farmers sell their grain, feed their animals and grow their crops (like edible beans). Hear from three employees about what they do, why they love it, and how jobs like theirs play a huge role in farming across the country. This video is for all ages.

Meet Josh! Josh grew up on his family farm near Chatham, ON, where they grow corn, wheat and soybeans. Josh studied agriculture at the University of Guelph and later moved to Prince Edward Island for three years to farm potatoes. Now that he is back in Ontario, Josh is working as a Certified Crop Advisor (kind of like a personal trainer for crops!) and started growing potatoes on his own farm. This video is ideal for K-grade 8.