Join us on Season 4 of the Great Canadian Farm Tour to learn about the diversity in food and agriculture that can be found in Canada. Watch tours of different farms and food facilities while also exploring more in the activity booklets.

In this e-learning resource, The Real Dirt on Farming in the Classroom enables students to engage with the latest 6th Edition of The Real Dirt on Farming while examining its key areas – animal welfare, crops and plants, sustainability, agriculture policy, hot topics in our food system & more!

The #MyFoodChoice resource is an inquiry based resource where students will lead their own research, to answer the question of "How can I make informed food choices?" Through the five lessons students will develop critical thinking skills by utilizing interactive student sheets, engaging videos, and more.

1 in 9 jobs in Canada is in the agriculture and food sector. Employment opportunities in this sector are increasing. There are endless opportunities in this sector that would allow you to make a difference in your chosen career: feed the growing population, protect the environment, animal care, and many more. Check out just some of the amazing careers that are available in the agriculture industry!

Worms play a very important role in maintaining healthy soil so that we can grow healthy food. Get to know Alex the worm in this fun, educational book to learn all about this topic!

Use this activity to help students visualize and understand agricultural land use.

Take a quick dive into aquaculture as it relates to the Maritimes region. Students will explore the concepts of design and computational thinking as they relate to tackling ocean challenges and innovations. This resource will inspire curiosity and engagement in the great ocean.

Before the Plate is a documentary that attempts to close the gap between the urban consumer and farming in Canada. Follow young farmers and industry experts to learn what a modern Canadian farm operation looks like, and discuss the most pressing questions consumers have about their food. Be sure to check out the comprehensive, curriculum-linked Student Guide we have created to supplement the viewing of this documentary.

Read this storybook and get to know Blossom, a busy honey bee who is on a mission to pollinate her flowers until they mature into fruit. Learn about the role bees play in environment, including collecting nectar for their hive and pollinating flowers.

A snapshot of Canada's Food Guide and nutritional information.

In this resource, students will have the opportunity to explore, observe and examine tulip bulbs. Lessons include planting bulbs, learning about the history of tulip farmers in the Netherlands, collecting data and studying the plant's growth cycle.

Challenging Conditions - Exploring the Lives of Subsistence Farmers in the Developing World is an activity that invites students to explore what life is like for subsistence farmers in the developing world by introducing them to a character and various aspects of his/her life.

The activity emphasizes quality of life and the effects of issues such as hunger, health, conflict, gender dynamics, environment and climate change.

Related media: Program puts students in shoes of subsistence farmers (The Western Producer) 

The complete kit contains a teacher guide and all materials needed.

This poster by Egg Farmers of Canada depicts and explains the anatomy of an egg, including nutritional facts and the nutritional value label.

Tour a farm or processing facility from the comfort of your couch! FarmFood360° is a series of virtual farm and processing facility tours throughout Canada. Students can test their knowledge at the end of each tour.

Learn about farming as a career, and everything it has to offer!

Learn all about fertilizer's important role in crop production! Through case studies and labs, students will then explore the relationship between fertilizers, the environment, and federal regulations, such as the Clean Water Act.

Every plant needs nutrients to grow, from corn in Ontario, to peaches in British Columbia, to potatoes in Prince Edward Island, and canola in Saskatchewan. In this lesson students will learn about three important nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

From Farm to Food is a cookbook that CropLife Canada and Canadian dieticians created to travel through each season with comforting recipes, all while learning about agriculture in Canada.

In this hands on experiment, students will learn how water and nutrients travel through a plant. Get your celery and food colouring ready!

This group jigsaw activity can be used as a stand-alone resource and/or as a complement to the Amazing Agriculture Adventure Wheat Grinding Station.

Check out this book for discovery into the subject of soil science. Explore topics like the properties of soil, nutrients, and soil testing through puzzles, quizzes, and more! Also, get to know an agriculture engineer by reading an exclusive interview.

Join us on Season 3 of the Great Canadian Farm Tour to learn about the diversity in food and agriculture that can be found in Canada. Watch tours of different farms and food facilities while also exploring more in the activity booklets.

Guardians of the Grasslands is a short documentary that explores the current state of one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems - the grasslands in the Great Plains - and the role that cattle play in its survival. As we reach new critical levels in the loss of these iconic landscapes, there are important truths we must face about humanity’s relationship with the land and our food.

A healthy, balanced lifestyle is particularly important for children, since habits established in childhood often stay with us for life. Take on the Healthy Kids Quest to encourage and empower your students to make healthy lifestyle choices. There are six modules, each with a different theme. All themes include an introductory lesson plan, a theme-specific challenge, one or more follow-up activities, and an information sheet for parents.

This poster highlights how farmers follow the "4 R's" when applying nutrients to ensure the new plants have proper food to grow healthy and strong.

Engage students in growing plants! Students will plant seeds in water gel crystals to enhance their ability to observe the growth of roots, stems, and leaves over several days. Then, explore how plants are grown in hydroponic systems.

This interactive tool allows students to independently explore the macro and micro nutrients that plants need to grow, and learn why they are needed.

This series of lessons will introduce topics such as the role pulses can have in maintaining a balanced diet, the idea of pulses as edible parts of a plant, how to prepare a balanced meal with pulses, the benefits of growing pulses, learning about pulses around the world, and food security.

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.

Using either Journey 2050 or Farmers 2050 virtual applications, interactive activities, and hands-on lessons, students will explore important concepts, such as sustainable agriculture and how we are going to feed a growing world in the future.