AITC Canada Resource Listing

Take a look at our A to Z of Food and Farming Activity Kit! Explore all sorts of agriculture and food topics with students.

Perfect for students from Kindergarten to Grade 8, this kit includes a variety of printable resources—colouring pages, crafts, lesson plans, and more—to help students learn about the importance of Ontario pollinators in a fun and engaging way!

AgScape offers curriculum-linked programs and resources that help students explore agriculture and food. From virtual field trips to classroom activities and guest speakers, our tools support engaging, hands-on learning for all grade levels.

This resource allows for grade 7-12 students to explore and learn about Ontario's aquaculture industry, potential careers available as well as how to start an aquaculture business. What is fish farming, why is it important and how are fish produced? Learn more about Aquaculture in Ontario with this Teacher Guide that was designed with the support of and in collaboration with the Ontario Aquaculture Association.

Explore agriculture and food through the alphabet. Through engaging facts and fun activities, youth will develop their agriculture and food vocabulary.

In this episode of Feeding Innovation Podcast, we speak to Agriculture Writer Kaitlin Packer. Kaitlin shares about her experience of realizing that writing was her passion, and discovering a creative career in agriculture and farming was for her. We also talk about how opinions around food and agriculture differ between rural and urban communities. How emerging technologies like social media can both be a bridge, and widen that gap, depending on how they're used.

In today’s episode we sit down with Owen Roberts, an instructor and faculty member at the University of Illinois in the Agricultural Leadership and Communications Program. Owen joins us to discuss his career and why communication is key in agriculture. Growing up in Mitchell’s Bay, Owen’s father was a conservation officer, and his mother’s family were farmers. The town was a renowned hunting and fishing spot, and his family would sell their produce there. He worked on farms in the area and saw the produce side of the industry close up. From there, he studied journalism in university and bounced around the country working for different papers. When an opportunity came up to work in the agriculture section of an Alberta paper, he was hesitant, but it turned out to be a goldmine of stories. Agricultural research was booming and he went on to write for the University of Guelph, communicating about the research that was underway. It went from a 1-year contract to a 33-year career. In this conversation we touch on many subjects, including how the pandemic has opened the publics’ eyes to the complexities of the food supply chain and inflation. The agriculture sector is full of great stories and it is necessary to get those stories out there in a way that connects with the public.

Agri-Trekking Across Ontario is an interactive, gamified resource that connects grade 7 and 8 students with agriculture, environmental initiatives and local food! This innovative teaching tool comes complete with a Teacher's Guide, educational facts, quizzes and games. *For optimal experience, please use the Google Chrome browser.

Students will learn about and identify various products and by-products that come from different plants and animals. Students will further discuss the importance of biodiversity in plants and animals to humans.

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

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.

This comprehensive resource includes a Teacher’s Guide, providing an overview of egg farming in Ontario, as well as three interdisciplinary lesson plans targeting grades K-3, grades 4-6 and grades 7-8. Many different and relevant themes such as the farm-to-table process of egg farming (K-3), the nutrients of eggs as a part of a healthy diet (4-6) and careers linked to the egg farming industry (7-8) are covered in the lesson plans provided.

This Teacher's Guide, for grades 7-12, allows students and teachers to explore the world of genomics in agriculture and food. Teachers can use the Teacher's Guide to expand their knowledge of genomics, then couple that with 3 interactive lesson plans that use coding, experiments, Ontario-focused case studies, career exploration and much more. These lesson plans also help students understand genomics in agriculture and food related to the context of animal welfare, food security and climate change. Pair this teachers's guide with a recording of a live event with Michael Dorrington, a geneticist at Ontario Genomics.

This comprehensive resource includes a Teacher’s Guide, providing an overview of pork farming in Ontario, as well as three interdisciplinary lesson plans targeting grades 5&6, grades 7 & 8 and grades 9 &10. Many different and relevant themes such as Animal Health & Welfare (Nutrition & Careers) (5-6), Animal Health & Welfare (Technology & Careers) (7-8) and Animal Health & Welfare (Sustainability & Careers) (9-10) are covered in the lesson plans provided.

Students will identify the needs of animals and compare it to their own needs for shelter, food and water. Students will design and label a barn or home for a specific animal to ensure its survival. Students will create a collage illustrating the sections of Canada’s Food Guide to serve as a reminder of the need for a balanced diet for humans.

Download our printable activities to go along with the Virtual Field Trip! Pick and choose the activities work for your class and learn all about Ontario apples.

Take your students on a virtual trip to Ardent Mills! Download the activity kit and pick and choose from an assortment of activities that you can do with your class to learn more about flour milling and grains. There are activities appropriate for grades K-8.

These infographics provide definitions of plant biotechnology and explores the research and assessment required to get a genetically engineered crop to market. Also included are stories, controversies, and breakthroughs in biotechnology.

Take your students on a virtual trip to a Bison Farm! Download the activity kit and pick and choose from an assortment of activities that you can do with your class to learn more about the bison and their history. There are activities appropriate for grades K-8.

This resource is the inaugural edition of the AgScape Bridge to Business program. Through this program, leading edge business publications are translated into valuable activities for Ontario students. As youth approach the end of high school, it is important for them to be familiar with the world of business and the pertinent social issues which relate to our society, economy and environment. OAFE Bridge to Business focuses on issues beyond the classroom and provides “real world connections for students”.

This is the second Volume of the Bridge to Business series. The topic of focus is Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Four lessons encourage students in Grades 9 to 12 to think critically about GMOs and their relationship with environment, social factors, food security and consumer choice. Each lesson examines content from www.BestFoodFacts.org and http://allaboutfood.aitc.ca. Links to Science & Technology and Food & Nutrition courses.

These infographics will allows students to explore agriculture and food from a business perspective. Students will learn about four different types of businesses along with 4 different types of economic business sectors.

There is no better pathway for students to ignite their curiosity of food and farming than with Camp AgScape, a free immersive and fun online experience for youth from age 5 to 18. The program is a fully accessible, self-paced web platform which includes highly interactive, meaningful, and gamified educational activities to support parents, teachers and students. Included is a Teacher's Guide, a comprehensive five-day programming guide for four age groups (5-8, 9-12, 13-15, 16-18). Themes include plant science, innovation, STEM, animal science, nutrition, environment, healthy eating and more! Ideal for classrooms, camps or home learning.

Celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month with this activity resource package for Grades 9-12 which focuses on hot topics in agriculture and encourages students to analyze and think critically about media messages and information.

This resource addresses curriculum expectations in Grade 9-12 Science and English and provides students with an opportunity to evaluate research articles on the topic of plant science. Students will use critical literacy to analyze articles, apply appropriate research skills to deepen knowledge and communicate the results of their inquiries effectively.

This infographic outlines current statistics for jobs in the agriculture sector in Canada. It displays multiple career pathways and the vast amount of opportunity in the agriculture sector.

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.

In collaboration with Farm & Food Care Ontario, this is a compilation of commonly asked questions, answers and, facts related to cheese.

These infographics will help students explore climate change and how it relates to agriculture, the various opportunities and challenges as well as adaptation and mitigation strategies. They will also help students explore the vulnerability of agriculture in relation to climate change, areas/types of sensitivity, innovations as well as food safety and security.

These infographics will help students define conventional and organic farming practices, various pests and the challenges they can cause, the difference between natural and synthetic chemicals as well as approaches to pest management. They will also help students explore the use of pesticides, residue limits, nutrients in conventional and organic foods as well as environmental impacts.