AITC Canada Resource Listing

Celebrate the richness, diversity, and ingenuity of Canadian agriculture with this full anthology of the Great Canadian Farm Tour. This complete collection brings together every stop from coast to coast to coast, showcasing the people, practices, and stories that shape our nation’s food system. From innovative family farms to culturally rooted traditions and cutting‑edge sustainability, this series offers an inspiring, panoramic look at the farms and farmers who nourish Canada.

This activity kit is designed to prepare your students for the Honeybees and Pollinators Virtual Field Trip hosted by Backed By Bees. It includes activities to do before, during and even after the event. Suitable for Grades 2-8, pick and choose what works for your students!

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.

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.

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.

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.

These infographics highlight programs such as the Environmental Farm Plan, Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program and Water Resource Adaptation and Management Initiative and their impact on environmental sustainability. Students will explore agriculture and food with a focus on environmental initiatives. Students can learn about issues, improvements and initiatives within the agriculture industry, transportation as well as corporate and social responsibility.

Students will explore the advantages and challenges between growing plants in soil and in water. Students will further discover how growing plants hydroponically can have an impact on their overall health and well-being as 
well as their local food system. This lesson plan is designed primarily for the usage of a hydroponic system/hydroponic tower garden in the classroom. If the classroom does not have access to this system, please refer to Option B: Without Hydroponic Tower for materials needed to conduct this lesson and have students make their own modified hydroponic system.

This resource was made by AgScape in collaboration with AgriTech North and with the support of OMAFRA, Grassroots Growth Initiative and the Dryden Rotary Club.

Students will analyze a variety of food advertisements and conduct research to uncover the information that food advertisements exclude or misconstrue. Students will then use the knowledge they gain to create their own informative and factual food advertisements.

This resource is designed to relate the concepts associated with animal growth, development and care to the curriculum expectations for Grade 1 Science & Technology. Students will identify and compare the characteristics of humans and selected farm animals.

This infographic complements the Food Choices and Sustainability lesson, or can be used as a standalone resource. It examines the various factors that contribute to a sustainable food system.

Students will identify what food safety is and identify examples of why it is important in a variety of situations. They will demonstrate their understanding by creating a visual representation illustrating steps to ensure food safety in their daily lives. Students will then investigate and create a list of healthy snacks from around the world and identify if these items require safe food handling. Finally, students will also learn how farmers are important when talking about food safety by how our food is produced.

This activity kit was designed as a complement to the genomics virtual field trip. It features a variety of educational activities such as a word search, a reflection, design activities and more activities that will help your students understand the interesting role of genomics in agriculture. For students grade 7-12.

Join us on Season 5 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.