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.

Use this slide deck in your classroom or share on your school's daily announcements to celebrate Pollinator Week! 

Includes a title slide as well as 5 "fun facts about pollinators" to share for each day of the week! 

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 the trailer episode of Feeding Innovation podcast, we interview- ourselves! Host Jordan Sloggett talks to AgScape Executive Director Taylor Selig about our vision for this podcast, why we're choosing to launch a show that interviews innovators in the world of agriculture and food education.

In the second episode of the AgScape Feeding Innovation Podcast, we talk to Chef and Educator Katherine Jones of Growing Chefs Ontario. Katherine talks about how Growing Chefs Ontario is changing the way we learn about and develop healthy relationships with food. Growing Chefs! Ontario is a registered charity based in London, Ontario that unites chefs, growers, educators and community members in children’s food education projects.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Download this activity kit to provide your students with an in depth look at the coffee growing process. You can pick and choose the activities that work for you class. From tracking your Starbucks coffee to playing a matching game, there will be something for everyone!

Welcome to the Composting with Worms Activity Kit! Get ready to dive into the fascinating world of vermicomposting with a variety of engaging activities suitable for all grade levels. From interactive games and hands-on exploration to comprehensive lesson plans, this kit offers a comprehensive learning experience covering topics that fit into social studies, science, and more! Perfectly paired with our upcoming virtual field trip on May 7th, let's dig in and explore the magic of composting with worms together!"

This resource was developed for the 2016 International Year of Pulses. Students will plan the steps required to create a pulse-based meal or snack, prepare, and eat a pulse-based meal or snack and promote the benefits (nutritional or otherwise) of their chosen meal.

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.

Download our printable activities to go along with the Dairy Farm Virtual Field Trip! Pick and choose the activities work for your class.

Access the Dairy Activity Kit, to download and print off a range of resources to prepare for the virtual field trip and further understand the fascinating world of dairy. Have fun using the colouring page, maze, science experiment and more!

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of buying locally grown food on the environment and their personal health. Students will be able to identify how far a food product has travelled.

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 explore the advantages of hydroponics in respects to food insecurity in Canada. Students will learn about different negative food environments such as food swamps, food mirages and food desserts. Students will explore their learning through map creation in ArcGIS and ArcGIS StoryMaps. 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.