Open Directory - Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Farming
See also: This category in other languages: [ ] - Online tours of wheat, dairy, fish, beef, and poultry farms. [ ] - Explores the prairie, pioneer farming, the story of corn, and the future of farming. [ ] - A virtual look at Kansas farms from the experts who live and work there. [ ] - Explores the rise and fall of Midwestern farmhouses, and the literature they inspired. Also examines the cost of advances in agriculture. From PBS. [ ] - Explores the negative side of intensive animal agriculture. [ ] - Students from more than a dozen countries tell about life on the farm. [ ] - Includes safety tips, coloring pages, print-and-color brochures, and interactive quiz. [ ] - Coloring, games, puzzles, animal photos and agriculture trivia. [ ] - Learn about different farm animals in Alberta, Canada. Some activities are provided. [ ] - Covers topics such as the history of food, nutrition, and agriculture as well as current farming practices across the globe. [ ] - Learn what farm animals are at the zoo, how to take care of them, and how to grow pizza. [ ] - Several photographs and facts about the farming techniques and technologies practiced at Mount Vernon. [ ] - Reports on the risks, benefits, hopes, and fears of genetically modified food crops. Includes interviews with scientists, food industry representatives, farmers, and critics. From PBS. [ ] - Explore a virtual village and see videos about how food production has changed over the last hundred years. [ ] - Presents facts about organic dairy, cows and milk, as well as instructions for homemade dairy projects. [ ] - Explains what happens on the farm and how food gets from the farm to the table. [ ] - Interactive guide to life on the farm. Includes pictures, animal sounds, and related links. [ ] - Helps children understand the importance of agriculture in everyday life through information on soil, crops, weather, and equipment. [ ] - About animals, plants, activities and people who live and work on ranches on the western slope of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. [ ] - Interactive story and coloring books from this farm equipment manufacturer. [ ] - Learn about cows, milk, and the dairy industry through fun facts, games, recipes, and a virtual tour. [ ] - Lists of books, articles, and websites on specific agricultural subjects. Also includes related science fair projects, biographies of leading scientists, and 4-H projects. [ ] - Offers news about plants, animals, and other agricultural issues. Also includes pop quizzes, and pictures. Site is available in Spanish. [ ] - Learn about life on the farm by watching videos, taking a short trivia quiz, and a virtual tour of an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois. [ ] - An animated history about corn, where it came from, how it is grown, what it is used for. [ ] - Thinkquest site offering a look at dairy, livestock, and crop farms, as well as machinery. Includes a glossary and games. [ ] - Describes the process of quality testing, harvesting, storing, labeling, and juice extracting of this healthy beverage. Includes related photos of the process. [ ] - Explains what food is, where it comes from, and how it is made. [ ] - Lots of information on apples like recipes, activity sheets, and the story of Johnny Appleseed. [ ] - Explains how advances in food biotechnology could help feed a growing population, grow more nutritious foods, and keep the earth productive and healthy.
