Ordering Instructions:
This teacher resource guide lists instructional material and programs available to teachers through Texas Farm Bureau’s Agriculture In The Classroom program and other agricultural organizations. The guide can be a valuable tool for teachers who are looking for new ideas to help them incorporate agriculture into their classrooms.
Items may be ordered by one of the following options:
1) Fill out the order form and mail it to:
Attn: Agriculture In The Classroom
Texas Farm Bureau
PO Box 2689 Waco, TX 76702
2) Fill out the order form and then Fax it to:254-751-2671 (Attn: Agriculture in the Classroom). We will send you a confirmation of your order with an invoice.
3) Call 254-751-2258 and place the order.
4) Send an email to kschwieters@txfb.org.
Note: Both shipping and handling and sales tax will be added to the order. You will be billed once the materials have been mailed.
Resources Available from Texas Farm Bureau
Printed Resources
“Addressing Misconceptions about Agriculture”
Instructor’s Kit with CD
Have you always known that many of the derogatory claims made against modern agricultural practices are not sound? Are you ready to challenge many of the misconceptions people hold about agriculture, but have not had the time to research the issues yourself? This instruction kit will help you do just that with sound, science-based factual information. We’ve done the research for you. The kit’s 35 issues cover topics from DDT to global food issues and nutrition to animal production. The kit comes complete with an 11- page lesson plan, background information on each issue, three sets of student cards, and a CD ROM containing two PowerPoint presentations. The well-researched issues are supported with five pages of references. References listed are easily available to any audience member or student ready to challenge the presentations. The kit is designed for classroom use at the high school and college level. Demand for this presentation has led us to also create an 18-issue speech version that can be presented in a half hour to 45 minutes. Both versions are included in the kit.
Cost: $12.50
Be Ag Smart! The Cotton Connection, Newspaper Format
Chock full of fun and facts about growing cotton and the by products of cotton. Includes games to educate, stimulate ideas and awareness of Cotton ~ from field to fabric.
Cost: $5 for a class pack (30 count)
Farm Facts Booklet
Farm Facts is a colorful 29-page booklet with realistic illustrations of farmers, consumers, livestock and crops. It features charts and graphs with facts about today’s agricultural system, food consumption and safety, biotechnology, international trade, historical highlights, and agricultural terminology. New sections on aquaculture, nursery and greenhouse, and the farmers’ share of the retail food dollar are included. A one-sided poster, "America the Bountiful," is included in each booklet.
Cost: $2.50 each
Videos, DVDs and CDs
“Food and Fiber for the 21st Century” CD
Resource Guide developed for teachers in grades 1-6. Students will discover the importance of agriculture in each unit: Agriculture– Touching Us Daily; The Earth Under Our Feet; Plants We Eat, Wear and Use; and Plant Science Activities. Also included are units entitled Livestock in Our Lives and What the Heck is Biotech? All lessons are correlated to state mandated Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and contain objectives for Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) in reading, writing, science and math.
Cost: $5
Note:The complete Food and Fiber for the 21st Century Resource Guide is available in a free, downloadable format online at http://www.txfb.org/agclass.asp
Texas Agriculture: Life and Livelihood
An Exploration of Careers in Agriculture
This CD contains an interactive assessment students can use to help guide them toward different careers in the agricultural industry. Students can find a job they might be interested in and see a job description, education requirements, experience that might be helpful and a general salary range. Some jobs also have a short video clip of a person who works in that area, explaining what their job is like.
Also included in the CD is a game called “Agri-Know,” where one or two students can test their knowledge of agriculture in a game show format. The disc contains links to colleges and universities in Texas which have programs in agriculture and natural resources and other career websites.
The CD was designed to be used in grades 4-12, and can be used in the classroom and/or by middle and high school guidance counselors, agriculture science teachers and county Extension 4-H agents to help make students aware of the multitude of careers available in agriculture.
Cost: $8
What's To Eat? The Story of Texas Agriculture
This DVD offers a brief video tour of Texas showcasing some of its major agricultural products. Narrated by a young rancher, the video features cotton, wheat, poultry, beef cattle and dairying. (Run Time: approximately 11 min., 50 sec.)
Cost: $4
Let's Visit Texas DVD
Available in DVD format, Let’s Visit Texas provides an insight into each of the four major geographic regions in Texas. Each section takes students on a tour through one of the regions, Mountains & Basins, High Plains, Central Plains and Coastal Plains, and examines points of interest, climate and geography, and the diversity of agriculture across Texas. Run time of each section approximately 20-30 minutes.
Cost:DVD - $8
Lesson Plan Supplement - $5
Additional Resources
American Egg Board
American Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom
Environmental Protection Agency
National Agriculture in the Classroom Consortium
AITC Resources from Other States
Texas Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom
USDA Agriculture Research Service Science 4 Kids
Agricultural Web Quests – Missouri Farm Bureau
Contact Tad Duncan for more information.
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