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Providing Agriculture-Related Nutrition Education: Resources
- PA Preferred Supplemental Lesson Plans
The Department of Agriculture's PA Preferred™ program and Saint Joseph's University have designed lesson plans, activities, and worksheets to help students enhance their knowledge on the concepts of buying local, instilling civic pride and helping Pennsylvania remain strong for future generations. All plans meet both Common Core and Pennsylvania State Standards.
- Center for Dairy Excellence
The Center for Dairy Excellence aims to create partnerships and coordinate resources to promote the dairy industry in Pennsylvania. They have developed the "Discover Dairy" lesson series in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. This web-based lesson series includes video, lessons, classroom activities, and computer-based games to show students the contributions dairy farms make to the local community. It can be found at www.discoverdairy.com.
- Pennsylvania Farm Bureau – Ag in the Classroom
- Penn State Cooperative Extension
Penn State Cooperative Extension provides information and education based on University research. Check the main Penn State Cooperative Extension site (http://extension.psu.edu/) to learn about Cooperative Extension and what it has to offer. Contact your local Penn State Cooperative Extension office to learn what is available in your area: http://extension.psu.edu/counties.
- USDA’s Agriculture in the Classroom Website
This site provides up-to-date information to use in the classroom and an online searchable database that lists hundreds of resources designed to help educators find classroom materials to increase agricultural literacy among their students.
- Classroom Food Preparation or Taste Testing Food Safety Tips (Pennsylvania Department of Education)
Good food safety practices should be used for all activities involving food handling. This handout, developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Food and Nutrition, provides food safety tips for classroom food preparation and taste testing.
