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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Simple Machines in Farm Machinery

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify simple machines and how they must work together to form a piece of equipment used in agriculture. They create a diagram of a piece of farm equipment and write about two of the simple machines they drew.
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Website
Wessels Living History Farm

Wessels Living History Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
The Wessels Living History Farm of York County, Nebraska, offers a look at what it was like to live on a Great Plains farm in the 1920s. The farm's attractive and well organized website includes interviews with people who remember life...
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Website
Other

The Progressive Farmer

For Students 9th - 10th
Progressive Farmer delivers the latest news in the agriculture industry: Crop and livestock production, new technology and products, business and financial information, weather, markets and government regulations.
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Website
Other

K 3 Learning Pages: Web Resources Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and check out this awesome farm resource site. Students and teachers will benefit from this compilation of materials.
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Unit Plan
Other

Teaching heart.net: Down on the Teaching Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and check out this comprehensive teaching resource for farms. Students and teachers will benefit from the activities and book found within this site.
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Handout
Agriculture in the Classroom

Nifa: Farm Machinery and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive timeline of the advancement of farming technology. Scroll through the 1800s-1840s to see the machinery introduced in this time period.
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Website
Other

The Virtual Vine: Old Mac Donald's Farm Theme Unit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site is a farm unit filled with songs, activities, projects, bulletin board ideas, picture book suggestions, and much more.
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Interactive
Other

Kids Farm: Home

For Students 3rd - 5th
With pictures, games, and more, Kids Farm teaches younger students about farmers and farm animals.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Amish Man Moving Farming Equipment,lancaster, Pennsylvania

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Amish man moving farming equipment.