Grade: 5 To
12
In this lesson, students examine the various demands for native and plantation forests and the different uses for wood sourced from these forests.
Agriculture, food & fibre classroom lesson plans for primary & secondary.
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Grade: 8 To
8
A resource on year 8 mathematics in the area of statistics and probability. Covers 'investigate the effect of individual data values, including outliers on the mean and median'. ACMSP207. The resource provides a dairy farm context and herd data to engage
Grade: 5 To
10
An animated resource showing the systems of organs and flows involved in the digestion and lactation of a dairy cow. A diagram of a cow is shown, with text underneath and animation to highlight the organs and illustrate the flows in the systems. The resou
Grade: 7 To
10
This resource examines the properties of carbon and how to use formulas for calculating carbon storage. It provides information on how some carbon is lost during processing and manufacturing, whilst most is recovered and used then stored for the life of t
Grade: 7 To
10
Students will learn about the different types of manufactured wood products and about innovative techniques to produce manufactured wood products.
Grade: 7 To
12
A video interview with one of the cotton industries innovative cotton farmers, Andrew Watson. It includes sections on learning what makes the cotton farm sustainable, efficient and prosperous. It discusses the farm’s philosophy, use of integrated pest man
Grade: 3 To
6
For HSIE, Sustainability. This lesson is a great introduction to cotton from growth to end product with least emphasis on spinning and weaving. The lesson touches on how the natural environment has been modified to suit our needs (e.g.land cleared, channe
Grade: k To
2
For HSIE, Sustainability. This lesson is a great introduction to cotton from growth to end product with least emphasis on spinning and weaving. This lesson looks at how the cotton plant grows, the needs of the plant (e.g. sunlight, water, nutrients) and h
Grade: 7 To
8
This unit consists of a pdf resource and two supporting videos. It has five inquiry teaching sequences about how food and fibre is produced, processed and brought to consumers. The unit encourages students to investigate new and existing practices used to
Grade: 7 To
8
This unit consists of a pdf resource and two supporting videos. It has five inquiry teaching sequences about how fibres are produced, processed and brought to consumers. The unit encourages students to investigate new and existing production practices use
Grade: 3 To
4
This unit consists of a pdf resource and two supporting videos. It encourages students to investigate how foods and fibres are produced. It includes sections on foods and fibres we use; how food and fibre are obtained; their production systems; and techno
Grade: k To
2
This unit encourages students to examine aspects of pork production and the things that farmers are doing to care for their pigs that are grown, raised and processed for food.
Grade: 5 To
10
Nine videos on the basics of keeping poultry in schools, produced by the Poultry CRC. They include choosing birds, housing, feeding, watering, management, health and preparing birds for show.
Grade: k To
10
Developed by Australian Wool Innovation in conjunction with teachers, this flexible and interactive range of resources can be easily incorporated into everyday classroom activities and support the development of students in line with curriculum guidelines
Grade: 5 To
5
A set of resources including teacher guide, powerpoint presentations, students cards and activities. Students are able to create and use a legend to describe a landmark on a map, use directional language to describe a route and use a grid reference system
Grade: 8 To
9
For Science year 8 and Agriclture year 9. This unit of 20 X 40 minute lessons looks at plant reproduction using the cotton plant as an exemplar. It is aligned to the Australian Curriculum. It looks at how plants and animals reproduce, plant and animal cel
Grade: k To
4
In this illustrated story Nicky discovers where different products, foods, clothes and toys come from, and where the primary resources for them are found, grown or manufactured. Suitable for Foundation to Year 4, meets learning outcomes in Geography and E
Grade: 6 To
10
This website features Master fishermen who have been certified by Oceanwatch Australia for their responsible fisheries management and practices. It includes fisher profiles, information about where they fish, what they catch, their sustainable practices.
Grade: 5 To
6
The Ollie's Island CD-ROM and website lessons, work units and case studies help students learn where the items they eat, drink, use and wear come from, and about the social, environmental and economic impact of their production. An engaging set of materia
Grade: k To
2
This unit consists of a pdf resource and two supporting videos. It aims to help teachers and students in junior primary classes explore Australian farms as places where people live. Students are given an insight into ways Australian farmers are producing
Who we are
PIEFA…THE LEADER IN FOOD AND FIBRE EDUCATION
We engage Australian schools and the community through education about food and fibre production and careers.
The Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia’s (PIEFA) vision is to embed the value of Australian food and fibre production in the national psyche – and we aim to achieve this with a range of classroom resources, eLearning courses, Farmer Time sessions and agriculture career pathways.
