Agriculture, food & fibre classroom lesson plans for primary & secondary.
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Grade: 5 to
10
In collaboration with Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and Seafood Careers Australia, PIEFA has developed a series of ten engaging student worksheets centred around engaging videos produced by FRDC to showcase career opportunities, sustainability initiatives and technological innovations in Australia’s aquaculture and wild-catch fishing industries.
Grade: 7 to
10
This series of Career Q&A videos forms part of a suite of resources promoting careers within agriculture. Three candidates are interviewed and asked the same series of questions about their careers in agriculture. The videos can either be watched individually depending on the topic or all three of the videos can be watched together.
Grade: 5 to
6
As Australians and global citizens, we all have a part to play in our planet’s future. Choosing more sustainable options when it comes to buying everyday products, such as the clothes we wear, packaging materials, to the energy sources we use every day, can all play a part. Choosing renewable resources such as solar, wind, or wood and wood fibre from trees offers one solution to reach our sustainability targets.
Grade: 7 to
10
Explore the GRDC Careers | PIEFA Food & Fibre Card Game designed for Year 7 to Year 10 students across Design & Technologies and Science learning areas, which are aligned with version 9 of the Australian Curriculum.
Grade: k to
2
Explore the Winter Wheat and Summer Sunflowers resources designed for Foundation to Year 2 students across Design and Technologies, Science, English, and Mathematics learning areas, aligned with version 9 of the Australian Curriculum. Delve into the characteristics, life cycles, agricultural technologies, and nutritional benefits of products made from these significant Australian crops.
Grade: 0 to
3
Engage your students in learning about the importance of bees with these interactive resources from Junior Landcare.
Grade: 5 to
12
Egg farming is the process of raising hens to produce eggs for human consumption. Australian egg farmers produce 18.3 million eggs every day to feed the nation, which is 6.68 billion eggs each year. Want to learn about what it takes to get your egg from farm to plate? Explore Australian Eggs' learn about farming section to see exactly what goes on.
Grade: 5 to
12
Explore dairy Australia’s interactive Careers Virtual Tour, providing students with the chance to explore the different careers on offer in the Australian Dairy Industry.
Grade: k to
k
A day in the life of a wine grape virtual tour and accompanying learning resources explore the roles and responsibilities of occupations along the value supply chain of Australian Wine.
Grade: k to
k
This terrific resource from Good Meat Education will assist students to explore aspects of the Australian meat industry
Grade: 0 to
k
Through this activity, students will develop knowledge and understanding of living things that have been selected and developed for agricultural enterprises and explain why they are suited to Australian environments and/or developed for specific markets.
Grade: 9 to
12
The Cultivating the Next Generation project aims to help teachers and career advisors provide accurate and high-quality advice to secondary students about the diverse career opportunities in agriculture.
Grade: 7 to
10
This series of Career Q&A videos forms part of a suite of resources promoting careers within agriculture. Three candidates are interviewed and asked the same series of questions about their careers in agriculture. The videos can either be watched individually depending on the topic or all three of the videos can be watched together.
Grade: k to
k
Developed by the NSW DPI's Schools Program, this resource assists NSW Stage 6 Agriculture teachers and students analyse a research study for Electives 1-3.
Grade: k to
k
Developed by the NSWDPI Schools Program, this resource was developed to teach the foundations of good experimental design, scientific method and analysis concepts to early-mid high school agriculture and science students.
Grade: k to
k
Developed by the NSWDPI Schools Program, this resource includes a question booklet and suggested answer section covering the NSW Ag Stage 6 Preliminary Farm Case Study and HSC syllabus requirements.
Grade: k to
k
Developed by the NSWDPI Schools Program, these resources allow students to investigate Poultry production in NSW.
Grade: k to
k
Developed by the NSWDPI Schools Program, these resources allow students to investigate weeds in NSW and their impact on production.
Grade: k to
k
Developed by the NSWDPI Schools Program, these resources allow students to investigate the basics of plant biology.
Grade: k to
k
Developed by the NSWDPI Schools Program, these resources allow students to investigate Pork production in NSW.
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. We aim to achieve this with a range of classroom activities and resources, eLearning courses, Virtual Classroom sessions and agriculture career pathways information. Through meaningful collaboration with research and development corporations, the government and education sectors, PIEFA’s content is current, industry-specific and aligned with the curriculum.
