Tools & Technology Over Time – Agriculture, Then and Now

Produced By:

PIEFA

States:

Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA

Aimed at:

Grade 3

- 4

Curriculum 8.4

VCDSTC025, VCMMG140, VCMMG165, VCMSP149, VCMSP150, VCMSP179, VCMSP180, VCDTDI020, VCSIS067, VCSIS068, VCSIS069

Curriculum 9.0:

AC9TDE4P03, AC9TDE4K02

Lesson Type:

Subjects:

Keywords:

Robots, farming, safety, sustainability, agriculture, tools, technology, efficient, rain gauge, data, column graph.

Tools & Technology Over Time – Agriculture, Then and Now

Throughout this lesson, students will investigate the tools and technologies used in food and fibre production and the ways that agricultural practices have been influenced by technology over time. Students will have the opportunity to hear first-hand from Victorian producers and learn about how technological advances have made farm work safer, more efficient, easier, and allowed for greater accuracy. Students will apply their design skills to create their own rain gauge and will practice interpreting and representing data relating to rainfall in a region of Victoria.

Lesson Booklet: PDF

Resources:

  • 1.1 Zoom in Zoom out: PDF
  • 3.1 Technology in agriculture sorting cards: PDF
  • 3.2 Technology in Agriculture Over Time Presentation: PDF
  • 4.1 Map of Victoria: PDF
  • 5.1 Rain Gauges on Farms: PDF
  • 6.1 Interpreting and representing data on Farms: PDF

 

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