Soils Workbook – Tocal Virtual Farm Case Study

Produced By:

Department of Primary Industries

States:

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

Aimed at:

Year 7

- 12

Curriculum 8.4

Stage 6 AG P1.1, P1.2, P2.3, P3.1, P5.1; H2.1; Stage 5 AG 5.3.3, 5.5.1

Curriculum 9.0:

AC9S8U07, AC9S9H03, AC9S9U03, AC9TDE8K04, AC9TDE10P04,

Lesson Type:

Subjects:

Keywords:

Farm Case Study, Tocal, Virtual farm, Preliminary Agriculture, HSC Agriculture, WHS, animal enterprise, plant enterprise, resources, soils, sustainability, holistic , finance, gross margin, net equity, systems agriculture

Soils Workbook – Tocal Virtual Farm Case Study

This resource includes a question booklet and suggested answer section covering the NSW Ag Stage 6 Preliminary Farm Case Study and HSC syllabus requirements. The resource is designed to be used as an activity booklet to investigate soils in reference to strucural, physical and chemical properties and characteristics and thier effects on agricultural production. The booklet uses the Tocal Virtual Farm as a case study.