National Ag Web Links:

For Teachers

• Lesson Plans 
• National Resource Directory 
• Growing a Nation 

For Students

• Kids Zone (Elementary) 
• Teen Scene (Secondary) 
• Agro World (Secondary e-Zine)

 

Check out the Maine Aquaculture pages and their Teacher Resources! Also, don't miss Bug Maine-ia and Maine Earth Science Day at the maine State Museum this year! 2008 Summer Teacher's Institute July 29-August 1st Congratulations to our 2008 MAITCA Teacher of the Year, David Finlay! Learn more about our exciting new reading project called "Read ME Agriculture," which kicked off in March during National Agriculture Week! Grow Space Crops in your Classroom! Visit an online site (Utah State University's Crop Physiology Laboratory) that provides teachers with instructions and free seeds for growing dwarf "space" crops. Explore plant biology and plant growth systems such as hydroponics. Compare plant growth with conventional crops grown here on Earth and identify other differences between crop production on Earth and in space. Cranberry Wildlife Word Search (PDF) You can link to additional cranberry learning activities from our Great Links page. The Latest Buzz on Bees from the Nov/Dec 2007 issue of AgroWorld Past Maine Ag in the Classroom Newsletters Our 2007 Summer Teacher's Institute .

 Our Teacher Resource Guide

MAITCA has developed a TRG to connect teachers to Maine Farms and Agribusinesses that will host field trips or present in the classroom. All entries are correlated with lessons that have been aligned with the Maine Learning Results. Download--as PDFs: the Guide (The list of Maine farms & agribusinesses willing to host field trips, etc.) (19 pp but only 176 Kb) welcome letter table of contents list of correlated lessons (with descriptions) Assessment Coupon Download and print the MAITCA Teacher Resource Guide (TRG) Assessment Coupon (PDF), or fill out the assessment form online. Any Maine teacher who fills one out will receive a free Growing a Nation interactive CD while supplies last!