Food, Land and People

Sarka J. White Education Coordinator Food, Land & People Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom 2219 Carey Ave Cheyenne, Wy 82002

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Fact Sheet on Food, Land & Peole's Resources for Learning

Food, Land & People's interdisciplinary curriculum, Resources for Learning, currently serves Pre-K to 12th grade students throughout the United States. This supplementary curriculum consists of 55 hands-on lesssons, with 20 currently translated into Spanish. The lessons are objective in content and promote the development of critical thinking skill s so that students can better understand the interrelationships among agriculture, the environment and people of the world.

Lesson topics include:

Evaluation

Resources for Learning has deomonstrated its effectiveness through pilot and field-testing. Over 4,000 students in grades two through nine and 200 teachers participated in a field test of the curriculum during the 1996-97 school year, in California, Connecticut, and Ohio. In addition, more than 1,000 professionals (teachers, scientists, farmers, and convservationists among others) reviewed the materials for technical accuracy and balance in presentation.

Indexing

The lesson plans are indexed under a variety of categories to help educators choose appropriate lessons to use in their classes. In addition to a listing by garde and topic, the lessons are indexed by skills, subject and theme. Some examples include:

WAIC has correlated all of Food, Land and People lessons to the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards. If you are interested in having a teacher in-service training in your school, please contact WAIC.