Educator Resources

Educator Resources

Utilize these resources focused on agriculture careers to enhance your classroom instruction or use as standalone lessons and activities. Whether students are learning about agriculture careers for the first time or are diving into specific details; the implementation guides, activities and field trip guides are designed to further educate about the multitude of opportunities that exist in the industry of agriculture.

Classroom Activities

These standalone activities allow for usage in a multitude of ways. The worksheets are intended to guide students through exploration of the careers in agriculture on AgExplorer.

When I Grow Up-Discover Ag Careers
Grades 6-8 | 30 min. Seat time
Battle of the Best: Agriculture Careers
Grades 6-10 | 60 min. Seat time
AgExplorer Exploration
Grades 6-10 | 30 min. Seat time

Implementation Guides

These guides are aligned to national education standards, include ready to print worksheets, and will enhance the discovery and study of agriculture careers by providing multiple classroom activities.

AgExplorer Implementation Guide
Grades 6-10 | Seat time varies by activity

Virtual Field Trips Guides

Enhance the virtual field trip experiences in your classroom with these lessons and activities intended for use before, during, and after viewing.

Beyond the Sale: Careers that Deliver
Grades 6-10 | 40 min. Seat time
John Deere: Careers that Innovate
Grades 6-10 | 40 min. Seat time
Virtual Field Trip at Ford Motor Company
Grades 6-10 | 40 min. Seat time
The Science Behind Your Food
Grades 6-10 | 40 min. Seat time
Technology in Agriculture: Feeding the Growing Globe
Grades 6-10 | 40 min. Seat time
STEM Careers Improving Animal Health
Grades 6-10 | 40 min. Seat time

Animal Systems Careers-Lesson Series

The “Careers with Animals” lesson series was created in partnership between the National FFA Organization and Purdue University–Animal Sciences. The lesson set is comprised of six lesson plans that will take students through all aspects of the various career areas within the animal industry.

1. Careers with Animals: Introduction
Grades 6-10 | 45 min. Seat time
2. Careers with Animals: Production
Grades 6-10 | 45 min. Seat time
3. Careers with Animals: Processing and Products
Grades 6-10 | 45 min. Seat time
4. Careers with Animals: Research-Based
Grades 6-10 | 45 min. Seat time
5. Careers with Animals: Animal Agribusiness
Grades 6-10 | 45 min. Seat time
6. Prepping for a Career with Animals
Grades 6-10 | 45 min. Seat time