Teacher Tools
If you are a teacher, a club leader, mentor or someone else who helps children learn about the world, we’d love to help you share the story of where food comes from! Our variety of resources for teachers and other educators will help your students learn about pork, where pork comes from, and how pork plays into our large, intricate food supply system. These materials can also help teach kids about food and agriculture other than pork! If you are interested in other lessons about food and agriculture, please contact us; we are happy to help you locate other materials, as well!
GRADE 5 LIFE SCIENCES
Learn where pigs live, how fast they grow, and what they eat!
GRADE 2 SOCIAL STUDIES
Compare how land is used in urban, suburban, and rural environments; compare life on a farm to your own job lists as a second grader.
GRADE 2-3 SCIENCE
Create a layered book to compare what pigs and humans eat and drink for good health and quality nutrition.
GRADE 3 SCIENCE
Heredity & the life cycle of a pig. Read an online book about raising pigs.
GRADE 4 SCIENCE
Resource for understanding the past and design a modern barn/environment for pigs and distinguishing between facts and opinions.
GRADE 5 SCIENCE
Learn about farmers reducing, reusing, and protecting Ohio’s resources.
GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES
This resources focuses on distinguishing between fact and opinion, interpreting a chart, and the economics of the pork industry.
GRADE 7-11 SCIENCE
Many careers in agriculture require science & technology skills and many other abilities.
GRADE 1-12 SCIENCE
This resource focuses on ecosystems, natural cycles and managing natural resources.
GRADE 6 SOCIAL STUDIES
Work as team to solve problems that modern pork producers face.
GRADE 8 SCIENCE
Use engineering design to produce a better barn.
GRADE 1-12 SCIENCE
This resource focuses on nutrition, proper record keeping, care and management for good animal health.
GRADE 9 SOCIAL STUDIES
Use a graph to see the change in Ohio’s pork production related to exports.
GRADE 2 LIFE SCIENCES
Students explore how to best care for animals, then create a modern pig barn where the animals’ needs are met in a safe and comfortable environment.
GRADE 1-6
Learn about animal nutrition as you make a bag of goodies to represent what animals eat.
GRADE 9-12
To visit the website, click here:
http://grownextgen.org
GRADE 9-12 PORKINETICS
Day 1 – Porkinetics: Includes PowerPoint presentation with videos for both Mac & Windows, as well as supporting PDF resources.
GRADE 9-12 PORKITRITION
Day 2 – Porkitrition: Includes PowerPoint presentation with videos for both Mac & Windows, as well as supporting PDF resources.
GRADE 9-12 PORKENOMETRY
Day 3 – Porkenometry: Includes PowerPoint presentation with videos for both Mac & Windows, as well as supporting PDF resources.
GRADE 9-12 PORKENOMICS
Day 4 – Porkenomics: Includes PowerPoint presentation with videos for both Mac & Windows, as well as supporting PDF resources.
Grades 9-12 Pork Studies
Day 5 – Pork Studies: Includes PowerPoint presentation with videos for both Mac & Windows, as well as supporting PDF resources.
GRADES 1-12 LIVESTOCK FARMING
Free teacher resources about Ohio livestock farming provided by the Ohio Livestock Coalition.
To visit the website, click here: http://www.ohiolivestock.org/FYI/index.html
Grades 9-12 SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES
Classroom resources that inspire students to gain real world insights about where their food comes from and how it’s grown and raised.
To visit the website, click here: http://www.discoveringfarmland.com