Sustainable agriculture has far-reaching implications for maintaining and improving the health of our ecosystems and therefore everybody's lifestyle, now and into the future.

Using examples of local industries and community efforts in sustainable agriculture engages students by discussing topics with which they already have some level of familiarity.  They are able to reinforce and apply new concepts regularly as they continue to interact with the local environment in their everyday lives.

Agaware modules

Modules in the AgAware series, listed below, are available online at the Science Teachers Association of Queensland website.

Level 1:
The Growth and Care of Chickens
Helping Farmer Sustain

Level 2:
Farming at School: Growing Vegetables
Researching, Designing and Marketing with Local Products

Level 3:
Project Club: Growing Healthy Food

Level 4:
From Sun to Shop
Agribusiness: How important is Agriculture in your life?

Selected sourcebook modules from Queensland Studies Authority

Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE):

Cattle, gold and sugar cane: Working in the past

A question of balance: Australian environments
Society's ideas have changed

(and excellent associated resource sheets, including 'Everyone lives in a catchment area' diagram)

Science

Resources for living things

Kidsgrow Garden Industry Resource (Nursery & Garden Industry Australia)

Munch and Crunch Garden

Links

Terrain's Sustainable production program