WEB SITES

Cornfield Mazes

Especially for Kids and Scouters:

Alice, Golden Empire Council

http://www.agclassroom.org  Fantastic resource – click on student center and check out Kid’s Zone with farm and food fun and too many others to mention, Teen Scene, science project ideas, virtual tours, recipes and a great state by state fact sheet where you can also ask questions.

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom   http://www.cfaitc.org/ Includes ideas for students and teachers,  coloring pages, online games, recipes, 'Ag Weblinks,' resources for teachers and parents

4H Virtual Farm – http://ext.vt.ed/resources/4th/virtualfarm/main.html visit a virtual horse, poultry, wheat, dairy or beef cattle farm, or even a fish farm.  All kinds of info and games, challenges, includes downloadable activity sheets and home-school ideas

Farm Safety for Kids – www.fs4jk.org  coloring pages, online and downloadable games, puzzles, crosswords for all ages, printable booklets and discussion ideas for parents.  If there is a chapter in your area, they also sponsor events

www.enchantedlearning.com great site with crafts, information about farm animals and crops, farm-themed worksheets for math, vocabulary;  also many other themes, including famous people in agriculture, such as Cesar Chavez and George Washington Carver, or Johnny Appleseed. 

http://www.mcguirezone.com  Paper projects to make - click on Goodies, then Print & Play – great printable red barn and cow

Wheat Farming – http://www.wheatmania.com – information about wheat, Kansas, kid’s activities and family farm diaries

Rice Farming – http://www.riceromp.com – online games, great information about rice farming – (I finally found out why even the flat fields in California have curved mounds separating sections of the fields! – Alice)

Corn Farming – http://www.ncga.com/ click on education, also check out Korn for Kids and links to corn growing states – games, facts and teacher resources

Also check out www.popcorn.org for lots of fun, facts, recipes – even a Popcorn encyclopedia!

Potato Farming - http://www.idahopotato.com  click on “consumers” to find potato facts, Spuddy Buddy kid’s club, print and play activities 

http://www.kidsfarm.com/wheredo.htm Colorado farm and ranch – click on various animals or equipment to learn about them; also lots of photos

Farming Museums:

Alice, Golden Empire Council

http://www.outdoorhistory.org – general list of outdoor or farming museums in America.  Also google “farm museums” in your area.  Also look for local and regional parks and living history locations – many of them include farming activities, since that was a major part of American life in the past.  This is just a sample list, but check out your area – there’s sure to be something special!

New Hampshire:  Canterbury Shaker Village www.shakers.org  or (603) 783-9511

Williamsburg, Virginia:  Colonial Williamsburg  www.history.org or 1-800-HISTORY

Woodland, California:  The Heidrick Ag History Center www.aghistory.org or (530) 666-9700

Golden Pond, KY: 1850 Living History Farm Museum

Fishers, Indiana:  Conner Prairie  www.connerprairie.org or 1-800-966-1836

Richmond, Texas:  George Ranch  www.georgeranch.org or (281) 343-0218 – ranching and also    a sharecroppers farm; living history and hands-on experiences

Pittsfield, Massachusetts:  Hancock Shaker Village www.hancockshakervillage.org or (413) 443-   0188 or (800) 817-1137; working farm with animals, open all year, coupon available

Tulare, California:  Heritage Complex  www.heritagecomplex.com 

Urbandale, Iowa:  Living History Farms www.lhf.org seasonal activities covering a span of 300      years, on site interpreters

Winston-Salem, North Carolina: www.oldsalem.org or (888) 653-7253 or (336) 721-7300, Early Southern life, group rates available, check for coupon

Eagle, Wisconsin: Old World Wisconsin  www.wisconsinhistory.org or (262) 594-6300  Ten farmsteads, ponds, marshes, living history and hands-on games and activities

Harrodsburg, Kentucky:  Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill  www.shakervillageky.org or (800) 734-5611  educational programs and special events

Grand Island, Nebraska:  Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer  www.StuhrMuseum.org or (308) 385-5316  includes an historic farmstead

Woodstock, Vermont:  The Billings Farm and Museum www.billingsfarm.org or (802) 457-2355

Dearborn, Michigan: The Henry Ford/Greenfield Village  www.TheHenryFord.org  or (313) 271-1620 living history and historic recreation events

Dyersville, Iowa:  The National Farm Toy Museum farmtoys@dyersville.com or (563) 875-2727