Get some ag in your SACE
Resource links to inspire an agricultural flavour for the SACE Research Project, Physics, Chemistry or Biology
How to go data farming
A resource for teachers explaining how to use the DataFarming platform to generate and use free NDVI images with students
Stock Journal article – machine vision and chicken welfare
A single lesson activity suitable for Year 7-10 discussing the use of machine vision to improve welfare in the poultry industry
Career Harvest Activity Sheet
A single lesson activity best suited to Year 9 or 10 students, exploring pathways in agriculture through the Career Harvest website
Including cattle in your curriculum
A teacher’s guide to including cattle in Year 7-10 programs, with suggested topics, links to supporting resources, assessment suggestions, mapped under Science and Technologies in ACARA V9
Including grains in your curriculum
A teacher’s guide to including grains in programs from F-10, with suggested topics, links to supporting resources, assessment suggestions, mapped under Technologies in ACARA V9
Hart Field site cropping investigation ideas
Ideas for SACE Stage One and Two Agriculture practical investigations inspired by trials at the Hart Field site
Crop investigations in industry
A resource for senior ag students to use as preparation for practical investigations, exploring an industry perspective on trial work
SAGIT presentation to accompany Crop investigations in industry
Slides presented by Amanda Cook at the SAGIT forum that support the Crop Investigations in industry activity
Goyder's Line
A short learning activity exploring Goyder’s Line, the challenges of farming on the line and its relevance today, suitable for Year 9 and 10 students
A year in the life of an almond tree
Suitable for middle years students, this resource outlines the learning and possible activities from a single almond tree across 12 months
Citrus quality practical
Suitable for Year 10 students in a double lesson, this practical provides instructions to conduct citrus quality testing in a laboratory setting
Integrated pest management exploration
Based around the Biological Services website, this Year 9 activity explores biological control strategies as part of an IPM program
Riverland business case study
This Year 9 or 10 activity uses the triple bottom line to evaluate two Riverland agribusinesses, Banrock Station and Berri Estates
STEM design challenge
Suitable for Year 7 or 8 students, this activity uses a design brief and “moonshot thinking” to generate possible STEM solutions for fruit picking
Almond industry activity
A quick activity to use with students in Years 5-12 to assess almond quality and yield.
Insect Survey Investigation
Introducing the scientific method and report writing to Year 6 or 7 students through insect surveys within habitats at a school site
Pollination Exploration
Suitable for Year 7-10 students, this activity uses a question matrix to explore the role of pollinators within agriculture
Livestock Enterprise project
Running over several weeks, this enterprise project is adaptable to any livestock and allows Year 9 or 10 students to develop business and practical management skills
Showing livestock question matrix
Suitable for Year 7-10 students, this question matrix can be adapted to any class of livestock, supporting students to explore diverse aspects of Show programs
Stage 1 LAP health check
A checklist for teachers to use to make sure their Stage One Agriculture learning and assessment plan has all the required elements
Horticulture SHE investigation
A guide for Stage One students using a horticultural context to develop the skills of analysing the science as a human endeavour (SHE) concepts
SACE Investigations
A guide for Stage One students using a horticultural context to develop the skills of deconstructing a topic and designing a scientific investigation
Ten top tips for preparing Stage Two External Investigations for marking
Hints and tips for teachers to use to make sure their students’ External Investigations are prepared appropriately for marking
Ten top tips for preparing Stage Two School Assessed work for moderation
Hints and tips for teachers to use to make sure their students’ school assessed work is prepared appropriately for moderation
Stage 2 LAP health check for agriculture
A checklist for teachers to use to make sure their Stage Two Agricultural Systems or Agricultural Production learning and assessment plan has all the required elements
Sheep biosecurity lesson
A single lesson activity suitable for Year 9 or 10 students using a Biosecurity SA video to explore the industry requirements when buying and selling sheep
Sheep biosecurity with suggested answers
Suggested answers to accompany the Sheep Biosecurity activity
Purpose of parts of the fleece graphic
An Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) graphic showing the parts of a fleece with additions explaining the use of each class of wool
