This lesson provides an introduction to the scarcity & fragility of good agricultural soils on earth, with visuals & worksheets. (pre-ODS)

An interactive map, poster or worksheets where color helps students visually identify key crops by region. (pre-ODS)

A hands-on activity using raised relief maps and small blocks allowing students to site future development while avoiding important resource lands.

A hands-on activity using raised relief maps and small blocks allowing students to site future development while avoiding important resource lands.

A hands-on activity using raised relief maps and small blocks allowing students to site future development while avoiding important resource lands.

This kit features 40 career areas connected to agriculture. The Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation will mail the kit to you, and the kit must be returned. (ODS)

An activity and worksheet on the ripple effect of agriculture throughout the state’s economy. (ODS)

Oregon Department of Agriculture's DVD overview of the state’s agriculture - region by region. The DVD identifies top crops, makes links to products, and shows farmers and ranchers. Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation will mail this to you. (pre-outdoor school)

The Blue Mountain Conservancy, based out of La Grande Oregon, partnered with Eastern Oregon University and the GO STEM hub to compile a variety of activities that could support the outdoor school in their region.

This curriculum is being shared through professional development events for formal and non-formal educators. PLT and WILD have a long-standing commitment to providing high-quality environmental education materials and can be used to support students before, during, and after outdoor school. Their materials are periodically reviewed by a broad base of individuals, organizations, and partners, and then revised and updated. These programs are committed to ongoing evaluation and continuous improvement and they remain current with educational trends. Please note: you must attend an Outdoor School or ONREP workshop to access the PLT, Project WILD, and Aquatic WILD curriculum guides. 

The 4H Youth Development Program created an outdoor school lesson library which shares the activities that they use in programs to teach about soil, water, plants, and animals. The lessons that they selected were self-assessed using the Outdoor School Rubric. Take a look at their Outdoor Science Activities!

This curriculum has 31 hands-on inquiry-based activities that are specific to Oregon’s Ecoregions. It is broken into 6 sections that include: Plant Identification, Ecoregions of Oregon, Ecology of Native Plants, Native, Non-Native, and Invasive Plants, Ethnobotany, and Climate Change and Phenology. While it is not targeted toward 5th or 6th grade students, activities are adaptable.

This nature journaling curriculum represents some of the best thinking about how to use nature journaling as a learning tool with a wide variety of students. While it is specific to California the strategies provided are adaptable to Oregon’s Ecoregions.