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Agriculture covers a wide variety of topics, including information on farming (produce, meat, dairy, and poultry), farm safety, pesticides and chemicals, food safety, and food preparation. There are great sites for kids and teens on these topics.

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Agriculture in the Classroom (K-12)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
http://www.agclassroom.org/
Program carried out in each state designed to help students understand the role of agriculture in the economy and society.

AIPL Kids Corner
Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (AIPL)
http://www.aipl.arsusda.gov/kc/kcindex.html
Informative site (including quizzes and games) on AIPL, cows and dairy.

FDA Kids' Page (children)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm
Kids learn about food and drug safety through information fact sheets and interactive quizzes and games.

For Kids, Teens and Educators
FDA Center for Food Safety and Nutrition
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/educate.html
Quizzes, games and facts about food safety and food preparation.

FoodSafety.gov for Kids, Teens and Educators
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgkids.html
The gateway to government food safety information provides links to food safety federal, state, and private sector websites.

Food Safety Education for Kids & Teens
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/food_safety_education/for_kids_&_teens/index.asp
Food safety games, puzzles, activities and information for kids and teens.

FSA Kids
Farm Service Agency (FSA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
http://content.fsa.usda.gov/FSAKIDS/
Kids can find fun food facts, play games and take quizzes to increase their knowledge on agriculture.

NAL: For Kids and Teens
National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/kids/
Activities, games and resources for kids and teens on agriculture and agricultural safety.

NASS Kids (grades k-12)
National Agriculture Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Education_and_Outreach/NASS_Kids/
Kids and teens can find math and agriculture games, puzzles and information.
Site is also available in Spanish: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Education_and_Outreach/NASS_Kids/indexroz.html

Pesticides Information for Kids, Students and Teachers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/kids/
Games, activities and information for kids and teens on pesticides and chemicals.

Sci4Kids (ages 8-13)
Agriculture Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
Science activities, stories, and project ideas for kids.
Site is also in Spanish:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/espanol/kids/.

Additional Resources

Education and Outreach: Fun for Kids
Partnership for Food Safety Education
http://www.fightbac.org/content/view/19/39/
Food safety games, activities and information for kids.

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
http://www.fs4jk.org/
This site promotes farm safety awareness.

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