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science fair demonstration We try to make the highly technical stuff of scientific research as accessible as possible to anyone who wants to learn why and how we conduct research, what discoveries we make, and what are their real and potential uses. 

Browse below for ARS' online and downloadable resources: 

At right are links for educational resources at other USDA agencies and other organizations.

Resources at Science for Kids

  • Agriculture Is Fun!—Information on careers, trivia, fact sheets, coloring pages and quizzes, as well as educational resources for teachers and parents.

Other Resources for Students and Educators

  • Science in Your Shopping Cart publication and 14-minute video—Learn about the scientific know-how that finds its way to our supermarket shelves. Popular classroom resources for upper elementary through high school.
  • First Step Online—Ten complete mini-research units designed for middle-school students by teachers and ARS scientists.
  • Kid's CornerFun facts, quizzes, and games on cows and dairy products. (Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, Beltsville, Md.).
  •  Ag-tivities for Soil-Minded CitizensActivities and experiments on soil for elementary through high school students. (Coastal Plains Soil, Water & Plant Research Center, Florence, S.C.).
  • Weed WizardWeed identification game (North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory, Morris, Minn.).
  • Just for Kids!What insects eat... and who eats THEM, and more. (Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, Sidney, Mont.).

Resources for Everyone

For everyone we offer online news, features, newsletters and other publications, streaming video and digital photography. Among the highlights:

  • Agricultural ResearchUse our monthly magazine to keep abreast of what's new, search by key words to find stories dating to 1996, and find out how to subscribe to printed issues of the magazine.
  • Research NewsEach weekday brings news of  recent ARS scientific discoveries and activities. Daily or weekly, you can get the news delivered free by e-mailin Spanish or English. You can also search our online news archive for stories that meet your interests. 
  • Image GalleryHundreds of our best downloadable color photographs for use in reports, projects, web sites, and bulletin boards. The gallery and our entire online catalog of thousands of images are searchable by key words. Most are available in both high- and  low-resolution  formats. 

 
More Educational Resources
  USDA for Kids
  Ag in the Classroom (AITC)
  AITC National Resource Directory
  Exploring Ag Careers
  Educating About Agriculture
  National Ag Day
 
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