12 Days of Agriculture Education Contest

12 Days of Agriculture Education Contest

12 Days of Agriculture Education Contest

BC teachers and home school educators: Learn about BCAITC's K-12 resources PLUS have the chance to win prizes totalling over $1,240 in value! Enter our 12 Days of Agriculture Education Contest daily December 1 to 12, 2021! 12 chances to win!

How to enter? Simply post a comment each contest day on BCAITC’s Instagram or Facebook pages on how you’ve used (or will use) the featured resource in your classroom. One prize awarded by random draw each day. See contest rules for full details. Good luck!

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Spotlight Series

New! Spotlight Series 
The Spotlight Series showcases the best of BC - honey, hazelnuts, chickens, blueberries, eggs, pork, duck, apples, and cranberries. Discover the grade 7-12 toolkits with videos, lesson plans, recipes, and activities with connections to Culinary Arts, Home Economics, and Science.

Prize Value $225+: $100 Save-On-Foods Gift Card, BCAITC Picnic Backpack, Kussi Poultry Shears, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

thinkAG

thinkAG
The award-winning thinkAG website is a one-stop-shop for learning resources and experiences to ignite interest in agriculture and food career journeys for students in grades 5-12. Use it to help students find their purpose-driven careers.

Prize Value $60+: $25 Indigo Gift Card, snapAG Pack, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

Fresh Stories

Fresh Stories
These 30 resources offer grade K-9 fruit, vegetable, and milk education with curriculum-links to Language Arts, Math, Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Food Studies. Fresh Stories help students make the connection between farmers and the food we eat!

Prize Value $65+: Alfalfabet  Blossom’s Big Job, and Reggie’s Technology Adventure Storybooks, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

Grow BC

Grow BC
The Grow BC GIS platform features BC’s diverse agriculture commodities. Designed for K-12 levels, the searchable map links to 63 stories showcasing everything from aquaculture to apples, beef to beans, carrots to chickens, floriculture to forage, and beyond.

Prize Value $90+: $25 Indigo Gift Card, Cutting Board, Triple Smoke Sauce,  Canada Beef Cookbook, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

Corn and Black Bean Salsa Map

Corn and Black Bean Salsa Map
This activity is a great way to engage grade 4-6 students and get them to think about the importance of shopping local. Use the recipe included with the activity to make salsa and then find out how far those ingredients travelled to get to your classroom!

Prize Value $65+: Alfalfabet  Blossom’s Big Job, and Reggie’s Technology Adventure Storybooks, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

Invent a Bug

Invent a Bug!
In these grades 1-3 and 4-7 lesson plans with curriculum links to Fine Arts and Science, students will learn to recognize bugs by identifying common characteristics and structures and investigate how these bugs can adapt to their environment.

Prize Value $55+: $25 Indigo Gift Card, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

Guardians of the Grasslands

Guardians of the Grasslands Teacher Guide
This AITC-C teacher guide (including research-based extension activities for grade 7-12 students) accompanies the cattle and eco-system documentary Guardians of the Grasslands. Discover it now!

Prize Value $95+: $25 Indigo Gift Card, snapAG Packs, Cutting Board, Triple Smoke Sauce, Canada Beef Cookbook, Career Case Game,  Lunch Tote, and more

Cranberry Spritzer Recipe

Cranberry Spritzer Recipe
Try this easy kid-friendly recipe in your classroom! Created by BCAITC Chef Trevor Randle, this recipe demonstrates the use of locally grown ingredients. Plus everyone can enjoy a festive and delicious drink!

Prize Value $95+:  Picnic Backpack, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

Planting Intergenerational Promises

Planting Intergenerational Promises
Even if your classroom is not part of the Planting a Promise program, you can use the many grade K-7 Planting Intergenerational Promises lesson plans surrounding connecting with others, and art about flowers.

Prize Value $55+: $25 Indigo Gift Card, Career Case Game,  Lunch Tote and more

Food Gratitude Activity

Food Gratitude Activity 
Use this activity sheet to inspire students of every grade level to show their gratitude for BC's food and workers. They can colour, write thank you messages, and/or draw their favourite locally grown food on the sheet - and then send them to food industry workers in appreciation.

Prize Value $65+: Alfalfabet  Blossom’s Big Job, and Reggie’s Technology Adventure Storybooks, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

A Scavenger Hunt Through BC's Commodities

A Scavenger Hunt Through BC’s Agriculture Commodities
This fun, virtual scavenger hunt lesson plan will help grade 8-11 students learn about BC's agriculture commodities and the Agriculture Land Reserve through the online interactive Grow BC GIS map. 

Prize Value $95+: Picnic Backpack, Career Case Game, Lunch Tote, and more

Beef Unit Plans

Brand New! Beef Unit Plans
Try out our new beef resources with links to Science, English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Careers, and more subjects.

Prize Value $275+: $100 Save-On-Foods Gift Card,  Picnic Backpack, BBQ Utensil Set, Poultry Shears, Cutting Board, Triple Smoke Spice,  Lunch Tote, and more