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Practical Farm Resources for Secondary Learners

A collection of educational resources adapted for farm educators engaging young people in hands-on learning experiences. These activities aim to connect students with real-world agricultural practices, highlighting the importance of sustainability, biodiversity, and farm management.

This resource pack includes seven structured activities that span a range of topics, from water infiltration and soil structure to waste reduction, the carbon cycle to soil health, genetic selection, pasture yield and plant diversity in farm habitats. Each activity is designed as a starting point, encouraging you to adapt the content based on your knowledge and unique farm environment.

Soil Health Activity Pg 22-24 ACTIVITY Quadrat Sampling Pg 17-18 ACTIVITY Waste Walk Pg 7-9 ACTIVITY Soil and Water Sward Stick Activity to Estimate Pasture Yield Pg 13-14 ACTIVITY Genetic Top Trumps Carbon Cycle Walk Activity Practical Farm Activities for Secondary Learners

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Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)

Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)

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Living with the Physical Environment (AQA GCSE)
Challenges in the Human Environment (AQA GCSE)
Geography Skills (AQA GCSE)
Inheritance, Variation and Evolution (AQA GCSE)
Inheritance, Variation and Evolution (AQA GCSE)
Business in the Real World (AQA GCSE)
Influences on Business (AQA GCSE)
Business Operations (AQA GCSE)
Human resources (AQA GCSE)
Marketing (AQA GCSE)
Finance (AQA GCSE)
Physical Geography (AQA A Level)
Human Geography (AQA A Level)
Geography Fieldwork Investigation (AQA A Level)
Physical Geography (AQA A Level)
Human Geography (AQA A Level)
People and the Environment (AQA A Level)
Geography Fieldwork Investigation (AQA A Level)
Organisms exchange substances with their environment (AQA A Level)
Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms (AQA A Level)
Energy transfers in and between organisms (AQA A Level)
Organisms respond to changes in the internal and external environments (AQA A Level)
Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems (AQA A Level)
The control of gene expression (AQA A Level)
The Living Environment (AQA A Level)
The Physical Environment (AQA A Level)
Energy Resources (AQA A Level)
Pollution (AQA A Level)
Biological Resources (AQA A Level)
Sustainability (AQA A Level)
Research Methods (AQA A Level)
The Living Environment (AQA A Level)
The Physical Environment (AQA A Level)
Research Methods (AQA A Level)
Decision Making to Improve Market Performance (AQA A Level)
Decision Making to improve Operational Performance (AQA A Level)
Decision Making to improve Financial Performance (AQA A Level)
Decision Making to improve Human Resource Performance (AQA A Level)
Analysing the Strategic Position of a Business (AQA A Level)
Choosing Strategic Direction (AQA A Level)
Strategic Methods (AQA A Level)
Managing Strategic Change (AQA A Level)
The Physical Environment (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
The Human Environment (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Key concepts in Biology (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Cells and Control (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Genetics (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Natural Selection and Genetic Modification (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Health, Disease and the Development of Medicines (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Plant Structures and their Functions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Animal Coordination, Control and Homeostasis (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Exchange and Transport in Animals (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Ecosystems and Material Cycles (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Key concepts in biology (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Cells and control (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Genetics (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Natural selection and genetic modification (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Health, disease and the development of medicines (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Plant structures and their functions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Animal coordination, control and homeostasis (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Exchange and transport in animals (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Ecosystems and material cycles (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Making the business effective (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Making operational decisions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Regenerating places (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
The water cycle and water insecurity (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
Classification and biodiversity (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
Modern genetics (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
Classification and biodiversity (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
Biodiversity and natural resources (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
On the wild side (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
Biodiversity and natural resources (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
UK in the 21st Century (OCR GCSE)
Resource Reliance (OCR GCSE)
Fieldwork (OCR GCSE)
Geographical Skills (OCR GCSE)
Living Together – Food and Ecosystems (OCR GCSE)
Life on Earth – Past, Present and Future (OCR GCSE)
Practical Skills (OCR GCSE)
Organism Level Systems (OCR GCSE)
Genes, Inheritance and Selection (OCR GCSE)
Global Challenges (OCR GCSE)
Living Together – Food and Ecosystems (OCR GCSE)
Life on Earth – Past, Present and Future (OCR GCSE)
Practical Skills (OCR GCSE)
Business Activity (OCR GCSE)
Operations (OCR GCSE)
Earth’s Life Support Systems (OCR A Level)
Climate Change (OCR A Level)
Future of Food (OCR A Level)
Climate Change (OCR A Level)
Future of Food (OCR A Level)
Biodiversity, Evolution and Disease (OCR A Level)
Genetics, Evolution and Ecosystems (OCR A Level)
Development of Practical Skills in Biology (OCR A Level)
Biodiversity, Evolution and Disease (OCR A Level)
Development of Practical Skills in Biology (OCR A Level)
Genetics, Control and Homeostasis (OCR A Level)
Business Objectives and Strategic Decisions (OCR A Level)
Operational Strategy (OCR A Level)
Business Objectives and Strategic Decisions (OCR A Level)
Operational Strategy (OCR A Level)
Landscapes and physical processes (WJEC GCSE)
Weather, climate and ecosystems (WJEC GCSE)
Development and resource issues (WJEC GCSE)
Environmental challenge (WJEC GCSE)
Protecting our environment (WJEC GCSE)
Producing food (WJEC GCSE)
Protecting our environment (WJEC GCSE)
Plants and Photosynthesis (WJEC GCSE)
Ecosystems and Human Impact on the Environment (WJEC GCSE)
Classification and Biodiversity (WJEC GCSE)
DNA and Inheritance (WJEC GCSE)
Plants and Photosynthesis (WJEC GCSE)
Ecosystems, nutrient cycles and human impact on the environment (WJEC GCSE)
Classification and Biodiversity (WJEC GCSE)
DNA and Inheritance (WJEC GCSE)
Business planning (WJEC GCSE)
Environmental influence on business activity (WJEC GCSE)
Weather and climate (WJEC A Level)
Water and the carbon cycles (WJEC A Level)
Genetic information is copied and passed on to daughter cells (WJEC A Level)
All organisms are related through their evolutionary history (WJEC A Level)
Population size and ecosystems (WJEC A Level)
Human impact on the environment (WJEC A Level)
Inheritance (WJEC A Level)
Business plans (WJEC A Level)
Business revenue and costs (WJEC A Level)
Operations management (WJEC A Level)

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