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Unlock the power of Australian Good Meat Education and enrich your classroom through meaningful, hands-on learning now, and into the future!


Linked to the Australian Curriculum supporting key learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities with free downloadable materials. Access teacher and student resources, teacher support videos, and a range of Curriculum Connections supplementary classroom materials.


Foundation to Year 10 resources meet curriculum learning outcomes for Design and Technologies, Science, Mathematics, English and HASS with topics on sustainable production, technology and innovation, food security, marketing and advertising, and food nutrition.


Senior secondary learning using electives-style resources built around real-world Australian research case studies highly relevant for students to achieve skills in the analysis, interpretation and communication of evidence-based research investigations.


Curriculum Connections resources offer high-quality, visually engaging posters with paired short student activities making it easy to integrate paddock to plate education across key learning areas with flexibility to use as stand-alone activities, or as an introduction to more in-depth topics.


Australian Good Meat Education resources have been developed in collaboration with the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia.


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Curriculum Connections 

Curriculum Connections makes it easy for teachers to integrate visual content with meaningful, curriculum-based tasks to support engagement across key learning areas. Featuring high-quality posters with paired short student activities these adaptive materials can be used as stand-alone activities or to introduce more in-depth learning to promote a positive and up-to-date understanding of the red meat paddock to plate supply chain, sustainable production, technology and innovation, careers, calendar of operations, health and nutrition and more.

Primary school resources

Featuring A2 size posters and a paddock to plate card game for print or digital use. Access materials using the download arrow displayed on each tile. Source the corresponding paired student activities within the Student Worksheets and Answers section by clicking the + icon to open the menu and download your materials.

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Student Worksheets and Answers

  • Seasons on the Farm Yrs F-2

    Student activities identifying how the farm and its needs change over the seasons.
    Continue learning with Yrs F-2 Lesson 1 Seasons and jobs on the farm.

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  • Living things have needs Yrs F-2

    Student activity exploring the basic needs of living things.
    Continue learning with Yrs F-2 Lesson 2 Who lives on the farm?

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  • Similar or different? Yrs 3-4

    Student activity comparing the features of farm animals.
    Continue learning with Yrs 3-4 Lesson 3 Depending on each other.

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  • External Features of Cattle Yrs F-6

    Student activity identifying cattle features and adaptations.
    Continue learning with Yrs F-2 Lesson 2 Who lives on the farm? - Yrs 3-4 Lesson 4 Livestock on the farm - Yrs 5-6 Lesson 1 All about adaptations.

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  • Bos indicus Bos taurus Cattle Yrs F-6

    Student activity exploring environmental cattle adaptations.
    Continue learning with Yrs 5-6 Lesson 1 All about adaptations.

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  • Careers in Agriculture Yrs F-6

    Student activity identifying and investigating jobs in agriculture.
    Explore more with the interactive Yrs 5-6 Paddock to Plate card game.

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  • Red Meat - Paddock to Plate Yrs F-6

    Student activities identifying how a product moves across the supply chain.
    Continue learning with Yrs 5-6 Lesson 2 From paddock to plate and the Paddock to Plate card game.

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  • Sustainable Production Yrs F-6

    Student activities exploring sustainability in the red meat and livestock industry.
    Continue learning with Yrs 5-6 Lesson 3 Safety, sustainability and technology.

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  • Healthy Eating Yrs F-6

    Student activity investigating a healthy, balanced diet.
    Continue learning with Yrs F-2 Lesson 6 Healthy eating at home and on the go - Yrs 3-4 Lesson 6 Technology and food from the farm - Yrs 5-6 Lesson 6 Healthy eating and nutrition.

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  • Goats - Growing and changing Yrs F-4

    Student activity identifying the life cycle of goats.
    Continue learning with Yr F-2 Lesson 3 Growing and changing on the farm - Yr 3-4 Lesson 2 Life cycles on the farm.

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  • Cattle - Growing and changing Yrs F-4

    Student activity identifying the life cycle of cattle.
    Continue learning with Yr F-2 Lesson 3 Growing and changing on the farm - Yr 3-4 Lesson 2 Life cycles on the farm

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  • Sheep - Growing and changing Yrs F-4

    Student activity identifying the life cycle of sheep.
    Continue learning with Yr F-2 Lesson 3 Growing and changing on the farm - Yr 3-4 Lesson 2 Life cycles on the farm.

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  • Paddock to Plate Card Game Yrs F-6

    Card games and student activities investigating the supply chain steps from paddock to plate including the people, the jobs, sustainability, animal wellbeing and technology. Continue learning with Yrs 5-6 Lesson 2 From paddock to plate. View the Australian Beef Paddock to Plate Story | 360º video (6:22) and Australian Lamb Paddock to Plate Story | 360º video (7:10)

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Secondary school resources

Featuring A2 size posters and a paddock to plate card game for print or digital use. Access materials using the download arrow displayed on each tile. Source the corresponding paired student activities within the Student Worksheets and Answers section by clicking the + icon to open the menu and download your materials.

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Student Worksheets and Answers

  • Ruminant Digestive System Yrs 7-10

    Student activity investigating the process of a ruminant digestive system.
    Continue learning with Yrs 7-8 Lesson 2 Feeding strategies and product quality - Yrs 9-10 Lesson 1 Intensive and extensive production systems.

    WorksheetAnswers

  • Red Meat - Paddock to Plate Yrs 7-10

    Student activities identifying how a product moves across the domestic and export supply chain.
    Continue learning with Yrs 7-8 Lesson 4 Where does Australian red meat go? and Lesson 5 From paddock to plate – Yrs 9-10 Lesson 3 The marketing and supply chain – Yrs 7-10 Paddock to Plate card game

    WorksheetAnswers

  • Careers in Agriculture Yrs 7-10

    Student activity identifying and investigating jobs in agriculture.
    Explore more with the interactive Yrs 7-10 Paddock to Plate card game.

    WorksheetAnswers

  • Health and Nutrition Yrs 7-10

    Student activity investigating and creating a healthy, balanced dietary plan.
    Continue learning with Yrs 7-8 Lesson 6 Compliments to the chef and producers! – Yrs 9-10 Online Learning Tasks: Lesson 4 Meat and its role in a balanced diet.

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  • Australian Red Meat Specifications Yrs 7-10

    Student activity identifying linkages of red meat market specifications to on farm production practices.
    Continue learning with Yrs 9-10 Lesson 4 Assessment and advertising.

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  • Technology and Innovation Yrs 7-10

    Student research task investigating and communicating an applied technology.
    Continue learning with Yrs 7-8 Lesson 1 Managing sustainable red meat production and Lesson 3 Management of plants and animals – Yrs 9-10 Lesson 2 Animal welfare considerations; Lesson 5 Preserving and preventing waste; Lesson 6 Emerging production technologies.

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  • Prime Lambs - Calendar of Operations Yrs 7-10

    Student critical thinking activities investigating yearly farm operations with extension research topics.
    Continue learning with Yrs 7-8 Lesson 1 Managing sustainable red meat production; Lesson 2 Feeding strategies and product quality; Lesson 3 Managing of plants and animals – Yrs 9-10 Lesson 1 Intensive and extensive production systems; Lesson 2 Animal welfare considerations; Lesson 6 Emerging production technologies.

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  • Beef Cattle - Calendar of Operations Yrs 7-10

    Student critical thinking activities investigating yearly farm operations with extension research topics.
    Continue learning with Yrs 7-8 Lesson 1 Managing sustainable red meat production; Lesson 2 Feeding strategies and product quality; Lesson 3 Managing of plants and animals – Yrs 9-10 Lesson 1 Intensive and extensive production systems; Lesson 2 Animal welfare considerations; Lesson 6 Emerging production technologies.

    WorksheetAnswers

  • Paddock to Plate Card Game Yrs 7-10

    Card games and student activities investigating the supply chain steps from paddock to plate including the people, the jobs, sustainability, animal wellbeing and technology.
    Continue learning with Yrs 7-8 Lesson 4 Where does Australian red meat go? and Lesson 5 From paddock to plate – Yrs 9-10 Lesson 3 The marketing and supply chain and Lesson 6 Emerging production technologies. View the Australian Beef Paddock to Plate Story | 360º video (6:22) and Australian Lamb Paddock to Plate Story | 360º video (7:10).

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Paddock to Plate card games.

Designed for years 5-6 and 7-10, the card games provide a series of engaging and interactive activities for students to explore the supply chain, its sustainable practices, technology, and related careers.

The card games can be used as an extension activity associated with the Australian Good Meat Education ‘paddock to plate’ lessons for Years 5-6 and 7-10 found via the search filter above or used as a standalone activity.

Download the card sets from the Supplementary Materials section above to access printable files and use the links below for game instructions and extenders.

 

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Cattle and sheep farming today resources

 

Published in 2017 the suite of Cattle and sheep farming today resources remain a popular educational offering for primary to middle year educators and students. The suite consists of lesson ideas for teachers, a multi-topic unit of work, fact sheets and student activities that are supported with videos and posters, and a fun and interactive board game (below).

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Interactive board game

Interactive board game

Cattle and sheep farming today board game - test your knowledge of cattle and sheep farming with this fun, interactive board game.

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