The NFU has created two new resources for teachers to bring science lessons to life through farming.
The release is part of the union’s recently launched education strategy for the next generation of farmers and shoppers.
The Science Farm teaching packs include lesson plans for Key Stage One pupils, aged five to seven, and are designed to teach the science national curriculum with videos presented by school children on farm.
The lessons focus on life cycles and habitats, looking at the wildlife living in hedgerows andgestation periods of livestock.
Minette Batters, who has education in her remit as NFU president, said: “The education strategy launched earlier this year is an exciting venture for the NFU and for the schools involved; never before have science lessons and farming come together in this way.
“This second tranche of lesson plans gives schools the ability to teach STEM subjects through farms, which is very much our aim.”
She added: “Like many farmers, I am passionate that we need to educate children on where their food comes from so that the next generation of shoppers can make informed choices in the supermarkets.
“But there is also potential for stimulating interest in farming as a career choice, which is incredibly important for farming’s future.”
The NFU president thanked pupils at Wombridge Primary School in Shropshire for helping to create the resources and presenting the videos.
“Thanks also goes to NFU members Rob Kynaston and Rob Alderson who both offered their farms and time to ensure that we could provide these excellent resources,” Batters added.
