Explore the world of modern farming with Smart Farming Virtual Classroom sessions! Designed for all levels of primary school, these 30-minute interactive sessions bring the farm into the classroom for a first-hand view of modern Australian farming.
What’s on offer?
Smart Farming dives into topics of who works on a farm and how animals grow and change, through to real-world applications driving farming innovation and sustainability. Sessions include access to free classroom materials including lesson plans, posters and student worksheets to support valuable curriculum-aligned learning outcomes.
Life on the Farm (Years F-2) – Meet the people and animals on a farm, explore seasonal changes, and discover how sustainability shapes farming practices.
Sessions for lower primary (F-Yr 2)
Life on the Farm
Wednesday, 14th May
10:30 AM AEST
Life on the Farm
Thursday, 22nd May
10:30 AM AEST
Life on the Farm
Tuesday, 10th June
10:30 AM AEST
Life on the Farm
Friday, 13th June
10:30 AM AEST
Future Farming (Years 3-6) – Explore the farm's animals and environment, and how farmers manage these with innovative ag-tech to operate a modern sustainable farming business.
Sessions for upper primary (Yr 3-6)
Future Farming
Wednesday, 14th May
12:30 PM AEST
Future Farming
Thursday, 22nd May
12:30 PM AEST
Future Farming
Tuesday, 10th June
12:30 PM AEST
Future Farming
Friday, 13th June
12:30 PM AEST
Resources
Smart Farming virtual classrooms open a door for students to connect with Australian farming. Program feedback tells us that your students will be eager to learn more!
To support educators beyond the session we offer fit-for-purpose teaching materials to build on this connection and extend student learning outcomes.
Download the Fact Finder poster activity available for lower and upper primary .
Registered attendees will receive recommended pre-session learning materials aligned to the session topics.
Attend your session and get additional recommended learning materials further exploring session topics.
Keen for more? Good Meat | Resources offers an extensive range of paddock to plate curriculum-aligned lesson plans, student worksheets and classroom materials.
Ambassadors
Farmer Robert Mackenzie
Robert Mackenzie leads Macka's Australian Black Angus Beef, a sixth-generation family business in NSW. Committed to sustainability, he integrates advanced genetics, soil health programs, and agri-tech to produce premium Angus beef while ensuring transparency and environmental responsibility.
Farmer Carly Burnham
Carly Burnham co-manages Bonnie Doone, an organic, grass-fed cattle operation near Monto, QLD. Committed to regenerative farming, she focuses on soil health and carbon sequestration while supplying high-quality beef to the Central Queensland community through their online shop.
Curriculum links
Primary Australian Curriculum links verified by education experts:
Lower Primary (F-2)
Science
Foundation
AC9SFU01 observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features
Year 1
AC9S1U01 identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs
Year 1
AC9S1U02 describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life
Year 2
AC9S2H01 describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions
Upper Primary (Yr 3-6)
Science
Year 3
AC9S3H02 consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem
Year 4
AC9S4H01 examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations
Year 5 & 6
AC9S5H02 / AC9S6H02 investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions
Year 6
AC9S6U01 investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyze how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions
HASS (Geography)
Year 4
AC9HS4K05 the importance of environments, including natural vegetation and water sources, to people and animals in Australia and on another continent
Year 4
AC9HS4K06 sustainable use and management of renewable and non renewable resources, including the custodial responsibility First Nations Australians have for Country/Place
Year 5 & 6
AC9HS6S01 / AC9HS5S01 develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems
Design and Technologies
Year 3 & 4
AC9TDE4K01 examine design and technologies occupations and factors including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs
Year 3 & 4
AC9TDE4K03 describe the ways of producing food and fibre
Year 5 & 6
AC9TDE6K01 explain how people in design and technologies occupations consider competing factors including sustainability in the design of products, services and environments
Year 5 & 6
AC9TDE6K03 explain how and why food and fibre are produced in managed environments
Digital Technologies
Year 3 & 4
AC9TDI4K01 explore and describe a range of digital systems and their peripherals for a variety of purposes
Year 5 & 6
AC9TDI6K02 examine how digital systems form networks to transmit data
