Industry Insights poster and workbook series
The poster series explores science and production in a range of Australian primary production industries.
For each poster there are teaching and learning workbooks aligned to Stage 5 and 6 NSW Agriculture syllabus (2019). They can also be adapted to K-8 and technology studies.
The posters are available to purchase individually (see the sections below for links) or as a set.
Titles include:
Plant structure and function
The student workbook guides students in an investigation of the basics of plant biology. Content covered includes: 
- Basic structure of a flowering plant
- Basic structure of a flower
- Reproduction in flowering plants
- Monocotyledons vs. dicotyledons
- Growth and development
- Photosynthesis and respiration in plants
- Practical activities- plant structure, photosynthesis and respiration.
The activities are aligned to Stage 5 and 6 NSW Agriculture syllabus (2019), and Stage 4 NSW Science Syllabus outcomes.
Download the workbook and answer guide (zip file) here.
The Stage 4 plant trials for our AgPatch: garden literacy is a good way to extend student learning of this poster and workbook.
You can purchase the poster through the Tocal College bookshop
Agricultural crops and pastures in NSW
The student workbook guides students in an investigate of agricultural cropping and pasture production in NSW.
Contents include:
- Agricultural crops and pastures
- Agro-Ecological zones
- Pasture production systems
- Types of pastures- grasses and legumes
- Native pastures
- Livestock production from pasture systems
- Pasture composition - why improve pastures?
- Current technologies
- Pastures and sustainability
- Regenerative agriculture- a sustainable ag approach
- Integrated pest and disease management (IPDM)
- Plant production careers
Practical guides- Grass, clover and native species ID; Measuring and estimating herbage mass (kg/DM/ha); calculating germination percentage; determining optimal sowing depth; Monitoring for pests and diseases in pastures.
The activities are aligned to Stage 5 and 6 NSW Agriculture syllabus (2019), and can be adapted to technologies studies.
Download the workbook and answer guide (zip file) here.
You can purchase the poster through the Tocal College bookshop
Weeds in NSW
These resources help students to investigate weeds in NSW and their impact on production. Content covered includes:
- Weeds in NSW
- Integrated weed management
- Weeds investigation
These resources are aligned to Stage 5 and 6 NSW Agriculture syllabus, however, and can be adapted to Technology Mandatory studies.
Download the workbook and answer guide (zip file) here.
You can purchase the poster through the Tocal College bookshop
Dairy production
These resources support students to investigate Dairy production in NSW. Content covered include: 
- Cow anatomy,
- Dairy breeds,
- Milk processing,
- Marketing and value-adding,
- Reproduction and reproductive technologies,
- Hormones for reproduction and lactation,
- Lactation anatomy and physiology,
- Current and emerging technologies,
- Dairy careers.
Download the workbook and answer guide (zip file) here.
You can purchase the poster through the Tocal College bookshop.
Pork production
These resources assist students to investigate Pork production in NSW. Content covered includes: 
- Pig anatomy,
- Pig breeds,
- Pork processing, marketing and value-adding,
- Markets and market specifications
- Production systems
- Animal welfare in the pork industry
- Pig diseases and biosecurity
- Swine digestive anatomy and physiology (monogastric digestion)
- Nutrition and rations
- Reproduction and reproductive technologies
- Current and emerging technologies,
- Pork careers
- Practical activities- moving pigs. condition scoring pigs, oestrous detection in sows
Download the workbook and answer guide (zip file) here.
You can purchase the poster through the Tocal College bookshop.
Poultry production
These resources allow students to investigate Poultry production in NSW. Content covered includes: 
- Chicken anatomy,
- Chicken breeds,
- Digestive anatomy, physiology
- Bird nutrition and ration management
- Poultry reproductive anatomy and physiology
- Determining the sex of chickens
- Poultry pests, diseases and Biosecurity
- Broiler and Layer production and marketing
- Measuring finance
- Technology in production
- Animal Welfare
- Poultry careers
- Practical guides- catch and handle chickens, incubating and candling eggs, brooding chicks, determining chick sex, conducting general health checks
Download the workbook and answer guide (zip file) here.
You can purchase the poster through the Tocal College bookshop.
Soils
The poster and student workbook (with accompanying teacher's guide) allow students to discover Australian soils. Content includes: 
- Soil physical properties including soil horizons, soil colour, soil texture, soil structure, bulk density and soil porosity
- Soil chemical properties including soil pH, Ion Exchange Capacity (IEC), soil nutrients (macro and micronutrients), fertilisers
- Soil biological properties including soil organic matter, soil carbon, soil microbes and invertebrates, nutrient cycles
- Sustainable soil management including land degradation issues, managing soil fertility, land capability and sustainability and profitability
- Soil science careers
- Past HSC revision questions
Download the student workbook (zip file containing student workbook and answer guide).
The poster and student workbook activities are aligned to Stage 5 and 6 NSW Agriculture syllabus, and Australian Curriculum outcomes in Year 10 Science, Year 11& 12 Earth and Environmental Science, Design and Technologies and Geography.
Posters are available to purchase for $35 including postage and handling. The poster is A1 size printed on high quality poster stock.
This poster and workbook are part of a set of education resources developed for the Partnering to Implement the National Soil Action Plan program and was jointly funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry through and the NSW Government. The other resources, including a children's book and videos can be found here.
