Partnered Projects and Resources

Interested in a fresh approach to meat evaluation and retail identification?

Drawing on 25 years of classroom experience, this resource for 9-12 students, offers interactive teaching strategies, proven best practices, and a new take on meat grading, carcass breakdown, retail ID, and the math that ties it all together. Whether you're new to teaching meats or looking to revitalize your curriculum, you'll find practical tools and engaging methods to bring these concepts to life. 

Access curriculum here: Primal's to Pichana's curriculum 

Developed by Saralynn Vetter, contact: vetters@lonestar.k12.co.us

Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards (DIGS) is a curriculum developed by Colorado State University’s 4-H STEM AmeriCorps program and faculty in CSU’s Agricultural Education Program. Designed for 3rd-5th graders, the curriculum covers a wide range of topics across eight units with a total of twenty-four lessons. Each lesson contains Colorado Academic Standards, 4-H life skills, background information on the subject material, vocabulary lists, career connections, and more.

Access curriculum here: DIG's curriculum 

Contact: Melinda MacPherson: melinda.macpherson@colostate.edu

DARE Connects: Real-World Economics for High School Classrooms
Designed for grades 9–12, DARE Connects instructional resources are developed by faculty in Colorado State University’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (DARE) with high school teachers and students in mind. This resource provides high-quality, classroom-ready materials on topics such as business management, financial statements, agricultural and environmental economics, and agricultural literacy- all designed to bring real-world economic concepts to life in the classroom. 

Contact/ access curriculum: Dr. Dan Mooney, daniel.mooney@colostate.edu or Dr. Jenny Bennett, jennifer.bennett@colostate.edu