Resources for Formal and Non-Formal Middle School Educators
The Virginia Tech Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture (CAIA) is pleased to announce the release of The Agricultural Cyberbiosecurity Education Resource Collection intended for middle-school level educators in formal and non-formal educational settings.
Cyberbiosecurity is an emerging field that focuses on creating security measures for digital aspects of our food and agriculture systems, creating a structure and opportunity for a safe food system that can meet the large needs of a growing population and world.
This collection of 30 documents includes customizable resources designed for formal and non-formal agricultural educators working with middle school aged youth. Three types of materials are included in the collection:
- – Reference materials for facilitators to introduce key concepts
- – Youth-facing fact sheets present these concepts at a 6th grade level
- – Hands-on activities integrate agriculture and cyberbiosecurity concepts Continue reading
