International Year of Rice

Weblinks exploring rice themes

Official Website	Official site from the Food and Agriculture Organisation for the International Year of Rice 2004 (UN)
Rice Growers' Association of Australia	Rice Growers’ Association of Australia
Dr Wayne Meyer, CSIRO	Year of Rice… Water, rice and all things nice!! Great PowerPoint show
US Rice Producers	A comprehensive (American) website full of lesson plans and student online activities and games
Asia Rice Foundation	Webpage of the Asia Rice Foundation. Includes photo gallery, recent articles on rice and rice production and recipes
Riceweb	Everything you want to know about one of the world's longest running cereals: the history of rice, where and how it is grown, recipes, and much more
Rice: the Global crop’	‘Rice: the Global crop’ A mini-unit developed by Nancy Van Ravenswaay.
Riceworld	Riceworld is a museum located at the International Rice Research Institute in the Phillippines
Rice Knowledge Bank	Rice Knowledge Bank site. Rice recipes from around the world
Geography Teachers' Association,SA	Full of useful links including a lesson plan/ unit of work on Genetically modified food "GE Foods - Friend or Foe?"
Calrice	California Rice site includes information on rice in Japanese, Mandarin and Korean
Rice is Life	Rice is Life Compiled by Jackie Miers. A fantastic site for teachers and students.
Rice: The Global Crop	Rice: The Global Crop A Mini-Unit for students developed by Nancy Van Ravenswaay.
Facts and trivia	Facts and trivia for students.
Geography of production	Learn about the countries where rice is produced
What Rice is Made Of?	What Rice is Made Of? Find out the answer by looking at a Flash animation of what is inside a rice grain.
Build a rice paddy	Build a rice paddy. Read some information and view a Flash Movie that shows how rice paddies are constructed.
Rice in Vietnam	Rice in Vietnam. A slideshow of seven photos.
Photos of Rice	Great Photos for student discussions and questions
Rats and rice	Read about how rats are a pest to rice.
Jumping rice	Science experiment
Information worksheets PDF from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. one two three four five six seven eight Information from the "Rice Growers Of Australia" All About Rice All About Rice2 How to grow rice worksheet Sun Grain Rice Poster Teachers notes for lesson plan

1.	Background information and research Complete the following worksheets before you start your project
	Group discussion worksheets Questions to research Nutritional Benefits of Rice Rice varieties Rice growing in Australia Rice Facts and Trivia Make a rice hat Create a close activity
2.	Inspiration: Produce an Inspiration mind map of the topics associated with rice.
3.	Introducing rice: What is rice? How is it grown? What is its lifecycle? What is the rice grain?
4.	History of rice: Investigate the history of rice?
5.	Rice and culture: The relationship between rice and people has inspired songs, paintings, festivals and stories. Research this topic and share your findings.
6.	Geography Rice is produced all around the globe from Nepal which has the highest rice lands in the word, to Australia which has the most productive rice lands. Choose two rice producing countries and compare how they grow rice. Visit the following website for help Geography of production
7.	The Versatile, Dependable rice plant: The by products of rice milling processes are not wasted and are recycled to create many useful products. What is the milling process for rice? People in Asia use nearly every bit of the rice plant for something. Investigate its uses.
8.	Visited the Rats and rice website What are some of the natural pests of rice? What are their effects on rice production? Once rice is harvested how is it protected and stored from rodents and vermin across the world.
9.	Recount: Read "At work in the rice field". Collect the How rice is grown in Indonesia activity sheet from your teacher and place in order from the preparation stage to the selling stage. Complete Day in the Life worksheet Write a recount of the the "Day in the life of a rice farmer in Asia."
10.	Rice and Health: Research why rice is an excellent food to keep your body healthy. Complete the Rice and Health activity worksheet and produce a food pyramid.
11.	Recipes: Find 5 different recipes for rice from 5 different countries.
12.	Rice art gallery. Create a painting to show the importance of rice to cultures all across the globe.
	Build a rice mill: Look at this photo. What is this machine used for? Collect and read the following worksheets and make your own model Vietnamese Rice worksheet Create a model worksheet
13.	Build a rice paddy: Use a piece of cardboard, a container and plasticines to construct a rice paddy field.
14.	Questions about rice: Answer the following: When and where did farmers first start growing rice? Where is rice grown today? How much rice is produced in the world? How much land is used to grow rice? How many types of rice are there? How long does it take to grow rice? How much water does it take to produce rice? Is rice an important food? How much rice do people eat? Which countries consume the most rice? Which country exports the most rice? What else is rice used for , apart from eating? What is the difference between white and brown rice?
15.	Thinking skills Written by Sue Mauger from Seaford Rise Primary School Write a menu using rice as the main ingredient for each course. List 5 things we will never use rice for? Predict what will be the most common food eaten in the world in 50 years time. The answer is rice make up 5 questions. Work out 5 ways to eat rice without using chopsticks or cutlery. Everyone in a village is working in one field picking rice while the rest of the rice in other fields is being eaten by birds. Give 5 possible reasons for this? Justify this ridiculous statement. Rice should be grown on every available piece of land in the world. What else could you use rice for other than eating? Rice is a stable food. Brainstorm other stable foods. The Alphabet: Place the letters A to Z down the side of a page and list any words or sentences you can think of using rice as the topic. What are the positive aspects of growing rice in Australia? What are the negative aspects of growing rice in Australia? How would you solve these problems? How would you feel if you if you had to eat rice every day? What if it stopped raining in Asia and they could no longer grow food?