Student resources

Sugarcane is grown along a 2,000 km stretch of Australia's east coast by around 4,500 farmers. It's harvested and sent to sugar mills where the juice is extracted and made into raw sugar crystals. Around 85% of the raw sugar is exported to countries including Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia.

CANEGROWERS fact sheets:

 

CANEGROWERS and the Primary Industries Education Foundation have developed a curriculum-aligned resource for schools. Called One Plant, Many Products it is available on the Primezone website and targets years 5-8 science, design and technology and geography requirements.

These Farmer Time activities and accompanying learning resources can be utilised to engage your students in food and fibre learning to celebrate National Ag Day, visit the Primezone website for more food and fibre learning resources.

Another great resource from PIEFA is the STEM Challenge - Sugarcane Maths Challenge Cards designed for Year 6.

Follow the sugarcane journey from paddock to exporting with our new CANEGROWERS A2 poster - a great for your classroom.

Learn about the digital traceability platform using blockchain technology in the sugar industry with the Cane Ag Week 2023 Digital Learning Kit. This new technology allows product traceability across each major data collection point throughout the paddock-to-packet supply chain of Australian sugar.

 

QFF - Careers in Agriculture magazine

Agriculture is a vibrant, valuable and practical industry that is integral to Australia and to the world. There are lots of jobs to explore here. Inside roles, outside roles, hands-on and strategic opportunities. Time to check out your option www.careerharvest.com.au/qff-careersinag, and find something to suit YOU!

 

Watch the video to see how Australia's sugarcane growers ensure they are sustainable as well as productive and profitable.

 

How is the raw sugarcane processed into sugar you can eat?

Click here to watch a video from Wilmar Australia

The Australian Sugar Milling Council has factsheets on how raw sugar is made, Queensland's cane rail system and renewable power generation at sugar mills.

 

Do you have more questions about sugar?

Is sugar...? is a website put together by CANEGROWERS and the Australian Sugar Milling Council to provide clear, accurate and straight-forward answers to these questions and more:

  • Is sugar natural?
  • Is sugar fattening?
  • Is sugar vegan?
  • Is sugar addictive?                          Go to www.sugar.org.au


  

You can find more information about the industry on the Industry info & links page, by reading about our Key Issues or you can contact us with a specific question.

There are also a colouring sheet and a maze to print off.

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