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Elephants
In this elephants worksheet, students read a 2 page article on the history of elephants, answer 3 questions with multiple choice answers, list the 3 reasons for animals becoming endangered and answer 6 statements as true or false.
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From Cows To Cartons a Look At Milk
In this dairy industry worksheet, students complete 5 multiple choice and 10 true or false questions based on reading about cows, milk and the dairy industry.
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My First Crossword Puzzle
For this language arts worksheet, students write the name of the baby animal next to each clue given. Then they use the baby animal names to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Basics About Beef Crossword
In this health learning exercise, students complete an 85 clue crossword puzzle about beef. Questions cover names for various cuts, cooking words, and filler words such as "abbreviation for etcetera."
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Beautiful Bovine
Students compare and contrast a human body to a cow. Using a diagram, they label and identify the functions of the cow's numerous parts. In groups, they create a Venn Diagram to compare the various types of cows with one another. They...
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A Cow Needs…
In this cow fact worksheet, students write in 10 circles what a cow needs. No information or facts are provided on the page.
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Farm Dot to Dot Puzzle
In this farm dot to dot puzzle worksheet, 2nd graders follow the numbers from 1-45 to complete the pictures of a bull and a cow. They see a black line picture of a girl in a cowboy hat sitting on a fence.
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Bovine Oversteps Boundaries
Students listen to story of Grady, the Silo Cow, review vocabulary in story, look at newspaper headlines and discuss purpose of headlines, determine what makes a good headline, create three headlines of their own for story of Grady, and...
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Old Macdonald Had A Farm
Learners learn the vocabulary associated with a farm and to count the animals by ones and tesn.
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WHAT ANIMALS GIVE US?
Students examine how animals on a farm provide us with many resources.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ruminants
Why do cows chew their cud? This video segment from Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation" describes the physical adaptations that have made ruminants some of the most important, and certainly the most efficient, plant eaters on earth.
Other
American Hereford Association
Everything one could want to know about Hereford cattle can be found at this site. Information on showing them, marketing them, breeding them, genetics, history, how-to videos, event listings, and lots more.
Other
Kiddyhouse.com: All About Farm Animals
This is a great farm animal research site for grades 1-3 students as well as a teacher resource. It has information about cows, sheep, ducks, turkeys and chickens and includes songs, clip art, activities as well as lesson plans.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Doreen Cronin's early childhood book, CLICK, CLACK, MOO: Cows That Type, is provided on these pages. Seven (or more) character roles are needed in this activity.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Beef
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how cattle are raised on the beef farms of Virginia. Also learn about human uses of beef cattle for food, medicine, leather, and many other products.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Dairy Farm
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how cattle are raised on the dairy farms of Virginia.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Los Animales De La Granja
This interactive vocabulary site on farm animals includes not only the correct Spanish pronunciation of nouns, but some verbs, as well as sounds that the animals make. Pop-ups of the correct spelling are included.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Cow's Digestive System
Learn how a cow eats and digests food in this video segment from Nature.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Protecting Cows From a Disease
Find out what the U.S. Department of Agriculture is doing to make sure that people (and cows) are being protected from mad cow disease.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Dairy Cows: Ecological 'Hoofprint'
Article discussing research that supports having dairy cows live outside year-round rather than in a barn, as this practice produces a much smaller ecological footprint. (Updated: July 11, 2012)
Other
Moo milk.com: The Story of Milk
Take this virtual tour to discover where the milk that you drink comes from. Find out how milk gets from the cow to your cereal bowl.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Cow (Bos Taurus)
Illustrated entry describes Cows along with providing details about their habitat, physical characteristics, and breeding.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Highland Cattle (Bos Taurus)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of Bos Taurus, more commonly known as the Highland Cattle.
Read Works
Read Works: Holy Cow!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about methane created by cows. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.