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Curated OER

Agriculture

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine the types of agriculture in their own state and in their local community. They examine how food makes it to their local grocery store. They compare data from different states.
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Curated OER

THE FABLE OF THE FAINTING GOATS

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice telling time while reading a story about a fainting goat. They write their own story about a fainting goat. Students write letters to the International Fainting Goat Association, asking for more information about...
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Curated OER

Fable of the Fainting Goat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story. For this telling time lesson, students complete a worksheet where they must practice their knowledge of telling time. Students read a fable and answer time questions as they read.
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Curated OER

Fur, Feathers and Fins

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the stages between growing the animal and buying it at the grocery store.  In food system lesson plan students study the role that animal products have on nutrition and study animal agriculture. 
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Curated OER

Cows, Worms, and Compost

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study decomposition. In this decomposition lesson, students discuss the background information about decomposition. Students then complete the 'Chew It Twice' worksheet.
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Curated OER

Kansas vs the U.S.

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students demonstrate an understanding of the physical and political geography of Kansas. They view maps and films to gain knowledge of Kansas. They calculate the percentage Kansas harvests for each crop out of the national total.
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Curated OER

"Honey Dew from Bunny Too!"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The young scholars will design a lab to test the mechanism that triggers spore dispersal. They should have some clues after making observations of the life cycle. Part of the fun here is to let the students devise a method for testing...
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Curated OER

FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Identify agricultural products grown in each region of the country. Discuss how geography affects what is grown or raised in a particular area.1. Hand out a copy of the two activity sheets "Food From Sea to Shining Sea" to each student....
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Curated OER

LET'S TRADE

For Teachers 4th - 5th
The students will become familiar with the methods used to trade agricultural products between countries.1. Allow students to research the trade embargoes the United States has imposed on other countries. 2. Use encyclopedias and...
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Interactive
Virginia Tech

Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Dairy Farm

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how cattle are raised on the dairy farms of Virginia.
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Handout
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Livestock Cattle

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive list of most of the breeds of domesticated livestock that are used in the cattle industry. Brief history of their use and links to background and use of each breed.
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Activity
Other

Barnyard Palace : Dairy Cows

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out all about dairy cows and how they produce milk. Learn why cows are so important to humans, and check out some excellent cow pictures (click on each picture to make it larger).
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Foot and Mouth

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, learn about the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in Botswana.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Better Chow Yields More Milk

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reports on a recent project from a teen that found that feeding a higher quality corn to dairy cows resulted in increased milk production. Includes a list of vocabulary words.
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Website
Other

Canadian Agricultural and Food Museum (Caf)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Under the heading "Tour of the Museum," there are excellent links to information on dairy farms, small animals found in the barn, horses, beef cattle, and more! There are also teachers kits available through this site that are meant to...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Nuristanis

For Students 9th - 10th
The area known as Nuristan is located at the southern end of the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan. There are limited amounts of arable land in the Hindu Kush, but there are abundant amounts of pastureland well suited for...
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Interactive
Virginia Tech

4 H: Virtual Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click through a virtual farm and learn about horse farms, aquaculture, cattle farms, and other kinds of farms by reading and watching videos.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Afar

For Students 9th - 10th
The Afar occupy an area of Djibouti and northeastern Ethiopia, sometimes called the Afar Triangle. There is a long history of hostility between the Afar and the surrounding groups; the Afar are often considered fierce and warlike. The...
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Other

Moo milk.com: The Story of Milk

For Students 2nd - 6th
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.
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Website
Other

Ag Web: Agricultural Information, Tools, and Service

For Students 9th - 10th
AgWeb.com provides the latest news in agriculture, as well as weather and market information, helpful agricultural tools, and more.

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