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Companion Activities for the Poster Series
Companion activities for the Nevada Poster Series, developed from ideas shared by Clark County teachers
 Beef Cows |
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Discuss the kinds of foods cows eat (herbivorous or plant eating). |
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Learn things that are made from the byproducts of cows. |
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Lifecycle: bull - cow - calf. |
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Read and learn about cowboys and their culture, particularly Nevada cowboys (called Buckaroos). |
| Dairy |
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Use the food pyramid and discuss different food groups. |
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Discuss what commodities in the food pyramid are grown in Nevada. |
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Make butter, ice cream; discuss solids vs. liquids. |
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Compare and contrast dairy and beef cows. |
| Hay |
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Find books/research on the Internet for equipment used: tractor, swather, baler, rakes, harrow bed. Discuss how technology has changed harvesting practices. |
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Bring hay to class (contact feed store). |
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Discuss what hay is used for and where it goes. |
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Research and discuss the different kinds of hay and what they are used for: straw, alfalfa, Timothy, grass, meadow. |
| Onions & Garlic |
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Research how to prepare soil for crops |
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Prepare and plant bulbs in class |
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Share different foods that contain garlaic and onions |
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Venn diagram/compare and contrast garlic and onions |
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Parts of the plant -- discuss bulbs |
| Pigs |
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Celebrate National Pig Day on March 1: read pig stories, cook bacon/sausage, make pig projects. |
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Contact R.C. Farms 702-642-0350. |
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Research the byproducts that come from pigs. |
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Make pig-shaped books and have children illustrate and write pig facts they learned about pigs. |
| Potatoes |
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Identify the parts of the potato. |
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Use the 5 senses to identify the potato. |
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Identify the nutritional components. |
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Compare and contrast different vegetables. |
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Grow potato plants and keep journals. |
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Research states/countries that grow potatoes. |
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Make potato people and write stories. |
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Make potato prints. |
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Experiments: leave potatoes out and predict what will happen. |
| Sheep |
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What is wool and where does it come from? Bring in wool (contact sheep growers association). |
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Lots of children's books available! Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep |
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Life cycle of sheep: lamb, ewe, ram |
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Use poster for math skills: estimate how many sheep are in the picture, how many legs (multiplication); problem solving (i.e., ewe gives birth to triplets but can only nurse 2). |
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