GRADES 6"+ - Students will 1) Identify the various parts of the water cycle, 2) Identify and explain how groundwater is created, 3) Design and construct an earth system model that will create groundwater.
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We have had several requests to provide a list of resources to help students navigate both sides of this controversial issue. Since we believe it is fairly easy to find anti-GMO articles and videos, this page provides sources we feel provide a balanced approach to discussing the issue.
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Primary students will learn the farm origins of their favorite meals by linking the processed ingredients to the plants and livestock from which they came.
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Grades 6+: Kentucky Food and Farm Files includes 100+ feature articles and profiles about subjects within Kentucky's vast agriculture community. A list of Common Core reading comprehension questions are available to use with all content, and some articles are printable with specific questions. This is an excellent resource for research or reading activities when you have a sub.
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Kentucky Kylie visits the Kentucky Horse Park to learn about Kentucky's horses and how to take care of them. She meets a few famous horses a long the way.
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Kentucky kid Eden visits two Kentucky farms - Coleman Crest Dairy and Chaney's Dairy - to learn how cows make milk for us to enjoy. Students will look at energy chains, careers, and chemical reactions when making ice cream.
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See what happens behind the scenes at the Kentucky State Fair Pig Show and then visit a Kentucky pig farm. This virtual field trip has several Google Classroom activities for students of all ages.
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Join Kylie as she visits Long Vue Farms in Todd County to learn about wheat and why Mandy Bryant loves being a farmer.
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Visit Mulberry Orchard in Shelbyville to learn how the Gajdzik family grows fruit to sell at their store and local schools. Use the corresponding lessons to teach math, creating and interpreting data, apple life cycles, and all about pollinators and honey bees.
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Visit Courtney Farms in Bagdad, Ky. to see how they grow more than 100 different types of vegetables to sell to local customers, grocery stores, and restaurants. Then learn about plant parts and nutrition.
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GRADES: K-5, Secondary Enrichment - This video is part of our Kentucky Farms Feed Me Virtual Field Trip Series and features an overview of Kentucky agriculture and a visit to the Kentucky State Fair. Includes corresponding lessons and activities.
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GRADE LEVEL: K-12 This is a comprehensive guide to school gardening and catalog of corresponding lessons made possible from a USDA grant and assistance from the Kentucky Farm Bureau.
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