Students will read and learn about agriculture in their own community and across the state. Students will identify agricultural commodities produced in their county, along with businesses that support agriculture and agritourism opportunities available in their area. Students will sample soil from the area and conduct experiments to identify soil types. Students will construct a simple rain gauge to measure rainfall and compare their results with official totals.

Students mark bingo cards as they recognize the farm animal sounds in the song "The Farmer in the Dell."

Students use flash cards to learn names for mother and baby farm animals, then play a game in which students designated as babies must find students designated as mothers.

Students read about the various jobs dogs do on the farm and research to find information about some common herd dog breeds.

Students will conduct scientific experiments to learn how germs are spread. Students will participate in a simulation of how germs spread, analyze the data and express the results as a fraction of the whole and as a decimal. Students will simulate exposure to multiple germs simultaneously. Students will chart frequency and number of exposures.

Students will identify behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks to self and others. Students will conduct scientific experiments to learn how germs are spread. Students will research diseases and identify the classification, transmission, symptoms and prevention or control and write a research paper. Students will collect and analyze data and make statistical calculations.

Matching farm animals with the products they produce.

Students read about the development of animal husbandry, outline the information and arrange steps in sequence.

Students compare and contrast different energy values of feeds by graphing the net energy for maintenance and percentage of fat for a variety of feed types.

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