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Free Colorado Agriculture Video
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Showing…Colorado Agriculture: Feeding the World.
An 11 minute video highlights the agriculture industry across Colorado.
From greenhouses along the Front Range to apple orchards on the Western
Slope to cattle grazing in the mountains, this video takes you on a
tour of the state’s $16 billion agribusiness industry. Appropriate
for kids of all ages, this video is available for free from the Colorado
Department of Agriculture Markets Division (303.239.4119)
100th Annual National Western Stock Show — Free tours for first through sixth graders
The
100th Annual National Western Stock Show runs January 7-22, 2006. Adams
County 4-H is scheduling Free tours for first through sixth grade school
classes January 9-13 and 17-20. Space is limited so please register
early. To find out more or to register online, visit http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/Adams/4h/NWSS/nwsstours.htm
2006 Ag Day materials available
Celebrate
Ag Day and Ag Week 2006 with new lesson plans and other materials from
http://www.agday.org/. Many of the
resources area available free of charge.
Beef Grant Program for the classroom
The
Colorado Beef Council has awarded grants to 120 classrooms in it's fifth
year of the program. The grant provides funds for teachers to purchase
beef products to teach beef cookery. To find out more about this program
and other Beef Council educational materials, visit http://www.cobeef.com/education.htm
New museum exhibit increases awareness of wetlands
The
Wildlife Experience recently unveiled a new natural history exhibit that
focuses on wetlands. These diverse communities of plants and animals are
an integral part of nature’s delicate balance and are in dire need
of protection. In an effort to promote awareness and encourage conservation
of wetland environments, The Wildlife Experience presents "Wetlands:
Preserving the Quality of Land and Water." The Wildlife Experience
is a fine art and natural history museum in Parker that promotes the realistic
understanding of the natural world and its conservation, through art,
education and community. For more information visit www.wildlifeexperience.org
or call 720-499-3300.
Concerned about pollution, watersheds & the environment?
The Colorado NPS Connection publishes a quarterly e-newsletter that addresses a variety of water issues. To view past newsletters or to sign up for future issues, visit http://www.ourwater.org/.
Woody Guthrie, John Steinbeck & the WPA bring the Dust Bowl days to life
The National Endowment for the Humanities has created lesson plans, classroom activities and learning resources to help introduce this important era in U.S. history to third through fifth graders. Check it out at http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=300
From oceans to weather to the geography of pizza—National Geographic Expeditions lesson plans
The National Geographic Society has created hundreds of lesson plans for grades K through 12. The complete list is available at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/lessons/matrix.html
What to do with old jewel cases? Build a germinator
Now you can put those jewel cases to work in the classroom. Details at http://www.agclassroom.org/teen/agro/05_09/germinator.pdf
Food Force — teaching about world hunger
The World Food Program of the United Nations has developed an interactive game and supporting materials to help teach about world hunger. Visit http://www.food-force.com to learn more.
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