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1. Amazing Grazing
Grades 3-5 (Book)
Visit three ranches in Montana as you read and learn about proper care of the land and its resources to raise healthy, productive cattle.
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2. Animal Fibers
Grades K - 3 (Book)
Part of Sunshine Books Science Series and ideal for young readers, this book focuses on the fibers we use.
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3. Animals and Our Clothing
Grades 4-6 (Poster Kit)
These classroom materials highlight wool, leather, silk, fur, and goose down clothing. Developed for upper elementary school students, the kit promotes an understanding about animal fibers, the species that produce them, and the contributions they make.
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4. Animals Around Us: A Trip to the Mall
Grades K-3 (Game and Worksheets)
"Animals Around Us" is an interactive computer game that will run on any DOS-based computer equipped with a mouse.
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5. Animals on the Farm
Grades 3-4 (Book)
Students can read about a variety of farm animals and their uses.
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6. Basics About Beef
Grades 9-12 (Booklet)
A 20-page full-color booklet which covers all aspects of buying, storing, preparing and serving beef.
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7. Beef In Brief: How America's Cattle Serve The World
Grades 6-8 (Instructional Unit)
Along with background information on how cattle came to America, Beef is Brief tells the farm-to-fork story of beef production.
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8. Cattle Kids: A Year on the Western Range
Grades K-4 (Book)
Introduce your students to western ranching with this delightful, honest and accurate portrayal of genuine ranch life. Beautiful, full-color photography illustrates this exciting portrayal of young people helping adults look after cattle, from calving and branding to haying, grazing and rounding up the herd.
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9. Chick Embryo Development Poster
Grades 4-8
Full-color 16" X 21" educational poster displays the six stages of growth of a chick inside the egg over an 18-day cycle. Simple vocabulary describes what occurs at each stage.
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10. Chicken & Piglets & Lambs, Oh My! Gee Whiz in Agriculture
Grades 4-7 (Video & Instructional Unit)
Where do baby animals come from? From their parents, of course. We discuss this universally fascinating question by looking at the birth, growth, and development of farm animals.
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11. Dairy Farming Today - Virtual Tour DVD
Grades 1-6 (DVD)
Learn how the modern dairy farmers care for their cows and their environment. Take this virtual tour of a farm, while enjoying this entertaining and educational video, you get to see it all.
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12. Discover Wild
Grades K-7 (Instructional Unit)
This is a series of nine lesson plans providing a stimulating introduction to the world of animals and the ways in which humans and wildlife depend upon each other.
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13. An Earthworm's Life
Grades K-2 (Book)
This book takes kids through the life cycle of earthworms, from birth in the spring to hibernation in the winter, and then to parenthood the following spring.
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14. Ecology Field Cards-Set 1, Douglas-fir Forests
Grades 5-12 (cards are laminated for durable field use)
Discover what lives around you in the Douglas-fir Forest! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Increase you knowledge of native species, biodiversity, relationships, and cycles.
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15. Ecology Field Cards-Set 2, Oak Woodlands
Grades 5-12 (cards are laminated for durable field use)
Discover what lives around you in the Oak Woodlands! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Increase you knowledge of native species, biodiversity, relationships, and cycles.
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16. Ecology Field Cards-Set 3, Riparian Bottomland Forests
Grades 5-12 (cards are laminated for durable field use)
Discover what lives around you in the Riparian Bottomland Forests! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Increase you knowledge of native species, biodiversity, relationships, and cycles.
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17. Extra Cheese Please!
Mozzarella’s Journey from Cow to Pizza
Grades K-4 (Book)
When Annabelle gives birth to a calf, an amazing process begins. Now Annabelle can produce milk—enough cheese to top 1,800 pizzas.
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18. Farm Animals Close Up and Very Personal
Grades PreK-1 (Video)
This 30-minute video is a great way for children to discover the pleasures of getting to know the animals on a farm. There are goats, pigs and horses in this tour of a barnyard.
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19. Farm Fun
Grades K-3 (CD-ROM)
An activity-based CD ROM designed to educate children about agriculture and farming in our society.
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20. Fish Prints from Get Oregonized
Grades 3-4
After studying fish and their lifecycles in Oregon’s Interior Valleys (chapter 7) in the Get Oregonized text, rubber fish replicas allow students to create beautiful Gyotaku (fish prints). This is an exciting and interactive experience for the whole class.
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21. Food Chains
Grades 3-5 (Book)
This book shows kids interactions between different organisms in various ecosystems, from woods to rain forests to the seashore.
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22. From Egg to Chicken
Grades K-3 (Book)
Bright pictures, large print and detailed diagrams take readers through the life cycle of a chicken, from embryo to adult. An illustrated timeline along with a list of Chicken facts adds to the effectiveness of this book.
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