It's a MOO-stery! (Grades K-2)
Students make observations about historic tools used on a dairy farm to store and process milk into cheese and butter.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom
Acknowledgements
Original idea adapted from Inquiry-Based Learning Using Everyday Objects by Amy Edmonds-Avarado and Patricia R. Herr.
Sources
- http://www.umpquadairy.com/recipes-more/cool-cow-facts/
- http://www.dairyfarmingtoday.org/Pages/Home.aspx
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Social Studies – History
- History Standard 1A (Grades K-2): Family life now and in the recent past; family life in various places long ago.
- Objective 3: For various cultures represented in the classroom, compare and contrast family life now with family life over time and between various cultures and consider such things as communication, technology, homes, transportation, recreation, school and cultural traditions.
- Objective 5: Compare and contrast family life now with family life in the local community or state long ago by considering such things as roles, jobs, communication, technology, style of homes, transportation, schools, religious observances, and cultural traditions.
- History Standard 2A (Grades K-2): The history of students' own local community and how communities in North America varied long ago.
- Objective 2: From resources that are available in the local community, record changes that have occurred in goods and services over time.
- Objective 3: Describe local community life long ago, including jobs, schooling, transportation, communication, religious observances, and recreation.
- History Standard 8A (Grades K-2): The development of technological innovations, the major scientists and inventors associated with them and their social and economic effects.
- Objective 3: Describe the development and the influence of basic tools on work and behavior.
- History Standard 1A (Grades K-2): Family life now and in the recent past; family life in various places long ago.
- Science
- K-2-ETS1: Engineering Design
- K-2-ETS1-2: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
- K-PS2: Motion and Stability
- K-PS2-2: Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
- K-2-ETS1: Engineering Design