Description
What’s included in the Curious Trails Dairy Farms Unit Study:
LESSON ONE: MEET THE DAIRY COWS
• Learn how grass turns into milk!
• Explore the digestive system of ruminants. Color and label a diagram.
• Be introduced to popular dairy cow breeds then create a mixed-media art piece to celebrate your favorite.
• Conduct a rumen fermentation experiment to explore how cows produce methane and carbon dioxide.
• Extend your learning by researching the role of cow burps and climate change!
LESSON TWO: LIFE ON THE FARM
• Learn about the different structures inside dairy barns then consider what you’ve discovered and design your own!
• Explore milking technologies.
• Follow a day in the life of a dairy cow.
• Try ‘milking a cow’ in our at-home demonstration.
LESSON THREE: FROM FARM TO MARKET
• Explore how milk is transported to and processed at the dairy processing plant. We’ll learn about pasteurization, centrifugal separation, and homogenization.
• Observe centrifugal force at work in our spinning art tutorial!
• Review the history of milk packaging and create a timeline. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
LESSON FOUR: ON YOUR PLATE
• Explore the benefits of dairy milk and learn how to read a nutritional label.
• Discover the process for making cheese and yogurt, then make your own cheese at home!
• Host a cheese tasting to find your favorite variety.
• Discover the science of milk fat in the classic magic milk experiment.
• Compare the nutritional value of dairy and non-dairy kinds of milk.
UNIT CELEBRATION
• Discover nature poetry while enjoying a ‘green grass’ milkshake or smoothie.
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