agriculture an overview of crops and animals that are commonly found in today’s agricultural world
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AGRICULTUREAn overview of Crops and Animals that are
commonly found in today’s agricultural world.
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What keeps us from being naked and hungry??
AGRICULTURE!
OverviewThroughout this lesson you will get a basic concept of agriculture by learning and doing the following:
Different crops and how we use them.
Different species of animals and their uses.
Complete 2 interactive lessons.
Watch 2 videos.
Complete a test at the end.
HomeCROPS
ANIMALS
EXAM
CROPS
This is a brief overview of some very important crops, but does not list nearly all of the crops
worldwide.
CornFacts About Corn:
Number 1 Crop Worldwide.
Used in peanut butter, cereal, soft drinks (including Coca-Cola), and many other items.
Can be used to make fuel.
50% is used to feed animals.
Filed Corn
Sweet Corn
Corn
What if we didn’t have
corn?
No Frozen Pizza
Corn is used to keep the
sauce from making the
bread soggy.
No S’mores
Corn syrup keeps
marshmallows from
spoiling.
CornLife Stages of Corn
WheatFacts About Wheat:
Harvested somewhere every month.
In 7 of the past 10 years, the world has consumed more wheat than it has produced.
The U.S. is the 3rd largest producer of wheat. (Following China and India.
WheatWheat Products:
-bread
-paper
-charcoal
-hair conditioner
-many more
WheatLife Stages of Wheat
CottonFacts About Cotton:
Cotton is produced by small trees and shrubs.
It has been grown for at least 5,000 years.
Cotton was one of the earliest crops grown by settlers.
CottonCotton Products:
-clothing
-cotton swabs
-plastics
-feed for cattle
-yarn
-furniture padding
-many more
CottonLife Stages of Cotton
SoybeansFun Facts:
During the Civil War soybeans were used as coffee.
Farmers in China started growing soybeans 5,000 years ago.
More soybeans are grown in the US. More than anywhere else.
Soybeans Products:
-soy sauce
-tofu
-crayons
-oil
-plastic
-glue
-flour
-ink
Life Stages of Soybeans
Soybeans
RiceFacts About Rice:o 2nd highest produced crop worldwide.
(Behind Corn)
o Symbol of life and fertility.
(Why it’s thrown at weddings.)
o Rice has been grown for 4,000 years.
o In Burma, a person consumes 500lbs of rice per year.
(In the United States we consume approximately 20.)
RiceLife Stages of Rice
PotatoesFacts!
Idaho is the United States leading producer.
Potatoes are often called spuds.
One of the main causes of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852 was a potato blight. This lead to the death of 1 million people.
The word potato comes from the Spanish work
Patala.
PotatoesCommon ways to eat a Potato:
-potato chips
-french fries
-baked potato
-mashed potato
-hash browns
-tator-tots
PotatoesLife Stages of a Potato
HayQualities of Hay
Supreme- soft-stemed, very leafy, high nutrition, and no damage.Premium-fine-stemed, extra leafy, green.Good-fine-stemed, and free of damage.Fair- coarse-stemed, low leaf content, light damage.Utility- coarse-stemed, mature seed pods, along with damage, weeds, or mold.
HayWhich animals eat hay?
Horses
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Llamas
Donkeys
Rabbits
Guinea Pigs
Hamsters
Life Stages of Hay
Hay
Sugar CaneFun Facts:
Stalks can reach 30 feet tall!
1 of the 2 sources of sugar.
Can be eaten right out of the field.
Sugar CaneProducts:
-sugar
-molasses
-rum
-sugar cane juice
-other products are made from bagasse
(woody residue left after juice and meat extraction)
Sugar CaneLife Stages
This is just the beginning! This is not nearly all the crops that are grown in the world. However, these are the ones you will be expected to know about. Watch this short video to learn about other crops!
(May be some bonus questions on these crops.)
Activity 1
Pair the Picture of the crop, the name of the crop, and the product
that is made from the crop.
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worksheet**
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DON’T FORGET TO PRINT WORKSHEET
Congratulations!Think you’ve mastered crops?Click the next button to begin the next section.
Want more practice?Click the back button to re-open the worksheet or look back over your printed out file.
ANIMALS
In this portion, you will learn about some common
farm animals, and their agricultural purpose.
Dairy CattleFacts
A cow will produce 6-7 gallons of milk per day.
Dairy cows can produce milk for 7 years.
Products:Main Product:Milk
Other Products:Beef (Meat)Leather
Dairy CattleBreeds
Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey
Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn
Beef CattleFacts
Beef cattle produce milk, but for their calf’s consumption.
A 1,000 pound cow can produce 10 tons of manure a year.
Cows produce 15-20 gallons of saliva each day.
Products:Main Product: Beef (Meat)
Other Products:Leather
Beef CattleBreeds
Angus Brahma Charolais
Hereford Red Angus Simmental
ChickensFacts:
Chickens slurp grass like spaghetti.
Chickens are the closest living relative to the T-Rex.
Products:Main Products:Chicken MeatEggs
Other Products:Pet Food
ChickensBreeds
Cornish OrpingtonLeghorn
Plymouth Rock Silkie
SheepFacts:
Sheep production began during biblical times.
Sheep milk is often used to make gourmet foods.
A one year old sheep is called a hogget.
Products:Main Products:WoolMutton (Meat)
Other Products:Milk
SheepBreeds
Finnsheep
Hampshire
Rambouillett Suffolk
PigsFacts
Pigs have an excellent sense of smell.
Easily pass diseases to humans.
There are 2 billion pigs in the world.
Products:Main Products:Pork- The other white meat!
Other Products:ToothpasteGelatinPaintSandpaper
PigsBreeds
Berkshire Duroc Hampshire
Landrace Poland China Yorkshire
HorsesFacts:
Horses sleep 2-3 hours a day.
No two horses are identical.
Horses generally dislike the smell of pigs.
Uses:• Herding Livestock• Pleasure Riding• Pulling Carriages• Racing• Dog Food
HorsesBreeds
Arabian Paint
Palomino Quarter Horse
GoatsFacts:
Goats were the first animal to be used for milk by humans.
Goats have beards.
They can jump over 5 feet high.
Products:Main Product:MeatGoat meat is the number one meat consumed around the world!MilkDepending on breed.
GoatsBreeds
Alpine Boer Nubian
Pygmy Saanen Toggenberg
Activity 2
Select the best answer.
What is a use of this animal in the United States?
A. Moving Cattle
B. Meat
C. Dog Food
D. A and C
Sorry….. Wrong AnswerClick Try Again for another chance to answer the question.
Try Again
CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
What is this type of animals main product?
A. Leather
B. Milk
C. Beef
D. All of the Above
Sorry….. Wrong AnswerClick Try Again for another chance to answer the question.
Try Again
CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
What is this animals main agricultural product?
A. Milk
B. Beef
C. Pork
D. Leather
Sorry….. Wrong AnswerClick Try Again for another chance to answer the question.
Try Again
CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
What product do we receive from these animals?
A. Mutton
B. Wool
C. Pork
D. A and B
Sorry….. Wrong AnswerClick Try Again for another chance to answer the question.
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CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
What type of animal is this?
A. Beef Cow
B. Sheep
C. Chicken
D. Dairy Cow
Sorry….. Wrong AnswerClick Try Again for another chance to answer the question.
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CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
What do these animals produce?
A. Meat
B. Wool
C. Milk
D. A and C
Sorry….. Wrong AnswerClick Try Again for another chance to answer the question.
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CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
What food product does this animal produce?
A. Chicken
B. Milk
C. Eggs
D. A and C
Sorry….. Wrong AnswerClick Try Again for another chance to answer the question.
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CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
This animals meat is referred to as?
A. Mutton
B. The other white meat.
C. We don’t consume this animal.
D. Chicken
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CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
What is the number one meat eaten world-wide?
A. Beef
B. Chicken
C. Pork
D. Goat
Sorry….. Wrong AnswerClick Try Again for another chance to answer the question.
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CORRECT!
Click Next to Proceed to the Next Question!
Next
Congratulations!
You have now completed all sections. Now you can go onto the final test.
*However you may want to re-do the activities as a review first.
( To do so click the home button and then the section you wish to review.)
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EXAM!
Select the best answer choice.
What is the other white meat?
A. Pork
B. Beef
C. Mutton
D. Corn
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!Pork is known as the other white meat!
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 2.
What is the number 1 crop?
A. Rice
B. Corn
C. Hay
D. None of the above.
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!Corn is the number one crop world-wide.
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 3.
What is the most consumed meat world-wide?
A. Chicken
B. Beef
C. Goat
D. Mutton
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!Although goat is consumed as often in the United States, it is the most consumed meat world-wide.
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 4.
What crop is used in making Coca-Cola?
A. Rice
B. Cotton
C. Corn
D. Cows
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!That’s right! Every time you drink Coca-Cola, your drinking a little bit of corn!
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 5.
What can be used to make t-shirts?
A. Corn
B. Beef Cattle
C. Cotton
D. Mutton
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!Although not all t-shirts are made of cotton, many are.
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 6.
What animal do humans consume both the milk and the
meat from?A. Beef Cattle
B. Dairy Cattle
C. Goats
D. All of the Above
E. B and C
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!Although all of those animals do produce both milk and meat, humans generally only consume it from dairy cattle and goats.
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 7.
Holsteins are the only breed of dairy cattle.
True
False
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!Holsteins are a breed of dairy cattle, but there are many others out there as well.
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 8.
What type of animal is this?
A. Leghorn
B. Orpington
C. Cornish
D. Palomino
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 9.
What kind of crop is this?
A. Corn
B. Rice
C. Soybeans
D. Potatoes
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!
Click the next arrow to proceed to question 10.
What crop is used in making crayons?
A. Milk
B. Corn
C. Soybeans
D. Hay
Wrong AnswerClick try again, re-read the question and select the correct choice.
Try Again
Correct!Soybeans are one of the main ingredients in crayons!
That’s the end of the quiz!
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You have completed this basic agricultural lesson!
However, you may want to review the content in this lesson for further testing in the future.
Good job and keep up the good work!