Students explore the American cattle industry history. In this United States history and reading comprehension cross curriculum lesson, students read an article about the history of longhorn cattle, then answer comprehension questions on...

Young scholars explore the Oklahoma dairy and beef industry. In this data interpretation math lesson, students define vocabulary related to the cattle industry, then use a data table to answer word problems about cattle breeding and the...

Students explore animal slaughter by researching the Wisconsin beef industry. In this meat statistics instructional activity, students practice using different math functions to identify how many burgers or sports equipment can be made...

First graders, after reading about cattle drives, measure the width of the horns on drawings of longhorn cattle and then convert the measurements from inches to centimeters and from inches to feet. Ranching and the American cattle...

Students discover the total impact of milk on our society by graphing data.  In this statistics lesson, students discover the dirty and sometimes unhealthy road milk travels to get into our bodies.  Students analyze dairy...

This lesson combines math, visual arts, and language arts activities that all focus on the making, and baling of hay. The activities can be adjusted to address different age ranges. Most of the activities focus on gaining...

Fifth graders understand that traits are inherited and change over time. In this physical traits instructional activity, 5th graders compare produce items for similar traits. Students create large graphs to show their results. Students...

Students discuss as a class the need for a healthy diet. They bring in a food product and analyze the nutrition label. Using the labels, they complete a worksheet and chart the nutrients found in beef. They use a scale to see how...