Animals

Chicken Egg Development Wheel

joakman2016-04-28T12:23:42-04:00

Purpose of activity:  To learn about how a chicken egg develops and what happens on each of the 21 days Target age group:  ages 5-9 Description of activity:  As shown in the picture above, it's an information page with a wheel behind it so that the day numbers and the associated picture...

The Sheep Herding Game

joakman2016-04-28T12:22:39-04:00

Purpose of game:  To learn about the biology and sheep (and goats) and the art of sheep farming Target age group:  ages 7-11 Description of activity:  Students answer multiple choice questions about the biology and farming of sheep and goats, then they advance their border collies on the playing board, trying to...

The Rumination Game

joakman2016-04-28T12:21:42-04:00

Purpose of game:  To learn about rumination Target age group:  ages 8-12 Description of game:  This game can accommodate any number of players, and can work as a team game.  It gives lots of high-content information about rumination and dairy science, as well as a legitimate venue for being a little silly...

Lift-the-flap classification chart of invertebrates

joakman2018-05-12T22:41:49-04:00

LIFT-THE-FLAP CLASSIFICATION CHART OF INVERTEBRATES

  Purpose of activity:  To learn how invertebrates are classified.  The phyla are represented as flaps, so the alliteration (think of them as Phylum Phlaps?) helps to reinforce which words are the names of phyla.  It can get very confusing and this chart helps to simplify...