Dairy Breeds
Teacher Preparation
Learning Goal
Upon completion of this lesson students will be able to identify the five major dairy breeds and begin to understand their benefits to dairies.
Learning Standards
- LS1.1 Develop and use models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles
but all have a common pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
- WG.5 The student will analyze agricultural and commercial land use
Resources & Materials
- National Agriculture in the Classroom
- Oklahoma State - Breeds of Cattle
- Brown Swiss Association
- Images of Holstein, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Guernsey, and Jersey cows
- Visuals in the center
- Student tour guides
Lesson Delivery
Anticipatory Set
- Show that we have two of the breeds here (through the viewing window into freestall barn)
- Show students images of various dairy breeds.
- What do you notice about all these pictures?
- What are some similarities/differences?
- What do you notice about all these pictures?
- Today we will learn about the five main dairy breeds here in the United States.
Direct Instruction
1st Learning Goal: Upon completion of this lesson students will be able to identify the five major dairy breeds and begin to understand their benefits to dairies.
Content Outline |
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Breed Information (from National Ag in the Classroom and Oklahoma State- Breeds of Cattle) |
Holstein
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Jersey
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Brown Swiss
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Ayrshire
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Guernsey
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Learning Activity
Students should be provided with a coloring sheet with five blank outlines of dairy cattle with names below each outline so that they can color in the appropriate outline to match each breed image as the lesson progresses.
Assessment
Show students images of a few dairy breeds and ask them what each breed is named.
Closing Announcements/Reminders
- Answer any questions they may have
- Show them the robot and viewing windows one more time
- Thank students for coming to the Ferguson Family Dairy