Discover Dairy
Discover Dairy
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An engaging, educational tool to help third and fourth graders discover the many ways dairy farmers contribute to our communities and our lives.
 
Enrichment Opportunities
Take a virtual tour of a dairy farm at Dairy Farming Today

Learn more about PA's dairy industry at Center for Dairy Excellence

Find more dairy recipes and resources at Dairy Spot
 
 
 
Discovering Dairy Online Challenges
 
To access the five four-minute video clips accompanying the lessons, click on the links below. All videos are in MPG format. It is recommended you save the file to your computer before playing.
  (25MB)
 
If you are on dial-up and have difficulty downloading these videos, call 717-346-0849 to request a copy.
 
To access lesson plans and worksheets for the five lessons, click on the links below. Each lesson includes:

• A Four-Minute Video Clip

• Prepared Lessons with Teaching Instructions

• A Classroom Activity

• An Assessment Worksheet

• An Interactive Web-based Activity
 
All lessons are in PDF format.
Lesson 1
 
Lesson 2
 
Lesson 3
 
Lesson 4
 
Lesson 5
 
The lessons meet the following educational standards:

• Environment & Ecology: 4.2.4, 4.3.4, 4.4.4, 4.8.4, 4.9.4

• Science & Technology: 3.3.4, 3.6.4

• Health, Safety and Physical Education: 10.1.3, 10.2.3

• Economics: 6.1.3, 6.2.3, 6.3.3

• Food Science & Nutrition: 11.3.3

• Mathematics: 2.6.3

The 2007-08 school year is the pilot year for the “Discover Dairy” program. If you have suggested improvements to the lessons or worksheets, please e-mail those to c-jsebrigh@state.pa.us. Your feedback is welcome.
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The lesson series are made possible by the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, with assistance from the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, The Center for Dairy Excellence and the Pennsylvania Dairy Task Force, an initiative of Governor Ed Rendell and Secretary of Agriculture Dennis Wolff.