Soy

Summer 2020 Vol. 3 No. 3 P4k!
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Book: Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car

By Peggy Thomas

With a mind for ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use farmers’ crops in his Ford Motor Company. They discovered that the soybean was the perfect answer. Soon, Ford’s cars contained many soybean plastic parts, and Ford incorporated soybeans into every part of his life. He ate soybeans, he wore clothes made of soybean fabric, and he wanted to drive soybeans, too. Award-winning author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Edwin Fotheringham explore this American icon’s little-known quest.

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Answer Key

Soy Scramble

Unscramble the following words for clues to help you complete the inside activity. Use the following hints to help you determine which items pictured are soy products and which are not.	When you use me, I will make lots of BUBBLES
You might use me to make a CRAFT	I can be found on an AUTOMOBILE
If you eat all of your vegetables, you might get DESSERT	If it is a special occasion, you might put on some LIPSTICK

Counting Beans

One bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds.		Key A =25 B =30 C =7 D =2 E =180 F =35 H =10 I =50 L =62 M=18 N=75
1. How much would ½ bushel weigh? 60 ÷ 2 = 30	2. How much would 3 bushels weigh? 60 x 3 = 180
Soybeans need to be planted 2 inches apart.
3. How many seeds can you plant in a row that is 100 inches long? 100 ÷ 2 = 50	4. What about in a row that is 50 inches long? 50 ÷ 2 =  25
5. Add the two previous rows together, how many total seeds can you plant? 50 + 25 = 75
What type of hat is a soybean’s favorite? A 25 B 30 E 180 A 25 N 75 I 50 E 180

Soy Sorting

Beef and Nutrition

Summer 2020 Vol. 3 No. 2 P4k!
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Book: Produced with Pride in Pennsylvania

By Tonya Wible (Author), Lorraine Potochney-Kobold (Book Design)

Beef is made possible by a partnership between the Pennsylvania Beef Council, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation.

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Answer Key

Cow Decoder

Beef is a good source of _______. protein

Protein helps build strong _______. muscles

Beef is part of what group? meat

For good health, you need ____ every day. healthy exercise

Crossword Puzzler

Across 1.Best tool for measuring a burger’s temperature. THERMONITOR 2.Vitamin that contributes to healthy skin. NIACIN 3.A 3-ounce serving of beef is the size of a ___ of cards. DECK

Down 1.___ steak comes from the loin. SIRLOIN 2.Shoulder area of an animal. CHUCK 3.____help people be active and alert. NUTRIENTS 4.___ acids are protein’s building blocks.5.Added to a cooler, it helps keep food cold. AMINO

Inside Farm Equipment

Spring 2020 Vol. 3 No. 1 P4k!
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Book: See How They Work & Look Inside Farm Equipment

By Johannah Gilman Paiva, Ashley Rideout, Simon Tegg, and Ross Watton

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Ready, Set, Sequence…Go

1. Safety circuit closed | 2. Power from battery to switch  | 3. Turning key switch | 4. Power to fuse in fuse box  | 5. Starter powered

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Mixed Signals

CSITHW – Switch | DGUONR – Ground | PERWO – Power | AYERL – Relay | IOESSRTR – Resistor | DDEIO – Diode

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Electrical Match Up

1C Good Voltage Reading | 2F Fuse | 3B Completed Safety Circuit | 4A Battery | 5E Wiring Schematic | 6G Key Switch | 7D Starter

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Ag Technicians…Agriculture’s Equipment Detectives

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Beef

Sept./Oct. 2019 Vol. 2 No. 5 Insert Download

Sponsored by Pennsylvania Beef Council

Book: Produced with Pride in Pennsylvania

By Tonya Wible (Author), Lorraine Potochney-Kobold (Book Design)

Beef is made possible by a partnership between the Pennsylvania Beef Council, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation.

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Beef Scramble

Cattle can eat GRASSES, but humans cannot. Beef is a good source of PROTEIN, which helps build muscle. Gelatin from beef cattle is used to make JELLO, a wiggly, fruity treat! ANGUS is a breed of cattle that is all black or red. A FEEDLOT is a place where beef cattle have constant access to food and water. A BASKETBALL is made from the hide of cattle. A BEEF FARMER cares for cattle that are raised for their meat. What do you call a cow with no legs? GROUND BEEF

Beef Sustainability Facts DictionAGry Sustainability — is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future Did you know? May is National Beef Month Check it out! All About Beef available in the APP Store, Amazon Apps, and Google Play Career Corner: Meat Inspector • Ensures meat is safe to eat • Makes sure processing plants follow all state and federal guidelines • Requires 2 years of college and training • 2018 Median Salary: $45, 970 That’s AGmazing! • The United States ships beef to 130 countries • Footballs, marshmallows, and shampoo are made from beef cows • It takes 1.5—3 years to get beef from the farm to your plate • Beef cattle produce less green house gases than cars • Beef is one the least wasted foods

Beef Math Match-Up

12 ÷ 6 = 2 A	1. The average herd size for beef cattle in the United States is C: 40 head of cattle
200 ÷ 10 +5 = 25 B	2. E: 130 countries import beef from the United States.
10 x 4 = 40 C	3. It takes about A: 2  years for beef to go from the pasture to your plate.
(100 x 7) + (10 x 2) = 720 D	4. Three ounces of beef top sirloin has B: 25 grams of protein.
200-70 = 130 E	5. The hamburger from a single steer will make D: 720 hamburger patties.

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Grain

July/August 2019 Vol. 2 No. 4 Insert download

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Book: Bread Lab

by Kim Binczewski (Author), Bethany Econopouly (Author), Hayelin Choi (Illustrator)

It’s Saturday and Iris has to feed her many pets before Aunt Mary arrives. Iris likes to call Aunt Mary “Plant Mary” because she is a plant scientist.

Today Aunt Mary wants to experiment with making whole wheat sourdough bread from scratch! As the family kitchen transforms into a bread lab, Iris is surprised that bread needs only four ingredients―flour, water, salt and starter. She also learns about the invisible microbes that make the dough rise, and how flour comes from wheat grown by farmers. It not magic, it’s really science.

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Answer Key

Search Against the Grain

First, find the 14 words in bold green print throughout the inside of this reader in the word search puzzle below. Search Against the Grain First, find the 14 words in bold green print throughout the inside of this reader in the word search puzzle below.

Answer: FERTILIZER REPLACES NUTRIENTS USED BY PLANTS

From Grains to What?

With proper nutrients and care, these plants produce grains that are used to make many products we use each day. Can you match the products to the crop or crops that provide them?

cereal a. nachos b. chocolate c. bread d. vegetable oil e. pasta f. soda g. paper h. fuel i. ink j. matches k. candles l. toothpaste m. stamps n.

Grain Math

1.   One bushel of corn sweetens 400 cans of soda. How many six-packs of soda can be sweetened with one acre of corn? 8,667 six packs per acre of corn

2. One bushel of soybeans can make 1,872 soy crayons. How many eight-count boxes of crayons can be made from one acre of soybeans? 10,296 boxes of crayons per acre of soybeans

3.    One bushel of wheat makes 90 one-pound loaves of bread. How many loaves of bread can one acre produce? 5,850 loaves of bread per acre of wheat

Dairy

May/June 2019 Vol. 2 No. 3 Insert download

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Book: Out and About the Dairy Farm

by Andy Murphy Author and Illustrator

Discusses the activities of a dairy farm, describing the machines and the process used to get the milk to our table.

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Answer Key

Dairy Round-About

To solve this riddle, start at the arrow. Then count around the wheel to every 3rd letter. Fill in the spaces in order.

Why did the cow cross the road?

To get to the udder side.

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Cow Crossing

Complete the crossword using the breeds, needs and products of dairy cows.

Products: ·         Butter ·         Calcium ·         Cheese ·         Ice Cream ·         Milk ·         Yogurt

Needs: ·         Barn ·         Cow ·         Cud ·         Grain ·         Hay ·         Heifer ·         Pasture ·         Ruminant Water

Breeds: ·         Ayrshire ·         Brown Swiss ·         Guernsey ·         Holstein ·         Jersey ·         Red and White ·         Shorthorn

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Cars

March/April 2019 Vol. 2 No. 2 Insert Download

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Book: Who Was Henry Ford? 

by Michael Burgan Author and Ted Hammond Illustrator

Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.

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Corn to Ethanol Solve the math problems below each important step in ethanol production. Use the answers to correctly sequence each step. Step 4 – Simple sugars are fermented, then distilled to make ethanol. 15 – 9 – 2 = 4 Step 5 – Ethanol is blended with gasoline. 18 + 27 – 17 – 23 = 5 Step 2 – Corn is finely ground into “biomass.” 4 + 3 + 9 – 6 – 8 + = 2 Step  1 – Corn is harvested. 38 – 17 – 20 = 1 Step 3 – Starches are separated into simple sugars. 12 + 15 – 20 – 4 = 3

Close-Up Match Up Match each close-up picture to the correct car part.  d. steering wheel  e. door handle  d. tire  f. seat  b. tail light  a. air vent

Car Facts Read each statement related to cars. Decide if it is true or false. True – There are more cars than people in the world. False – Cars have more than 40,000 parts. True – Nearly 165,000 cars are produced each day. False – The first cars could only go 10 miles per hour (mph). False – One bushel of soybeans produces one gallon of soy diesel. False – Henry Ford invented the first car.

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Chocolate

Jan./Feb. 2019 Vol. 2 No. 1 Insert Download

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Book: From Cocoa Beans to Chocolate

by Bridget Heos Author and Stephanie Fizer Coleman Illustrator

This new series explains how common household foods travel from farm to factory to table. With clear process explanations and illustrations, this series answers the questions of curious and hungry kids. A child wonders where chocolate comes from and learns about cocoa farmers and how cocoa beans are harvested in West Africa and chocolate makers and how cocoa beans are made into chocolate at at factory. This illustrated narrative nonfiction book includes a map of where cocoa trees are grown, glossary, and further resources.

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Decode the Choco-code Decode the message by using the letters that match each chocolate treat! From cacao seeds to chocolate treats a sweet treasure!	Chocolate Math Color in the chocolate bar to show the listed fraction. Then write the equivalent fraction beside it. 1/3 = 4/12 / / / / . . 8/12 = 2/3 / / / / / / / / . 3/4 = 9/12 / / / / / / / / / 1 = 12/12 / / / / / / / / / / / /
Chocolate Scramble Complete the details about how chocolate is made by unscrambling the letters and filling in the blanks.
Cacao trees like the warmth and humidity of the tropics, but love the shade so they often grown beneath papaya and banana trees.	With proper care, most cacao trees produce about 30 pods along their trunks. When ripe, they look like orange footballs.
The pods are harvested by hand and then cut open with machetes to reveal 30-40 beans inside a white sticky pulp.	They are removed and covered with banana leaves and allowed to ferment for 3-7 days to enhance the cocoa flavor. The beans are then dried in the sun on platforms before being packaged into sacks and sold.

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Trees

Nov./Dec. 2018 Vol. 3 No. 3 P4k!
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Book: Christmas Farm

By Mary Lyn Ray (Author), Barry Root (Illustrator)

This lovely tale celebrates intergenerational friendship and determination, growth and nature, and the joy of the holiday season. When Wilma decides her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and Parker, her five-year-old neighbor. Year after year, Wilma and Parker nurture their trees, keeping careful count of how many they plant, how many perish, and how many grow to become fine, full Christmas trees. A cozy, holiday read-aloud and a lyrical way to usher in the month of December.

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Answers

Missing Vowels

CHRSTMS is the word Christmas with the vowels removed. Can you figure out the names of these popular Christmas items?

STR – star

NGL – noel

BLLS – bells

TNSL – tinsel

WRTHS – wreaths

PRSNTS – presents

RNMNTS – ornaments

STCKNGS – stockings

GNGRBRD – gingerbread

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Ornament Code

Use the ornament code to solve the jokes below.	What do you get if you cross a Christmas tree with an apple? a pine-apple
	How do Christmas trees keep their breath fresh? orna-mints
	What do you call elves who sing? wrappers

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Tree Math

Fill in the vacant bulbs in each color strand with the numbers 1-7, so each strand contains different numbers. Each straight line of bulbs (horizontal and diagonal) should contain different numbers as well.

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Apples

Nov./Dec. 2018 Vol. 3 No. 3 P4k!
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Book: The Apple Orchard Riddle

By Margaret McNamara and G. Brian Karas

K-Gr 2-Mr. Tiffin and his class

from How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (Random, 2007) head out on a field trip. As the students tour Farmer Hills’s orchard, they are introduced to many varieties of apples, get a chance to pick some, and watch how cider is made. Mr. Tiffin also gives them a special assignment: “Show me a little red house with no windows and no door, but with a star inside.” The children offer many guesses, but it is Tara, the daydreamer among them, who solves the riddle while thoughtfully munching on an apple core. Karas’s detailed pencil and acrylic illustrations show the youngsters engaged in lots of hands-on learning, from examining an old tractor to recording their observations in a notebook. A page of apple facts is included. This engaging story will spark fruitful curriculum discussion. -Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. — Review From School Library Journal

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Apple Riddle Dropbox

Each grid contains an apple riddle and answer. To read the riddle, move the letters up into the boxes directly above them, staying in the same column. Hint: The letters don’t go in the boxes in the order they appear!	When is an apple grouchy? When it’s a crab apple
	Why did the apple cry? Its peelings were hurt

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What’s in a Name?

There are more than 2,500 varieties of apples grown in the United States. How many
can you find below?

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An Orchard Journey: From Seed to Harvest

1. Apples are part of the rose family. They can start from seeds or by joining two plants together by grafting.	2. It can take 8-10 years for an apple tree to mature from seed to produce fruit.	3. It takes the energy of 50 leaves to produce one apple.
4. Apples are handpicked. The fruit furthest from the trunk ripens first.	5. One apple tree produces about 20 bushels of apples.	6. The farmer or orchardist will often place bee hives in the orchard to ensure the apple blossoms are pollinated.

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Apple Math

How many pounds of apples from one tree?	1 bushel = 42 pounds
840 pounds 20 bushels x 42 pounds per bushel

How many apples in a bushel?	An average apple weighs .33 pounds
127 apples 42 lbs ber bu ÷ .33 lbs per apple

How many leaves are needed to produce 20 bushels of apples on a tree?

127,000 leaves 42 lbs ber bu ÷ .33 lbs per apple

How many gallons of apple cider from 1 bushel of apples?	36 apples = 1 gallon of apple cider
3.5 gallons 127 apples per bu ÷ 36 apples per gal

How many apples for one pie?

6 apples 2 pounds of apples = one 9” pie

How many pies from one bushel?

21 pies 127 apples per bu ÷ 6 apples per pie

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Baseball

July/Aug. 2018 Vol. 1 No. 1 P4k!
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Unscramble all the letters to discover items you’d find at a baseball game.

Unscramble all the letters in the baseballs to finish the sentence below.
We couldn’t have baseball without

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Baseball Math

How many yards of wool in a baseball? 219	How many feet of wool in a baseball? 657	1 pound of wool = 10 miles of yarn 1 mile = 5280 feet
How many baseballs come from 1 pound of wool? 100	How many pounds of wool are needed to produce the 600,000 baseballs used by Major League Baseball each year? 6,000	Rawlings, the official maker of MLB baseballs, produces 4,000 dozen baseballs a week. How many baseballs is that each year? 2,496,000