AAF Dawn Nagel - January

Posted: 2/8/2016

January Video

Standard:  5.5.3  List healthy options to health-related issues or problems. Dawn makes sure her cattle get all the right nutrients, and explained how they feed the cows in the winter to make sure they are healthy. What are things that you should eat to stay healthy?

Teacher Resource: Games videos and activity sheets about staying healthy. http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/

Core Standard & Question: 4.OA.3 Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

• If 2 bales weigh 1,500 pounds, how much does one bale weigh? How much do all 4 bales weigh?

Teacher Resource: Dawn had a slide at the end that included a few household products that are made from the by-products of cattle. Here’s a diagram that explains more about products that include something from a beef cow.