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| 4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4011.4) | 100 |
Number of youth who are more aware of local farmer’s markets and community gardens |
| 4011.2) | 0 |
Number of youth that can keep production, performance or financial records on their 4-H agriculture projects |
| 4011.1) | 600 |
Number of youth who demonstrate a skill that was learned and/or improved by participating in a 4-H ANR project, program, event or activity |
| 4011.3) | 600 |
Number of youth who understands the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber |
Author: Joe Maynard
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Life cycles are a part of the core Science Standard in Kentucky. To help youth better understand life cycles 4-H has stepped in to give students hands on experience. We started small in the spring of 2018 with an after school club. We had mixed results hatching the chicks but students had fun and learned a lot along the way. This year we have taken the project to Eden Elementary. We are starting out with 3 kindergarten classes of totaling 70 kids. 4-H supplied
Author: Joe Maynard
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Plants are essential to the balance of nature and in people's lives. Green plants, i.e., those possessing chlorophyll, manufacture their own food and give off oxygen during photosynthesis. Plants are the ultimate source of food and metabolic energy for nearly all animals, which cannot manufacture their own food. Besides foods (e.g., grains, fruits, and vegetables), plant products vital to humans include wood and wood products, fibers, drugs, oils, latex, pigments, and resins. Coal and petrol
