Step Outside to Look and Learn
Friday, April 17, 202 National Haiku Day
April is National Poetry Month!
Want to learn more? Enjoy a blackout poetry lesson here
Now that you are inspired.... Send us a haiku related to what you saw in nature this week via email to aitc@cookcfb.org and we will share on our website!
One of our favorite poetry books... Popcorn Astronauts
Learn more about poetry and author, Deborah Ruddell here
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Windy Wednesday
View interactive Renewable Energy Ag Mag here
Make a pinwheel and watch the power of the wind
Enjoy videos, lessons, and links about wind energy
Try Engineering Elementary/Primary
Try Engineering High School/Secondary Lessons
Tour the inside of a wind turbine
Monday, April 13, 2020 Dissecting a Daffodil
We know flowers are beautiful but each part of a flower has a name and function...go for a walk and find a daffodil to dissect.
Follow along with the video below and discover the parts of a daffodil
Visit the National Ag in the Classroom Matrix for Flower Power Lesson Plans
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 Pollination-Bees, Butterflies, and Drones
Make a Bee Hummer Find bee hummer instructions here
Enjoy videos, lesson, and links about pollination
Wings, Stings, and Leggy Things
Beyond the Barn Door, Hungry Catapillar and MORE
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Chocolate shake or soil slurry?
Click here for Soil Slurry Lesson
View interactive Soil Ag Mag here
Make a biodegradable seedling pot gather soil from your garden and seeds from your kitchen scraps, water and wait
Join our friends on a nature walk to discover living and non-living items.
Additional resources from Nutrients for Life
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