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4-H Virtual Farm
http://sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualfarm/
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The 4-H Virtual Farm offers sections on horses, farm pond aquaculture, beef, dairy, poultry, and wheat. Each section has an interview with a producer about their work, information on the industry in Virginia, animations of farm processes, a virtual reality view of a farm, information on what the producers must know and how they use science, explanations of the food chain, a glossary for students to learn to talk like a producer, and a quiz for a chance to win virtual blue ribbons.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Assessment / Evaluation
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Photograph
    • Video
  • Text:
    • Glossary
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Agricultural science
Technical requirements:
Shockwave player
QuickTime plug-in
Flash player
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2000 Virginia Cooperative Extension
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-002-899
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact: Bob Meadows
Virginia 4-H

Publisher: Virginia Cooperative Extension
http://www.ext.vt.edu/index.html