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| Me helping kids at the library get their matching activity correct. |
This week I spent a lot of time working with kids. On Monday, Emily and I did activities with kids at the Dorchester County Public Library. We taught the kids about relationships between plants and animals as well as connections between animals. First, we had the kids help make a food web by having them tape pictures of animals up under the correct classification and then draw the lines of connections. After that, we did a pollination activity. The kids had a coloring sheet and had to match the pollinators with what they pollinate. This was a chance for kids in the community to learn about nature and how everything is connected.
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| The sample activity I made for the library. |
On Tuesday and Wednesday, I worked 4-H's cloverbud camp. This was a camp for kids 5-9. On the first day, we did a lot that got the kids excited about agriculture. First, Workhouse Farm Rescue and Exotics brought some animals for the kids to interact with. They brought in a tortuous, a baby prairie dog, and a baby wallaby. The kids got to pet the animals and learned how they are cared for. Later in the day, the kids also learned about cows. They learned about the types of cows and used a milking simulator to learn how to milk a cow. After that, the kid learned what milk is used for by trying different dairy products, including making ice cream. Wednesday, we focused on STEM-based education. First, the kids learned about nutrition and fitness from a dietician from Choptank Community Health. Then in the afternoon, the kids made slime after doing some art projects. This activity let them see a chemical reaction in progress.
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| Me holding a baby wallaby at 4H camp. |
I would like to see agriculture's future improve in the ways of sustainability. A way I see myself contributing to this goal is by helping reduce food waste. I am majoring in food science and want to help work on ways to preserve food so it will last longer. Working abroad would be a great experience. Developing countries do not have the same technology as we do, so it would be interesting to do something to teach those people to preserve food. Working with kids is important because, at this age, we can help them develop a love for nature and agriculture. It is necessary for the future of agriculture to teach the younger generation about agriculture, nature, and sustainability because one day, they will be in charge of everything.
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