Student Resources - Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom

Student Resources

Third Grade—Minerals & Energy

Lesson 2:

U.S. Energy Information Administration: https://www.eia.gov/state

Lesson 7:

National Geographic website: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/renewable-energy/

Third Grade—Outdoor Recreation & Tourism

Lesson 2:
Bitterroot Ranch
A Winter Guide to Yellowstone
Where to Spot Winter Wildlife in Wyoming
Lander: Wyoming’s Outdoor Adventure Haven

Lesson 5:
Ecologist
Game Warden
Park Ranger

Fourth Grade—Minerals & Energy

Lesson 2:

Wyoming Student Atlas: https://atlas.wygisc.org/

Lesson 4:

National Energy Education Development Project Elementary Infobook: https://www.need.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Elementary-Energy-Infobook.pdf

Energy Information Administration: https://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=2

Coal:

MidAmerican Energy Coal-Fueled Power Plant Virtual Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IKECt4Y3RI

Uranium:

Uranium Mining with Baking Soda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=258xiAv_8FQ
What is Nuclear Energy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta3z3pGK0vU
Powering America: Uranium Mining and Milling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT2LHGG-9Ko

Natural Gas:

MidAmerican Energy Combustion Fueled Power Plant Virtual Tour:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNbZQI5isXk

Oil:

MidAmerican Energy Combustion Fueled Power Plant Virtual Tour:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNbZQI5isXk

Hydroelectric:

MidAmerican Energy Hydroelectric Power Plant Virtual Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLUUZ7xIoN4

Wind:

MidAmerican Energy Wind Farm Virtual Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE5FqNGn53

Lesson 6:

Kahoot Game:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/d637b2d2-644d-4778-8fde-3df88fcc10a3

Lesson 7:

Padlet app:
https://padlet.com/andreahayden97/eak0hrl7ltk0
password: energy

Fifth Grade—Agriculture

Lesson 5:

Prairie Monarch Bison https://www.farmmeetsfunction.com/prairie-monarch-bison.html

Lesson 6:

Invasive Species Game https://pbskids.org/plumlanding/games/invaders/index.html)

Lesson 7:

Choose Your Ag Adventure Game
(click link to download the PowerPoint, then open the file and “start from the beginning” to play)

Fifth Grade—Minerals & Energy

Lesson 2 & 4:

Wyoming Mining Association https://www.wyomingmining.org/

Lesson 3:

Bentonite: https://vimeo.com/120809644

Trona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovtNHFFzG78

Trona machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg13rhh-qbg

Rare earths: https://www.pbs.org/video/2364989362/

Coal: https://www.pbs.org/video/2225785189/

Uranium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=258xiAv_8FQ

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