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Small children need their parents to make their meals and cut them up into right-sized pieces. Guess what? Cows need someone to prepare their meals for them just-so, too.
What do kids have in common with cows? Both of them get their food prepared for them by people who make sure they eat a nutritious meal. That’s because, just like humans, cows need to eat a proper diet to stay healthy. Many cattle farms have animal nutritionists, who combine different types of feeds for animals to create a diet specific to their nutritional needs. They even make sure the feeds are ground to the appropriate particle size to ensure that the animal gets a consistent bite every time. Kind of like kids!
In this activity, we will use cereal and other materials to see how this concept works for cows.
All you'll need to do this interactive
experience is your device!
1 cup each of 3 kinds of breakfast cereals, such as Rice Krispies®, Corn Flakes®, and Cheerios® (Part 1)
1 large container with lid (can hold approximately 4 cups) (Part 1)
3 plastic cups (Part 1)
3 plastic sandwich bags (Part 1)
Optional: Feed samples for observation (corn-whole and/or ground, whole soybeans, soybean meal, pelleted feeds, salt)
1/2 cup of fine sand (Part 2)
1/2 cup of rocks (Part 2)
1/2 cup of marbles (Part 2)
3 plastic cups (Part 2)
Optional: Placemat
1 cup each of 3 kinds of breakfast cereals, such as Rice Krispies®, Corn Flakes®, and Cheerios® (Part 1)
1 large container with lid (can hold approximately 4 cups) (Part 1)
3 plastic cups (Part 1)
3 plastic sandwich bags (Part 1)
Optional: Feed samples for observation (corn-whole and/or ground, whole soybeans, soybean meal, pelleted feeds, salt)
1/2 cup of fine sand (Part 2)
1/2 cup of rocks (Part 2)
1/2 cup of marbles (Part 2)
3 plastic cups (Part 2)
Optional: Placemat
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