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CALS Day for Kids

CALS Day for Kids is a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences event, run by students, which is held every spring, and which will be part of Science Expeditions.

CALS event grows understanding of agriculture

From Wisconsin Week

More than 900 Madison-area third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students gathered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday, April 23, 2002 for "CALS Day for Kids."
The event was held at the UW Stock Pavilion, 1675 Linden Drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hosted by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Student Council, the event provides hands-on activities, face-to-face interaction with animals and colorful displays aimed at teaching children the importance of Wisconsin's agriculture industry.
"CALS Day for Kids lets students experience firsthand the agricultural advances occurring on campus in a fun, exciting environment," says Mike Copas, CALS Student Council vice president and event coordinator. "They learned from college students and the stations were specifically designed to easily explain important elements of agriculture and science."
Elementary students visited more than 15 stations, all of which were developed by CALS student organizations. The stations range from a quarter-scale tractor exhibit to a food pyramid game, and includes animals such as calves and chicks. Additionally, CALS students demonstrated simple approaches to important topics such as milk and cheese production, horticulture and genetics.
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Pre-Vet Club		 Roll 42 - 5
Kids Ready to Explore		 Roll 42 - 6
Baby Chicks
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Post-partum ewe eyes menacing photographer		 Roll 42 - 14
Petting newborn lamb		 Roll 42 - 15
Horticulture Students engage
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Repotting plants		 Roll 42 - 17
Holstein calf		 Roll 42 - 19
Racing vegetables
(innovative way to spark student interest in the nutrition of different foods)
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Handwashing stations		 Roll 42 - 22
New in 2002, the handwashing stations were instituted to increase safety		 Roll 42 - 23
Teachers made clear that you had to stop at the handwashing station on the way to the bus.
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Checking earlobe differences (Genetics club)		 We learned that:
  1. College students do a great job of relating to kids interests
  2. Activities don't have to be closely related to the science lesson to engage kids
  3. Hundreds of kids could wash their hands in a short period of time.
 
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Updated: July 13, 2005
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