The Great Frederick Fair

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The Great Frederick Fair
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• Spuddy Buddy Finds His Senses at the Fair
• Lesson Plan
• Grade Level Pre-K Kindergarten
• This optional lesson can be used to introduce
  students to the Spuddy Buddy activity cards they
  are to receive from their teachers. Please
  distribute the Spuddy Buddy activity cards and
  letters to parents by September 11.
• Voluntary State Curriculum
• Science
• Based on data gathered, describe the observable
  properties of familiar objects. (size, shape,
  color and texture) (PK-4-A.1.b)
• Seek information through reading, observation,
  exploration, and investigations. (1-A.1.b)
• Draw pictures that correctly portray at least
  some features of the thing being described.
  (1.C.1.c)
• Math
• Sort a collection of objects according to a rule.
  
• Identify, match, sort, regroups, and describe
  solid figures in the environment according to
  their attributes.
• Use positional words, such as over, under, above,
  on, next to, beside, behind, below.
• OVERVIEW The Frederick County Public School
  system is offering a learning opportunity for
  each child to explore his/her senses (taste,
  touch, smell, hearing, and sight) at The Great
  Frederick Fair (GFF). Students will receive an
  8.5 x 5.5 preprinted activity card with Spuddy
  Buddy and stickers representing the body parts
  (ears, mouth, nose, hand, eyes) for the five
  senses. The students can learn about the five
  senses as they visit the designated stations at
  the fair. Below is a lesson you may use to
  implement this educational partnership with GFF,
  by familiarizing them with the five senses and
  distributing the cards to your classes. A parent
  notice to accompany Spuddy Buddy as it goes home
  to parents and guardians is included.

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• Spuddy Buddy Finds His Senses at the Fair
• Lesson Plan
• Continued
• Spuddy Buddy Learning Stations at the Great
  Frederick Fair
• Grandstand (hearing) The many activities that
  happen in the grandstand are dependent upon your
  sense of hearing, from music to the sound of the
  racing announcer. Place Spuddy Buddys ears on
  him so he can hear all the sounds at the fair.
• Household Building (taste) Sweet, sour, salty,
  bitter are all words used to describe what things
  taste like. Many of the exhibits in the Household
  Building were tasted earlier this week by judges
  to determine what prize they should receive. Did
  you know that different parts of your tongue are
  used to taste sweet, salt, sour, and bitter
  things? I bet Spuddy Buddy would like to have his
  mouth so maybe next year he can be a judge at the
  fair.
• 4-H Building (smell) The 4-H Building is filled
  with lots of exhibits that have scents. Some of
  the exhibits that have different smells are
  flowers, hay, fruits, and vegetables. Spuddy
  Buddy needs to have his nose so he can help you
  smell everything at the fair.
• Its Fiber Optics (touch) Fibers have different
  textures depending on how they are produced. Wool
  from sheep can be rough and oily before it is
  cleaned and spun into yarn, making it soft and
  smooth. Corn is very hard and tough on the
  outside, but inside the kernel is a fiber that is
  made into silk, which is very soft and smooth.
  Give Spuddy Buddy arms and hands so he can feel
  the different fibers at the fair.
• Horse Barns (sight) See how you measure up!
  Stand next to these horses and see how many hands
  tall you are and how that converts into feet and
  inches. Did you know that because horses eyes
  are located on the side of their head they are
  able to see things behind them? Give Spuddy Buddy
  his eyes so he can see everything at the fair.

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• Dear Parents/Guardians,
• The Great Frederick Fair is coming soon and we
  are going to be using potatoes to introduce the
  senses they could be using at the fair and all
  around. To help with this concept, please send
  in a potato with your child by ______________.
  Look for a Spuddy Buddy activity station to
  complete at the fair, coming home soon.
• Thank you very much,
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• Dear Parents/Guardians,
• The Great Frederick Fair is coming soon and we
  are going to be using potatoes to introduce the
  senses they could be using at the fair and all
  around. To help with this concept, please send
  in a potato with your child by ______________.
  Look for a Spuddy Buddy activity station to
  complete at the fair, coming home soon.
• Thank you very much,

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• Spuddy Buddy Finds His Senses at the Fair
• Grade Level Pre-K Kindergarten
• Dear Parents/Guardians,
• The Frederick County Public Schools in
  partnership with The Great Frederick Fair is
  offering the opportunity for each child to
  explore his/her senses at the fair. There will
  be five different learning stations that you may
  visit to help Spuddy Buddy find his senses at the
  fair. With this letter your child will have
  received a Spuddy Buddy sticker card and map of
  the fair from his/her teacher. Upon arriving at
  the fair, simply follow the map to the various
  learning stations and help your child put the
  appropriate body parts on Spuddy Buddy.
• Here is a list of the learning stations you and
  your child can look for at the fair to
  participate in this program. There will also be
  a potato-decorating contest in The Null Building
  (Household Exhibits). Decorate your own Spuddy
  Buddy.
• Spuddy Buddy Learning Stations at The Great
  Frederick Fair
• Grandstand (hearing) The many activities that
  happen in the grandstand are dependent upon your
  sense of hearing, from music to the sound of the
  racing announcer. Place Spuddy Buddys ears on
  him so he can hear all the sounds at the fair.
• The Null Building (Household Exhibits) (taste)
  Sweet, sour, salty, bitter are all words used to
  describe what things taste like. Many of the
  exhibits in the Household Building were tasted
  earlier this week by judges to determine what
  prize they should receive. Did you know that
  different parts of your tongue are used to taste
  sweet, salt, sour, and bitter things? I bet
  Spuddy Buddy would like to have his mouth so
  maybe next year he can be a judge at the fair.
• 4-H Building (smell) The 4-H Building is filled
  with lots of exhibits that have scents. Some of
  the exhibits that have different smells are
  flowers, hay, fruits, and vegetables. Spuddy
  Buddy needs to have his nose so he can help you
  smell everything at the fair.
• Its Fiber Optics (touch) Fibers have different
  textures depending on how they are produced. Wool
  from sheep can be rough and oily before it is
  cleaned and spun into yarn, making it soft and
  smooth. Corn is very hard and tough on the
  outside, but inside the kernel is a fiber that is
  made into silk, which is very soft and smooth.
  Give Spuddy Buddy arms and hands so he can feel
  the different fibers at the fair.

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(1.C.1.c) Draw pictures that correctly portray
at least some features of the thing being
described and sequence events.
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(PK-4-A.1.b) Based on data gathered, describe
the observable properties of familiar objects.
(size, shape, color and texture)
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(1-A.1.b) Seek information through reading,
observation, exploration, and investigations.
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ScienceSaurus (red cover)

• observe - pages 2-3
• things you can observe page 5
• physical properties page 238
• sort page 239

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• One Foot, Two Foot, Three Foot, Great Frederick
  Fair FOOT!
• Lesson Plan
• Grade Level 1 - 2
• This optional lesson can be used to introduce
  students to the One Foot, Two Foot, Three Foot,
  Great Frederick Fair FOOT! activity booklet they
  are to receive from their teachers. Please
  distribute the booklets and letters to parents by
  September 11.
• Voluntary State Curriculum
• Science
• Describe and compare things in terms of number,
  shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.
  (1-C.1.b)
• Compare similar features in some animals and
  plants and explain how each of these enables the
  organism to satisfy basic needs. (1-3.A.1.b)
• Recognize and explain how Earths natural
  resources from the natural environment are used
  to meet human needs. (2-6.A.1)
• Math
• Measure length of objects and pictures of objects
  to the nearest inch using a ruler.
• Collect, organize, and display data using
  tallies, pictures graphs, and bar graphs.
• OVERVIEW Students will use what they know about
  their own feet to generate ideas about other feet
  (human and animal). The students will read a
  text that provides additional descriptive words
  about feet. Students will measure, compare,
  collect data and create (or complete) a bar
  graph. Students will use this information as
  background knowledge to help them complete a
  pamphlet while attending The Great Frederick
  Fair.
• LESSON

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(1.C.1.b) Describe and compare things in terms
of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color,
and motion.
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(1-3.A.1.b) Compare similar features in some
animals and plants and explain how each of these
enables the organism to satisfy basic needs.
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(2-6.A.1) Recognize and explain how Earths
natural resources from the natural environment
are used to meet human needs.
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ScienceSaurus (red cover)

• measure page 6
• data page 18
• organism page 80

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• Lets Grow a Pizza!
• Lesson Plan
• Grade Level 3
• This optional lesson can be used to introduce
  students to the Lets Grow a Pizza recipe card
  they are to receive from their teachers. Please
  distribute the recipe card and letters to parents
  by September 11.
• Voluntary State Curriculum
• Science
• Recognize food as the source of materials that
  all living things need to grow and survive.
  (4-3.E.1)
• Describe how humans use renewable natural
  resources, such as plants, soil, water, animals.
  (5-6.A.1)
• Identify the sun as the primary source of energy
  of all living things (5-3.E.1.a)
• Plants use sunlight to make food
• Plants and animals use food for energy and growth
• Math
• Collect and record data to solve a problem.
• Collect, organize, and display data using tables,
  bar graphs, and scaled pictographs.
• OVERVIEW After solving some riddles, students
  read informational text to determine how a cow
  could be on their pizza. Informational text
  makes the connection between farm grown/raised
  products (wheat, pig, tomatoes, and cows) and one
  of their favorite foods-pizza. A survey of
  favorite pizza toppings ends the lesson.

For teachers who are interested in receiving the
complete Take Me Out to the Cornfield
instructional kit at no cost, contact the MD Ag
Educational Foundation Inc. at 410-848-4745
Lesson developed for Maryland Ag in the Classroom
to accompany Take Me Out to the Cornfield.
Funding provided by Maryland Agricultural
Education Foundation 2004.
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RIDDLESI begin as a kernel. The kernels are
taken to the mill to be ground into flour. Yeast
and other things are added to me. I am kneaded
and left to rise. What am I?(dough)I grow in
a field. I am picked when red. I am cooked and
seasoned with spices. What do I become?(tomato
sauce)I come from the milk of a cow. I can be
sent to the processing plant and turned into
something yellow or white. I melt easily. I
often show up between 2 slices of bread. What
am I?(cheese)I come from an animal with four
legs and a snout. I may show up as a topping on
one of your favorite foods. What am
I?(pepperoni or sausage)Look at the list of
answers to these riddles. Can anyone think of a
way they are all connected? (they are all pizza
ingredients)I come from cattle raised for beef.
Most people like me at picnics cooked on the
grill. I am also a favorite topping for your
pizza.What am I?(hamburger)
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Theres a Cow on My Pizza

• Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the
  United States. Pizza contains foods from four
  different food groups so it is considered a
  healthy food. Some kids think pizza comes from a
  pizza restaurant. But, I know better. Pizza
  comes from the farm and it has a cow on it.
• Pizza would not be pizza without the crust. The
  crust is made from flour, which comes from the
  wheat plant. Wheat is grown on a farm.
• Tomato sauce usually comes on top of the crust.
  Tomatoes are really a fruit but most people think
  they are a vegetable. Tomatoes are grown on
  Maryland farms.
• Next, there is a cow on the pizza! A cow on my
  pizza? How can that be? Well, you see, cheese
  comes from milk. Milk comes from cows. So, the
  cows that are on farms produce milk that is
  turned into cheese. If there is cheese on your
  pizza, then I guess there must be a cow on your
  pizza.
• Finally, your pizza may contain some toppings.
  What is your favorite topping? Is it pepperoni
  or sausage? Both of these toppings come from
  hogs. Do you like peppers or onions or
  mushrooms? These are all vegetables that come
  from the farm.
• It is easy to see that although your pizza may
  come from the box or even from a pizza
  restaurant, pizza begins on a farm!
• Show What You Know
• Draw a picture that shows a pizza on a farm. Be
  sure to add the things that you read about
  showing up on your pizza. Your pizza may look
  funny with a cow and hog on it but, you can
  explain why it looks like that, cant you?
• Explain how the following items are connected to
  your pizza

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Pepperoni or Sausage
Green Pepper
Cheese
Mushrooms
Toppings
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(4-3.E.1) Recognize food as the source of
materials that all living things need to grow and
survive.
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(5-6.A.1) Describe how humans use renewable
natural resources, such as plants, soil, water,
animals.
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(5-3.E.1.a) Identify the sun as the primary
source of energy of all living things. - Plants
use sunlight to make food.- Plants and animals
use food for energy and growth.
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ScienceSaurus (blue cover)

• producer page 133
• consumer page 134
• food chain page 137
• energy from sun page 287

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• Its Fair Game and Agriculture Commodity Cards
• Lesson Plan
• Grade Level 4 - 5
• This optional lesson can be used to introduce
  students to the Great Frederick Fair. Please
  distribute the brochures to all students by
  September 11 even if you arent doing the lesson.
• Voluntary State Curriculum
• Science
• Construct and share reasonable explanations for
  questions asked. (1.C.1.d)
• Develop explanations using knowledge possessed
  and evidence from observations, reliable print
  resources, and investigations. (1.B.1.a)
• Several lessons are included in this packet,
  choose the ones you like.
• LESSON
• Explain to the students the purpose for reading
  informational agriculture commodity cards is to
  gain some detailed agriculture information about
  Frederick County in relation to agriculture for
  the State of Maryland.
• Make note of the text features and organization
  of the commodity cards main idea, headings,
  Frederick County statistics, Maryland State
  statistics, the footnote () feature on the
  Nursery/Green card.
• Reading of the cards and response to the selected
  responses can be done whole group or by students
  independently with a whole group check and
  discussion of the questions/answers.
• Pair students, have one student read one of the
  questions and have the other student answer,
  reverse roles.

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Economics Vocabulary Game Cards
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means that which is accepted as
payment in the exchange of resources, goods and
services? Answer money
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the foregone benefit of the
next best alternative when an economic decision
is made? Answer opportunity cost
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the act of creating goods
and services by combining economic
resources? Answer production
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the condition that exists
when individuals, businesses and the economy as a
whole do not consume all current income? Answer
scarcity
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the production of a
narrower range of goods and services than is
consumed by an individual or group? Answer
specialization
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means physically intangible
actions that can be performed to satisfy economic
wants, including but not limited to medical care,
dental care, haircuts, education, police
protection, fire protection and national
defense? Answer services
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means that which benefits society
as a whole such as health, safety and welfare?
Also known as a public good. Answer common good
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means a system wherein economic
decisions that people and groups make to answer
the basic economic questions of what, for
whom and how generally repeat the decisions
made at an earlier time or by an earlier
generation? Answer traditional economy
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means an individual or group who
uses resources, goods and services to satisfy
economic wants? Answer consumers
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means an economic system in which
decisions to answer the basic economic questions
of what, how and for whom are made by an
authority such as a feudal lord or government
agency? Answer command economy
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Economics Vocabulary Game Cards-cont.
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the use of resources,
goods, and services to satisfy economic
wants? Answer consumption
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the different quantities of
a resource, good, or service that will be
purchased at various possible prices at a given
point in time? Answer demand
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the natural, human and
capital resources that are used to produce goods
and services also called factors of
production? Answer economic resources
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means humans needs and desires
that can be satisfied by consuming goods and
services, including but not limited to such needs
as hunger, thirst, protection from the elements,
and good health and such desires as entertainment
and a pleasing physical appearance? Answer
economic wants
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means physically tangible objects
that can be used to satisfy economic wants,
including but not limited to food, shoes, cars,
houses, books and furniture? Answer goods
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the movement, transfer, or
disbursement of goods and services from the point
of production to the point of consumption? Also
included are the allocation of resources, goods
and services among consumers. Answer
distribution
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means an arrangement wherein
buyers and sellers can exchange resources, goods
and services? Hint This may be a physical place
such as a store or an auction gallery, or it may
occur on the telephone or internet. It is said
to exist when a buyer and seller enter into an
exchange. Answer market
Economics Vocabulary Read Which economic
vocabulary word means the condition in which
events in one part of the community, state,
nation or world or one sector of the economy
affects events in another part or sector? Answer
interdependence
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Economics Applied in Agriculture Game Cards
Economics Applied in Agriculture Eggs, milk, and
beef are distributed from a farm to a grocery
store so that others can buy them. What is the
name of the group of people buying these
products? a. producers b. consumers c. economics
Economics Applied in Agriculture When working on
a dairy farm, someone has to drive a truck to
come pick up the milk. They do not make the milk
or sell the milk, yet they are an important link
in agribusiness. They provide a ____ for the
faming community? a. good b. common good c.
service
Economics Applied in Agriculture A sheep farmer
is selling gloves made of the wool from his sheep
at a winter craft show. A woman offers to pay
him 10 for one pair. The man and woman have
just entered into a _____. a. market b. command
economy c. distribution
Economics Applied in Agriculture A woman enters a
Nursery and Greens area at the fair. She sees a
beautiful floral arrangement, which she would
like to buy to decorate her house. She decides
to buy it, even though it is not something she
needs to survive. The floral arrangement would
be an a. economic resource b. economic want c.
opportunity cost
Economics Applied in Agriculture In order for a
farm to thrive, a farmer must provide enough
land, work long hours to nurture his plants and
animals, and spend money to provide care for his
crops and animals. The land, the time, and the
money are a. services b. goods c. economic
resources
Economics Applied in Agriculture In order for
crops like hay and corn to be sold, they have to
be transferred from the farm to the market. This
movement of crops is called a. distribution b.
consumers c. market
Economics Applied in Agriculture Throughout most
of the year, food vendors would agree that they
get very few requests for funnel cakes. However,
at the fair, they are very popular. The ___ for
funnel cakes at the fair is higher than it is in
other places and at other times of year. a.
goods b. distribution c. demand
Economics Applied in Agriculture A farmer sells
agricultural products from the farm such as
cereals, eggs, and wool sweaters. These items
are considered a. services b. goods c.
producers
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Economics Applied in Agriculture Game Cards-Cont.
Economics Applied in Agriculture During the fall,
corn mazes are very popular. To make extra money,
after the crop has been harvested, some farmers
use a tractor to create a maze on their property.
This use of time and land to provide
entertainment for others is called a.
consumption b. production c. goods
Economics Applied in Agriculture People raise
chickens for different reasons. Some raise them
for meat, while other raise them for eggs, or
both. A farmer chooses just to raise chicken for
meat, and so he breeds them and raises them
accordingly. This farmer is participating in a.
distribution b. specialization c. economic
resources
Economics Applied in Agriculture Gasoline prices
are on the rise. As a result, the truck companies
which distribute crops for farmers charge more
for their services. Therefore, farmers must
charge more for their goods in order to make a
profit. This is an example of a. market b.
scarcity c. interdependence
Economics Applied in Agriculture In order to
create apple cider, you need more than just
apples! Many people must work together to pick
the apples, collect their juice, bottle it and
label the bottles. These goods and services
combined result in the __ of apple cider. a.
production b. demand c. economic resource
Economics Applied in Agriculture By creating an
agri-tourism business where visitors can see and
participate in some daily activities on a farm,
such as harvesting crops or caring for animals,
farmers hope to educate the public about
agriculture and its importance in our daily
lives. This education is an example of something
done for the a. common good b. consumers c.
traditional economy
Economics Applied in Agriculture Youve had a
great day at the fair, but it is now almost time
to leave. You have time to view one more exhibit
and you choose to watch the horses in the equine
arena instead of going to the midway. The ___of
going to the arena is going to the midway a.
common good b. opportunity cost c. demand
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Agriculture Game Cards
Agriculture True or False There are more than
2,000 horse farms in Frederick County? True-There
are 2,180 equine farms in Frederick County
Agriculture Name an agricultural commodity in
which Frederick County is ranked 1 in the
state. Frederick County is ranked 1 in beef,
dairy and forage production.
Agriculture Are there more dairy cows per farm or
more beef cows per farm in Frederick
County? There are more dairy cows per farm.
Agriculture Which agricultural commodity in
Maryland makes the most money? The Poultry
Industry in Maryland makes 583,343,000
Agriculture Is poultry a significant industry in
Frederick County? How can you tell? No, it is
not, because there are only three poultry farms
in Frederick and, as a whole, the county is
ranked 21st in the state out of 23 counties.
Agriculture How many poultry birds are there in
Maryland? Read the number aloud, using correct
place-value terms There are two-hundred
eighty-seven million, one-hundred six thousand,
two-hundred twenty five poultry birds in
Maryland.
Agriculture True or False Landscapers and nursery
owners are a part of the agricultural
community. True
Agriculture Individuals whose careers support the
agriculture community, such as milk haulers and
the owners of feed stores and tractor supply
stores, are involved in which agricultural
commodity? They are a part of the
agri-business.
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Agriculture Game Cards-Cont.
Agriculture Which agricultural commodity has the
most animals in Frederick County? There are the
most of the dairy cow, with 25,000 cows in
Frederick County.
Agriculture Name some ways you can participate in
the agri-tourism business and learn more about
agriculture. Accept reasonable answers that
relate to visiting a farm and/or participating in
activities on that farm.
Agriculture What unit of measure do farmers use
to sell and record the amount of milk produced on
their farms? They measure in pounds, NOT
gallons.
Agriculture Are there more dairy farms or beef
farms in Frederick County? There are more beef
farms.
Agriculture Which of the following is the best
estimate of the average number of horses per
horse farm in Frederick County? a. 8 b. 18 c.
4 Answer C-4 With approx. 2,000 horse farms and
approx. 8,000 horses, the average number of
horses per farm would be 4.
Agriculture What crop appears to be most
frequently grown in Frederick County? Grains
are the most popular crop in Frederick County.
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Economics in Agriculture Board Game
Flip a coin. If heads, move ahead one space. If
tails, move ahead two spaces. Answer the question
type that matches the square you landed on. If
you answer correctly, continue ahead on your next
turn. If you answer incorrectly, try again on
your next turn.
Word Bank command economy traditional
economy common good specialization services scarci
ty production opportunity cost money market interd
ependence goods distribution economic
resources economic wants demand consumption consum
ers
Types of Questions Agriculture
Economics Economics
Applied in Ag.
start
finish
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• 1. Which rounded number most closely represents
  the dollar amount for landscaping sales/service
  in Frederick County?
• 200 million
• 201 million
• 202 million
• 2. How many times is Frederick County ranked
  number one in the state for agriculture
  commodities.
• one time
• two times
• three times
• 3. The three number one commodities for Frederick
  County are
• poultry, dairy, swine
• plants, equine, beef
• beef, dairy, crops
• 4. What is the total number of acres that
  Frederick County devotes to crop production?
• 4,806 acres
• 33,550 acres
• 126,780 acres

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• 7. In Frederick County, 25,000 cows produce
  369,000 pounds of milk. Based on this
  information, how many pounds of milk would 25
  cows produce?
• 250
• 369
• 693
• 8. Agri-tourism is big business in Frederick
  county, according to the Commodity Cards what
  kind of farm could you visit in Frederick County
  and pick your own fruit?
• dairy farm
• corn field
• pumpkin farm
• 9. How many more beef cattle are there in
  Frederick County than horses (equines)?
• 517
• 290
• 227
• 10. What commodity make the most receipts for
  the State of Maryland?
• beef
• poultry
• dairy

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A Quick Look at Agricultural Commodities in
Frederick The Great Frederick Fair is coming up
and The Frederick News Post is looking to show
readers how important Frederick County is to
agriculture in the state of Maryland. Your job
is to decide how the newspaper can most clearly
and effectively communicate this information to
readers. Using your agricultural commodity cards
and your computation skills, complete the
following chart.
Create a double-bar graph to compare the number
of farms for each agricultural commodity between
Frederick County and the remainder of Maryland.
Agricultural Commodities in Frederick County
Number of Farms in Hundreds
Types of Agricultural Commodities
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Use the agricultural commodity cards to estimate
(to the hundreds place) about how many dairy
farms there are in Frederick and the remainder of
Maryland. Estimate Frederick -
_____________ Remainder of Counties -
_____________ Write a fraction to show the
fractional part of dairy farms in Maryland that
are in Frederick County. _____________ Complete
the circle graph below to show that
information. Use the agricultural
commodity cards to estimate (to the hundreds
place) about how many sheep farms there are in
Frederick and the remainder of Maryland. Estimate
Frederick - _____________ Remainder of Counties
- _____________ Write a fraction to show the
fractional part of sheep farms in Maryland that
are in Frederick County. _____________ Complete
the circle graph below to show that information.

Frederick County
Remaining 22 Counties in Maryland
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Use the agricultural commodity cards to estimate
(to the hundreds place) about how many beef farms
there are in Frederick and the remainder of
Maryland. Estimate Frederick -
_____________ Remainder of Counties -
_____________ Write a fraction to show the
fractional part of beef farms in Maryland that
are in Frederick County. _____________ Complete
the circle graph below to show that
information. Draw conclusions about
Frederick Countys role in Marylands agriculture
using the data displayed on your
graphs. _________________________________________
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____________ If a natural disaster of some type
(flood, insects, tornado, etc.) were to strike in
Frederick County, which agricultural commodity
for the state of Maryland would be most impacted?
How do you know? _______________________________
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(1.C.1.d) Construct and share reasonable
explanations for questions asked.
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(1.B.1.a) Develop explanations using
knowledge possessed and evidence from
observations, reliable print resources, and
investigations.
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ScienceSaurus (blue cover)

• explaining results page 18
• sharing results page 21

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Answer Keys

• 1. 201 million
• 2. three times
• 3. beef, dairy, crops
• 4. 126,780 acres
• 5. 57,000,000
• 6. Seven
• 7. 369
• 8. pumpkin farm
• 9. 227
• 10. dairy

dairy Frederick 200 Remaining 600 2/8 or 1/4
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Answer Keys Continued
sheep Frederick 100 Remaining 600 1/7
beef Frederick 400 Remaining 2300 4/27
Draw conclusions using the data displayed on your
graph My conclusions based on the graph would be
that Frederick county follows the Maryland trend
for the number of each type of farm. For
example, overall beef cattle farms are the most
in Maryland and that is also true for Frederick
County. Where as sheep farms are the least for
the state as well as the least for Frederick
County. The same trend is evident for the number
of dairy farms for the State as compared to
Frederick County. Also, Frederick County has a
sizeable fraction of the total number of dairy
farms in Maryland. The fraction for Frederick
County is noticeable for sheep and beef farms,
but is not as large as the dairy farms. If a
natural disaster of some type (flood, insects,
tornado, etc.) were to strike in Frederick If a
natural disaster were to strike Frederick County,
the greatest impact for the state of Maryland
would be in the dairy farming industry, because
it has a greater percentage of industry for
Maryland than the other two agricultural
commodities (beef and sheep). If you wanted to
convey the importance of Frederick County
agriculture, in Maryland Answers will vary.
They should discuss the ease of reading the
information and comparing Frederick with the
remaining counties in the state.