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Fiber Maine-ia 2 – Did the Vikings Visit Maine?

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Did the Vikings Visit Maine? Background
Activity: Using a Drop Spindle
Spinning Yarn with a Drop Spindle
How to Prepare Fiber with Hand Carders
Using a Niddy Noddy
Rubrics for Assessment
Maine Fiber Teaching Kit Free to Maine Teacher
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Brief Description: It is likely that the Vikings were responsible for bringing woven cloth to the New World. Students will use a drop spindle and Niddy Noddy to spin and measure wool. Teachers may borrow a free kit with hand cards, fleece, and other items needed to teach this lesson.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Focus Areas:  Pest Identification; Science

Focus Skills:   observing, comparing/contrasting, drawing conclusions

Objectives

  •  To identify some of the important roles insects play on the Earth
  •  To identify insects that are harmful or helpful to the environment

Essential Questions

  • How are insects important to life on Earth?
  • How are insects helpful to people?
  • How are insects harmful to people?
  • How do insects affect farmers?

Essential Understandings

  • Insects help people in many ways.
  • Insects pollinate flowers and trees, enabling plants to reproduce.
  • Many insects are garbage eaters, changing natural wastes into fertilizers.
  • Insects
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CAUTION: Chemicals

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Brief Description: Students will use this lesson to understand cause and effect by seeing how chemicals can spread through soil as well as endanger plants and animals. They will conduct an experiment, observe, and draw conclusions as to why chemicals should not be the first choice when it comes to controlling pests.

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Pesticide Wise

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Brief Description: Students will learn about the selection, handling, storage and disposal of pesticides. They will read about the background of pesticide use and the harm it can pose. Students will look at new vocabulary and the information given on labels to find important information.

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Soil Is Not Trivial

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Brief Description:  Using facts about the Dust Bowl, students write questions and playa trivia activity focused around the establishment of a national soil conservation program and the importance of soil. Students then explore and/or develop a plan to address a local soil conservation issue.

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