Introduction

We are beginning our unit on Dairy Farms. In this WebQuest we will tour farms from all over the world. We will do research on the Internet. We will learn about dairy cows, take a virtual tour of a dairy, learn to milk cows, and make butter.

The Task

Your task is to read The Milk Makers by Gail Gibbons with your reading buddy. When you have finished reading your book, you will take a tour of several farms on the Internet. Then you will work together with your reading buddy to discover the following. You will draw and write your findings in your journal.

• What do Dairy Cows eat?
• How many stomachs do they have?
• How often are Dairy Cows milked?
• How many glasses of milk do they produce each day?

Resources

Visit these web sites to research dairy cows and complete this web quest.

The Greenhayes Farm

The Stonebridge City Farm

Kids Farm

Use these print and video resources to find out more about dairy cows.

Cows by Rachael Bell

Cow by Jules Older

Cows in the Parlor, A Visit to a Dairy Farm by Cynthia Mac Farland

From Milk to Ice Cream by Ali Mitgutsch

Raising Cows on the Koebel's Farm by Alice Flanagan

Thanks to Cows by Allan Foster

The Amazing Milk Book by Catherine Ross and Susan Wallace

The Milk Makers by Gail Gibbons

There Goes a Tractor (Videocassette) by Kidvision N.Y., N.Y. 2001 

The Process

Read The Milkmakers by Gail Gibbons with your reading buddy. When you have finished reading, visit these web sites to tour these different farms.

 The Greenhayes Farm

The Stonebridge City Farm

Kids Farm

Write and draw in your journal what you learned about farms from these three sites.

Visit this site to find the answers to these these questions.

Straus' Kids Page

• What do Dairy Cows eat?
• How many stomachs do they have?
• How often are Dairy Cows milked?
• How many glasses of milk do they produce each day?

Draw and write your findings in your journal.

Visit this link to learn how to milk a cow.

Straus Milking Directions

Using the milking bucket, make your cow and try to

milk it.

In your journal, write and draw something that you know about farms.

Evaluation

Complete the rubric with your reading buddy.

	Yes 2 points	No 1 point
I wrote in my journal .	Yes	No
I drew pictures in my journal	Yes	No
I helped my classmates.	Yes	No
I stayed on task.	Yes	No
I completed the web quest.	Yes	No

0-4 Attempted

5-8 Acceptable

9-10 Accomplished

Reflection

Congratulations!!!

Tell two friends what you learned about dairy farms. You have just finished your Dairy Farm WebQuest.

Click on this link for directions for making butter.

Straus' Making Butter Recipe

Using the butter box, follow the directions and begin making your own butter.