Kerry's blog
Pink goo in our meat
Submitted by Kerry on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 4:49pm. AgriscienceI've seen a lot of articles lately about the horrible chemicals in our food, but this one is pretty special:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/239241/82/McDonalds-Drops-Use-of-Gooey-Ammonia-Based-Pink-Slime-in-Hamburger-Meat
Woodworking
Submitted by Kerry on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 12:19pm. AgriscienceLast Saturday in Agriscience we worked on making cold frames. These are windows on frames that can be put over seedlings in early spring. The cold frames protect the seedlings and increase warmth, just like a bigger greenhouse. However, cold frames are small and can be moved around. We were also visited by our chicks' parents, the rooster Zeus and the hen Helen. Some of the teens were scared of Zeus, but many pet him.
Flower Dissections
Submitted by Kerry on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 3:21pm. Agriscience
This past Saturday, Agriscience teens dissected flowers before heading over to the Minority Scientists Showcase. While at MSS, our teens worked at a table where they helped visitors make homemade chia pets to take home. Our teens taught about the needs of plants.
Giant Chickens!
Submitted by Kerry on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 2:37pm. AgriscienceWell, the chickens are huge now! They are only 2 months old, but they are much bigger than they were in December. Some of the teens were pretty scared at first, but most of them were picking up their chickens by the end of lab. Some pics are below. We also looked at a variety of fruits and vegetables and decided which part of a plant each thing came from.
Chickens and Omelets
Submitted by Kerry on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 12:36pm. AgriscienceSo last Saturday, we both played with our chickens and made omelets. That was a little weird. But at least we were eating eggs, and not chicken meat. Our chicks have grown a lot! Photos are on Flickr. They are starting to get their adult feathers. They are also a lot more boisterous. The males like to fight with each other. It may be a challenge to get the teens to continue picking up their chicks when they come back in a month. The chicks will be really big then!
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Chicken Surprise
Submitted by Kerry on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 11:51am. AgriscienceLast Saturday, the teens got a huge surprise--Teresa brought in 10 baby chickens for the teens to help raise! We had been planning to get chickens next summer, after we built a coop. But Teresa's hen surprised her with 10 chicks on Thanksgiving morning, so we have chicks! But we will not keep them full-time until we get the coop built next summer. They will not be old enough to lay eggs until June, anyway. The teens had a blast playing with their chicks and trying to teach the chicks how to perch. They are only ten days old. Check out the chick jungle gym below.
