Phenomena Found in Agriculture - Middle School Ecosystem Dynamics & Interactions - 7/23/2020 How can a teacher help when writing future unit plans? In the past, the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture had an open ""Call for Writers"". It was shared directly with people who had engaged with On The Farm STEM activities prior to the writing. If we do write additional units of instruction, we would likley do an additional ""Call for Writers"" and it would go out to all folks that have engaged with On The Farm STEM events - so everyone who engaged in the livestreams! Also, keep an eye on the On The Farm STEM website for news on any additional unit development." ceu for tue too? Yes- Credit Information is here:https://www.onthefarmstem.com//about/credit-opportunities If you signed up for credits or CEUs/CTLEs we will be following up next week to the e-mail address you registered with Will a link for Tuesday's class be available as I had an emergency and unable to attend? "Tuesday‰Ûªs class is archived here: https://www.onthefarmstem.com/events/genetics-livestream-archive" I don't remember if I checked anything for CEUs when I signed up. How can I check? "We will send a follow up e-mail to all participatns to the address you registered with. It will incude CUE certificates for one (or both) livestream events you attended. You can use or distregaurd depending on your needs. Within that e-mail we will also include information about graduate credits from University of Florida, if you choose to purchase those after the events. NY teachers who signed up for the NY CTLE, we will send the informaiton to Cornell shortly and they will work to have the paperwork submitted to the state in the next two weeks." "For the jam board, if you have to use a different email to try and open it, will it work? Currently mine says it is still loading." You‰Ûªll need a Google account to use Jamboard. Use the email that you use for your Google account. Can we get an agenda/schedule for the day? "Hello Leslie, We do not have a formal agenda, but a flow. Brian will be introducing the Anchoring Phenomena. The guest speakers will come in to add more context as we move along." "I want to thank you. I am grateful for the paradigm shift to the constructivist approach, ""engage what it is, not told what it is."" Also, the focus on agricultural literacy is pertinent. My students live in the desert and in primarily an urban area. I try to find ways to connect to the topic. I think the storyline approach helps to build background knowledge. What is your advice for school districts that will not open in the fall and rely on distance education?" "I could not agree more! Storyline is a great approach to honoring students‰Ûª as active learners. As for distance learning. We are addressing many of our activities so that we can support teachers as they need to be remote. My personal favorite tools are Google Classroom, Padlet, Jamboard, Blendspace (maybe changed their name? ) and EdPuzzle" , Okay. I really like having a checklist! :) Do all male prairie chickens behave like Samson? "No, that is unusual. Male prairie chickens often fight one another as they try to maintain a position at the center of a lek (mating ground), but typically they are fearful of humans." What are the natural predators of Prairie chickens? "There are many - coyotes, raptors like eagles, hawks and falcons, foxes, etc. Also, they nest on the ground, so they have many predators of their nests, which include skunks, snakes, and many other mesocarnivores." "Hi, I came in about 20 minutes late. Could someone tell me what the driving question is?" What do prairie chickens need to survive in today‰Ûªs prairie? '@Marie: What do prairie chickens need in order to survive today‰Ûªs prairies? What is the timeline for these--how long would we spend on this part in the classroom? , "I‰Ûªd plan for at least two or three days to get through to the DQB. From there, we have written 17 lessons to address the investigative phenomena - ‰ÛÏWhere to go next‰Û. As a facilitator, basing your decisions on class inteerst, curiosity and need, you might alter the sequence or even drop a lesson or two (or add !)" Can individuals use jamboard with just a google account? My school does not use the google suite. "Yes, if you have your own personal Google Drive account, you should be able to use it. It is built into the connected Drive apps" How are prairie chickens like my chickens? Do prairie chicken eggs taste like store bought eggs? what color are they? Great. Thanks! Will we have access to these slides from Mr. Oberneyer? "Yes, after the event today, we will post each presenters slides on our website." Why are praire chickens endangered? Could it be posibble that when the cattle pastured help the praire chicken get through the high pasture?? Do other prairie birds nest on the ground?,Do other prairie birds nest on the ground? "Yes, nearly all birds native to grasslands nest on the ground." "If the long grass prairie habitat is disappearing, what is the future of these animals? How adaptable are they to other similar habitats?" Key is to curb the loss of prairie. Doubtful that prairie chicken will adapt to other habitat. What makes a good lek? "A short patch of grassland (just an acre or two in size) surrounded by a large area of dense, tall grassland that provides nesting habitat." "if I am not wrong, to prevent long grass disappering the ranchers take the cattle to certain area to pasture and move them, so it won‰Ûªt affect all the grass at the same time." What effect did the Dust Bowl have on habitat? Has it recovered? chickens plummented in parts of their range. Lesser prairie chickens retracted to mostly sandsage prairie. They slowly recovered following the decade-long drought. What would be the impact on the environment if the Prairie Chicken were to disappear? "I have two questions for the speaker from Kansas. 1). What impact do overhead structures such as wind turbines have on the Prairie Chicken? 2). If the Prairie Chicken (ex Lesser) goes from the Threatened to the Endangered Species List, what impact will that have on landowners?" Is the main reason for burning pastures for wildfire control? weed control? ,2 primary reasons: woody vegetation control and enhanced cattle performance (they gain better in pastures that have been burned). , How can student engage in helping save these species? Can you point to some meaningful actions students can take? Are we talking Greater or Lesser Prairie Chicken? "Our units of instruction cover the Greater Prairie Chicken, but our 3 guest speakers have experience with both." optimum grazing density animals/ acre "I really like the Unit Skeleton overview, but we didn't get that for the H.S, Unit; the resources are awesome!" I'm from a big city. Can you suggest any ways to make this relevant to city kids? ,"Hi Pythia - Relevance, in any subject is always a challenge, it is my opinion that it begins with building a classroom culture first in which students feel safe and comfortable to share experiences. Then I think this is where related phenomena might come into play. Are there populations of species in your urban area that are dwindling and in need of protection? Or, are there invasive species that are thriving? Maybe even too, is a rural experience unique enough to be intriguing on its own? It really becomes the job of the teacher to know their students well and try to connect. I ahev worked in the inner city of Milwaukee teaching to start my career and from my experience, the novelness of these rural phenomena was useful in sparking curiosity. Many had never seen a farm before so when I‰Ûªd take them to the farms where we explored science, they were fascinated." , "Without man-made fire suppression, wouldn‰Ûªt the prairies naturally catch fire and ‰ÛÏself-regulate‰Û?" "Historically that is what would have happened. But in todays landscape, keep in mind that we now have so many firebreaks from roads, reservoirs, suburbs and developed lands, that fires are no longer able to spread widely, even if we do not actively put them out." "If you are burning only 1/3 of the pasture, is there natural areas for breaks or do they overlap in some areas?" What is the prairie chicken population like in the Flint Hills? I might have missed it if it was mentioned.,What is the prairie chicken population like in the Flint Hills? I might have missed it if it was mentioned.,"They have been declining overall for the past 3 decades, but they have increased in certain areas with patch burning management." Thank you that was neat.,Thank you that was neat. , What is the greatest challenge to conservation facing this area? How can we access Jonathan's video? We will work to get this video and share with the Archived resources for this event today. Do people eat them? Why are they called chickens? Are there sufficient regulations in place to maintain the balance of ranching and ecosystems? Do invasive species affect prairie chicken populations? (in our area pheasants have a large impact) ,"Pheasants are a problem in parts of the prairie chicken's range, but not in the Flint Hills, where there are few pheasants." , Are there any birds with lek mating in Southern CA? Won't Prairie chicken eggs usually fertilized when they are laid? "I have seen both the greater prairie chicken and the sharp tail grouse dance. Amazing. Just curious of the differences in size, nesting sites, number of eggs, feather plumage etc." How many acres does a prairie chicken need to sustain a population? "We have a farm in southern MO, there used to be prairie chickens about forty years ago, but our family has not observed any in the last fifteen or so years. It is still a natural prairie habit. Why might this be? The established population died out? ","We have a farm in southern MO, there used to be prairie chickens about forty years ago, but our family has not observed any in the last fifteen or so years. It is still a natural prairie habit. Why might this be? The established population died out? " , "When habitat is taken away with the development of highways, subdivisions, etc does it need to be replaced somewhere else?" For some species the national highways mitigate the habitat they destroy. Prairie chickens are not one of those species. How is Wisconsin's population of prairie chickens doing today? Are there any plans for reestablishing Prairie Chickens in Illinois? What are the abiotic factors that affect prairie chickens? I wasn‰Ûªt able to hear that portion of the video. who sponsors the purchases Did I miss the abiotic factors of the prairie chickens? "Peg, Thank you for saving the Buena Vista area. I love Buena Vista, Portage County, WI. Trips into the field at 4am to reach the blind and watch the dance. I try to visit it yearly." Will we be able to access Peg's pp? "Yes, all guest speaker powerpoints are available at www.OnTheFarmSTEM.com" "Which would you rather have - 1000 of acres of nonfragmented land or 100,000 of fragmented land for the praire chicken sustainabilty?" thank you Can a corridor prairie structure maintain a population of prairie chickens? Do Rails to Trails help the Prairie chickens? ,"No, Rails to Trails has not been focusing on prairie chickens. Rails to Trails has been great on making trails but not large blocks of habitat." , Will the chat be recorded or saved to view latter? I am going to have to leave the webinar before it ends. "Yes, the chat and Q&A will both be saved as files that will be posted on www.OnTheFarmSTEM.com" To link this session to the other one on Tuesday. What genetic tools are being used to help preserve the population of prairies? "Thanks, Brian. I agree on both counts--the need to find a relevant sdhared experience, and also that rural ecosystems have their own inherent interest due to my students' lack of familiarity with them." Is the movement of shrubs in Oklahoma 100% due to lack of burning? That would mean that without human involvement the natural system would take over right? Is this a recent phenomena related to climate change or ? what are the effects of the declining populations of prairie chickens on the predators of the chickens within those territories? Do wild horses graze on grasslands and is that helpful for prairie chickens as well as cattle and sheet? "I apologize if this is obvious to everyone, but what is the difference between ranches and feedlots , or is there a difference? I'm asking because I don't associate feedlots with growing grass..." "Are there incentives for ranchers like tax breaks, equipment riembursement, and professional advice on developing habitat?" How do prairie chickens escape field burning? Can concentrated grazing of cattle destroy prairie chicken nests? "If a student wanted to pursue a degree in Rangeland Ecology, what universities might you recommend?" How do scientist contend with the concept of how trees are essential to replenishing oxygen in our atmoshhere with the understanding of how grazing lands create sustainable ecosystems for organisms such as the prairie chicken? Is brucellosis still a problem between bison and cattle? "Yes, in some areas. Most privately owned herds of bison, including those managed by The Nature Conservancy, are free of brucellosis, so its not a problem. The bison in Yellowstone do still have brucellosis." Are cattle a decent substitute for bison in the prairie ecosystem? Have different burning patters been studied? (the geometric shape and distribution of burned areas) How might the SCOTUS decsion on Oklahoma and Native American lands affect the prairie management & prairie chickens there? Do you have examples of food chains/webs on the prairie? "While pheasants are sought after for hunting, how can we address the nesting competition with prairie chickens? And are there other ways pheasants compete with the native species?" "While pheasants are sought after for hunting, how can we address the nesting competition with prairie chickens? And are there other ways pheasants compete with the native species?" How does the presence of cattle effect the prarie chicken other than the grazing producing different height vegatation? Do they step on them ( the chicks)>? Are the chcicks able t oavid them? Do the cows step on and destroy the nests? Why is woody plant encroachment negatively impacting the prarie chickens?,Why is woody plant encroachment negatively impacting the prarie chickens? , optimum grazing balence head per acre in WI municpality afraid of burns any thing to help that navigation t bvbbb to get bvbb. I y bvv bvbb to do bbbbe bgv a bbvvbbggbfbbfbb or. ccv v vbvbbv bbvb v bv bbcbfbvhe bcbbvbvcv bgbbccbbbcbvcbvcgbbcbccvfvv e How do you asses the agricultural literacy of policy makers and politicians? Very pleasant weather outside Discuss about that and enjoy Would it benefit to have grazing CoOps where multiple small farm ranchers utilize multiple grazing areas? Is there any program such as this? Is there more information about how Native Americans used fire in the past to manage land? Louisiana :seafood production in the different water ways. I am fortunate to live in the middle of Missouri where the conservation department is bringing animals like the mountain lion and elk back into parts of the state. The prairie chicken is even relevant. but I liked the idea of offering other options for students to learn about from their state. "Will you be sending out a source that has all the links, I am really interested in the StoryLine Exploration, and the DBQ cross-curriculum sources. I would like to be able to adapt to other lessons. I am also going to be teaching lessons on food agriculture and Permiculture. ","Will you be sending out a source that has all the links, I am really interested in the StoryLine Exploration, and the DBQ cross-curriculum sources. I would like to be able to adapt to other lessons. I am also going to be teaching lessons on food agriculture and Permiculture. " "You can find all of the resources for our storyline units in the ""Curriculum"" tab at https://www.onthefarmstem.com/" , "Does the prairie chicken recognize foreign (pheasant) eggs? If so, if they remove them does the adults pheasant ‰ÛÏretaliate‰Û?" If the prairie chicken is not a specific as prey. is is worth the time and money and effort to maintain their population. (not a prairie chicken hater...just thinking about the costs of maintenance) What is the Prairie Chicken's diet? "Do you think the increase in ""safari hunts"" and exotic game ranches in Oklahoma/Texas will someday influence how the land is used and the introduction of non-native species in the area?" Is there a market for prairie chicken production? Could they be commercially farmed? They would never be as productive as domestic chickens. Peg - Does Buena Vista have any organized field trip opportunities for classes? Has anyone tried to raise and release prairie chickens? Did you address the PD and how we get an agenda and completion certificate?