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1 History & Environmental Fair 2018 Exhibit Quizzes Visit each exhibit booth to learn the answers to these questions. Have fun! Table of Contents Exhibit# Exhibit Title 1 Soil 2 Household Hazardous Waste 3 Things We Can Learn From a cow 4 Groundwater model 5 Little Acre 6 Kaw Valley Woodcarvers 7 Kansas Animals 8 Standing Bear Intertribal Drum Circle 9 Rope Making 10 Recycling 11 Kansas Energy Program 12 American Indian Flutes 13 Spinning 14 Conservation Jeopardy 15 Pollution 16 A Day in the Life of Ag 17 Protecting Animals 18 The Merry Cranks 19 Topeka Cycle Project 20 Tree Recycling 21 Flight 22 G and C Petting Zoo 23 Live Animals and Super Heroes 24 Prairie Animal Tracks and Signs YOUR STORIES OUR HISTORY KANSAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY KANSAS MUSEUM OF HISTORY kshs.org SCCD
2 Exhibitor #1 Soil By Natural Resources Conservation Service 1. It s not dirt, it is! 2. Good soil is essential to growing your food. 3. Soil by water or wind is the major cause of loss of topsoil. 4. protect land from erosion. Exhibitor #2 Household Hazardous Waste By Shawnee County Conservation District the diagram below. Some of the numbers will be used more than once. Ruminant Stomach 1. Teeth tear and chew food in mouth. 2. Food travels down esophagus. 3. Cud (swallowed food) mixes and softens in stomachs 1 and Cud returns to mouth for more chewing by rear molars. 5. Cud passes through stomachs 1, 2, 3, and 4 as it is digested and nutrients absorbed. 6. Waste materials pass through intestines and exit body as manure. 1. What are three good things you can do with leftover paint or any other hazardous substances instead of just throwing them in the trash? 2. What is underneath landfills or trash dumps and why do we care? MOUTH ESOPHAGUS 2ND STOMACH 1ST STOMACH 3RD STOMACH 4TH STOMACH SMALL INTESTINE Exhibitor #3 Things We Can Learn From a Cow By Shawnee County 4-H Ruminants Recycle and Conserve: Cattle and other ruminants are nature s models for food energy conservation. Ruminants have unique stomachs with four cavities that allow them to eat products that other animals find inedible. Directions: Read the information below and then follow the path of food as it moves through the ruminant stomach by writing the step numbers in the boxes on Exhibitor #4 Groundwater By Shawnee County Health Agency 1. It hasn t rained in some time and yet the stream still has a nice, steady flow. Where does this water come from in between the rains? 2. Name a good way to protect groundwater from being contaminated.
3 Exhibitor #5 The Little Acre By Shawnee County Farm Bureau 1. An acre is almost as big as a field. 2. An average of how many bushels of corn can be grown on an acre? 3. How many one pound loaves of bread can you get from a bushel of wheat? Exhibitor #8 Standing Bear Intertribal Brotherhood Drum Circle 1. What does the drum represent to the Native American Indians? 2. What materials do they use to make the drum? Exhibitor #6 Woodcarving By Kaw Valley Woodcarvers 1. Which native Kansas tree has bark thick enough to carve? 2. The wood of which native Kansas tree is most difficult to carve? Exhibitor #9 Rope Making By David Murdie 1. What is one natural fiber used to make rope? Exhibitor #10 Recycling By Keep America Beautiful, Topeka/Shawnee County Exhibitor #7 Kansas Animals By Mark Ellis 1. Name one non-native animal in Kansas. 1. Name an item you can recycle. 2. Name something you can buy that is made from recycled materials. 3. Name a natural resource you save when you recycle. 2. Name one animal extinct to Kansas.
4 Exhibitor #11 Kansas Energy Program By Kansas Corporation Commission True or False 1. Turning lights off when you leave a room uses more power than just leaving them on. 2. Electronic chargers, like those used with cell phones, do not use power unless the device is being charged, so it is ok to leave them plugged in. 3. Newer, energy-efficiency refrigerators use less energy than a 60-watt bulb. 4. Wasting water is the only concern with leaky faucets. Exhibitor #12 Flute Making By Steve Schilt 1. What two types of wood found in Kansas can be used to make flutes? Exhibitor #14 Conservation Jeopardy By Douglas County Conservation District 1. Insects visit plants to get this: 2. The loss of soil due to water or wind is: 3. Groundwater supplies 40% of what for our country? Exhibitor #15 Pollution By Natural Resources Conservation District 1. What is the difference between point source and non point source pollution? 2. What are 3 types of non point source pollution? 3. What can you do to reduce non point source pollution? _ Exhibitor #13 Spinning By Marcia Wade 1. What is one animal fiber that can be spun into yarn? _ 2. What is one plant fiber that can be spun into yarn? _ Exhibitor #16 A Day in the Life of Ag By Osage County Farm Bureau 1. What crop raised by farmers is used to help make newspaper ink? 2. What farm animal hide is used to make a soccer ball? 3. Which animal provides the wool for your warm blankets?
5 Exhibitor #17 Protecting Animals By Topeka Zoo 1. How can you help save elephants around the world right here in Topeka? 2. What is the most illegally traded group of animals on earth, and how can you help save them? Exhibitor #20 Tree Recycling By Shawnee County Parks and Recreation 1. Name two ways lumber from city trees is used by Shawnee County Parks & Recreation. 2. Where does Shawnee County Parks & Recreation get most of the trees they plant? 3. How can you help save sea turtles around the world from right here in Topeka? Exhibitor #18 The Merry Cranks Sewing By Leon Fundenberger 1. Why do people still use crank sewing machines today? Exhibitor #19 Topeka Community Cycle Project Exhibitor #21 Flight: Model Airplanes By Foundation for Aeronautical Education 1. Lift is provided by what part of the airplane? 2. Which of the four forces of flight (lift, drag, thrust, gravity) does the turning propeller provide? 1. What famous aviators used their bicycle building skills to create a really big invention?
6 Exhibitor #22 Petting Zoo By Gary Baldridge 1. What is the proper name for: a. Female cattle b. Male cattle c. Baby cattle 2. What is the proper name for: a. Female goat b. Male goat c. Baby goat Exhibitor #24 Prairie Animal Tracks and Signs By Grassland Heritage Foundation 1. Even though we don t always see animals around us, they leave signs telling us that they are nearby. What are three types of signs that they leave? 2. Bobcats are common in Kansas but they are shy and seldom seen. Where do they hide during the day? Exhibitor #23 Live Animals and Super Heroes By Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library 1. What is your super hero name? 2. Where can you find awesome books and summer programs? 3. How can you be a super hero and help endangered animals?
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