ZomppaKids Korner - Spring 2013

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ZomppaKids Korner

spring 2013

FAVORITE MEALS

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YOUR FAVORITE MEALS

Get published!submit a snap of you and your favorite meal and tell us about it - it’s your chance to share!

if you have a short story, poem, or drawing about food, let us know, and we’ll publish your work!

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FARMWORKERS

Content by Leanne

Spring is finally here and the plants are blooming! For farmworkers, that means it is time to get to work. The workers come by the thousands to harvest the fruits and vegetables we eat.

Did you know that 85% of the food we eat is HAND-PICKED?!

FARMWORKERS IN SPRING

FARMWORKERS


Farmworkers often return to the same farms year after year to help the growers with everything from planting the seeds to pick-ing the delicious fruits. Many become “experts” at growing cer-tain vegetables or fruits and pass their knowledge on to others.

Picking food is really hard work! It is often very hot, and there are few times for rests or breaks. It is very important that our farmworker friends bring water into the fields with them. If they don’t drink enough water when it’s really hot out-side, they may get very sick or suffer from heat exhaustion.

Heat exhaustionHappens when the body gets too hot. It can make you very, very sick and even cause death. It can be prevented by drinking lots of water, and trying to cool off in the shade, if you are in hot places.


FARMWORKERS

It is very important that we keep our bodies safe and hy-drated, especially if we are going to be out in the sun all day.

Can you think of other ways that farmworkers can keep their bod-

Ideas - circle ones that may help!

WHERE DO I COME FROM

WHERE DO I COME FROM?series

Let’s find out more about....

YOGURT






WHAT IS YOGURT MADE OF?

circle one

orange juice milk tea


WHERE AM I FROM

HOW IS YOUGURT MADE?

color & count the numbers

milk is HEATED

milk is COOLED

GOOD BACTERIA (which helps to make other

things grow) is added

time to EAT

milk sits and FERMENTS (a chemical

change) for a few hours



WHERE CAN MILK COME FROM?

circle one

tree cow flower



WHAT DOES A COW EAT?

color me

grass!

MOO! MOO!say it with me!

let’s sing a song (to tune of “Wheels of the Bus”) & move your hands like you are milking a cow!

The Cows on the Farm

The cows on the farm go moo. . .moo. . MooMoo. . Moo . Moo, moo. . Moo . Moo

The cows on the farm go moo. . Moo . MooAll night long

Milk the Cows

This is the way we milk the cowsMilk the cows, milk the cows

This is the way we milk the cows so early in the morning

WHAT DOES A COW SAY?


WHERE AM I FROM

AM I GOOD FOR YOU?I CAN be

MILK is a good source of:

CALCIUM: makes your bones stronger

**choose plain yogurt and add your own fresh fruit!**





HEALTHIER RECIPE for RASPBERRY & GRANOLA YOGURT PARFAIT

1 5.3-ounce carton of Greek yogurt (about 1 cup)1-2 tablespoons of cherry preserves (really depends on how

sweet you want it)2 small handfuls of granola (any kind will do)1/2 a cup of raspberries (or any fruit you like)

Directions:

1. Starting with the yogurt, layer your parfait with the yogurt.

2. Layer next with preserves

3. Layer next with granola

4. Layer next with raspberries. The number of times that you can layer your parfait depends on the size of your container.

5. Enjoy!

CAN WE COOK?try this with an adult

Content by Leanne

We all have our favorite toys- plastic dinosaurs, baby dolls, trucks, or play furniture. Sometimes we love them so much that they break!

It can be really hard to part with something that you loved that much. So, here’s an idea to re-use those old toys in a really cool way (and convince your parents to keep them around a bit longer!). Use them as planters for simple fruits and vegetables!

Step 1 (the hardest): Make a space in the toy for the soil and roots to go. This may mean cutting the top off the top of a doll’s head, or peeling

off the roof of a car- but don’t worry, it will be worth it in the end.

Step 2: Make drainage holes on the bottom. You can poke holes with a sharp stick, knife, or drill. Please ask an adult to help with this-we want

you to end up with the same number of fingers as you started with!

Step 3: Fill the open space with potting soil, seeds, or seedlings.

Step 4: Water daily and watch your food grow!

GROWING FOOD IN OLD OR BROKEN TOYS


OLD TOYS

SPRING EQUINOX


WHAT IS SPRING?

Spring is one of 4 SEASONS. What are the other SEASONS?Spring begins on MARCH 20 or 21 every year on the Spring SOLSTICE..

Much of our FOOD is planted and starts to grow during the SPRING.


SPRING EQUINOX

During the Spring Equinox, there is 12.hours of DAY and 12.hours of NIGHT.During Spring, the NORTHERN half of the EARTH gets WARMER.

Many plants - like the ones we EAT - START GROWING.

The SOUTHERN half of the EARTH gets COOLER.The days get SHORTER. Many plants and f lowers STOP GROWING.

SPRING EQUINOX


Can you help the EARTH follow its path around the SUN? CONNECT THE DOTS!

go this way!


SPRING EQUINOX

In Spring, many plants and f lowers start to GROW. Can you draw some FLOWER for these stems?

GREENHOUSE EFFECT


What is a greenhouse?

A greenhouse is made of glass.

Sunlight enters, and its heat is trapped inside.

The building stays warm, so plants can grow all year round, even when it’s cold outside.

Greenhouses are great for growing seedlings, flowering plants like sweet peas, and vegetables like tomatoes, lettuce, bell peppers, and basil.

Content by Belinda


GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Photos by Ariel

What is the greenhouse effect?

The Earth is covered with greenhouse gases.

Sunlight enters, and the Earth’s surface keeps some of its heat.

The Earth cools off by giving off an energy called infrared radiation.

The greenhouse gases keep some of the heat, keeping the Earth warm.

GREENHOUSE EFFECT


What are greenhouse gases?

Some of the greenhouse gases are natural, made up of things like water vapor and carbon dioxide.

Other greenhouse gases are made by people, such as hairspray cans and plastic.

If there is too many greenhouse gases, the Earth’s climate may change and get too warm.


GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Photos by Ariel

What happens if the earth gets too warm?

The weather may change with hotter summers, colder winters, and more severe storms.

Glaciers may melt into the ocean and sea levels may rise, which could flood homes.

Some areas may have too much rain and others may have too little, which could hurt food crops.

Some animals may lose their homes.

GREENHOUSE EFFECT


Try this!

Fill two mason jars halfway with water.

Put a lid on one jar.

Put both jars in a sunny area.

Wait a few hours.

Check on the jars.

Is one jar hotter?

This is just like the heat that can-not escape from the Earth’s surface!

Be careful of the hot water!


GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Photos by Ariel

Draw and color some plants and vegetables in the greenhouse!

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ZomppaKids Korner - Spring 2013