Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2023 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

All winter the cornfield is quiet and empty. In the spring, the snow melts and the days get warmer. Soon it is time for plowing and planting. The farmer starts up the big tractor. The tractor pulls the planter across the field. Seeds drop from the bins, one at a time, in eight straight rows. The planter covers the seeds with soil as it goes. It spreads fertilizer too. That helps the seeds grow. Time to hook up the cultivator! The prongs of the cultivator dig into the soil between the rows of young corn and pull up the weeds. Now the corn has room to grow. Most corn is grown to feed farm animals. In September, it’s ready to harvest. The farmer revs up the biggest machine of all—the…

Roothouse’s plants and fish grow inside a greenhouse in Batavia, Ohio. Keeping them indoors means they can grow all year, even during the cold winter. Sunlight shines through the greenhouse’s clear roof to help the plants grow. Farming isn’t all tractors and big fields. Aquaponics is a way to raise fish and plants indoors. Mike McGraw and his team at Roothouse Aquaponics grow fish, lettuce, and much more without any soil at all. Let’s see how they do it! Fish called tilapia live in these tanks. At Roothouse, these fish are the farmers because they make food for the plants. How? By pooping and peeing in the water where they live. Pumps at Roothouse run all the time, sending fresh water into the fish tanks and taking away the waste…

“Here we are at the blueberry farm,” says Grandma. “The berry bushes are this way.” “We should pick lots because Grandpa wants to make a blueberry pie,” says Yo. “Blueberries are his favorite fruit.” “We want the big, blue, ripe ones,” says Grandma. “Taste how sweet they are.” “Yum,” says Yo. “Maybe this is my favorite fruit too.” “Pick gently,” says Grandma. “Blueberries are tender.” “I know,” says Yo. “I just kind of roll them off the stems into my tub.” “You’re a good worker, Yo,” says Grandma. “I think we have gathered enough berries. Let’s go pay the farmer and then head home.” “Wow, we picked lots of blueberries,” says Yo. “Grandpa can bake a really big pie.”…

START A healthy hen will lay one egg every day or two. Sheepdogs may guard and herd not only sheep but also cows, goats, pigs, and ducks. Goat’s milk can be drunk or made into cheese, butter, yogurt, and ice cream. Cock-a-doodle-doo! Time to wake up and move from your roost in the coop to the yard. Move forward 1 square. You scratch in the dirt and find a yum m y bug. ove forward 1 square to look for another bug. Yay! You laid an egg. You did your job for the day. Take another turn. Time for a dust bath. Lose 1 turn. The rooster crows a warning. Run back 1 square to stay near him. You hear, “That’ll do.” That means return to the farmer. Run forward…