Australia: Virtual learning brings farm life zooming into city kids’ classrooms
“The thing that surprised me the most was that they use satellites to measure how much grass they have in their farm and how much the cows eat.”
By Anthea Moodie
ABC Rural
Sept 18, 2021
Excerpt:
Can sheep jump? And what happens to cow poo? They’re important questions from inquisitive young minds.
That’s why primary school pupils around Australia are turning to dial-a-farmer to get answers to some of nature’s burning questions.
The free virtual program sees farmers zooming into classrooms across the country, whether they’re state, private, catholic or home schools.
One student said it was only the second time he’d spoken to a farmer.
“I would like to learn lots more about farming because there is lots of cool inventions, cool animals and it’s really fun,” he said.
