Robotics and coding in the Dairy Industry

Excursion for Early Stage 1 – Stage 3 (Kindergarten - 6)

1. Students use Bee-bots (K-1) or Lego robotics (2-6) to learn about the use of robotics in 21st century farming. Students will code robots to move and/or sense their environment and are challenged to complete one or more of the following activities: cow collar, automated dairy milking system or automated drafting gates.

2. Creamery tour to demonstrate the improvements that science and technology have made to the dairy production processing chain, from milking to milk processing.

Presented by:

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Fizzics Education https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ 

NSW Department of Primary Industries

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/school-resources 

Science in your milk

Excursion for Early Stage 1 – Stage 3 (Kindergarten - 6)

1. Students will learn the needs of dairy cows, farming practices to meet the needs of cows, how technology has changed/improved milk harvesting on farm. 

2. Food science eg composition, food safety, raw milk

3. Creamery tour to demonstrate the improvements that science and technology have made to dairy production.

Presented by:

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A Smart Farmer

https://www.asmartfarmer.com/

NSW Department of Primary Industries

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/school-resources