Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
America's Heartland: Riding the Range on a Utah Cattle Drive
Give students a peek into the lives of the Heaton's— a cattle ranching family from Alton, Utah. Follow them on their 30-mile journey from Rush Meadow to Dixie National Forest and learn more about the challenges these hardworking cowboys face.
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PBS: America's Heartland
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Homes on the Range
- Build-a-Calf Workshop
- A Tale of Two Burgers: Beef and Plant-based Protein
- The Cattle Drive and Westward Expansion
- At Home on the Range (Grades 6-8)
- At Home on the Range (Grades 3-5)
- Beef Basics
- Making a Brand for Ourselves the "Cowboy" Way