America's Heartland: Wild & Wooly Roundup
This half-hour video visits the windswept plateaus of New Mexico, where some of America's best wool is being worn by sheep whose yearly shearing provides a valuable agricultural product for ranchers here. New Mexico claims that this region, also known for its sightings of UFOs, is the most productive wool gathering area in the nation.
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PBS: America's Heartland
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Baa, Ram, Ewe... Sheep Tales
- From Wool to Wheel
- At Home on the Range (Grades 3-5)
- Bartering Through the Seasons
- A Common Thread: The Significance of Wool in Medieval England
- At Home on the Range (Grades 6-8)
- Clothes on the Grow