Did You Know? Coloring and Activity Book • Find fascinating facts and test yourself • Grab your pencil and crayons Did you know you eat roots, seeds, stems and flowers? Veggie Match! Draw a line to match the plant parts to the vegetables we eat. Roots Stems Tomato Cabbage Leaves Fruit Cauliflower Carrot Seeds Flowers Corn Celery WVU Extension Service 1 Did you know the Mountaineer has a best friend? Hi, I’m Musket! “MUSKET” The Official Friend of the You’ll see me around WVU’s campus, going for walks or playing fetch. What I like most of all is cheering on the Mountaineers WVU Mountaineer and going on big adventures around the state! 1. What color is Musket’s collar? A. Gold and Blue B. Green and Yellow C. Red and Black 2. What kind of cap is Musket wearing? A. Baseball Cap B. Cowboy Hat C. Coonskin Cap 3. What kind of a dog is Musket? A. Labrador B. Beagle C. Jack Russell Terrier 2 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 3 Did you know you can learn just Show your Mountaineer spirit by coloring in the flying WV. about anything at West Virginia University? Draw a line to match the areas of interest with the correct school where they are taught. Build robots Reed College and computers of Media Davis College of Report the news Agriculture, Natural on TV Resources and Design WVU Health Sciences Teach people Center new things College of Human Resources Work with animals and Education Statler College of Help sick people Engineering and Mineral Resources 4 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 5 Did you know juicy, crunchy foods Did you know milk is can be good for your teeth and an agricultural product? prevent cavities? APPLE Can you find the names of 13 juicy, Who makes milk? Circle your best choice. BROCCOLI crunchy vegetables and fruits that CARROT help keep your teeth clean? CAULIFLOWER CELERY R I J C B E P W M R C CUCUMBER E R L S A E P O G A E Beef Cow GRAPE B N E O P R O A U G L Dairy Cow MUSHROOM PEACH M Q R P C R R L R H E PEAR U A E D H C I O C G R PEPPER Grocery C R A S L F O A T J Y WATERMELON ZUCCHINI U P U N L Q E R Q C E C M S O W P O S B P B Child Deli Bakery P W W Z U C C H I N I I E L P P A P E A R G R N O L E M R E T A W Store Buck Goat 6 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 7 Did you know water and low-fat Did you know your drink milk are healthier for you could be full of unhealthy sugar? than sugary drinks? Draw a line to match the amount of sugar contained in each of the drinks. W AT E R Juice DRINK Sugary Fruit Drink Mix MILK LOW-FAT 6-ounce juice drink* 8-ounce glass 12-ounce can 20-ounce bottle 4 teaspoons 3 teaspoons 7 teaspoons 7 teaspoons Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar REMEMBER! Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Say NO to sugary drinks and say YES to water Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar and low-fat milk! Sugar Sugar *Choose drinks with no sugar added. Read the label, compare and think about your drink! 8 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 9 Did you know you need at least 60 minutes of exercise a day? Circle the healthy activites. Then, try them! Playing on the Computer Swimming Riding Bike Jumping Eating Unhealthy Flying a Kite Snacks and Candy Dancing Playing Field Hockey Watching TV House Cleaning Playing Video Games 10 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 11 Did you know television-free Did you know that there are many days are good for your health ways to say hello? and building family memories? Pick a “Family TV-Free Day” each week. Draw a line matching the country to how they say Do the interview below. Which day of the hello in their language. week will be best for your family’s TV-free day? List activities your family can do on that day. TV Interview Ask each of your family members: Xin chào (pronounced TV-free day “sin CHOW”) Name Favorite TV show Day it’s on China family activities Kon’nichiwa (pronounced “kon-nee-chee-wa;” Japan daytime or afternoon) Ni˘ hao˘ Now check the best day of the week for your family’s TV-free day. (pronounced q Sunday q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday q Thursday q Friday q Saturday “nee how”) Vietnam Hint: Flags can help you solve this activity. 12 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 13 Did you know that agricultural Did you know not all bugs products are everywhere? are bad? Check off these products as you see them on your next family drive. Match the bugs. Draw a line to match the “good” bug to how it helps. Decomposers/Recyclers: Insects can act as natural recycling agents when they help to decay food Praying Mantis Pollinators: 80% of the world’s plants depend on Mayfly insects for pollination, which is key for plants’ survival Pest Controllers: Many insects feed on other insects that destroy plant crops Dung Beetle Food Sources: Many fish, birds, mammals and reptiles rely on insects as their main Honeybee source of food 14 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 15 Did you know there are ways Did you know that firefighters use to keep yourself safe during a many tools when fighting fires? lightning storm? Fill in the blank with the correct words. On the word list below, use the letter for items used for detection, explode metal tree shortest tallest water twice ball D P for items that are used for protection and an E for items that help extinguish fires. 1. During a lightning storm, when no shelter is available, crouch down in the lowest possible spot and roll up in a ____________ with feet on the ground? (Do Not Lie Down). ____ BOOTS ____ HEAT ____ LADDER 2. Lightning can make a tree ______________________ ____ ENGINE ____ HELMET ____ NOZZLE by heating the sap the tree. ____ EXTINGUISHER ____ HOSE ____ SMOKE 3. Lightning usually strikes the _______________ ____ GLOVES ____ HYDRANT ____ SMOKE ALARM objects. ____ WATER 4. Lightning takes the _____________________ path. 5. If you are outside when there is lightning, don’t go under a _____________. 6. If you are in ______________, get out. Stay away from the beach. 7. When there is lightning, stay away from anything made of _________________. 8. Lightning can strike ___________________ in the same place. 16 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 17 Draw your own fire safety escape plan below. Did you know your family should Create your own plan for your house. Draw each room and place have a fire safety escape plan? exits, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and ladders in the rooms. Plan at least two ways to get out of your home. Designate a nearby meeting place in case of a fire. Practice your escape plan with your family members at least a few times a year. Example of a Fire Safety Escape Plan WINDOW Bedroom Living Room WINDOW Kitchen REMEMBER! Bathroom Bedroom Once you have left your WINDOW house because of a fire, DO NOT go back DOOR in for any reason. 18 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 19 Did you know WVU Jackson’s Mill Did you know Blaker’s Grist Mill was is the boyhood home of General moved from Greenbrier County and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson? reassembled at WVU Jackson’s Mill? 20 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 21 Did you know you do not need to be a 4-H’er to attend 4-H camp? Puzzle answers Draw a line to help the camper get to Page 1 • Teach people new things – WVU Jackson’s Mill College of Human Resources Roots – Carrot and Education State 4-H Camp, home Stems – Celery of the first 4-H camp Leaves – Cabbage • Work with animals – in the United States. Fruit – Tomato Davis College of Agriculture, Seeds – Corn Natural Resources and Design Flowers – Cauliflower • Help sick people – WVU Health Sciences Center Page 2 1. A – Gold and Blue Page 6 R I J C B E P W M R C 2. C – Coonskin Cap E R L S A E P O G A E 3. B – Beagle B N E O P R O A U G L M Q R P C R R L R H E Page 4 U A E D H C I O C G R C R A S L F O A T J Y • Build robots and computers– U P U N L Q E R Q C E Statler College of C M S O W P O S B P B Engineering and Mineral P W W Z U C C H I N I To learn more Resources I E L P P A P E A R G R N O L E M R E T A W about joining 4-H, • Report the news on TV – contact your county Reed College of Media WVU Extension Office. 22 WVU Extension Service WVU Extension Service 23 Puzzle answers Puzzle answers Page 7 Page 13 Page 16 __E__ NOZZLE Dairy Cow Xin chào – Vietnam 1.