Alpaca Farm Tour
It’s what Alpacas like to eat
grass or hay
Their tunnels can help till the soil by creating spaces for air, water, and roots
Worms
A push or pull on an object that causes it to move or change speed
Force
True or False: Alpacas shed their fur like dogs and cats
What is False, they must be sheared 1x a year
True or False: Alpacas are generally quiet animals
True, they mostly make humming noises to communicate
True or False: A worm has no eyes, legs, or arms
True
The goal of a simple machine
to make things easier, “work smarter not harder”
Another name for the fur of an alpaca (Hint-there are 2, they both start with the letter F)
fleece or fiber
How many types of alpaca were on the farm (Hint: they had different looking hairstyles)
2, the long haired Suri and the shorter hair Huacaya
Decayed organic matter that can be used as plant fertilizer or food
Compost
When you are splitting wood with an axe, you are using this simple machine
a wedge
What it’s called when you twist the alpaca fiber into yarn
Spinning
The average lifespan for alpacas is...
15-20 years
True or False: If a worm is cut into 2 pieces, both halves will survive
False-only the half with the head will survive
A wheel barrow, car tires, or on our field trip, rotary egg beaters, are examples of what?
a wheel and axle
Name at least 2 animals whose fleece we use to make yarn
Alpaca, sheep, goat, camel, llama
What continent did alpacas originally come from?
South America
The castings from this animal is called vermicompost, and is sometimes called "Black Gold" because it is so valuable
Worms
A tractor, which has many simple machines built into one, can be called what?
a complex machine
Name 2 or 3 steps that are needed to get the alpaca fleece ready for spinning
What are shearing, washing/cleaning, and brushing (called carding)