It was made from pig skin and had a smooth suede feel that the children remarked about. One student asked how to tell if the pig is a boy or a girl. Another student asked why pigs smell. ISU student Tara Abel took the learning opportunity to educate the children about farm safety. Also, be careful around an animal with new babies.
Mothers are very protective of their young.
The children easily identified a corn stalk, but had a little more difficulty identifying a soybean plant at the grain station. Jacqui Becker, ISU ag student, asked the students what a mama sheep is called. She gave them a hint - it's a letter of the alphabet. The students threw out a few more guesses, but nothing close. They won the Super Bowl last year.