Do you know the 5 C's of Arizona? These students are learning why citrus, copper, cotton, climate and cattle are so important to Arizona's economy.
TUCSON, Ariz. — For decades elementary students in our state have been learning about the 5 C's of Arizona.
~ Fourth Grade teacher Niki Tilicki, Innovation Academy Niki Tilicki teaches 4th grade at Innovation Academy.School kids around the state learn about the important role the 5 C's play in Arizona's economy, usually around the third grade.At Innovation Academy, the students actually teach the 5 C's. DeWalt learned the 5 C's of Arizona growing up near Benson. A USDA Statistician in Phoenix, he is an expert on the subject.
As one of Tilicki's students told the class,"Arizona is the third hottest place in America. We have lots of sunny days, about 300 days of sunshine."But DeWalt says growing citrus in Arizona isn't as sweet as it once was. There were about 70,000 acres of citrus grown in Arizona in the 1970s. And now?Cotton remains one of Arizona's biggest cash crops, with the highly sought after Pima Cotton grown in our state.
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