1.09 Exploring Agribusiness
“Exploring Agribusiness” is a middle school agricultural literacy lesson (Lesson MS.CAS.1.9) in which students explore agribusiness careers and how the agribusiness pathway intertwines with all other AFNR systems. Through a group sort matching game, a class newspaper activity, and a career flowchart, students identify agribusiness career options and match careers to their educational requirements.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will explore the eight pathways of the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) career clusters.
- As a result of this lesson the students will identify 10 career options in agribusiness systems.
- Match careers with educational requirements.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 60 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Ziploc baggies
- Computers – optional
- Butcher paper
- Magazines – to cut out pictures
- Markers
- One newspaper of any kind
- MS.CAS.1.9.AS.A – one per group, cut apart and put in baggies ahead of time
- MS.CAS.1.9.AS.A through G – one per teacher left intact to guide students to correct answers
- MS.CAS.1.9.AS.B though G – one copy of each
- MS.CAS.1.9.ASSESS.A – one per group, 6 copies
- Precepts
- I. Professional Growth; I1. Make clear decisions in my professional life.
- Key Terms
- Agribusiness; Business
- Lesson Number
- MS.CAS.1.9
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.02.03.01.aExplore various career interests/options.
- CS.02.03.03.aIdentify the skills required for various careers.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.3Evaluation Strategies — Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
- NL-ENG.K-12.6Applying Knowledge — Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.