1.13 It’s a Zoo: Creating a Petting Zoo
This is Activity 1.13, “It’s a Zoo! Creating a Petting Zoo,” from the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Grow Your PALS Program Guide (Teamwork unit). It guides FFA members in organizing an event that brings animals and guest presenters to school so PALS can interact with the animals and learn about the role animals play in agriculture, building agricultural awareness through rotating presentation stations and connection questions.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define "awareness."
- Discuss the role of animals in agriculture
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: Varies based on the location chosen for the trip.
- Materials
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- Livestock and/or pets
- Guest presenters
- Unit
- Teamwork
- Precepts
- E. Awareness — E1. Address issues important to the community
- Number of Students
- From a pair of students to an entire class
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.08.01.01.a.Evaluate the effects of animal agriculture on the environment.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills