1.2 Agriculture and the Ethanol Industry
This is a lesson plan (“Agriculture and the Ethanol Industry,” Unit 1 Lesson 2) from the National FFA Organization’s Renewable Fuels curriculum. Students explore how the ethanol industry impacts agricultural commodities, communities, and the U.S. and world agricultural industry through activities including a weather-report exercise, a Go-Get-It guided-notes activity, and a Jeopardy review game. The lesson includes interest approach, content handouts, application activities, and a true/false evaluation.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the impact ethanol has on agricultural commodities.
- Identify the impact ethanol has on agricultural communities.
- Identify the impact ethanol has on the U.S. and world agricultural industry.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Transparencies and projector
- Screen
- Internet access
- Copies of article from interest approach for each student
- AS.A – one per student
- AS.B – one per student
- TM.A
- Assess.A
- Large index cards for objective 2
- 3 x 5" index cards for review
- Scissors
- 8 1/2 x 11" paper or larger
- Markers
- Tape or other means to affix index cards to wall/writing surface
- Precepts
- B. Relationships – B2. Interact and work with others. E. Awareness – E1. Address issues important to the community.
- Key Terms
- Agricultural, Commodities, Communities, Ethanol
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- 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.