1.2 Tomato Travels
“Tomato Travels” is a middle school food and agricultural literacy lesson (Lesson MS.FS.1.2) from the Pork Checkoff Food Science: Consumer Awareness – Farm to Fork curriculum. Students explore the edible plant food product pathway from farm to fork through the four segments of production, processing, distribution, and marketing, using a chips-and-salsa interest approach and a guided visualization in which they imagine being a tomato plant. The lesson includes note-taking outlines, a play-by-play writing assignment with rubric, and an evaluation.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the student will… Recognize how food product pathways affect consumers.
- As a result of this lesson the student will… Illustrate an edible plant food product pathway.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Chalk/white board
- Tortilla chips
- Salsa
- Small paper plates
- Napkins
- MS.FS.1.2.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.FS.1.2.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.FS.1.2.AS.A – one per student
- MS.FS.1.2.ASSESS.A – one per student
- MS.FS.1.2.ASSESS.B – one per teacher
- Lesson Number
- MS.FS.1.2
- Precepts
- A. Action; A.3 Plan effectively
- Key Terms
- Production, Processing, Distribution, Marketing
- Resources
- Lee, J., Patrick, A., Vaughn, R., Vaughn-Randel, S., & Murphy, E. (2003). AgriScience Discovery. Danville, IL: Interstate Publishers, Inc. — Morgan, E., Chelewski, R., Lee, J., & Wilson, E. (2004). Agriscience Explorations. Danville, IL: Interstate Publishers, Inc. — National FFA Organization. (2003). LifeKnowledge Precepts and Signs of Success. — Parker, R.O. (1999). Parts of the food industry. Retrieved July 10, 2009. From AgEdNet.com. www.agednet.com.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- ABS.06.02.01.aIdentify the purpose, components and developmental processes of marketing plans.
- CS.01.01.02.b.Create measurable objectives for a given situation.
- FPP.01.01.01.aDiscuss the history and describe and explain the components (e.g., processing, distribution, byproducts) of the food products and processing industry.
- FPP.02.03.01.a.Explain techniques and procedures for the safe handling of food products.
- FPP.04.02.02.a.Identify and describe products derived from fruits and vegetables.
- FPP.04.02.03.a.Identify and describe products derived from grains, legumes and oilseeds.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.5-8.3Life Science
Social Science / Economics
- NSS-EC.5-8.7Markets—Price and Quantity Determination – Markets exist when buyers and sellers interact. This interaction determines market prices and thereby allocates scarce goods and services.