1.3 Planes, Trains and Automobiles – A Transportation Tour
This middle school Food and Agricultural Literacy lesson, “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: A Transportation Tour,” teaches students how transportation moves agricultural products from the farm to the consumer. Through an interest approach using food labels, a guided “tour” of image stations, and a class mural activity, students learn the history of food (from hunters and gatherers to civilization and farmer’s markets) and identify at least three modes of food transportation.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the student will be able to recognize how food product pathways affect consumers.
- Explain how transportation makes it possible for agricultural products to move from the farm to the consumer.
- List at least three ways food travels.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Music player
- Food products/packages/labels – at least 10 (more than 10 will help with larger class sizes)
- Butcher paper – long enough to make a mural and provide each student with a 10inx10in piece (or bigger if you have enough paper)
- Markers/crayons/colored pencils
- Overhead projector/transparencies
- MS.FS.1.3.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.FS.1.3.TM.B – one copy of each image
- MS.FS.1.3.ASSESS.A – one per student
- MS.FS.1.3.ASSESS.B – one per student to be used by the teacher
- Lesson Number
- MS.FS.1.3
- Precepts
- C. Vision; C2. Conceptualize ideas
- Key Terms
- Hunters and gatherers; Civilization; Farmer's markets; Conceptualize
- Resources
- Herren, R. (2004). Exploring Agriscience. Albany, NY: Delmar. National FFA Organization. (2003). LifeKnowledge Precepts and Signs of Success.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.03.01.bUtilize visioning skills to develop a plan.
- FPP.01.01.01.bEvaluate changes and trends in the food products and processing industry.
- FPP.02.03.01.a.Explain techniques and procedures for the safe handling of food products.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.5-8.3Life Science
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- NSS-EC.5-8.10Market Institutions
- NSS-EC.5-8.3Allocating Goods and Services
- NSS-EC.5-8.3Allocating Goods and Services
- NSS-USH.5-12.6Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)