1.6 Government Agency Karaoke
This middle school lesson, “Government Agency Karaoke” (Lesson MS.FS.1.6), teaches students about the government agencies that regulate the U.S. food supply—the USDA, FDA, FSIS, and EPA. Using a karaoke “e-Moment” activity, student teams write and perform original songs about an assigned agency to learn and teach each other the agencies’ roles in food safety. The lesson is part of the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum (Food Science: Consumer Awareness – Field to Fork).
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… Describe government agencies' involvement in regulating food safety.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- USDA song found at http://foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/html/audio/usda.html
- Computer with Internet access and sound
- Speakers
- Overhead projector/transparencies
- MS.FS.1.6.ASSESS.A – one per student
- MS.FS.1.6.TM.A – one per teacher and/or one per student
- MS.FS.1.6.AS.A – Karaoke Cards – one copy, cut into pieces, one piece per team
- MS.FS.1.6.ASSESS.B – one copy for the teacher per team
- Lesson Number
- MS.FS.1.6
- Precepts
- B. Relationships; B2. Interact and work with others
- Key Terms
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.02.02.b.Utilize communication skills to collaborate in a group setting.
- ESS.02.01.01.bIdentify the purposes of laws associated with environmental service systems.
- FPP.01.01.02.aIdentify and explain environmental and safety concerns about the food supply.
- FPP.01.02.01.bEvaluate the changes in the food products and processing industry brought about by industry organizations or regulatory agencies.
- FPP.01.02.02.b.Discuss the application of industry standards in the food products and processing industry.
- FPP.02.02.02.aIdentify the seven principles of HACCP.
- FPP.02.03.03.aDescribe the effects food-borne pathogens have on food products and humans.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- NSS-C.5-8.1Civic Life, Politics, and Government
- NSS-EC.5-8.16Government in the Economy
- NSS-USH.5-12.10Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the Present)