1.6 Presenting on Agricultural Issues
This middle school lesson, “Presenting on Agriculture Issues” (MS.AI.1.6) from the Pork Checkoff Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum, teaches students to develop an outline of an agriculture issue, identify the characteristics of quality presentations (especially nonverbal communication), and deliver a group presentation on an agriculture issue. Students work in groups to create outlines and posters, then present and are scored using a provided rubric. Included support materials cover agriculture issue topics such as animal rights/welfare, biotechnology, waste management, and organic agriculture.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the student will Evaluate current agriculture issues.
- Develop an outline of an agriculture issue.
- List the characteristics of quality presentations.
- Give a presentation on an agriculture issue.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 90 minutes
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Poster board – one per group
- Markers – one set per group
- Sticky notes – three per student
- MS.AI.1.6.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AI.1.6.AS.A-AS.D – one per group (if needed)
- MS.AI.1.6.ASSESS.A – one per group
- Lesson Number
- MS.AI.1.6
- Precepts
- B. Relationships — B2. Interact and work with others; M. Communications — M3. Makes Effective Business Presentations
- Key Terms
- Nonverbal Communication
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
AFNR Performance Element
- CS.09Technical Skills: Compare and contrast issues affecting the AFNR industry.
National Standards
- AS.06.01.02.aExplain the implications of animal welfare and animal rights for animal agriculture.
- BS.01.01.02.aInvestigate current applications of biotechnology in agriculture.
- ESS.04.02.01.bEvaluate environmental hazards created by different types of solid waste, solid waste accumulation and solid waste disposal.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
- NS.5-8.3Life Science
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives