2.1 Economic Impact of Agricultural Issues
This middle school lesson (MS.AI.2.1) from the Pork Checkoff Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum teaches students how current issues impact the agricultural economy. Through a “telephone” game, supply-and-demand graph analysis, and a graphic-art word activity, students explore cause-and-effect relationships, supply and demand, and how technology, global population, and land use affect agriculture. The lesson concludes with a short-essay assessment connecting these economic concepts.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the student will… Discuss the economic impacts of agriculture.
- As a result of this lesson the student will… Identify how current issues impact the agricultural economy.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Notebooks
- Writing utensils
- MS.AI.2.1.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AI.2.1.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AI.2.1.ASSESS.A — one per student
- Precepts
- C. Vision; C2. Conceptualize ideas
- Key Terms
- Supply; Demand
- Lesson Number
- MS.AI.2.1
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.09.01Apply economic principles to AFNR systems (e.g., supply, demand, and profit).
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NSS-EC.5-8.8Supply and Demand