2.13 The Journey of Food, From Field to Fork
This is Lesson 13, “The Journey of Food, from Field to Fork,” from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide (National FFA Mentoring Program) within the Agricultural Awareness unit. The large-group lesson teaches students how transportation moves agricultural products from the farm to consumers, using activities, a matching worksheet, and a story about “Jonny the Popcorn Kernel” to trace popcorn’s path from the farm to the movie theater.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain how transportation makes it possible for agricultural products to move from the farm to consumers.
- Describe how one snack food—popcorn—moves from the farm to the movie theater.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- public writing surface
- writing utensil
- PALS.13.AS.A – 1 per student
- PALS.13.AS.B – 1 per student
- PALS.13.AS.C – 1 per student
- popcorn popper
- popcorn kernels
- napkins
- plates
- PALS.13.Assess.A – 1 per student
- Unit
- Agricultural Awareness
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth; G1. Practice healthy eating habits
- Key Terms
- None
- Resources
- National FFA Organization, Food for America Educational Materials; The Popcorn Board, Popcorn: From seed to snack, http://www.popcorn.org; National FFA Organization, Essential Learnings, 2003
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG. K-12.2Reading for understanding.
- NL-ENG.K-12.6Applying Knowledge — Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.