2.3 How Are Pigs Raised: Swine Production Systems
This middle school agricultural literacy lesson, “How Are Pigs Raised? Swine Production Systems,” teaches students about the two major swine production systems (indoor and outdoor) and the accepted management practices for each stage in a pig’s life cycle (farrow, nursery, grower-finish, and market). Through a decision-making interest approach, readings, a timeline activity, and a creative drawing review, students compare production systems and chart swine development from birth to market. The lesson includes activity sheets, transparency masters, and an assessment quiz.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will recognize common production systems used in the United States.
- Describe different types of swine production systems.
- Describe accepted management practices for the stages in the life cycle of swine.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Paper
- Crayons and/or markers
- MS.AS.2.3.AS.A – one per student
- MS.AS.2.3.AS.B – one per student
- MS.AS.2.3.AS.C – one per student
- MS.AS.2.3.TM.A – one per class
- MS.AS.2.3.TM.B – one per class
- MS.AS.2.3.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Lesson Number
- MS.AS.2.3
- Curriculum
- Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum
- Precepts
- J. Mental Growth; J3. Practice sound decision-making.
- Key Terms
- Indoor Production, Outdoor Production, Farrow, Nursery, Grower-Finish
- Resources
- Pork Story. (n.d.) Retrieved July 30, 2009, from Pork Check-off: Official Website: http://www.pork.org/newsandinformation/quickfacts/porkstory9.aspx
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.07.01.01.aIdentify facilities needed to house and produce each animal species safely and efficiently.
- AS.08.02.01.aIdentify optimal environmental conditions for animals.
- CS.03.02.01.bUtilize the process used to reach a conclusion for a decision.
- 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