2.5 Research in Agriculture
This middle school lesson (“Research in Agriculture,” Lesson MS.AST.2.5) from the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum teaches students one way the scientific method is used in agricultural research. Through a letter-unscrambling activity, informational reading, and flowchart creation, students explore agricultural research outcomes—xenotransplantation, gene splicing, pesticides, biofuel, and global positioning systems—and the steps and barriers of the scientific method. It includes teacher scripts, transparency masters, an interest approach, review activity, and a multiple-choice assessment with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will… Discuss agricultural research.
- As a result of this lesson the students will… Identify one way the scientific method is used in agriculture research.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 90 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Ziploc Bags
- MS.AST.2.5.AS.A – Print out two pages and cut each word into letters
- MS.AST.2.5.TM.A – Cut apart by section
- MS.AST.2.5.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AST.2.5.TM.C – one per teacher
- MS.AST.2.5.TM.D – one per teacher
- MS.AST.2.5.TM.E – one per teacher
- MS.AST.2.5.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Lesson Number
- MS.AST.2.5
- Precepts
- B. Relationships — B4. Eliminate barriers in building relationships.
- Key Terms
- Flowchart
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.03.01.05.bExplain the health risk of zoonotic diseases to humans and their historical significance and future implications.
- BS.03.01.01.aExplain biological, social, agronomic and economic reasons for genetic modification of eukaryotes.
- BS.03.03.08.cEvaluate the technologies used to create biofuels from biomass.
- CS.11.01.01.cDemonstrate procedures and a conceptual understanding of scientific investigation.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.5-8.1Science as Inquiry
- NS.5-8.3Life Science
- NS.5-8.5Science and Technology
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- PS.03.03.03.bDescribe types of pesticide controls and formulations.
- PST.05.03.01.bExplain and evaluate concepts and principals of geospatial technologies.