3.1 Species Specific Byproducts
This is a middle school agricultural literacy lesson on species-specific animal byproducts. Students learn to define byproduct, edible, inedible, and species, then identify and match specific byproducts (such as tripe, surgical sutures, heart valves, feather meal, and shampoo) to the animal species they come from—beef/dairy, sheep, swine, goats, and poultry. The lesson includes an interest approach about cowhide products, paired chart activities, a Mother Goose e-Moment review, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will identify byproducts generated from the animal industry.
- As a result of this lesson the students will define species specific byproducts.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Baseball (or a picture)
- Baseball glove (or a picture)
- Basketball (or a picture)
- Soccer ball (or a picture)
- Pair of leather shoes (or a picture)
- MS.AS.3.1.AS.A – one per student
- MS.AS.3.1.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AS.3.1.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AS.3.1.TM.C – one per teacher
- Five pieces of flip chart paper – labeled with the headings Beef/Dairy, Sheep, Swine, Goats, and Poultry and hung prior to class
- Markers – one marker per pair of students
- MS.AS.3.1.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- C. Vision; C4. Adapt to opportunities and obstacles
- Key Terms
- Byproducts, Edible, Inedible, Species
- Lesson Number
- MS.AS.3.1
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.01.01.01.aIdentify the origin, significance, distribution, and domestication of animal species.
- CS.01.03.03.cConduct a self-evaluation for personal reactions to new experiences.
- 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.