3.2 Advocacy in Agriculture
This middle school lesson (MS.AI.3.2, “Advocacy in Agriculture”) from the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum teaches students how advocacy influences the agricultural industry. Using the American Farm Bureau as a case study, students examine historical milestones and current concerns of agriculture advocates, then locate and summarize a current event before creating a timeline of important Farm Bureau decisions.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will… Recognize the significance that advocacy has in agriculture.
- As a result of this lesson the students will… Describe the influence of advocacy on the agricultural industry.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Small ball/item to toss
- MS.AI.3.2.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AI.3.2.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AI.3.2.ASSESS.A – one per student
- MS.AI.3.2.RUBRIC.A – one per student
- Precepts
- C. Vision; C1. Contemplate the future; N. Decision Making
- Key Terms
- Advocacy
- Lesson Number
- MS.AI.3.2
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.8Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.