4.2 Who Is Taking a Stand
This middle school lesson, “Who Is Taking a Stand?” (part of the Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum), teaches students to distinguish between animal welfare and animal rights and to identify organizations associated with each. Using a rock-in-water “ripple effect” demonstration, a K-W-L chart, and Internet research, students explore how these groups and the media impact production agriculture practices.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will discuss animal issues.
- As a result of this lesson the students will identify groups associated with animal rights and animal welfare relating their impact on production agriculture practices.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Rocks of various sizes
- Container of water
- Writing surface
- Transparencies/Projector
- Computer Lab
- 3×5 note cards
- MS.AI.4.2.AS.A – one per student
- MS.AI.4.2.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AI.4.2.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AI.4.2.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Lesson Number
- MS.AI.4.2
- Precepts
- E. Awareness; E1. Address issues important to the community
- Key Terms
- Animal Welfare; Animal Rights
- Resources
- Animal Welfare vs. Animal Rights. Retrieved August 20, 2009, from Animal Welfare Council Web site: http://www.animalwelfarecouncil.com/html/aw/rights.php
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.06.01.02.aExplain the implications of animal welfare and animal rights for animal agriculture.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.3Evaluation Strategies — Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
- 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.