5.1 Care and Handling
This middle school lesson, “Care and Handling” (Lesson MS.AS.5.1) from the Pork Checkoff Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum, teaches students proper animal care and handling practices for livestock and poultry. Through an interest approach using crowded rectangles, activity sheets, scenario card sorting, and a nursery rhyme review activity, students learn to limit animal stress during handling/transportation and to distinguish preventative measures from treatment measures.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will… Describe responsible animal welfare and care practices.
- As a result of this lesson the students will… Define proper animal care and handling practices of each species of livestock and poultry.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Scotch tape
- Writing surface to record goals
- MS.AS.5.1.AS.A – one per student
- MS.AS.5.1.AS.B – one per student
- MS.AS.5.1.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AS.5.1.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AS.5.1.TM.C – one for each pair of students (cut into cards)
- MS.AS.5.1.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth; G4. Set goals for long term health
- Key Terms
- Preventative measures; Treatment measures
- Resources
- Gillespie, J.R. (2002). Modern livestock and poultry production (6th ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar Thomson Learning, Inc.; National FFA Organization (2003). LifeKnowledge Precepts and Signs of Success; National FFA Organization (2009). LifeKnowledge Online; American Heritage Dictionary entries for 'preventative' and 'treatment' (Dictionary.com)
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.03.01.01.aExplain methods of determining animal health and disorders.
- AS.03.01.02.aIdentify common diseases, parasites, and physiological disorders that affect animals.
- 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-12.4Communication Skills
- NS.5-8.3Life Science