5.3 Proceed With Caution
This middle school lesson, “Proceed with Caution!” (MS.AS.5.3) from the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum, teaches students about the dangers of working with animals and how to reduce risk. Through a guided visualization, clay sculpting activity, and teaching masters, students learn about animal vision/blind areas, the flight zone, safe approaches, and using the point of balance to move animals safely.
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… Discuss the dangers involved in working with animals.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Balloon (and something to pop the balloon)
- Molding clay – enough for each group of three to make two "sculptures"
- Large pieces of paper – one per each team of three students to draw on (flip chart/butcher/newsprint type paper will work)
- MS.AS.5.3.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AS.5.3.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AS.5.3.TM.C – one per teacher
- MS.AS.5.3.TM.D – one per teacher
- MS.AS.5.3.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth; G2. Respect one's body
- Key Terms
- Flight Zone, Herding, Point of Balance
- Lesson Number
- MS.AS.5.3
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.06.01.01.aDiscuss the dangers involved in working with animals.
- AS.06.01.01.bOutline safety procedures for working with animals by species.
- AS.06.01.02.aExplain the implications of animal welfare and animal rights for animal agriculture.
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NS.5-8.3Life Science
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives