6.1 The Impact of a Good Steward
A middle school lesson (MS.AS.6.1, “The Impact of a Good Steward”) from the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum that teaches how animal production impacts the environment. Through interactive e-Moment activities centered on the responsibilities of caring for a puppy, students explore the concepts of environment, pollution, and stewardship, and identify how practices like grazing and using animal manure as fertilizer and fuel affect the environment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will… Identify environmental impacts related to animal production.
- As a result of this lesson the students will… Identify various ways that animal production impacts the environment.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector/transparencies
- Scissors
- Scotch tape
- Scratch paper – one per student
- Writing utensils
- Notebook paper
- MS.AS.6.1.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.AS.6.1.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.AS.6.1.TM.C – one copy, posted on wall prior to class
- MS.AS.6.1.TM.D – one copy, posted on wall prior to class
- MS.AS.6.1.TM.E – one copy, posted on wall prior to class
- MS.AS.6.1.AS.A – one per student
- MS.AS.6.1.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- C. Vision — C1. Contemplate the future; D. Character — D3. Accept responsibility for personal actions.
- Key Terms
- Grazing, Stewardship, Pollution, Environment
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.06.02.01.aIdentify animal production practices that could pose health risks or are considered to pose risks by some.
- AS.08.01.01.a.Evaluate the effects of animal agriculture on the environment.
- ESS.04.02.01.bEvaluate environmental hazards created by different types of solid waste, solid waste accumulation and solid waste disposal.
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- NS.5-8.3Life Science
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives