6.3 Reducing Animal Effects on the Environment
This middle school lesson (MS.AS.6.3) from the Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum teaches students methods of reducing the effects of animal agriculture on the environment, focusing on waste management (odor control and manure management) and water quality. Through an interest-approach role-play with producer scenarios, a Little Professor cooperative-teaching e-Moment, and a Hieroglyphics review activity, students learn how livestock producers can be good environmental stewards.
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… Outline methods of reducing the effects of animal agriculture on the environment.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing utensils
- MS.IAS.6.3.AS.A – five copies for each group member, on five different pieces of colored paper
- MS.IAS.6.3.AS.B – five copies for each group member, on five different pieces of colored paper
- MS.IAS.6.3.AS.C – five copies for each group member, on five different pieces of colored paper
- MS.IAS.6.3.AS.D – one per teacher
- MS.AS.6.3.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- C. Vision; C1. Contemplate the future
- Key Terms
- Waste management; Contamination
- Resources
- Gillespie, James R. (1998). Animal Science. Albany, NY: Delmar Thomson Learning. — Introduction to Livestock & Companion Animals, Third Edition. — Taylor, R.E. & Field, T.G. (2007). Scientific Farm Animal Production, Ninth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.08.01.01.bOutline methods of reducing the effects of animal agriculture on the environment.
- ESS.03.03.04.bDescribe precautions taken to prevent/reduce contamination of groundwater supplies.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NS.5-8.3Life Science
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives