8.5 Advancing Through Time
“Advancing Through Time” (Lesson MS.IAS.8.5) is a middle school agricultural literacy lesson in which students trace the advances of science and technology in the agricultural industry from 1793 to the present. Students build a personal timeline, then collaboratively construct a virtual classroom timeline of key agricultural events and record them on their own timelines, reflecting on how technological change has shaped agriculture. The lesson includes scripted teacher dialogue, activity-sheet event cards, a teacher timeline, and a written assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the student will determine the advances of science and technology in the agricultural science industry.
- As a result of this lesson the student will determine the advances of science and technology in the agricultural science industry.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- MS.IAS.8.5.ASSESS.A – one per student
- MS.IAS.8.5.AS.A through O – one per teacher
- MS.IAS.8.5.TM.A – one per teacher
- Overhead projector
- Clipboard or hard writing surface for activity sheets
- Tape
- Scissors
- Colored pencils
- Markers
- Lesson Number
- MS.IAS.8.5
- Curriculum
- Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum
- Precepts
- O. Flexibility and Adaptability; O1. Embraces emerging technology in the workplace.
- Key Terms
- cotton gin, reaper
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- BS.01.01.01.aDefine biotechnology and explore the historical impact it has had on agriculture.
- CS.03.03.01.c.Conduct a workplace study to assess the benefits to adapting emerging technologies.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- NS.5-8.7History and Nature of Science
- NSS-USH.5-12.10Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the Present)
- NSS-USH.5-12.3Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)
- NSS-USH.5-12.4Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
- NSS-USH.5-12.5Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
- NSS-USH.5-12.6Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
- NSS-USH.5-12.7Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
- NSS-USH.5-12.8Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
- NSS-USH.5-12.9Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)