8.7 Exploring Careers in Agriculture
This middle school lesson, “Exploring Careers in Agriculture” (Lesson MS.IAS.8.7) from the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum, introduces students to the breadth of agricultural career opportunities. Students distinguish between a career and a job, explore the eight AFNR career clusters, and identify careers within each through interactive group activities, picture-matching, and personal reflection. The lesson includes activity sheets, transparencies, and an assessment in which students list careers by pathway and reflect on a career of interest.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the student will examine the components of food and agricultural literacy: applying mathematics and science concepts.
- As a result of this lesson the student will identify agriculture career opportunities.
- Explore agriculture career opportunities.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- MS.IAS.8.7.AS.A – AS.J – one copy for each group
- MS.IAS.8.7.TM.A – TM.J – one per teacher
- Stickers, colored notecards, or other system to group students as they enter classroom
- Transparency and projector
- Personal journal
- A prize for winning team (OPTIONAL)
- Precepts
- N. Decision Making; N4. Choose a career based on passion, abilities, and aptitudes.
- Key Terms
- Job; Career
- Lesson Number
- MS.IAS.8.7
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.02.03.01.aExplore various career interests/options.
- CS.02.03.03.aIdentify the skills required for various careers.
- CS.03.02.04.cImplement appropriate preparation plans for a career path based on passion, abilities, aptitude, opportunities.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.5-8.1Science as Inquiry
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives