AHS.40 Becoming an Advocate for Agriculture and Natural Resources (PowerPoint)
This LifeKnowledge lesson (AHS.40) teaches advanced high school students to become advocates for the agriculture and natural resources industry. Through interactive activities, students recognize the importance of agriculture, learn what it means to be an advocate, and identify the avenues available for advocating on behalf of agriculture and natural resources.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Recognize the importance of the agriculture and natural resource industry.
- Define what being an advocate really means.
- Recognize the avenues of advocacy for agriculture and natural resources.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Overhead Projector
- AHS.40.TM.A
- AHS.40.TM.B
- AHS.40.TM.C
- AHS.40.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Stage Four of Development—SERVE
- Problem Area
- How Do I Grow Others and Contribute to Society?
- Precepts
- E2: Perform Leadership Tasks Associated with Citizenship.
- Key Terms
- Advocacy, Advocate
- Resources
- USDA, Importance of Agriculture, http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/RCAT/rcat102/Rcat102d.pdf
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.4Communication Skills – Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.