Building Solutions – Innovation
“Building Solutions: Innovation” is a 60-minute FFA lesson plan (lesson one of a three-lesson series) that teaches students how innovation advances agriculture and improves food production efficiency. Students read pages 12-15 of the Elanco ENOUGH Report and complete a two-part worksheet, identifying innovations and resource savings (Part 1) and researching and reporting on an agricultural innovation of their choice (Part 2).
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Understand how innovation is important to the advancement of agriculture
- Describe cause and effect relationships
- Report on an agricultural innovation of their choosing
- Time required
- 60 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Building Solutions: Innovation" worksheet for each student.
- Internet access to view the Elanco ENOUGH Report and to research other innovations.
- Resources
- FFA.org; Elanco ENOUGH Report – https://ffa.box.com/s/6csd0xsjwgzv3khdw4iqxus1c4ioxpec
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. Full class period – Agribusiness, Animal Science or Ag Leadership Curriculum; 2. Stand alone lesson; 3. Supplemental activity for development of CDE and SAE applications
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.02Evaluate the nature and scope of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster and the role of agriculture, food and natural resources (AFNR) in society and the economy.
AFNR Performance Element
- CS.01Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the agriculture, food & natural resources career cluster.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG1Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster.
Common Core – Math Practices
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
NASDCTEc
- AGC10.04Envision emerging technology and globalization and project its influence on widespread markets to demonstrate an understanding of technologies and trends that will impact the AFNR industry.