Bunge Lesson 1: Sensational Soy
“Sensational Soy” is an FFA agriculture lesson that teaches students about soybeans and soybean oil and their role in the economy and everyday life as part of the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Value Chain. Students explore the parts and uses of soybeans, make soy plastic, analyze supply-and-demand charts, and create a short video/reel communicating the importance of soy. The resource includes a lesson plan, student activity sheets, answer key, and a grading rubric.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe soybeans and their role in the economy.
- Identify the impact of soybeans and soy oil on our daily lives.
- Read and explain information depicted in graphs and charts.
- Develop a reel/video to confer information about soy to others.
- Time required
- 180 minutes
- Grade level
- Grades 9 and 10
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Sensational Soy" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- One small Ziploc bag per student
- One tablespoon cornstarch per student
- One tablespoon water per student
- 1/8 teaspoon soybean oil per student
- Two to three drops food coloring of choice per student
- One-tablespoon measuring spoon
- 1/8-teaspoon measuring spoon
- Microwave
- Eye droppers or pipettes
- Vocabulary
- Soybean; Soybean meal; Soybean oil; Biofuel; Biodiesel
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- Science; English/Language Arts; Technology; Mathematics
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Global Awareness; Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Think Creatively
- Created
- 03/2024 by the National FFA Organization
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Lesson plan
Worksheet
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.
- CRP.05Consider the environmental, social and economic impact of decisions.
- CRP.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
- CRP.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
- CRP.11Use technology to enhance productivity. Career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.CS-NDecision Making: Analyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
- FFA.PG-IProfessional Growth: Assume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-EAwareness: Understand personal vision, mission and goals.
- FFA.PL-FContinuous Improvement: Accept responsibility for learning and personal growth.