CAD – MS.56 – Modifying and Evaluating Actions (IA)
This is a National FFA Organization “LifeKnowledge” middle school lesson (MS.56) on modifying and evaluating actions. Through an interest approach, key-term instruction, problem-solving scenarios, and a written assessment, students learn to evaluate and modify their solutions and actions to problems. The lesson includes assessment materials, transparencies, and three real-life problem scenarios for paired work.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify ways to modify and evaluate solutions and actions.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Overhead Projector
- Student Notebooks or Journals
- MS.56.AS.A—one per group of two students
- MS.56.TM.A
- MS.56.TM.B
- MS.56.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Stage Three of Development—DO
- Problem Area
- How Do I Make Things Happen?
- Precepts
- J4: Solve Problems
- Resources
- National FFA Organization's "Essential Learnings," 2003.
- Key Terms
- Action, Solution, Modify, Evaluate
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.7Evaluating Data–Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.