Careers With Animals – Animal Agribusiness
A 45-minute lesson plan from the National FFA Organization that introduces students to careers in animal agribusiness. Through a virtual field trip video, a career-sorting worksheet, and a USDA employment article, students examine career opportunities and the demand for jobs in animal agribusiness. It is designed as a component of an animal science or agricultural careers unit.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Examine the opportunities within animal agribusiness.
- Identify the demand for careers in animal agribusiness.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Careers with Animals: Is This Animal Agribusiness?" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "USDA Employment Opportunities for College Graduates" article for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- AgExplorer, https://agexplorer.ffa.org/
- Video: Cargill Science Behind Your Food, a virtual field trip on AgExplorer, https://agexplorer.ffa.org/virtual-field-trip/archive/2017-cargill
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Leadership and Responsibility; Initiative and Self-direction; Flexibility and Adaptability
- Created
- 08/2018 by the National FFA Organization
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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.
- AG2Evaluate 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.
Common Core – Math Practices
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2Determine a central idea of 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.9-10.1.DRespond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.
- 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.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.9bApply grades 9-10 reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning").
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PG-I.Professional GrowthAssume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-C.VisionVisualize the future and how to get there.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.