Careers With Animals – Processing and Products
This is the third in a six-part FFA lesson plan series on careers with animals, focusing on animal processing and products. Students watch a turkey farm/processing plant tour video, complete an animal processing timeline activity, and design their own innovative new animal product, learning the skills and steps involved in getting animal products from farm to plate.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe the skills and information necessary for a career in processing and products.
- Develop a new product that will be used within the animal industry.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Turkey Farm and Processing Plant Tour: Temple Grandin" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Animal Processing Timeline" worksheet for each student or pair of students
- A copy of the "Innovation: My New Animal Product Idea" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the videos in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Computer access, ideal for students to work in pairs or small groups
- Scissors, glue sticks or tape
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Think Creatively
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- As a component of an animal science career unit. As a complement to a food science unit on animal processing and products.
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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.
- CRP.05Consider the environmental, social and economic impact of decisions.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
AFNR Performance Element
- AS.02Utilize best-practice protocols based upon animal behaviors for animal husbandry and welfare.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-ANI2Utilize best-practice protocols based upon animal behaviors for animal husbandry and welfare.
Common Core – Math Practices
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.
- CSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
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
- 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-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
NASDCTEc
- AGPC01.02Recognize and interpret animal behaviors and execute protocols for safe handling to facilitate safety for both animals and humans.