Fencing Basics
This FFA “Fencing Basics” lesson plan introduces students to types of fencing, how to select the proper fence, and how to calculate, budget, and plan for fencing using the Red Brand website (www.redbrand.com). Through a PowerPoint, two student worksheets (with answer key), and a fence-building activity, students learn to read fence style numbers, identify wire types and knots, and estimate fencing costs. It fits well within a farm management unit and emphasizes problem solving and critical thinking.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Differentiate between various types of fencing.
- Determine the proper fencing needed.
- Calculate, budget and plan for fencing using www.redbrand.com.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Fencing Basics – Part 1" and "Fencing Basics – Part 2" worksheet for each student
- Internet access for the PowerPoint
- Internet access for www.redbrand.com
- Resources
- FFA.org; www.redbrand.com
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well
- As part of a farm management unit; For problem solving and critical thinking applications; As part of a fencing basics lesson.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Information Literacy
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- 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.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- 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.
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 – 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 – Math Practices
Common Core – Science & Technical Subjects
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.3Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.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.
- 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.
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.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4Produce clear and coherent writing the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
FFA Precept
NASDCTEc
- AGPC01.02Recognize and interpret animal behaviors and execute protocols for safe handling to facilitate safety for both animals and humans.