Growing Opportunities Infographic
This National FFA lesson plan, “Growing Opportunities Infographic,” uses the AgCareers.com “Growing Opportunities” infographic to introduce students to the breadth of career opportunities in agriculture. Through discussion and an accompanying worksheet, students explore which careers require the most education and the pay ranges associated with each.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Discover the vast number of career opportunities in agriculture.
- Identify which careers require the most education and the pay range for each career.
- Time required
- 20 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Growing Opportunities: What Ag Careers Are Out There?" worksheet for each student.
- Optional: Copies of the "Growing Opportunities" infographic for each student or enough for several small groups.
- Resources
- FFA.org; Growing Opportunities Infographic, https://www.agcareers.com/infographics/growing-opportunities-infographic-24.cfm
- Created
- 03/2015 by the National FFA Organization
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.03Examine and summarize the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems in AFNR workplaces.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
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 – Science & Technical Subjects
- RST.9.10.8Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
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.
NASDCTEc
- AGC09.02Select, research and examine critical aspects of career opportunities in one or more AFNR career pathways in order to gain an understanding of the breadth of occupations within this cluster.