Joe Lindberg SAE – Minnow Trapping
“Gone Fishing” is a National FFA lesson plan in which students watch a video about Joe Lindberg’s minnow trapping SAE and then rotate through four stations exploring the aquaculture and fisheries industries and related careers. Through worksheets, a feed-conversion math activity, and a concept map, students examine SAE components, industry sectors, and career opportunities in aquaculture and fisheries.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Examine the components of a minnow trapping SAE.
- Investigate different sectors of the aquaculture and fisheries industry.
- Explore careers related to the aquaculture and fisheries industry.
- Time required
- 55-65 minutes
- Grade level
- Grades 9 and 10
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Gone Fishing" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Fish are Friends … AND Food" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "How Is It All Connected?" worksheet for each student
- A set of Appendices 1-4 for the whole class
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Students devices to access content at each station
- Vocabulary
- Aquaculture; Biomass; Feed Conversion Ratio; Fishery; Freshwater; Marine; Minnow; Ornamental; Sustainable
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- Science: Observe various videos, images, graphs and charts to extract key information. English/Language Arts: Read various texts and summarize key points through various questions; Design a concept map connecting different industries, careers and products together. Mathematics: Find the feed efficiency quotients and percentages for various animals compared to fish.
- Virtual Instruction Ideas
- Instructor may post the student activity sheets to an LMS. Students may access the SAE video on their own devices to complete.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Environmental Literacy; Global Awareness; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Think Creatively
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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.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.
- CRP.11Use technology to enhance productivity. Career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
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 – Math Practices
- CCSS.Math.Practice.MP1Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
- CCSS.Math.Practice.MP2Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
- CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4Model with mathematics.
- CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP6Attend to precision.
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
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.
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.
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.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.