Kami Harmon – Sheep SAE
This National FFA lesson plan, “Sheep,” uses FFA member Kami Harmon’s supervised agricultural experience (SAE) of caring for and showing lambs as a springboard to teach students about sheep production. Through a video-based worksheet and a research worksheet, students learn how to care for show sheep, research popular meat and wool breeds, identify the primal cuts of lamb, and examine the structure of wool fiber. The resource includes student activity sheets and answer keys.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Discover how to care for show sheep.
- Research popular breeds of meat sheep and wool sheep.
- Identify and describe the primal cuts of lamb.
- Explain how the different components of a wool fiber work together to give wool its unique properties.
- Time required
- 180 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Baa, Baa Sheep" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Have You Any Wool (or Meat)?" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Resources/References
- 1. Video: "Sheep SAE | Kami Harmon," https://vimeo.com/377222025; 2. Website: Sheep Breeds A–Z, http://www.sheep101.info/sheepbreedsa-z.html; 3. Article: "The Only Lamb Cuts Guide You'll Ever Need," https://medium.com/farmdrop/the-only-lamb-cuts-guide-youll-ever-need-how-to-choose-and-cook-your-cuts-29419edf875b; 4. Website: Wool Fibre Properties, https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/875-wool-fibre-properties
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- Science: Examine the different components of wool fiber and explain how they work together to give wool its unique properties.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Worksheet
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.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
- 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.06Classify, evaluate, and select animals based on anatomical and physiological characteristics.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-ANI6Classify, evaluate, and select animal based on anatomical and physiological characteristics.
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- 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.
FFA Precept
- 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.
NASDCTEc
- AGPC01.01Produce and/or manage animals in domesticated and/or natural environments using an application of knowledge regarding anatomy and physiology to enhance animal production.