Kylie Skadberg – Meat Processing SAE
This National FFA lesson plan, “‘Meat’ Your Next Career,” explores meat processing as a unique SAE and career path through a video about FFA member Kylie Skadberg, identification of wholesale and retail cuts from beef, pork, and lamb, and an exploration of everyday products derived from animal byproducts. Students complete a multi-part worksheet, label animal cuts, and identify animal byproducts.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Examine the components of a meat processing SAE.
- Explain the difference between a wholesale and retail cut of meat.
- Identify the cuts of meat from pork.
- Identify the cuts of meat from lamb.
- Identify the cuts of meat from beef.
- Identify everyday products that come from animal products.
- Time required
- 60 minutes (*Time requirements may vary based upon student understanding and class schedule.)
- Grade level
- Grades 9 and 10
- Materials
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- A copy of the "'Meat' Your Next Career" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real-time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Vocabulary
- Byproduct; Retail cut; Wholesale cut
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- Science – Identify different cuts of meats and their uses; Identify byproducts from animal products.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Worksheet
Student Activity Sheet_Kylie Skadberg- Meat Processing SAE (DOCX)
Student Activity Sheet_Kylie Skadberg- Meat Processing SAE (PDF)
Other
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.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.
AFNR Performance Element
- CS.05.Describe 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 – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Common Core – Reading: Informational 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 – 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.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-PTechnical/Function Skills in Agriculture: Obtain knowledge and skills needed for a career in agriculture and related industries.
- FFA.PG-IProfessional Growth: Assume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PL-CVision: Visualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-EAwareness: Understand personal vision, mission and goals.
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.