Lesson 1: World Hunger, A Growing Concern
This is Lesson 1 of 6 in a National FFA Organization unit on world hunger, created with the National Turkey Federation. Students explore undernourishment, the global impact of hunger, and food security through a video, a country-budget simulation, an infographic webquest, reading passages, and presentations. The lesson works well as an agriscience or biotechnology lesson and includes student activity sheets, rubrics, and answer keys.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe undernourishment and hunger.
- Illustrate the impact of hunger on nations.
- Describe food access and the role in food security.
- Time required
- 120 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Who Is Hungry" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Internet access for the webquest
- A copy of the Bell Ringer/Exit Ticket worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Hunger Infographic" worksheet for each student
- Copies of the "World Snapshot" for each group (three to 12 copies)
- A copy of the "Why Are People Hungry?" worksheet for each student
- Created
- 07/2019 by the National FFA Organization
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. An agriscience lesson. 2. A biotechnology lesson.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Global Awareness; Think Creatively
- Resources
- National Geographic video 7 Billion; Worldometers; Hunger Awareness Dinner Resource; World Food Prize: World Hunger Simulation
Downloads & Links
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.
- 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.
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 – 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).
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.8Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Common Core – Science & Technical Subjects
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.7Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
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.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
- 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-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PG-G.Physical GrowthTake care of one's health by eating well, exercising, getting enough sleep, respecting one's body, and setting personal goals for long-term health.
- 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 Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.