Lesson 3: Animal Production
This is the third of six National FFA Organization quick lesson plans on Animal Production, focused on food-producing animals. Through a “Match” worksheet, a “Teach the World” news-broadcast research project, grocery price comparisons, and a “Nutrition Choices” activity using MyPlate and Nutrition.gov, students learn how major food animals are raised and managed, animal welfare concerns, how production practices affect consumer food costs, and the role of animal-based foods in nutrition. The resource includes student activity sheets, a presentation rubric, and answer keys.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe the main food-producing animals and how they are managed.
- Examine animal welfare concerns that accompany the production of animal-based food.
- Describe the impact of production practices on final consumer food costs.
- Describe the role of animal-based food consumption in everyday nutrition.
- Time required
- 200 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Match" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Teach the World" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Nutrition Choices" worksheet for each student
- One sticky note per student
- Internet access for research
- Colored pencils, markers or pens
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As An
- 1. Introduction to an animal production lesson. 2. Animal welfare lesson. 3. Meat Science.
- Resources
- American Egg Board; American Goat Federation; American Lamb Board; Beef Check Off; MyPlate; National Chicken Council; National Dairy Council; National Turkey Federation; Nutrition.gov; Pork Check Off; Six-Year-Old Basketball Phenom News Report (https://youtu.be/n5k7HqMUE70)
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.05Consider the environmental, social and economic impact of decisions.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- 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.02Utilize best-practice protocols based upon animal behaviors for animal husbandry and welfare.
- AS.05Evaluate environmental factors affecting animal performance and implement procedures for enhancing performance and animal health.
- AS.08Analyze environmental factors associated with animal production.
- CS.01Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the agriculture, food & natural resources career cluster.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-ANI2Utilize best-practice protocols based upon animal behaviors for animal husbandry and welfare.
- AG-ANI5Evaluate environmental factors affecting animal performance and implement procedures for enhancing performance and animal health.
- AG.ANI8Analyze environmental factors associated with animal production.
- AG1Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.2Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
- 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).
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.
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-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- 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.
NASDCTEc
- AGC10.03Compare and contrast issues affecting the AFNR industry including biotechnology, employment, safety, environmental and animal welfare to demonstrate an understanding of the trends and issues important to careers in this industry.
Next Generation Science
- HS-ETS1-3Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.