MS.28 Opportunities in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
This LifeKnowledge lesson (MS.28) introduces middle school students to the seven career pathways in agriculture, food, and natural resources. Through group brainstorming, transparency comparison, and drawing activities, students identify and list a variety of careers within each pathway. The lesson is part of the “What Foundational Skills Do I Need for Career Success?” problem area.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- List the career pathways for agriculture, food, and natural resources.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector
- MS.28.TM.A
- MS.28.TM.B
- MS.28.TM.C
- MS.28.TM.D
- MS.28.TM.E
- MS.28.TM.F
- MS.28.TM.G
- MS.28.Assess—one per student
- Career Cluster Resources, 2002. www.careerclusters.org
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- What Foundational Skills Do I Need for Career Success?
- Precepts
- N4: Choose a career based on passion, abilities, and aptitudes
- Key Terms
- None provided
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.8Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.