MS.62 The Origins of Organizations (PowerPoint)
This LifeKnowledge middle school lesson (MS.62, “The Origins of Organizations”) teaches students why organizations form, how and why they change, and how the FFA has changed over its history. Through interactive activities (a “seals and sharks” grouping game and a crawl race), discussion, a matching handout, and an assessment, students explore the concept of need as the basis for organizations and trace key changes in the National FFA Organization.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Understand the origin of organizations.
- Understand how and why organizations change.
- Understand how FFA has changed.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- MS.62.AS.A—one per student
- MS.62.TM.A
- MS.62.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- FFA and Me
- Problem Area
- What Are the Components of a Successful Organization?
- Precepts
- F5: Acquire new knowledge
- Key Terms
- Need; Change
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.11Participating in Society – Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.