MS.67 Understanding Agricultural Career Possibilities
This is a National FFA LifeKnowledge middle school lesson (MS.67) that broadens students’ understanding of agriculture as more than just farming. Through definitions, partner work, and a group activity tracing the components of a Big Mac from farm to consumer, students explore the many career areas within agriculture and identify areas that interest them.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define agriculture as more than only farming.
- Identify areas of agriculture that might be of interest.
- Time required
- Instruction for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Poster paper
- Markers
- MS.67.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- SAE—An Integral Component of Agricultural Education
- Problem Area
- Understanding Supervised Agricultural Experiences
- Precepts
- F5: Acquire new knowledge
- Key Term
- Agriculture
- Resources
- Web site of North Carolina State University SAE. www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/sae/toolbox/
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.7Evaluating Data–Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.