Poultry Processing
This lesson plan, part of the National FFA Organization and U.S. Poultry and Egg Association curriculum series, teaches students about commercial poultry meat processing. Students learn the steps and equipment used in processing, the layout of a poultry processing facility, and the requirements of packaging labels through a video, worksheets, hands-on activities, and an FFA/SAE career development connection.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Understand the steps and equipment used in poultry meat processing.
- Understand the layout of a poultry processing facility.
- Identify the requirements of packaging labels.
- Time required
- 60 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "How Are Poultry Processed?" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "What's in a Label?" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Further Processed Poultry" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- "An Inside Look at U.S. Poultry Processing" video (https://youtu.be/ZnRYi2ukzOs)
- National FFA Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event Handbook
- "Poultry Processing" PowerPoint
- Essential Questions
- What are the steps of poultry meat processing? What equipment is used during processing? How is a poultry processing plant layout organized to ensure the production of a safe food product? What needs to go on a packaging label?
- Terms
- Evisceration; Preen Gland; Microbes
- Created
- 07/2019 by the National FFA Organization
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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.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.02Evaluate the nature and scope of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster and the role of agriculture, food and natural resources (AFNR) in society and the economy.
- CS.03Examine and summarize the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems in AFNR workplaces.
AFNR Performance Element
- CS.01Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the agriculture, food & natural resources career cluster.
- FPP.01Develop and implement procedures to ensure safety, sanitation, and quality in food product and processing facilities.
- FPP.03Select and process food products for storage, distribution and consumption.
- FPP.04Explain the scope of the food industry and the historical and current developments of food products and processing.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-FD1Develop and implement procedures to ensure safety, sanitation, and quality in food product and processing facilities.
- AG-FD3Select and process food products for storage, distribution, and consumption.
- AG-FD4Explain the scope of the food industry and the historical and current developments of food products and processing.
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-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.CS-NDecision Making: Analyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
- FFA.PG-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
NASDCTEc
- AGAP01.03Plan, implement, manage, and/or provide services associated with the preservation and packaging of food and food products to prepare products for distribution.
- AGPA01.01Design and implement procedures and plans that demonstrate application of food processing principles to manage quality control in the food product and processing industry.
- AGPA01.04Identify and apply food processing, handling, and storage factors to demonstrate their impact on product quality and safety.