Prepping for a Career With Animals
This is the sixth lesson plan in an Animal Sciences career series, “Prepping for a Career with Animals,” created by the National FFA Organization with Purdue University. Through a bell ringer, partner card activity, an individual career-mapping worksheet, and follow-up, students learn how to prepare for animal-related careers and develop a personal plan with action steps. It includes “Careers with Animals Cards” profiling animal science careers and worksheets for students to identify and map out potential career options.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain how to prepare for a career with animals.
- Create a plan and action steps to prepare for a career with animals.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Careers with Animals" worksheet for each student
- Copies of the "Careers with Animals Cards," one set for each pair of students
- A copy of the "My Interest in a Career with Animals" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Computer access, ideal for students to work in pairs or small groups
- Resources
- AgExplorer, https://agexplorer.ffa.org/
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. Part of a careers with animals unit. 2. A complement to any career preparation lesson or unit.
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.
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.
AFNR Performance Element
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-ANI1Analyze historic and current trends impacting the animal systems industry.
- AG1Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster.
- AG2Evaluate 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.
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.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.9bApply grades 9-10 reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning").
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.PL-C.VisionVisualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-E.AwarenessUnderstand personal vision, mission and goals.
- FFA.PL-F.Continuous ImprovementAccept responsibility for learning and personal growth.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.