Product-Service Development – Trying New Ideas
This is a National FFA “LifeKnowledge” Middle School leadership lesson (MS.13: Trying New Ideas) focused on the foundational skills needed for leadership. Through a hands-on seed-planting activity, group benefit cards, and a personal action plan, students explore the benefits of trying new ideas, the disadvantages of having a closed mind, and develop a plan to apply open-mindedness in their lives. The lesson includes an interest approach scenario, teaching strategies, a transparency master, activity cards, and an assessment with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- List the benefits of trying new ideas.
- List the disadvantages of having a closed mind.
- Develop an action plan for trying new things.
- Time required
- Instruction for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector
- MS.13.TM.A
- MS.13.AS.A
- MS.13.Assess—one per student
- Seeds—larger varieties—beans, peas, corn
- 3 x 5 index cards
- Card stock
- Thin markers, crayons, colored pens, or other colorful writing utensils
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- What Foundational Skills Do I Need for Leadership?
- Precepts
- A6 Take risks to get the job done.
- Key Terms
- Comfort zone, Creativity, Old habits
- Resources
- 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.