Team Agriculture
This is a 30-minute FFA lesson plan in which students watch a video of John Tyson discussing Tyson Foods’ relationship with farmers, then identify shared values and reflect on their own reasons for being passionate about agriculture. Using the “Team Agriculture!”/”Team Farmer!” worksheet, students record points from the video, write their own interests in agriculture, and discuss them with a partner. It works as a supplement to an ag communications, ag leadership, or introduction to agriculture course, or as a class opener.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Relate the values shared in this video with their own.
- Share reasons for their interest in agriculture.
- Communicate with other students about these values and interest.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the “Team Agriculture!” worksheet for each student.
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time.
- Resources
- FFA.org; Video: John Tyson on Tyson Foods' relationship with Farmers – https://youtu.be/fiee6vSZ37U
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. Supplement to a ag communications or ag leadership curriculum; 2. Supplement to an introduction to agriculture course; 3. Class opener
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Social and Cross-cultural Skills; Communication; Initiative and Self-direction
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
AFNR Performance Element
- CS.01Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the agriculture, food & natural resources career cluster.