Tractor Supply Company: How and Why to Compost
A quick (30-minute) FFA lesson plan developed with Tractor Supply Company that teaches students how and why to compost. Students watch a Tractor Supply Company video and complete the “Breaking it Down to Grow More” worksheet to define composting, label the materials/tools/location of a compost pile, explain the importance of the correct green-to-brown ratio, and discuss why composting matters. An optional “Leveling Up” activity has students start a class compost pile or research commercialized composting.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define composting.
- Label example building materials, location, green and brown matter, and tools utilized in building a composting pile.
- Describe why having the correct ratio of green and brown matter in a compost pile is important.
- Articulate why they believe composting is important.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Breaking it Down to Grow More" worksheet for each student.
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time.
- Resources
- 1. FFA.org 2. Video: How and Why to Compost: https://youtu.be/kmdswODQDPs
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. A portion of a plants or environmental service system curriculum. 2. A portion of an agricultural companies lesson/unit.
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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.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.06Analyze the interaction among AFNR systems in the production, processing and management of food, fiber and fuel and the sustainable use of natural resources.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG6Analyze the interaction among AFNR systems in the production, processing, and management of food, fiber, and fuel and the sustainable use of natural resources.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.3Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
Common Core – Science & Technical Subjects
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.
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.9-10.1Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
FFA Precept
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
NASDCTEc
- AGC05.02Identify how key organizational systems affect organizational performance and the quality of products and services to demonstrate an understanding of how AFNR systems are managed and improved.