Agriculture Lesson Plans

Students examine the human impacts that conservationist Michael Fay noticed on his Congo Trek, and Africa MegaFlyover projects. They write recommendations to the region's governments and businesses, explaining what should be done about human impacts.

Learners research changes the Army Corps made in Everglades, focus on the human impact on the environment, design graphic organizers, summary statements, develop a Florida map of the Everglades region and give a presentation about what they learned.

This lesson has learners examine the human impacts that conservationist Michael Fay noticed on his Congo Trek, and Africa MegaFlyover projects. They write recommendations explaining what should be done about human impacts and environmental threats.

Learners review their scientific process skills and create tessellations. Using the Internet, they discover how humans and their activities have changed a local waterway. They examine how land use affects the wetland habitats over time.

9th graders explore ways water moves through various reservoirs on Earth, examine how human activities change water cycle, investigate substances present in water that indicate human activity, and discuss how understanding water cycle can be helpful in solving problems about water quality. They then prepare article on The Human Impact of the Water Cycle.

Students examine the human impact on natural resources. They read and discuss an article, evaluate nations regarding their environmental problem-solving, develop a presidential speech on the environment, and conduct a natural resources scavenger hunt.

Learners research information about Canada in The Canadian Atlas, examine human impact upon landscape of Canada, and discuss ways Canadians can preserve their land and standard of living by using country's natural resources more efficiently.

In this lesson students brainstorm and discuss what it means for a species to be considered endangered and/or extinct. They research animals in Puerto Rico and choose one that is considered endangered and create a poster about it. In addition, they analyze how humans are impacted by species that are considered endangered.

6th graders explore and evaluate how humans interact with and change their environment.  In this consequences of change lesson, 6th graders research examples of human settlement patterns and activities to evaluate the consequences.  6th graders research regions (Southeast Asia, Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Pacific Islands) and create a brochure to highlight positive and negative consequences of human interaction with the environment. 

This lesson has students investigate two related scenarios that examine human impact on the nitrogen cycle. In the first example, students examine farm fertilizer runoff and its effect on a lake. Both of these examples strengthen students knowledge of ecosystems.