Agriculture News Lesson Plans

Eleventh graders analyze a food product and discuss their findings. In this chemistry lesson, 11th graders build a mobile representing their food item of choice. They give an oral report about their product.

Young scholars examine events in Wisconsin that have produced the forests of today. They view a newscast and then puts the events into a timeline and draws pictures showing the events.

Tenth graders identify causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution, analyze the benefits and negative consequences, describe the operation of British government, and identify British social and political reforms resulting from the Industrial Revolution.

Students complete seventeen question test about food safety which includes matching vocabulary terms, short answer questions and fill in the blank questions. Test is part of the Food Safety Unit produced by the College of Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University.

Students choose a news article to analyze using on-line statistical resources. They use multiple resources to gather information for research and critically evaluate the content and perspective of news stories.

Learners examine the different non-point source pollutants in the local lake or water source by reading handouts and discuss the most serious concerns. They conduct a neighborhood reconnaissance as a field study and look for signs of the pollutants and record their data. After their field study, the students generate a list of potential projects the class can do to help educate the public about protecting and improving the water quality in their watershed.

Sixth graders conduct an investigation of the local watershed with the help of an informational survey to collect data. They use the results of the survey to generate discussion with family members about environmental preservation and usage issues.

Students discuss newspapers and water and work in groups to develop their own paper focusing on water issues. In this journalism lesson, students discuss the value of newspapers and water as an issue. They work as a group to develop a paper about a water issue, such as water rights, pollution, or conservation.

Students explore the meaning of the term global interdependence, why rich countries help poorer countries, and match types of international aid to their scenarios.

Students explore many of the key scientific and technological contributions made by the ancient Egyptians. Researched data is presented to the entire group.