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Celebrate Beef
Students read about the history of cattle, discover new technologies, and fill out worksheets about cattle use. In this cattle lesson plan, students identify states that raise cattle and draw pictures of how cattle is used.
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Beef (Advanced)
In this beef activity, students participate in a variety of activities including completing a digestion dilemma, identifying best meat cuts and selecting a service project to complete.
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Beef Is Good For You
Pupils discuss as a class the need for a healthy diet. They bring in a food product and analyze the nutrition label. Using the labels, they complete a worksheet and chart the nutrients found in beef. They use a scale to see how close...
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The Large Animal Industry
Focusing on the large animal industry the production of meat products, this information may prove to be sensitive matter to some members of your class. However, the slides are relevant. They delve into the topic of animal labor. This...
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WHERE'S THE BEEF?
The student will become visually aware of the different shapes of wholesale cuts of beef.1. Ask a local meat cutter to make a class visit to explain his or her job. 2. Enlarge the steer outline on Student Worksheet B, and place it on a...
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Farm Products Help Me Grow
Students view a display of empty food containers (or illustrations). They select a food and decide as a class if it has an animal or plant origin. Students view a display of common farm animals that are commonly eaten (cow, pig, chicken,...
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Fur, Feathers and Fins
Students examine the stages between growing the animal and buying it at the grocery store. In food system instructional activity students study the role that animal products have on nutrition and study animal agriculture.
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They Don't Just Eat Grass
Young scholars consider the USDA daily recommendations to create a "feed" product for middle schoolers. In this Health lesson plan, students learn about the ingredients in feed that is fed to livestock and apply the method to creating...
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Ag in My Classroom
Students explore the definition of agriculture. In this Language Arts and Social Studies lesson, students read an article on products that are produced in agriculture, then they complete a vocabulary assignment and write an essay on the...
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Ag in My Community; Agriculture
Students build knowledge about agriculture as it relates to their communities' commodities. In this agriculture lesson, students brainstorm about conditions in their community with regards to growing different types of crops. Students...
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Agriculture Cares for the World
Students explore world geography by analyzing agriculture. In this dietary habits lesson plan, students discuss the role parents play in their children's diet and where the food comes from. Students write agricultural research paragraphs...
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Peanut Butter Broccoli - Creating New Produce Through Genetic Selection
Fifth graders understand that traits are inherited and change over time. In this physical traits lesson, 5th graders compare produce items for similar traits. Students create large graphs to show their results. Students discuss genetic...
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WHO CARES FOR THE LAND?
Students explore the importance of natural resources. They are given copies of the story, "Who Cares For The Land," and students follow
along as the teacher reads it. Students identify the key points in the story. (Soil, water and air...