Lesson #2
Farming - Blog 3 by Crystale M. Straub-Moyer
Our school district has a lot of acres within our
boundaries. Farming is a large part of
our school district. After being at the
Somerset Historical Center I would like to do a past vs today farming
unit. I do farming as a career but would
like to spend more time on learning about farming. I will use our school poster machine to make
posters of the displays at Somerset. I
will also have guest farmers in to speak to my class on farming and the changes
that have happened during their lifetime.
I also am fortunate to be able to tie in tractors with this unit. A family friend collects tractors and he
would be willing to bring in a variety of tractors and a model A car for the
children to see. (content)
I am hoping to visit a John Deere equipment store by Lake
Tobias when we do our yearly field trip.
The children will be able to see farming equipment that is used
today. Back in the classroom, we will be
able to do a venn-diagram comparing the past to the present farm
equipment. We will also discuss the hard
work, dedication, and planning it takes to successfully run a farm. I will
have guest speakers who run a dairy farm, cattle, and crop farm as well as a
tractor collector for the children. We
will do a classroom greenhouse and learn about the life cycles of plants too.
(creative activity)
Through posters, pictures, and the computer the students
will be exposed to farming in the past and present.(DOK-1) The children will be respectful and create a
respectful environment for guest speakers and models of tractors. They will
compare and make observations of the tractors. (DOK-2)
The students will successfully implement a classroom greenhouse.
(DOK-3) We will do a venn-diagram to
record what the children know about farming past vs. present. (DOK -4) The students will also design a tractor for
the future in a journal writing by illustrating and explaining what he or she
believes a tractor would look like in the future. (DOK-4)
Standards : 25.3,
25.4, 15.1, 3.4c, 5.4, 4.8,1.6, 5.3e, 7.4, 20.3,
If there's a local 4-H branch, you might even get someone to bring plants that are grown, or animals to show.
ReplyDeleteIf there is a FFA chapter in your school district, that could be another resource.
ReplyDeleteHow much diversification is there in farming in your area? Is it similar or different from farming in other parts of the country?
Yes, Somerset had a very cool book on farming tools then and now.
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