All resources in Nebraska Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Sale Barn

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Bring your students to a sale barn auction inside your classroom! Whether the sale barn is in your town or an hour away, this lesson can help students think like a cattle feeder - using math to determine how to bid and when they should bid on cattle that are at the sale barn.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Interactive, Lesson Plan, Simulation

Author: Toni Rasmussen

Biodegradable Plastic

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After reviewing the many products that can be made from corn and soybeans, students will create biodegradable plastic using corn and soybean ingredients. These ingredients are as simple as cornstarch and vegetable (soybean) oil!  Source: https://grownextgen.org/media/pages/curriculum/meet-the-bean/fun-and-games-with-soybeans/7e281dd28b-1565628888/biodegradable-soy-plastic.pdf

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Toni Rasmussen

Outdoor Survival

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From the Laurentian Outdoor Survival curriculum, this can be a multiple day lesson for Natural Resources or Wildlife Management class. Students discuss ways to survive and signals to be rescued.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Student Guide, Unit of Study

Author: Toni Rasmussen

Agricultural Leadership & Communication Course

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This course is designed to strengthen students' personal and group leadership skills. Topics such as public speaking, effective communication, human relations, parliamentary law, and group dynamics are covered. Also covered is the development of Programs of Activity, and Service-Learning projects, including student development, chapter development, and community development. ** References to Common Core Standards are included as the first slide in each lesson's PowerPoint**

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson Plan

Authors: New Mexico Agricultural Education Association, New Mexico Agricultural Mechanics and Technology Lesson Plan Library, New Mexico Agriculture Education & FFA Association

Introduction to Natural Resources

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This lesson presents an overview of Natural Resources. Learners then complete a poster identifying and classifying Natural Resources. This represents a portion of the Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) series in Nebraska middle and high school agricultural education.

Material Type: Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lecture, Lesson Plan

Author: Owl Nest Manager

Agricultural Current Events Journal

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Students will write a daily response to an agriculture news story and make connections to thier community and predict the impact of the event on the agriculture industry.  Reading current agriculture news will help students be more informed consumers while also helping them to connect content learned in agriculture class to real-world events and applications. Written by Taryn Dameron.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Owl Nest Manager

'Foreman' Role for Group Projects

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Assigning students particular roles can be an effective way to organize groups and simulate job site communication.  Assigning a ‘foreman’ for groups in an agriculture education classroom helps to distribute responsibility among group members and ensures accountability for all students’ participation. As students practice assuming greater responsibility, they can develop new skills. Designed by Donald Fowler.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Owl Nest Manager