United States Department of Agriculture
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12
Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA)
Dr. Allen Talbert and Sonya Lord
STAR Academy at Arsenal Tech High School, Indianapolis, IN
GRADE 9- SONYA LORD
TITLE OF LESSON: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ITS IMPACT
LENGTH OF LESSON: 5 DAYS
BRIEF SUMMARY/PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:
The purpose of this lesson is to expand upon the subject of agribusiness by focusing on
entrepreneurship and its economic impact. During the five days that this lesson covers
students will be participating in discussion about entrepreneurship and even get to hear from
a local entrepreneur as a guest speaker. The class will also highlight what makes a quality
business plan and proposal using the S.M.A.R.T. components. Students will also continue
working on their group business plans due at the end of the module. The lesson concludes
with a teacher led module review and a summative assessment of the content.
STANDARD(S):
A. Indiana State Standards
1. IAFNR: Domain: Agribusiness
Core Standard 7 Students explore the basic economic principles which
are used in agricultural business management.
IAFNR 7-2 -Describe the meaning, importance and economic impact of
entrepreneurship
IAFNR 7.4 –Recognize quality AFNR business plan components that
have been developed using the SMART (specific, measurable,
attainable, realistic, and timely) format
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
A. My students will be able to
1. Define Entrepreneur
2. Explain what an entrepreneur does
3. Differentiate a quality business plan from a poor quality business plan
REFERENCES:
Agriculture In the Classroom. (2010). A Look at Indiana Agriculture.
http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/stats/indiana.pdf
Entrepreneur. (n.d.). Retrieved October 15, 2014, from http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/entrepreneur
Newman, M.E., & Wills, W. J. (1994). Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship.
Danville, IL: Interstate Publishers, Inc.
Ricketts, C., & Ricketts, K. (2009). Agribusiness Fundamentals & Applications. New York:
Delmar Cengage Learning.
MATERIALS:
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Lesson Plan and Attachments
Composition Book
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Writing Utensil
United States Department of Agriculture
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12
Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA)
Dr. Allen Talbert and Sonya Lord
STAR Academy at Arsenal Tech High School, Indianapolis, IN
PROCEDURES:
A. Bell-Ringer
1. Day 1- Word of the Day: Entrepreneur
2. Day 2-Bell-Ringer Activity
a. With a partner, discuss ways that you can be an entrepreneur. Be
prepared to share with the class.
3. Day 3-Bell-Ringer Activity
a. If you could ask a local entrepreneur any question, what would it be?
Write down 1-3 questions.
4. Day 4-Bell-Ringer Activity
a. What is the average age of Indiana farmers? Average Indiana farm size?
i. See IAFNR.AB.2.IR.2 for answers
5. Day 5-Bell-Ringer Activity
a. Indiana is the 2nd largest producer of ___________ and ___________?
i. See IAFNR.AB.2.IR.2 for answers
B. Day 1 Procedure:
1. Entrepreneurship Presentation
a. What is an Entrepreneur?
b. Brainstorm ideas of entrepreneurs
c. What do entrepreneurs do?
d. Discuss the Characteristics of entrepreneurs
e. Examples of entrepreneurs in agriculture
C. Day 1 Closing:
1. Exit Ticket:
a. Write a short list of benefits of being an entrepreneur
D. Day 2 Procedure:
1. Continue Entrepreneurship Presentation
a. Are all entrepreneurs successful?
b. Why is entrepreneurship important?
c. How do entrepreneurs affect the economy?
E. Day 2 Closing:
1. Exit Ticket:
a. Write any questions you may have about what we’ve learned so far
F. Day 3 Procedure:
1. Introduce local entrepreneur guest speaker
a. Invite students to ask questions from Bell-Ringer Activity
2. Quality Business Plan Presentation
a. What does a quality business plan include?
b. Discuss S.M.A.R.T Components
c. Create example as a class of a goal or plan using S.M.A.R.T.
3. If extra class time, allow students to continue to work on group business plans
United States Department of Agriculture
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12
Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA)
Dr. Allen Talbert and Sonya Lord
STAR Academy at Arsenal Tech High School, Indianapolis, IN
G. Day 3 Closing:
1. Exit Ticket:
a. In your business plan groups, write down what you need to finish or
improve in your plan and turn it in as you leave (one paper per group
with all names on it)
H. Day 4 Procedure:
1. Teacher Led Review of
a. Basics of Agribusiness
b. Supply and Demand
c. Entrepreneurship
2. Answer any questions students may have (review previous exit ticket)
3. Allow students to work on group business plans
I. Day 4 Closing:
1. Exit Ticket:
a. Write a quiz question related to Agribusiness and ask a partner
J. Day 5 Procedure:
1. Question class with what we have learned in this module
2. Administer Pop Quiz
3. Begin Group Business Plan Presentations
a. Collect business plan hard copy upon the end of presentation
K. Day 5 Closing:
1. Exit Ticket:
a. What did you enjoy most about this module?
ASSESSMENT:
Formative:
A. Check for Understanding throughout presentations and discussions
B. Business Proposals and Presentations
Summative:
A. Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Pop Quiz1
SUPPORTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
A. IEP’s
1. Allowance to take quiz in separate area with teacher/aid assistance
a. Reading quiz questions aloud
2. Extra time to take pop quiz
B. G&T
1. Projects in this lesson allow for the expansion of learning and creativity for
students on an individual level
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Teacher may create independent unit test as alternate to provided quiz