TITLE:
Old
McDonald’s
ABC
North
Dakota
Farm
Trip
WRITTEN
BY:
Lola
Knutson
GRADE
LEVEL(S):
Grade
Four
TIME
ALLOTMENT:
Seven
to
ten
days,
60
minute
classes
in
Social
Studies
and
Language
Arts
each
day
OVERVIEW:
This
activity
can
be
used
as
a
review
of
North
Dakota
agriculture
by
4th
grade
students.
They
will
make
an
ABC
PowerPoint
of
agriculturally
related
facts
and
places
in
North
Dakota.
The
book,
P
is
for
Peace
Garden,
by
Roxanne
B.
Salonen
will
be
used
as
a
model
for
appropriate
North
Dakota
topics
and
the
book,
A
My
Name
is
Alice,
by
Jane
Beyer
will
be
used
as
a
model
for
alliteration.
SUBJECT
MATTER:
Social
Studies
North
Dakota
Studies
Reading
Writing
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
1. The
students
will
create
an
ABC
PowerPoint
about
agriculture
in
North
Dakota
with
each
slide
containing
a
‘Where’
and
‘What’
about
agriculture
in
the
state.
2. The
students
will
demonstrate
knowledge
of
historically
related
agricultural
facts
and
places.
3. The
students
will
demonstrate
knowledge
of
modern
day
related
agricultural
facts
and
places.
4. The
students
will
compare
and
contrast
similarities
and
differences
of
agriculturally
related
crops,
equipment,
and
activities
from
the
past
with
the
present
by
using
a
Venn
diagram.
5. The
students
will
use
appropriate
conventions
of
language
in
spelling
and
punctuation.
6. The
students
will
demonstrate
knowledge
of
alliteration.
NORTH
DAKOTA
STANDARDS:
Social
Studies
Standards
Standard
2:
Students
understand
important
historical
events
Benchmark
4.2.1:
Identify
symbols
that
represent
North
Dakota
Benchmark
4.2.3:
Identify
similarities
and
differences
between
past
events
and
current
events.
Standard
3:
Students
understand
economic
concepts
and
the
characteristics
of
various
economic
systems
Benchmark
4.3.4:
Indentify
principal
exports
of
North
Dakota,
ie.
crops,
energy,
etc.
Standard
5:
Students
understand
and
apply
concepts
of
geography
Benchmark
4.5.3:
Identify
the
location
and
characteristics
of
significant
features
of
North
Dakota
Benchmark
4.5.5:
Identify
different
patterns
of
land
use
in
ND
English
Language
Arts
Standards
Standard
1:
Students
engage
in
the
research
process
Benchmark
4.1.4:
Use
note‐taking
strategies
to
organize
information
Benchmark
4.1.5:
Compose
basic
research
reports
or
presentations
Standard
2:
Students
engage
in
the
reading
process
Benchmark
4.2.1:
Read
a
variety
of
texts:
fiction,
nonfiction,
etc.
Benchmark
4.2.7:
Use
reference
sources
to
determine
word
meaning
Benchmark
4.2.8:
Use
a
variety
of
text
comprehension
strategies
Standard
3:
Students
engage
in
the
writing
process
Benchmark
4.3.1:
Determine
a
message
to
inform,
entertain,
etc.
Benchmark
4.3.2:
Demonstrate
planning
ideas
to
organize
thoughts
before
writing
Benchmark
4.3.6:
Incorporate
vocabulary
in
writing
Benchmark
4.3.9:
Use
proofreading
marks
Benchmark
4.3.10:
Use
reference
tools
to
edit
writing
Benchmark
4.3.12:
Share
final
copy
with
peers,
etc.
Standard
4:
Students
engage
in
the
speaking
and
listening
process
Benchmark
4.4.2:
Develop
a
presentation
to
inform,
etc.
Standard
5:
Students
understand
media
Benchmark
4.5.3:
Construct
samples
of
different
media
genres
to
inform,
etc.
Standard
6:
Students
understand
and
use
principles
of
language.
Benchmarks
4.6.4,
4.6.5,
4.6.6:
Use
capitalization,
conventions
of
punctuation,
and
spelling.
Benchmark
4.6.7:
Use
and
interpret
alliteration
MEDIA
COMPONENTS
–
VIDEO
AND/OR
WEB:
1.) http://www.agclassroom.org/
This
site
contains
various
places
for
students
to
go
to
and
learn
about
modern
day
agriculture.
2.) http://www.kidzone.ws/
State
agriculture
facts.
3.) http://www.kidsfarm.com/
Equipment
and
farm
animals.
This
site
is
accessible
from
the
Ag
in
the
Classroom
site.
Shows
pictures
of
modern
day
farm
animals
and
equipment.
4.) www.fsa.usda.gov/agventure/agventure.html Fun
farming
facts.
The
2
games
on
this
site
provide
large
amounts
of
background
information
for
students
who
have
little
knowledge
of
farming.
5.) http://www.campsilos.org/
A
good
comparison
of
yesterday’s
farming
practices
and
today’s
farming
practices.
Many
good
farm
pictures
are
included
in
the
virtual
tours
to
assist
students
who
have
little
knowledge
of
a
working
farm
and
agricultural
practices
or
equipment.
6.) http://www.ndstudies.org/
‐
4th
Grade
Resources:
North
Dakota
Agriculture
Teacher
Resources
Guide
will
provide
facts
on
the
crops
that
are
produced
in
North
Dakota.
‐
Video
clips
give
students
knowledge
of
the
past
and
current
farming
practices
and
problems.
Search
for
Video
Clips
with
the
following
Keywords:
Bonanza
Farms,
First
Farms,
Bonanza
Farms
and
Millers,
Working
the
Bonanza
Farms,
Changing
Face
of
Agriculture,
Precision
Farming,
End
of
an
Era,
7. http://www.flickr.com
Search
‐
farming
equipment,
agricultural
crops
and
livestock.
You
will
get
a
wide
selection
of
pictures
to
use
with
students
to
build
background
knowledge.
8. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agmag/agmag.htm
Select
the
Ag
Mags
to
download
or
order
for
current
information
and
pictures
of
crops
and
livestock
grown
in
North
Dakota.
MATERIALS:
P
is
for
Peace
Garden
by
Roxanne
B.
Salonen
ISBN1‐58536‐142‐9
A
My
Name
is
Alice
by
Jane
Beyer
ISBN
0‐8037=0130‐6
Agriculturally
related
pictures
of
crops,
equipment,
etc.
Model
power
point
A
My
name
is
Alice.ppt
Computer
with
internet
access
Note
cards
for
students
or
other
note
taking
materials
Chart
paper
for
whole
group
Venn
diagram
activity
PREP
FOR
TEACHERS:
1. Spend
time
on
the
websites
and
video
clips
listed
above
to
familiarize
yourself.
2. Print
off
copies
of
ag
equipment,
livestock,
and
crops
grown
in
North
Dakota
from
the
websites
listed
(#
7
and
#8).
3. Have
students
bookmark
sites
listed
for
easy
access.
4. Pre‐read
the
picture
book,
P
is
for
Peace
Garden
and
A
My
Name
is
Alice.
5. Find
various
agriculturally
related
pictures
to
help
build
students’
background
knowledge
of
farm
crops,
equipment,
etc.
INTRODUCTORY
ACTIVITY
­
SETTING
THE
STAGE:
MATERIALS:
Picture
books
mentioned
and
computers
with
internet
access
Appropriate
note
taking
materials
1. Teacher
will
read
P
is
for
Peace
Garden
to
the
students.
Students
and
teacher
engage
in
a
discussion
about
the
information
included
in
the
book.
Teacher
says
“This
page
says
B
is
for
Bison.
Who
can
describe
a
bison
for
us?
What
other
names
might
we
call
a
bison?
Can
we
eat
bison?
This
page
says
P
is
for
Peace
Garden.
Who
can
find
the
Peace
Garden
on
our
North
Dakota
map?”
2. Students
will
view
various
pictures
of
agriculturally
related
activities
gathered
from
the
North
Dakota
Horizons
magazines
or
the
internet.
Teachers
states
“What
do
you
notice
about
these
pictures
of
farm
equipment
from
the
early
1900’s?
From
a
present
day
farm?
How
are
farmers
gathering
crops
in
this
picture
from
the
early
1900’s?
From
a
farm
of
today?”
3. Teacher
will
read
A
My
Name
is
Alice
and
discuss
the
alliteration
pattern
of
this
book.
See
model
power
point
included
in
materials.
Teacher
asks,
“What
do
you
notice
about
these
pages?
On
the
power
point,
which
word
is
the
WHAT?
Which
word
is
the
WHERE?
What
other
name
do
we
give
to
words
that
begin
with
the
same
letter?
(tongue
twisters)”
LEARNING
ACTIVITIES:
MATERIALS:
Computers
with
internet
access
and
appropriate
notetaking
materials
1. Direct
students
to
spend
time
researching
and
learning
new
information
about
agriculture
and
farming
in
general
through
the
use
of
the
following
websites
listed.
www.kidszone.org
Focus
attention
to
State
Ag
Facts
tab,
click
on
North
Dakota
for
up
to
date
listing
of
crops
and
products
grown
or
raised
in
North
Dakota.
Focus
attention
to
Virtual
Tours
which
give
3
or
4
good
pictorials
of
modern
day
farming.
Focus
attention
on
Farm
and
Fun
Food.
Agventure
and
Kids
Farm
give
insight
into
farming
for
students.
Revisit
Ag
Knowledge
area
at
the
conclusion
of
surfing
this
site
for
an
assessment
of
knowledge
students
have
gained
into
modern
day
farming
and
agriculture.
www.campsilos.org
While
this
site
features
Iowa
farms,
the
information
given
is
very
similar
to
North
Dakota
farms.
Focus
attention
on
Exploring
the
Prairie.
Lots
of
historical
farming
information
can
be
gained
here.
Focus
attention
to
Pioneer
Farming
for
the
same
purpose.
Focus
attention
to
farming
today
and
tomorrow
to
give
insight
into
what
problems
today’s
farmers
face.
www.kidskonnect.com
In
subject
index,
click
on
states
and
then
ND.
Focus
attention
on
North
Dakota’s
symbols
and
facts.
Several
links
at
the
bottom
will
give
students
more
knowledge
about
North
Dakota.
2. Explain
to
students
they
will
be
creata
an
ABC
PowerPoint.
They
may
take
notes
while
interacting
on
the
websites.
Tell
then
to
include
a
WHAT
and
a
WHERE
in
their
notes
about
North
Dakota
agriculture.
3. Students
will
view
and
discuss
the
video
clips
concerning
historical
farms
in
North
Dakota,
the
Bonanza
farms,
modern
day
farming
in
North
Dakota
and
the
Changing
Face
of
Agriculture:
Precision
Agriculture
from
www.ndstudies.org.
The
video
clips
range
from
5‐10
minutes.
View
all
of
the
clips
to
add
historical
background
knowledge.
A. Bonanza
Farms:
The
First
Farm
video
clip
Pre‐teach
vocabulary
words
–
entice,
fertile,
Nile
River.
Begin
to
watch
video
clip.
At
the
times
listed
below,
pause
video
clip
and
ask
question.
0:18
–
“Why
was
the
railroad
built?”
1:54
–
“What
city
developed
where
the
railroad
crossed
the
river?”
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
3:01
–
“What
was
used
to
entice
people
to
come
here?”
3:51
–
“Why
did
people
come
here?”
4:13
–
“What
was
the
name
of
the
first
bonanza
farm?”
B. Working
the
Bonanza
Farm:
Preteach
vocabulary
words
‐
immigrant
and
transient.
Begin
to
watch
video
clip.
At
the
times
listed
below,
pause
and
ask
question.
1:31
–
“What
equipment
do
you
see?
What
animals
are
being
used?”
1:
55
–
“Compare
the
tractor
you
see
to
today’s
tractor.”
2:
23
–
“What
do
you
think
those
piles
are?
Why
are
they
piled
like
that?”
5:55
–
“Describe
the
equipment
you
see.
Do
you
think
farming
then
was
lots
of
work
or
not?”
8:
47
–
“Describe
the
equipment
you
see.”
9:17
–
“Why
was
being
a
transient
a
bad
thing?”
C. The
Bonanza
Farm
and
the
Millers:
Pre‐teach
vocabulary
words
‐
fertile,
milling,
and
PR.
Begin
to
watch
video
clip.
At
the
times
listed
below,
pause
and
ask
question.
0:12
–
“List
3
reasons
the
Red
River
Valley
was
good
for
farming.”
1:10
–
“What
does
bonanza
mean?”
1:30
–
“Can
anybody
tell
where
this
bridge
is
located?”
D. The
Bonanza
Farm:
End
of
an
Era:
Pre‐teach
vocabulary
words
‐
crop
rotation
and
depleted.
Begin
to
watch
video
clip.
At
the
times
listed
below,
pause
and
ask
question.
0:17
‐
“What
happened
to
cause
the
bonanza
farm
to
go
away?
E. The
Changing
Face
of
Agriculture:
Precision
Farming:
Pre‐teach
vocabulary
words
‐
technology,
yield,
drown
out,
production.
Begin
to
watch
video
clip.
At
the
times
listed
below,
pause
and
ask
question.
0:30
–
“Describe
the
equipment.
Compare
it
to
what
you
saw
in
the
clips
about
the
Bonanza
Farms.”
1:05
–
“List
some
ways
a
computer
will
help
a
farmer.”
5:10
–
“Describe
the
equipment
and
what
it
is
doing.”
Together
as
a
group
create
a
Venn
diagram
to
compare
and
contrast
agricultural
crops,
equipment,
and
activities
of
the
past
and
modern
times.
Teacher
will
use
the
sample
A
My
Name
is
Alice
power
point
as
a
model
while
explaining
to
students
what
is
expected
of
them.
“Do
you
notice
that
each
place
name
begins
with
the
letter
for
that
page?
Do
you
notice
that
each
crop
also
begins
with
that
letter?”
Teacher
will
highlight
the
alliteration
of
one
letter
per
slide
and
how
each
slide
contains
a
What
(agricultural
commodity)
and
a
Where
(
place
in
North
Dakota).
Working
in
pairs,
students
will
create
ABC
pages
of
North
Dakota
agriculture
today
and
in
the
past.
After
proofreading
and
editing,
students
will
transfer
their
work
onto
PowerPoint
slides.
(Try
to
teach
this
skill
prior
to
this
lesson.)
Teacher
will
compile
all
slides
into
one
PowerPoint.
CULMINATING
ACTIVITY:
MATERIALS:
Using
computers
and
other
equipment
‐
1. Students
will
demonstrate
their
PowerPoint
to
other
4th
grade
classrooms.
2. Students
will
demonstrate
their
PowerPoint
on
a
Family
Literacy
Night.
3. Students
will
take
a
field
trip
to
the
Bagg
Bonanza
Farm.
CROSS­CURRICULAR
ACTIVITY:
1. Social
Studies
and
Math:
Using
North
Dakota
maps,
locate
the
top
10
largest
cities
in
North
Dakota.
Materials:
ND
road
maps
and
graph
paper
or
computers.
Students
make
a
graph
listing
cities
and
populations.
2. Social
Studies:
Make
graphs
showing
the
top
10
crops
grown
by
North
Dakota
farmers.
Materials:
graph
paper
or
computers
3. Science:
Students
sprout
wheat,
corn,
and
beans
using
plastic
bags,
and
moistened
paper
towels
placed
in
windows
of
classroom.
Students
observe
which
seed
sprouts
first
or
last.
Materials:
Seeds,
baggies,
paper
towels,
water
4. Art:
Students
make
a
paper
ABC
quilt
of
North
Dakota’s
agriculture
and
display
it
in
the
hallway.
Each
paper
will
have
a
large
letter
with
a
drawing
and
at
least
two
sentences
describing
what
is
on
the
page.
Materials:
Appropriate
drawing
materials
Example:
W
is
for
wheat.
Wheat
is
grown
near
Wahpeton.
North
Dakota
ranks
#1
in
the
nation
in
the
production
of
hard
red
spring
wheat
and
durum
wheat.
Wheat
was
also
one
of
North
Dakota’s
first
crops.
Make
the
W
large.
Use
an
attractive
font.
COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS:
Students
present
their
PowerPoints
to
other
audiences:
1. Other
4th
grade
classrooms
2. Parents
during
a
parent
night
3. Members
of
the
Bagg
Farm
volunteers
on
field
trip
day
STUDENT
MATERIALS:
Appropriate
notetaking
materials:
note
cards
or
notebook,
pencil
Computer
with
internet
access
Art
paper
and
drawing
materials
for
art
Assorted
seeds,
baggies,
and
paper
towels
for
science
North
Dakota
state
road
maps
for
math