RHS Weekly Lesson Plan Template: Bennett Jacobs – Basic Agriculture Science
Time
Dates
Dec 15
Monday
Dec 16
Tuesday
Standard
Analyze skills, education
requirements, income, and
advantages and
disadvantages of careers in
the agriculture industry.
Explain and demonstrate
basic plant science principles
including plant health,
growth, and reproduction.
Essential Question/
Key Question
What careers exist in the
meat processing industry?
What are the essential
functions in managing a
greenhouse?
Observe and interpret the
natural behavior of
agricultural animals and relate
these behaviors to production
practices yielding more
content, healthier, and
productive animals.
What are the essential
functions in caring for
livestock/poultry?
Lesson Opener
Brainstorm just how many
people touch your meat
before you purchase it at the
counter.
Update students on the tasks
needing to be completed in
the greenhouse.
Update students on condition
of animals and what attention
they need for the day.
Procedures/Strategies
Explore careers in processing
beef from initial slaughter to
value added processor.
Give students hands-on
experience in the day to day
operations of the greenhouse
(i.e. watering, fertilization,
pruning, planting, plant
lifecycle, sales, compiling
attractive baskets, fan
maintenance and function)
5-10
min.
Dec 18
Thursday
Dec 19
Friday
Lesson Summary
Review career profiles
Wrap up of daily activities and
why they are essential to
greenhouse operation
Demonstrate, discuss and give
students hands-on experience
in the day to day operations
of raising livestock and
poultry (i.e. feeding,
watering, administering
vaccinations, checking for
health problems, fencing
issues, halter-breaking calves,
transferring chicks to floor of
barn, removing manure,
monitoring manure for signs
of health, collecting eggs,
giving animals (bunnies)
exercise time, witnessing
changes in female bodies over
time during pregnancy )
Wrap up of daily activities and
why they are essential to a
farming operation.
Assessment/
Evaluation
Pick one of the given career
profiles from mycaert.com to
research. Give me the who,
what, when, where, why
details.
Teacher evaluation during
activities (participation in
activities or discussion of)
Teacher evaluation during
activities (participation in
activities or discussion of)
Determine what type of
education is required in these
professions and what kind of
income you could expect.
Time
40
min
Time
Dec 17
Wednesday
Introduce students to
mycaert.com website and
show them how to navigate it.
5
min
Time
RHS Weekly Lesson Plan Template: Bennett Jacobs – Basic Agriculture Science
Materials Needed
iPad
iPad, boots
iPad, boots