Agriculture–
In Touch With
You Daily!

Background
Information

Procedure

Shopping
Spree

Was That a
Plant?

By-products
Review

By-products

 

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Agriculture – In Touch With You Daily!

Objective
The student will learn how products and by-products of agriculture affect us every day.
TEKS

Grade Level 1-3
S.1.1; 1.2A-E,1.5A
S.2.1, 2.2A-F, 2.5A-B
S.3.1, 3.2A-E

Grade Level 4-6
S.4.1, 4.2A-E, 4.3B
S.5.1,5.2A-E, 5.3B
S.6.1, 6.2A-E, 6.5B

TAAS Objectives
Reading 1, 2, 3
Writing 1, 2, 3, 4
Math
Materials and Equipment
•
Background information, "Agriculture...In Touch With You Daily"
• Bulletin Board pictures of products derived from various commodities
• List of products that contain agricultural by-products from corn, cottonseed, soybeans, wheat and rice (included in lesson)
• Computer with Internet access
Assessment
1. Students will complete multiple choice questions.
2. Teacher-evaluated, grade-appropriate activities.
3. Students will choose an agricultural crop and write an informative composition about how we benefit from that crop.