Agricultural Heroes

Background
Information

Procedure

Agriculture
Heroes Research

George
Washington Carver

Cyrus
Hall McCormick

John Deere

Eli Whitney

Benjamin Holt

Ag Hero Match-Up

 

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Agricultural Heroes

Objective   The student will be acquainted with significant persons in the history of agriculture and their contributions.

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Assessment Summary
Grade Objectives
Reading 3, 4, 5, 6 1, 3, 4
Science 5 2, 3, 4

Grade Level 1-3
SS- K.4 A,B; 1.12 A,B; 16C;
2.4 A,B; 16.B; 3.1A; 15A,B
S- 3.3E

Grade Level 4-6
SS- 4.21A,B; 5.24A,B; 6.20A
S- 4.3E; 5.3.E; 6.3E
Objective 1: The student will research two distinctive contributors to the world of agriculture and write a description or classificatory of their contributions.
Objective 2: The student will make a presentation to the class through illustrations, posters, or collages of the above report.
Writing: descriptive words, sentences, or classificatory paragraphs
Project: illustrations captioned posters or collages
Rubric: oral presentation–20 pt. content facts–20 pt.
changes made in ag–30 pt.
illustration–20 pt.
participation–10 pt.
oral presentation–20 pt. content facts–20 pt.
changes made in ag–30 pt.
poster, collage–20 pt.
participation–10 pt.
Materials: paper, pencils, poster board, construction paper, dictionaries, encyclopedias, internet access, magazines, equipment books, obtained from local farm equipment supply company
Equipment: computers with Internet access