5th Grade Assessment : Sustainable Farming Practices Lesson Plan (Science)

Learning Goal

Students are learning to evaluate the sustainability of food and fibre production

Success Criteria

We can use laptops to research effectively and make notes as needed.

Intro:

Explain to students that they will conduct a research project on sustainability based on one of the lessons we have covered throughout the unit. We are go to work in pairs/groups of three (pre selected). Remind students we have studied cotton, dairy, beef, forestry and fisheries. They are going to select one of the following to research for themselves, and create a presentation about.

Wool Production

Potato Production

Lamb Productions

Pork Production

They will be given a list of websites with information about the different types of farming practices.

In their presentation, they need to include

Their meaning of sustainability

3-4 ways the food or fibre production is sustainable

Ways technology is used to ensure sustainability

Pictures and graphs

Explain expectations

Session 1 - students can complete the worksheet/graphic organiser by researching their topic.

Session 2 - Students can put their research into full sentences, create their presentation

We will then come back together as a class and have a discussion on the presentations and the information each group found. We will discuss the positive and negative impacts of each type of farming and how they can be improved for a more sustainable future. Students will be asked to bring in examples of sustainable farming practices they have seen in their everyday lives and how they can be applied to different types of farming.

practices.

Students can share their presentations with the class.