RHS Weekly Lesson Plan Template: Bennett Jacobs – Basic Agriculture Science

Dates / Jan 12
Monday / Jan 13
Tuesday / Jan 14
Wednesday / Dec 15
Thursday / Jan 16
Friday
Standard / Explain the basic anatomy and label basic external parts of production animals. / Analyze the role, importance, and scope of the dairy, beef, pork, poultry, equine, and small ruminant animal industries in modern agriculture.
Identify and describe major poultry breeds.
Explain the basic anatomy and label basic external parts of production animals. / Analyze the role, importance, and scope of the dairy, beef, pork, poultry, equine, and small ruminant animal industries in modern agriculture.
Identify and describe major poultry breeds.
Explain the basic anatomy and label basic external parts of production animals. / Ex
Essential Question/
Key Question / What is the basic anatomy of a chicken? / What are the different types of poultry production? / What do we know about the poultry industry so far?
Lesson Opener / How does a chicken produce an egg? Doesn’t a basic anatomy lesson help answer this question? / Show pictures of chickens and ask students to label the correct breed. / Last minute review questions.
Procedures/Strategies
/ Demonstrate the basic anatomy of a chicken and why each part is critical to the success of production. / Review:
Discuss and describe the differences between segments of poultry industry: value-added products, egg producers, meat producers, large scale broiler production, small scale cage-free operations, turkey operations, etc. Demonstrate basic anatomy of a chicken. Demonstrate knowledge of different poultry breeds. / Test on first half of poultry unit
Lesson Summary / Wrap up of basic anatomy. / Final review and guide for test prep. / Review any questions from the test that were most difficult.
Assessment/
Evaluation / Teacher evaluation of anatomy handout. / Teacher evaluation during discussion. / Test
Materials Needed / iPad / iPad, boots / iPad / iPad / iPad, boots