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Your Name: Jessalyn Cipriano

Title of Lesson: Farming: Industrial vs. Organic
Grade: 4th

STANDARDS
4.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
4-ETS1-2 Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria
and constraints of the problem.


LESSON SUMMARY/OVERVIEW
This lesson is designed so students can research the differences between industrial and organic farming. Students will research
what each type of farming means and what the pros and cons of each are. Students need to be aware what kind of food is being
produced from these types of farms, as well as what goes into the food at these farms.


OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to research industrial and organic farming.
Students will be able to write an informative group essay on their topic.
Students will be able to present their information to their peers.


ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
The students essays and posters will be collected as a summative assessment. Students will be asked questions to encourage
discussion throughout the activity, which will be used as a formative assessment.


PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE
Students will need to know that there are different types of farming. Students will need to know that our food does not come
from the grocery storewhere does it come before that? Students will need to know what kind of food they consume and how
they dispose of it.


MATERIALS
Class set of iPads/laptops
Poster board
Printer to print photos
Markers/crayons/decoration tools
Paper
Pencil

VOCABULARY/KEY WORDS
Organic
Industrial
Agriculture
Farming
Waste
GMO


TEACHING PROCEDURES
Procedural Steps (Step by step instructions for teaching the lesson):
Teacher Will:
Ask students, What is farming?
Explain that farming is what brings us all the different types of food that we eat.
Tell students there are two main types of farming industrial and organicand that they will be researching the two
today.
Split the class into two halves and assign one-half industrial and the other half organic.
While students are researching, teacher will be walking around facilitating and asking questions about what the
students are discovering.
After students have had plenty of time to find resources and research on the Internet, they will begin to write a group
essay about their findings.
Students will also create a group poster board with facts and pictures about their topic.
Each group will present their topics to the class.
After all the presentation, students will have a class discussion, deciding what they think is the best type of farming.
They can share their opinions and values about the two different types.


RESOURCES
I thought of this lesson on my own, but used the outside resources from my website, http://ssftfoods.weebly.com/

WAYS OF THINKING CONNECTION
Values thinking is incorporated in this lesson. Values thinking is what we care about and how our opinions affect our decision
making. Your values need to be considered when thinking about any major topic. You also must respect others values when
discussing societal issues. When students are able to form their own opinions about which type of farming they think is best
for our society, they will be able to demonstrate values thinking.