Kansas Farm Bureau®
“DO-IT-YOURSELF”
AGRICULTURE EDUCATION
PROGRAM
ADDRESSING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT AGRICULTURE
Design your own Addressing
Misconceptions About Agriculture
program
today!
Here’s what you’ll need:
Related Resources:
Addressing Misconceptions About Agriculture DVD & Teacher's Guide
Have you always known that many of the derogatory
claims made against modern agricultural practices are not sound? Are you ready
to challenge many of the misconceptions people hold about agriculture, but have
not had the time to research the issues yourself? This instruction kit will help
you do just that with sound, science-based factual information. We’ve done the
research for you. The kit’s 35 issues cover topics from DDT to global food
issues and nutrition to animal production. The kit comes complete with an 11-
page lesson plan, background information on each issue, three sets of student
cards, and a CD ROM containing two PowerPoint presentations. The well-researched
issues are supported with five pages of references. References listed are easily
available to any audience member or student ready to challenge the
presentations. The kit is designed for classroom use at the high school and
college level. Demand for this presentation has led us to also create an
18-issue speech version that can be presented in a half hour to 45 minutes. Both
versions are included in the kit.
(Click
here to request this resource, at no charge, for two weeks)
Kansas teaching
standards for Addressing
Misconceptions about Agriculture
Standards and
Competencies for Grades 8-12
Environmental Science and Natural Resources
Our Natural
Resources- Describe the environment and how human activity causes
change
Sustaining the
Environment- Describe the importance of sustainability
Resource
Conservation- Identify ways humans affect resources
Biotechnology-
Analyze issues related to biotechnology and the environment
Hazardous Wastes-
Explain hazardous wastes
Sustainable
Agriculture- Explain sustainable agriculture
Standard 1: Science as Inquiry
Benchmark 1: The
student will demonstrate the abilities necessary to do scientific
inquiry.
Indicator 1: The
student actively engages in asking and evaluating research
questions.
Standard 3: Life Science
Benchmark 4: The
student will understand the interdependence of organisms and their
interaction with the physical environment.
Indicator 5: The
student understands human beings live within the impact ecosystems.
Standard 6: Science in Personal and Environmental Perspectives
Benchmark 1: The
student will develop an understanding of the overall functioning of
human systems and their interaction with the environment in order to
understand specific mechanisms and processes related to health
issues.
Indicator 1: The
student understands some chemical and physical hazards and accidents
can be avoided through safety education.
Indicator 2: The
student understands the severity of diseases symptoms is dependent
on many factors.
Questions? Contact the Agriculture Education Division at 785/587-6150.
