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A Search for the Source (Grades 6-8)

In this lesson students will learn that agriculture provides nearly all of the products we rely on in any given day by participating in a relay where they match an everyday item with its "source."

Grades
6 – 8
Estimated Time
30 minutes
Updated
December 9, 2024
Earth, soil and 4 boxes with every day essentials like food and clothing
Image: NCAL Team

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Debra Spielmaker | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom

Acknowledgements

Activity adapted from Project Season, by Deborah Parrella.

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Social Studies – Economics
    • Economics Standard 1 (Grades 6-8): Scarcity
      • Objective (Grades 6-8): Identify what they gain and what they give up when they make choices.
    • Economics Standard 2 (Grades 6-8): Decision Making
      • Objective (Grades 6-8): Make effective decisions as consumers, producers, savers, investors, and citizens.
  • Social Studies – History
    • NCSS 3 (Grades 6-8): People, Places, and Environments
      • Objective 7: Human modifications of the environment.
    • NCSS 7 (Grades 6-8): Production, Distribution, and Consumption
      • Objective 1: Individuals, government, and society experience scarcity because human wants and needs exceed what can be produced from available resources.