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Growing a Nation Era 5b: Playing by the Rules

Students will explore the major events and changes in agriculture related to science, technology, and policy in the era of 2001 to the present, taking an in-depth look at how these elements have impacted American families and communities through the passage and enactment of government programs and policies.

Grades
9 – 12
Estimated Time
5 hours
Updated
June 12, 2023

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Courtney Clausen, Debra Spielmaker, and Andrea Gardner | National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)

Sources

  1. American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. (2017). Food and Farm Facts.
  2. Education World. (2019). Venn 3. Retrieved from https://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/D_venn3_2.doc
  3. Nutrien. (2018). Journey 2050. Retrieved from https://www.journey2050.com
  4. H.R. 2 (115th): Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. (2018). Summary. Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2/summary
  5. The National Agricultural Law Center. (n.d.). United States Farm Bills. Retrieved from https://nationalaglawcenter.org/farmbills/
  6. https://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/documents/students/docs/FINAL%20C3%20Fact%20Sheet%209-13-13-1.pdf

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Social Studies – History
    • NCSS 6 (Grades 9-12): Power, Authority, and Governance
      • Objective 5: Mechanisms by which governments meet the needs and wants of citizens, regulate territory, manage conflict, establish order and security, and balance competing conceptions of a just society.