What is one of the harshest farming techniques used in America today?

Lesson plan

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Factory Farming presentation- Harsh reality of one of America's harshest farming techniques

 

Objectives :

1)Students will Decipher between vegan and non vegan cookies

2) Students will Drawing one's idea of a typical farm

3) Students will learn about the cruelty which happens in the egg, poultry, dairy, cattle, industry.

4) Students  will learn where our food comes from

And learning about the factory farming industry.

 

Lesson :

1. Start with cookie activity (activity/ hook)

 

-Introduce Veganism - Brief description

-Vegan cookie presentation- which cookie is vegan A or B

-Pass out cookies… return to later

Q: How many of you have eaten vegan before.. Do you think you could tell the difference

 

B) Introduce Farm Drawing (Activity); (Zacharias, Nil. “Its Time to End Factory Farming.”)

 

Draw a farm…

whatever comes to mind when u think of a farm

Blue sky?

Animals?

Barn?

 

Q: How Many of Yours Look Like This.

 

Show picture of ideal farm and animals

-This is the reality of one of the most common farming techniques.

-Show pictures of harsh realities of farms and animals

-Explain each picture as to what these specific animals are used for in the industry
 

C) Factory Farming (Lecture) What is Factory Farming

• brief description on what factory farming actually is  

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D) Egg Industry (Lecture) (“The Egg Industry.” PETA, Peta,)

Where do Eggs come from (Peta)

 

Show video, open up classroom for discussion

 

Egg industry

• Chicks are killed in brutal ways

• Burned, drowned, smothered

• Male chicks are useless in production

• Horrible conditions

• Hens are left for dead in horrible conditions

• Worked until they die

 

E) Poultry Industry (Lecture)

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F) Dairy Industry (Lecture); (“The Dairy Industry.” PETA, Peta,) “AHDB, Dairy.”  (“AHDB, Dairy.” )

The Dairy Industry in 60 seconds

 

Dairy industry

 

G) Cattle industry (Lecture); (“The Beef Industry.” PETA, Peta,)

 

H)Vegan Cookie (Activity)

Q: which cookie is vegan?

Reveal both are vegan and I have lied about what goes into making these cookies just as what goes into making animal products at FF

 

E) Epilogue; Factory Farming Lies.

• Pictures of packaging

• Finishing statement