Lesson Plan 8 – Favorite Farm Animals - Ag in the Classroom

SPARTAN TUTORIAL FOR CHEM 1211LApril 1,2012

2. Students in each corner read and discuss their favorite farm animal. Studentswill record facts about their favorite farm animal on an index card. As studentsare discussing their animal, encourage them to use proper grammar in theirspeech and to practice conversation etiquette.3. Next, have students partner with another animal group to compare and contrasttheir favorite farm animals. Use the hula hoops to create a Venn diagram.4. HUMAN GRAPHING - Bar Graphs: Have one student in each group hold thatgroup’s picture and the others in that group form a line behind the person holdingthe picture. The last person in line will have his/her back against the wall; theother group members will line up one-by-one, facing away from the wall, with theperson in the front of the line holding the picture. Have the other groups formlines in the same manner along the same wall. See diagram for a graphicrepresentation of the formation of lines.Xx - student facing X x Xforward in row x xxx x x x_______________________________wallExplain that the class has created a bar graph that expresses students’preferences. Point out that a graph is a picture that represents facts.5. HUMAN GRAPHING - Line Graph: Hand the first person in the first row the endof a ball of string or roll of crepe paper. Walking in front of each row, have thefirst person take hold of the string or paper, ending with the person at the front ofthe 4 th row. Ask the class what graph they have now formed: a line graph (a linegraph representing quantities). Make sure students understand that the bargraph and line graph both represent the same information.x - student facingxforward in row x xxx x xx x x x_______________________________wall6. HUMAN GRAPHING - Pie/Circle Graph: Have students in each line join hands.Form a circle beginning with the students in the first line. As the teachermarches in a circle, the students in each line take the hand of the last person in2