Introduction to Agriculture and Agricultural Practice Methods
Practice: The lesson begins with this question: “What is agriculture and why is it important for us?”
Texts are handed out to the students to give information on how agriculture has impacted all civilizations throughout the history, as well as on current agricultural methods used in our era. During the preparation process, each of them learns about traditional and modern agriculture methods. The lesson is reinforced with texts, images, and videos.
Students are divided into groups, with each group representing an agricultural method. A debate takes place to discuss the positive-negative aspects and deficiencies of each method, and their impact on the ecosystem and the environment. After all the discussions, a common ground is reached on the evolution and most recent state of agriculture, and which sustainable farming method should be used.
When To Use
11th Grade, Lesson: Geography, Topic: Agriculture in Turkey
Age Level
16-17 (11th Grade)
Duration
70 mins
Materials
Reading text, images and videos.
Related Social-Emotional Learning Areas / Contribution to Prosocial Learning
After this practice, students will be able to understand the connection between the development levels of countries and agricultural methods, and they will share their ideas about the level of our country in sustainable agriculture methods.