Dairy Careers
Teacher Preparation
Learning Goal
Upon completion of this lesson students will understand and identify the role that various careers play within the dairy industry.
Learning Standards
- AFNR FPP.01.01.01.a Trace the steps milk undergoes when it leaves the dairy.
- Discuss the history of the dairy cattle industry and its role today
- Environmental Science 3.1,3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2
- Grade 9: Language Arts 4.1.a, 4.2.c
- AFNR AS.01.01.01.a
Resources & Materials
- National Ag in the Classroom
- Study.com Job Descriptions
- Balance Careers - Dairy Inspector
- Balance Careers - Dairy Herdsman
- Holstein Foundation Job Description
- Visuals in the center
- Student tour guides
Lesson Delivery
Anticipatory Set
- Show students to the viewing window.
- Ask them what tasks they think must be done each day to ensure the cows are taken care of (feeding, milking, cleaning, etc.) Ask them to brainstorm jobs related to each of the tasks they notice, and how those jobs may work together.
- Explain that your job is working here at the dairy and describe to students what a
day in the life of a dairy employee looks like
- There are about ____ student workers employed here at the dairy.
- Working in the dairy industry doesn’t just have to be working with cows, there are
lots of different careers that influence how a dairy operates and today we are going to learn about a few of the main careers that keep dairies running.
Direct Instruction
1st Learning Goal: Upon completion of this lesson students will understand and identify the role that various careers play within the dairy industry.
Content Outline |
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Dairy Herdsman
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Veterinarian
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Nutritionist
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Equipment Service Technician
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Safety Inspector
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Dairy inspector
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Milk Inspector
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Public Relations Manager
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Marketing Manager
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Breed Association Representative
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Accountant
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Learning Activity
Students should be provided a notes sheet with blanks below each career title to fill in with notes about the career.
Assessment
Students should be asked to select the career they are most interested in, share their interest with a partner, then they should be asked to share what their partner said to the rest of the group. As they do ask questions like:
- What do you think makes that career interesting to your partner, why was this not the career you selected?
- What do you think would be one challenge of that career?
Closing Announcements/Reminders
- Answer any questions they may have
- Show them the robot and viewing windows one more time
- Thank students for coming to the Ferguson Family Dairy