Linking Students with Agriculture
List of New Jersey
Department of Education Core Curriculum Content Standards which are Reinforced
by an Agricultural Education session at Terhune Orchards in Princeton, New
Jersey
Please
Note: the first number is the
instructional area, the second number is the New Jersey Department of Education
Core Curriculum Standard and the third number after the colon [:] is the
Cumulative Progress Indicator this is also written out. The activity during the Agricultural
Education Session is written in italics.
(Grades K=4)
1.5:2 Investigate,
experience and participate in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts activities
representing various historical periods and world cultures. Students will view and touch historical
agricultural tools, tractors and specialized equipment.
(Grades K-4)
2.1:3 Identify
and demonstrate responsible health behaviors for children. Students will wash hands after petting
and feeding animals.
2.2:3 Discuss
how family and friends are important throughout life and that relationships
require respect for others. Students
will visit a family agricultural enterprise and see the market business in
operation with members of the family providing labor.
2.5:3 Adapt
movement skills in relation to objects, other participants and boundaries. Students will walk through the orchard or
along the nature trail.
(Grades K-4)
3.2:3 Listen
for a variety of purposes, such as enjoyment and obtaining information. During the visit, students will receive
agricultural information about growing plants.
3.2:6 Develop
listening strategies such as asking relevant questions, taking notes, and
making predictions, to understand what is heard. During the session, students will find answers to questions about
agriculture.
3.3:3 Use
writing to extend the experience. Students
are encouraged to write follow-up letters to the farm operator.
3.5:2 Demonstrate
the ability to gain information from a variety of media. Signs and charts on display will provide
information during the session.
(Grades K-4)
4.2:1 Discuss,
listen, represent, read, and write as vital activities in the learning and use
of mathematics. Problem solving
activities during the session will require reading and listening.
4.3:6 Recognize
the connections between mathematics and other disciplines; apply mathematical
thinking and problem solving to those areas.
Mathematical problems using agricultural examples are included in the
session.
4.3:7 Recognize
the role of mathematics in their daily lives and society. The retail market exemplifies how
mathematics is important to the agricultural business.
4.5:4 Use
a variety of tools to measure mathematical and physical objects in the world
around them. Students will see and
use different measures that are used in the retail market.
4.9:3 Recognize
the need for uniform units of measure. Students
will see different size baskets and other measures in the retail market.
4.9:6 Understand
and incorporate estimation and repeated measures in measurement
activities. Students will see
different size baskets and other measures in the retail market.
4.10:2 Use
personal referents, such as the width of a finger as one centimeter, for
estimations of measurement. Students
will see different size baskets and other measures used in the market.
(Grades K-4)
5.1:2 Recognize
that since the components of a system usually influence one another, a system
may not work if a component is missing.
Students will see growing crops during the session and the process of
producing these crops will be explained and shown to them.
5.2:1 State
a problem about the natural world in the form of a question. Experience with growing crops/animals
will stimulate the development of problems that can then be researched.
5.3:2 Recognize
that scientific ideas and knowledge have come from men and women of all
cultures. Students will see that
agriculture is concentrated on food production and that the crops originated in
different countries.
5.4:2 Demonstrate
how tools are used to do things better and more easily or to do tasks that
could not otherwise be done. Students
will see how agricultural equipment saves hand labor.
5.4:4 Find
and report on examples of how technology helps people. Students will see how agricultural
equipment saves hand labor.
5.5:1 Judge
whether estimates, measurements, and computation of quantities are
reasonable. Students will estimate
the amounts in a variety of containers.
5.5:2 Use
a variety of measuring instruments, emphasizing appropriate units. Students will see a variety of ways in
which agricultural products are sold.
5.6:1 Compare
and contrast living and nonliving things.
Students will have the opportunity to see and experience living
plants and animals.
5.6:2 Determine
the basic needs or organisms. Students
will have the opportunity to see and experience living plants and animals.
5.6:4 Show
that plants and animals are composed of different parts serving different
purposes and working together for the well being of the organisms. Students will have the opportunity to see
and experience living plants and animals.
5.6:6 Group
organisms according to the functions they serve in a food chain. Students will have the opportunity to see
and experience both plants and animals.
5.7:1 Recognize
the diversity of plants and animals on earth.
Students will have the opportunity to see and experience many
different living plants and animals.
5.7:3 Recognize
that individuals vary within every species.
Students will have the opportunity to see and experience many
different species of living plants and animals.
5.7:4 Identify
and describe external features of plants and animals that help them survive in
varied habitats. Students will have
the opportunity to see and experience living plants and animals and provide
descriptions.
5.12:1 Investigate the interdependence of living
things and their environment. Students
will see how the environment is controlled to benefit plants and animals.
5.12:2 Explain how meeting human requirements
affects the environment. Students
will experience how agriculture uses the environment to raise plants for food.
(Grades K-4)
6.1:4 Give
examples of the impact f government policy on their lives. Students will see the importance of the
farm’s location to homes, roads, and other businesses.
6.4:2 Identify
social institutions, such as family, religion, and government, that function to
meet individual and group needs. Students
will see how a family business is operated.
6.6:2 Describe
the relationship of price to supply and demand. Students will have the pricing of agricultural products
described to them.
6.6:5 Illustrate
the balance between economic growth and environmental preservation. Students will see where this orchard and
market is located and its relationship to the population.
6.8:2 Discuss
the similarities, differences, and interdependencies among rural, suburban, and
urban communities. While traveling
to the market and farm, students will see a variety of communities.
6.9:1 Explain
the characteristics of renewable and nonrenewable resources and their
distribution, and the role of resources in daily life. Students will see how growing a crop is a
renewable resource.
6.9:2 Explain
how people depend on the physical environment and how they modify the
environment. Students will see how
the environment has been modified to maximize the growth of plants and animals.
(Grades K-4)
7.2:1 Demonstrate
an awareness of culture. Students
will see how food is important to different cultures in the celebration of
holidays and special occasions.
(Grades K-4)
8.1:5 Identify
skills that are transferable from one occupation to another. Students will see the many tasks
performed at the farm and retail market.
8.2:1 Understand
how technological systems function. Students
will see how technology is used in agriculture equipment.
8.2:2 Select
appropriate tools and technology for specific activities. Students will see how agriculture
equipment is designed to perform specialized functions.
8.5:3 Demonstrate
principles of safe physical movement. Students
will be required to practice safety and follow safety rules while visiting the
agricultural enterprise.
8.5:7 Identify
and follow safety procedures for laboratory and other hands-on
experiences. Students will be
required to practice safety and follow safety rules while visiting the
agricultural enterprise.
(Grades 5-8)
3.1:17 Conduct
an informational interview. Students
will have the opportunity to interview the orchard owner on his pest control
processes.
3.2:8 Demonstrate
comprehension of, and appropriate listener response to (e.g. listening
attentively), an oral report, discussion, and interview. Students will ask questions during the
presentation and be questioned.
3.4:11 Distinguish
personal opinions and points of view from those of the author, and distinguish fact
from fiction. Students will receive
factual information presented by the orchard owner.
(Grades 5-8)
4.2:8 Analyze,
evaluate and explain mathematical arguments and conclusions presented by
others. Students will use data to
determine weather conditions.
4.3:10 Apply
mathematics in their daily lives and in career-based contexts. Students will use current data collected
to make pest control decisions.
4.4:8 Follow
and construct logical arguments and judge their validity. Students will see how nature can be used
to control pests.
4.8:11 Develop,
apply, and explain methods for solving problems involving proportions and
percents. Students will learn about
pest scouting (Integrated Pest Management) and determining the seriousness of
the infestation.
4.10:10 Determine whether a given estimate is an
overstatement or an understatement. Students
will determine if a pesticide is needed or not based on data collected.
(Grades 5-8)
5.1:4 Describe
components of a system and how they influence one another. Students will learn about the life cycles
of fruit trees and insects.
5.2:10 Evaluate
the strengths and weaknesses of claims, arguments, and data. Students will be shown how integrated
pest management reduces the use of pesticides.
5.2:11 Assess
risks and benefits associated with alternative actions. Students will determine alternative
courses of action.
5.6:10 Identify
and describe the structure and function of cell parts. Students will be shown the parts of a
tree and how each part contributes to the life function.
5.10:9 Monitor
local weather conditions and changes in the atmosphere that lead to weather
systems. Students will see satellite
monitoring of weather conditions for agricultural applications.
5.12:5 Compare
and contrast practices that affect the use and management of natural
resources. Students will experience
modern agricultural management processes.
5.12:6 Recognize
that individuals and groups may have differing points of view on environmental
issues. Students will be given a
factual presentation and opinions will be stated as such.
(Grades 5-8)
8.1:5 Identify
skills that are transferable from one occupation to another. Students will see the many tasks
performed within the orchard.
8.2:1 Understand
how technological systems function. Students
will see how technology is used in agricultural production.
8.2:2 Select
appropriate tools and technology for specific activities. Students will see how equipment is
designed to perform specialized functions.
8.5:3 Demonstrate
principles of safe physical movement. Students
will be shown how pesticides are safely stored and used in the farm operation.
8.5:7 Identify
and follow safety procedures for laboratory and other hands-on
experiences. Students will be
required to follow safety rules while visiting this agricultural enterprise.