Lesson

Career Gaming

Through project-based learning, students will design games that will assist others with identifying a variety of agricultural careers, possible emerging agricultural careers, the education required for agricultural career options, and the types of salaries that can be expected in each career.

Grades
6 – 8
IN: Grades 6 – 8
Estimated Time
Nine 45-minute class periods
Updated
July 3, 2024
Tags
Career sign with two gaming controls
Image: NCAL Team

Background

Lesson Activities

Recommended Companion Resources

Credits

Author

Debra Spielmaker | National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)

Sources

  1. https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl
  2. https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl/gold-standard-project-design
  3. https://www.purdue.edu/usda/employment/
  4. https://my.pblworks.org/resource/ntks

Standards

Indiana Content Area Standards

  • English Language Arts.Grade 6.SL.1

    Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

    • Discussion and Collaboration.6.SL.2.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (e.g.,one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on grade- appropriate topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing personal ideas clearly.

  • English Language Arts.Grade 7.SL.1

    Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

    • Discussion and Collaboration.7.SL.2.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (e.g., one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on grade- appropriate topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing personal ideas clearly.

  • English Language Arts.Grade 8.SL.1

    Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

    • Discussion and Collaboration.8.SL.2.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (e.g., one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on grade- appropriate topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing personal ideas clearly.