Materials
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reading
atlases
dictionaries
thesaurus
encyclopedias
various reference materials
notebook paper
group folders |
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You will use various reference materials to answer the questions and
define terms that may be used during a hearing on funding for the Farmland Preservation
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Read the questions. Assign research responsibilities. Determine which resources you
will need to complete the "Do the Following" section (atlases, encyclopedias,
magazines.) Read The State of the Farm. NOTE: There are resource folders for
each group with pamphlets, reports, and research documents. Atlases, dictionaries, and
other reference books can be signed out for the class period. All materials must remain in
the classroom.
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Do the
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- Find at least 7 examples of agricultural best management practices associated with
sustainable agriculture. Create a chart using the following headings.
Best Management Practice Description Source
of Information
- Write an original paragraph that defines and describes sustainable agriculture. Be sure
to cite sources of information. Use the dictionary to look up unfamiliar words and a
thesaurus to find synonyms to avoid repetition.
- Research the history of agriculture in the United States and New Jersey. Use atlases,
resource materials, and articles to develop a time line of agricultural practices.
Describe the migration of agriculture from the east coast.
- Find at least 3 challenges faced by farmers in New Jersey today. Predict whether these
will improve, stay the same, or become worse.
- Find at least 3 environmental concerns associated with farming in New Jersey today.
Predict whether these will improve, stay the same, or become worse.
- Find at least 3 economic concerns associated with farming in New Jersey today. Predict
whether these will improve, stay the same, or become worse.
- Give 3 reasons New Jersey needs agriculture. Give a counter argument to each of your
reasons.
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