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**Grade 12 Agriculture and Society**
 * 4.4.12 A. Analyze the management practices in the agricultural business. **


 * Performance Standard 4.4.12 A.1 Define the components of an agriculture system that would result in a minimal waste of resources. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** || Students will create an analysis chart by explaining how each of the four pieces of evidence relate to the theory of evolution ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** || obective test, rubric for chart, and informal questioning ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || genetics, classification, structure and function ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || direct instruction, lab activity, web tutorial, video streaming ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 3 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || remedation activities ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || evolution ||


 * Performance Standard 4.3.12 A.2 Identify the diversity in crop production and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of such diversity. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** || Diagram or illustrate a population of organisms with explanations on how mutations and gene recombination change populations. ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** || Objective Test, Project, Lab Report ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || Genetics, Cells ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || Lecture, Laboratory Activity, Reading Strategy ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 3 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || Remedial activities ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || Evolution ||


 * Performance Standard 4.3.12 A.3 Research and analyze environmental practices related to agricultural systems. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** || Research and find an extinct species of a modern day descendant and compare the environments in which they lived in. Once environments have been compared students propose possible scientific accounts for their appearance. ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** || objective test, project, informal questioning ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || structure and function, genetics ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || direct instruction, video streaming, research ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 2-3 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || remediation activities ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || evolution ||


 * Performance Standard 4.3.12 A.4 Analyze the effects of agricultural practices on the economy. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** || Students will describe a particular gene in a population and describe how the frequency has been affected due to isolation and differential reproduction ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** || Objective test, graphic organizer ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || genetics ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || direct instruction, group collaboration ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 4 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || remediation activites ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || evolution ||


 * Performance Standard 4.3.12 A.5 Analyze the impact of nutrient management laws on Pennsylvania agriculture. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** || Students will be able to ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** ||  ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || genetics ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || direct instruction, video streaming ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 5 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || remediation activities ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || evolution ||


 * Performance Standard 4.3.12 A.6 Assess the role of agriculture cooperatives. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** ||  ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** || objective tests ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || genetics ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || direct instruction, collaborative groups,research ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 3 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || remediation activities ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || evolution ||