With this lesson, students will learn how dairy farms contribute and impact consumers, retailers, communities and other dairy farmers. Students will also learn how milk and farm products come from healthy, natural resources.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
  • Identify milk and farm products as coming from natural resources.
  • List 3-5 contributions dairy farms make to their communities.
  • Tell why changes on the dairy farm impact consumers, retailers, and the community, as well as dairy farmers.

Educational Standards

Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Common Core — CCS.MATH.-CONTENT.3.0A.A.1, CCSS.-CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.-RI.3.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.-RF.3.1.A-C, CSS.ELA-LITERACY-.RF.4.1.A, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.-L.3.4,CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.-SL.3.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.-SL.3.6, CCAA.ELA-LITERACY-.L.3.6,CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.-W.3.1, CSS.MATH.-CONTENT-.3MD.A.2; PA Standards — Math (2.1.3, 2.2.3, 2.3.3, 2.4.3,2.6.3), Reading (1.1.3, 1.2.3, 1.3.3, 1.6.3), Careers (13.1.3).
Common Core: CCS.MATH.-CONTENT.4.MD.A.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.3, CCSS-ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.A, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4, CCAA.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1; PA Standards — Math (Anchors: M4.A.3, M4.E.1), Science (3.2.4, 3.3.4, 3.8.4, 4.2.4, 4.3.4, 4.4.4, 4.5.4, 4.6.4, Anchors: S4.A.1, S4.B.1, S4.B.2, S4.B.3), Reading (Assessment Anchors: R4.A.1.1, R4.A.1.2., R4.A.1.3, R4.A.1.4, R4.A.1.6, R4.A.2.1, R4.A.2.2, R4.A.2.3, R4.A.2.4, R4.A.2.5, R4.A.2.6, R4.B.3).
Common Core: CCSS.MATH.-CONTENT.5.NBT.B.5, CCSS.-MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.A.1, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.-MD.C.5, CCSS.ELS-LITERACY.-RI.5.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.-RI.5.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.-RI.5.4, CCSS.ELS-LITERACY.-RI.5.10, CCSS.ELS-LITERACY.-RF.5.3, CCS.ELS-LITERACY.L.5.4, CCSS.ELS-LITERACY.W.5.9, CCSS.-ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1, 5-ESS3-1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1.