Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

D.A.M. Agriculture

This lesson was created by Roy Liljegren (Davenport School District) for students from sixth to eighth grade. Throughout this lesson plan, students will learn to recognize particular aspects of agriculture.

Discipline/Subject

Human Geography

Physical Geography

Theme

Environmental

Rural/Agriculture

21st Century Universal Constructs

Collaboration

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Human-Environment Interaction

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

National Geographic Standards

14. How human actions modify the physical environment

15. How physical systems affect human systems

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 4. Understand how physical processes and human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans