1. Teacher Guide
This lesson is designed to teach kids to ask a critical thinking question that you can’t just put into a search box to solve. To do that, we encourage them with smaller questions that search can help them answer. Make sure that you read the notes for each slide: they not only give you teaching tips but also provide answers and hints so you can help the kids if they are having trouble.
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Alice Keeler is a mother of 5 and a teacher in Fresno, California. She has her B.A in Mathematics, M.S. in Educational Media Design and Technology and is currently working on a doctorate in Educational Technology with an emphasis in games and simulations. EdTech speaker, blogger, and presenter. Founder of coffeeEDU, a 1 hour conference event for educators. New Media Consortium Horizon report advisory panel member. High school math teacher for 14 years. Currently teaching pre-service teachers curriculum, instruction and technology at California State University Fresno. Teaches online for Fresno Pacific University in the Masters in Educational Technology. Passionate that kids are not failures, researches gamification in education to increase student motivation.
This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: English Language Arts
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.

2. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.
© Wayne Hutchinson/Minden Pictures
Having this up as kids come in is a great settle down activity. You can start class by asking them for thoughts about the picture or about ideas on how they could solve the question of the day.

3. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.
Historians believe that sheep were likely one of the first animals domesticated by humans. As livestock, most sheep still graze freely, unlike cattle, hogs, and chickens, which are fed concentrated grain diets designed to increase growth and health. Estimates put the global domestic sheep population at 1 billion.
Depending on time, you can either have students read this silently to themselves, have one of them read out loud, or read it out loud yourself.

4. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.1
Web Search
Define “concentrated feeding” and explain how it differs from regular grazing. 2
What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of the concentrated feeding of livestock? 3
What are the possible impacts of supplementing a sheep’s diet with concentrated feeding? 4
Thinking
Design an experiment to determine if feeding sheep concentrated grains improves their food production over sheep eating regular grains.
There are a couple of ways to use this slide, depending on how much technology you have in your classroom. You can have students find answers on their own, divide them into teams to have them do all the questions competitively, or have each team find the answer to a different question and then come back together. If you’re doing teams, it is often wise to assign them roles (one person typing, one person who is in charge of sharing back the answer, etc.)

5. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.5
Minutes
You can adjust this based on how much time you want to give kids. If a group isn’t able to answer in 5 minutes, you can give them the opportunity to update at the end of class or extend time.

6. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.1
Web Search
Define “concentrated feeding” and explain how it differs from regular grazing. 2
What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of the concentrated feeding of livestock? 3
What are the possible impacts of supplementing a sheep’s diet with concentrated feeding? 4
Design an experiment to determine if feeding sheep concentrated grains improves their food production over sheep eating regular grains.
You can ask the students verbally or let one of them come up and insert the answer or show how they got it. This way, you also have a record that you can keep as a class and share with parents, others.

7. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.1
Web Search
Define “concentrated feeding” and explain how it differs from regular grazing.
(Possible Search Queries: “concentrated feeding,” “concentrated animal feeding” )
Sources
Sheep101:
Wikipedia:
Concentrated feeding in the gathering of livestock into an enclosed, concentrated area for longer than 45 days in an area where there is no vegetation. The livestock is fed grains rather than being allowed to graze freely as they would normally be able to do in a larger area.

8. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.2
Web Search
What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of the concentrated feeding of livestock?
(Possible Search Queries: “Concentrated Feeding Pros and Cons,” “Concentrated Feeding Effects”)
Sources
Wikipedia
Students should note and understand that concentrated feeding causes livestock to grow quicker and be ready for market sooner than grass fed livestock. This has increased the amount of meat on the market which has caused the decline in prices for consumers. There are some notable concerns however, such as the potential for pollution, animal welfare and other environmental concerns.

9. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.3
Web Search
What are the possible impacts of supplementing a sheep’s diet with concentrated feeding?
(Possible Search Queries: “Concentrated Feeding Sheep,” “Sheep Diet Concentrated Feeding”)
Sources
Sheep 101:
Students should note that feeding sheep concentrated grains will increase their size and growth rate, making them ready for the market sooner. Also, it is easier to monitor the health of the sheep with concentrated feeding. Also, this can be a more cost-effective method when fencing or land is expensive or unavailable.
Students should note that some concentrated feeding may lead to gastrointestinal issues with the sheep. Also, there are environmental concerns associated with concentrated feeding as well.

10. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.4
Thinking
Design an experiment to determine if feeding sheep concentrated grains improves their food production over sheep eating regular grains.
Students should demonstrate an awareness a variety of factors associated with the concentrated feeding of sheep. Students should clearly identify the parameters of their experiment and clarify objectives. They should also identify a control model. For example: Take 100 sheep and use concentrated feeding methods and record the amount of pounds in food production at the end of a certain period of time vs. 100 grass fed sheep. Other factors to consider are the quickness with which the sheep are able to be brought to market.

11. Is there an impact of feeding animals concentrated grains on world hunger? Explain.
This slide is a chance to summarize the information from the previous slides to build your final answer to the question.