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To Farm or Not to Farm
Provided by: Columbia Climate School International Research Institute for Climate and Society |Published on: November 7, 2022
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Synopsis
- This lesson plan has students take on the role of a farmer to decide if they should plant their crops when given differing weather conditions and economic situations.
- Students will learn about the impacts of drought, crop insurance, local economic impacts, and other factors affecting farming decisions.
Subjects: Biology, Economics, English Language Arts
Authors: Columbia Climate School International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This lesson includes an engaging activity that will spark conversations.
- Students will learn about how drought can impact a farm and what decisions farmers can make to lessen those impacts.
- Teachers can use this student-facing presentation to give students visual support during the lesson.
Additional Prerequisites
- In order to complete this activity, you will need a container, different colored markers, tokens, and playing cards.
Differentiation
- This lesson would work well in science or economics classes, but cross-curricular connections can also be made in health classes that are discussing the origins of healthy foods.
- Before starting this lesson, have students jot down or share what they know about farms, drought, and index insurance. After playing, revisit this conversation to talk about how their understanding changed.
- Social studies classes can discuss how farmers in other countries may have to make different decisions if they do not have insurance available.
- Have students think about how climate change may make insurance unavailable for everyone if extreme weather events occur more frequently.
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Columbia Climate School International Research Institute for Climate and Society
The mission of the IRI is to enhance society’s capability to understand, anticipate and manage the impacts of climate in order to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries. The IRI conducts this mission through strategic and applied research, education, capacity building, and by providing forecasts and information products with an emphasis on practical and verifiable utility and partnership.
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