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GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIESWHAT’S IT GONNA COST ME…TOMORROW?!
THE REAL FACTS BEHIND WHAT WE EAT
LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE
TEACHER LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE
What’s It Gonna Cost Me…Tomorrow?! The Real Facts Behind What We Eat
In this lesson students will:
* Discover the resources needed in order for the Livestock
and Agriculture industries to thrive.
* Research the amount of resources necessary to sustain
these industries. What happens when there is a decrease
in resources?
* Create a presentation explaining the factors that can
cause food prices to change.
* Discover the artist George Rodrigue, and create
their own unique “mascot” using some of Rodrigue’s
techniques.
Standards *Social Studies TEKS: 8.14(B),
8.29(A), 8.29(C)
*ELAR TEKS: 8.9(C), 8.11(A)
*Art TEKS: 8.1(A), 8.2(A), 8.3(B)
Grade EightSOCIALSTUDIES
Did you know that the price
of food in the supermarket
changes, sometimes from day
to day? Corn can cost $1.00
a pound this week, and go up
to $2.00 a pound next week! A
pound of ground beef can cost
$2.99 to $5.99, or even more.
Agriculture and Livestock
in Texas are vital for our
economy and well-being, but
there are many factors that
affect cost and production.
A major drought, like the
one California is currently
experiencing, could cause
your favorite $2.00 burger to
increase to five bucks!
Let’s explore why…
TEACHER LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE
What’s It Gonna Cost Me…Tomorrow?! The Real Facts Behind What We Eat
Before You Go
* Have you thought about what that
burger REALLY costs? Individually or
with a partner, analyze the following
infographics:
Grade EightSOCIALSTUDIES
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What’s It Gonna Cost Me…Tomorrow?! The Real Facts Behind What We EatGrade Eight
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Infographic provided by Growing Voices
TEACHER LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE
What’s It Gonna Cost Me…Tomorrow?! The Real Facts Behind What We EatGrade Eight
SOCIALSTUDIES
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TEACHER LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE
What’s It Gonna Cost Me…Tomorrow?! The Real Facts Behind What We EatGrade Eight
SOCIALSTUDIES
PROJECT GOAL
• Farmer vs. Rancher! Inform
the students that based on
their research at the State
Fair, they will decide
whether they would rather
work on a farm or work
with livestock. They will
then be given a writing
prompt after the Fair,
which they’ll discuss in
class after they’ve made
their decision.
Plan Your Route.
* From the Texas Star, follow MLK Blvd. around
behind the Cotton Bowl Stadium.
* Find Cattle Barn #2 and explore.
* Next, go see the Livestock Shows and Cattle Barn #1, next door.
Exhibits & Museums1 Hall of State Big Texas Music Exhibit
2 Canstruction®
3 Women’s Museum Building Mundo Latino – Guitarras de Mexico Exhibit4 African American Museum5 Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park6 Dallas Police Mounted Unit7 D.A.R. House
8 Texas Discovery Gardens9 Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial
10 Perot Museum Building11 Music Hall
FOOD FUN12 Creative Arts Building Competition Kitchen Celebrity Chef Kitchen Butter Sculpture
13 State Fair Wine Garden14 Magnolia Beer Garden15 Tower Building Food Court16 Beer Haven
17 Texas Ice House18 SkyWay Porch
Fun On The Farm19 Ranch Arena
Pee Wee Stampede Horse & K-9 Demos20 Little Hands on the Farm21 Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pulls22 Milking Demos
23 Big Tex’s Farmyard24 Livestock Guided Tours
Livestock Area25 Livestock Judging Pavilion Livestock Shows
26 Cattle Barn No. 1
27 Cattle Barn No. 228 Horse Barn29 Swine Barn30 Poultry Building
LIVE MUSIC31 Chevrolet Main Stage
32 Dr Pepper Stage33 Bud Light Sound Stage
34 Coca-Cola Stage35 State Fair Wine Garden Stage36 Tree House Maestro
37 Marine Corps Square
SHOPPING38 Centennial Building39 Centennial Terrace
40 Craft Pavilion41 Food & Fiber Pavilion
42 Embarcadero Building43 Coliseum Market Place44 Gateway Pavilion
45 Grand Place46 Grand Place Terrace47 Nimitz Terrace
48 Chevrolet Park Plaza49 Texas Tower Plaza
Shows & Activites50 Esplanade
Mattress Firm Illumination SensationZuZu African Acrobats
51 Pan Am Arena Lone Star Horse Spectacular Pig Races
Jump! The Ultimate Dog Show52 Band Shell Wild West Pet Palooza53 Truck Zone Stage
54 Children’s Health Barnyard55 Texas Cultural Partnership
56 Kids’ Boardwalk Children’s Activities Buford Buzzard57 Showplace Theater
World on a String58 Oak Farms Children’s Activity Center – New Location Backyard Circus
Mother Goose Story Time59 BMX Show
60 McDonald’s Stage Ronald McDonald Show
61 Midway Barker62 Errol McKoy Greenhouse on the Midway
Texas Garden Railway Tree Man Stilt Walker Farmer Mike the Pumpkin Carver
VROOM!
63 2016 State Fair Auto Show64 2016 State Fair Truck Zone65 Chevrolet Ride & Drive
66 Classic Corral
Exhibits & Museums1 Hall of State Big Texas Music Exhibit Canstruction®
Women’s Museum Building Mundo Latino – Guitarras de Mexico Exhibit African American Museum Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park Dallas Police Mounted Unit D.A.R. House
Texas Discovery Gardens Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Perot Museum Building Music Hall
FOOD FUN Creative Arts Building Competition Kitchen Celebrity Chef Kitchen Butter Sculpture State Fair Wine Garden Magnolia Beer Garden Tower Building Food Court Beer Haven
Texas Ice House SkyWay Porch
Fun On The Farm Ranch Arena Pee Wee Stampede Horse & K-9 Demos Little Hands on the Farm Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pulls Milking Demos
Big Tex’s Farmyard Livestock Guided ToursLivestock Area
Livestock Judging Pavilion Livestock Shows Cattle Barn No. 1
Cattle Barn No. 2 Horse Barn Swine Barn Poultry BuildingLIVE MUSIC Chevrolet Main Stage Dr Pepper Stage Bud Light Sound Stage Coca-Cola Stage State Fair Wine Garden Stage
Tree House Maestro Marine Corps Square
SHOPPING Centennial Building Centennial Terrace Craft Pavilion
Food & Fiber Pavilion Embarcadero Building Coliseum Market Place Gateway Pavilion Grand Place Grand Place Terrace Nimitz Terrace
Chevrolet Park Plaza Texas Tower Plaza
Shows & Activites Esplanade Mattress Firm Illumination Sensation
ZuZu African Acrobats Pan Am Arena Lone Star Horse Spectacular Pig Races Jump! The Ultimate Dog Show Band Shell Wild West Pet Palooza Kids’ Boardwalk Children’s Activities Buford Buzzard McDonald’s Stage Ronald McDonald Show
Children’s Health Barnyard Truck Zone Stage Showplace Theater World on a String Oak Farms Children’s Activity Center – New Location Backyard Circus Mother Goose Story Time Errol McKoy Greenhouse on the Midway Texas Garden Railway Tree Man Stilt Walker Farmer Mike the Pumpkin Carver BMX Show Midway Barker
Texas Cultural Partnership
VROOM!
2016 State Fair Auto Show
2016 State Fair Truck Zone
Chevrolet Ride & Drive
Classic Corral
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RestroomsRestrooms (extended hours)
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TDDY PhonePolice/Guest Relations/Lost Children
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Optional Materials
to Bring
* Smart Phone, Tablet
* Pencil & Notepad
* Sketchbook for Arts
Connection
While You’re There
The goal of your visit is
to discover the resources
needed for the Livestock and
Agriculture industries to
thrive. (Remember to check
the Arts Connection for
additional items.)
LIVESTOCK SHOWS AND BARNYARDS• Make observations about
what the cattle need. Ask the exhibitors:• How much do the cows need
to eat?• How much water do they consume?• What happens when there’s a
drought?• What environmental factors
cause a decrease in cattle production?• What happens when there
isn’t enough food for the cattle?• When there’s a drought, do
cattle prices change?
TEACHER LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE
What’s It Gonna Cost Me…Tomorrow?! The Real Facts Behind What We EatGrade Eight
SOCIALSTUDIES
Plan Your Route.
* Your next stop will be the Food & Fiber Pavilion:
* Go back down toward the Cotton Bowl and turn right on
Nimitz Drive.
* Continue walking until you see the Food & Fiber Pavilion
on your right.
After the Fair
When you return to class following your State Fair
visit, you will be given the following writing prompt:
* Imagine that there is a massive drought in Texas.
Crops are dying and the Livestock and water
reserves are dwindling. There is an emergency
reserve of water ready, but not enough to water
crops AND give water to the livestock.
* Farmer vs. Rancher? Based on your research,
decide what will be more important to save for the
next year.
* Your presentation can be spoken, visually
presented, or handwritten.
* As a class, discuss the importance of Agriculture
and Livestock in Texas.
Exhibits & Museums
1 Hall of State
Big Texas Music Exhibit
2 Canstruction®
3 Women’s Museum Building
Mundo Latino – Guitarras de
Mexico Exhibit
4 African American Museum
5 Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park
6 Dallas Police Mounted Unit
7 D.A.R. House
8 Texas Discovery Gardens
9 Texas Vietnam Veterans
Memorial
10 Perot Museum Building
11 Music Hall
FOOD FUN
12 Creative Arts Building
Competition Kitchen
Celebrity Chef Kitchen
Butter Sculpture
13 State Fair Wine Garden
14 Magnolia Beer Garden
15 Tower Building Food Court
16 Beer Haven
17 Texas Ice House
18 SkyWay Porch
Fun On The Farm
19 Ranch Arena
Pee Wee Stampede
Horse & K-9 Demos
20 Little Hands on the Farm
21 Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pulls
22 Milking Demos
23 Big Tex’s Farmyard
24 Livestock Guided Tours
Livestock Area
25 Livestock Judging Pavilion
Livestock Shows
26 Cattle Barn No. 1
27 Cattle Barn No. 2
28 Horse Barn
29 Swine Barn
30 Poultry Building
LIVE MUSIC
31 Chevrolet Main Stage
32 Dr Pepper Stage
33 Bud Light Sound Stage
34 Coca-Cola Stage
35 State Fair Wine Garden Stage
36 Tree House Maestro
37 Marine Corps Square
SHOPPING
38 Centennial Building
39 Centennial Terrace
40 Craft Pavilion
41 Food & Fiber Pavilion
42 Embarcadero Building
43 Coliseum Market Place
44 Gateway Pavilion
45 Grand Place
46 Grand Place Terrace
47 Nimitz Terrace
48 Chevrolet Park Plaza
49 Texas Tower Plaza
Shows & Activites
50 Esplanade
Mattress Firm Illumination
Sensation
ZuZu African Acrobats
51 Pan Am Arena
Lone Star Horse Spectacular
Pig Races
Jump! The Ultimate Dog Show
52 Band Shell
Wild West Pet Palooza
53 Truck Zone Stage
54 Children’s Health Barnyard
55 Texas Cultural Partnership
56 Kids’ Boardwalk
Children’s Activities
Buford Buzzard
57 Showplace Theater
World on a String
58 Oak Farms Children’s Activity
Center – New Location
Backyard Circus
Mother Goose Story Time
59 BMX Show
60 McDonald’s Stage
Ronald McDonald Show
61 Midway Barker
62 Errol McKoy Greenhouse
on the Midway
Texas Garden Railway
Tree Man Stilt Walker
Farmer Mike the Pumpkin Carver
VROOM!
63 2016 State Fair Auto Show
64 2016 State Fair Truck Zone
65 Chevrolet Ride & Drive
66 Classic Corral
Exhibits & Museums
1 Hall of State
Big Texas Music Exhibit
Canstruction®
Women’s Museum Building
Mundo Latino – Guitarras de
Mexico Exhibit
African American Museum
Children’s Aquarium at
Fair Park
Dallas Police Mounted Unit
D.A.R. House
Texas Discovery Gardens
Texas Vietnam Veterans
Memorial
Perot Museum Building
Music Hall
FOOD FUN
Creative Arts Building
Competition Kitchen
Celebrity Chef Kitchen
Butter Sculpture
State Fair Wine Garden
Magnolia Beer Garden
Tower Building Food Court
Beer Haven
Texas Ice House
SkyWay Porch
Fun On The Farm
Ranch Arena
Pee Wee Stampede
Horse & K-9 Demos
Little Hands on the Farm
Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pulls
Milking Demos
Big Tex’s Farmyard
Livestock Guided Tours
Livestock Area
Livestock Judging Pavilion
Livestock Shows
Cattle Barn No. 1
Cattle Barn No. 2
Horse Barn
Swine Barn
Poultry Building
LIVE MUSIC
Chevrolet Main Stage
Dr Pepper Stage
Bud Light Sound Stage
Coca-Cola Stage
State Fair Wine
Garden Stage
Tree House Maestro
Marine Corps Square
SHOPPING
Centennial Building
Centennial Terrace
Craft Pavilion
Food & Fiber Pavilion
Embarcadero Building
Coliseum Market Place
Gateway Pavilion
Grand Place
Grand Place Terrace
Nimitz Terrace
Chevrolet Park Plaza
Texas Tower Plaza
Shows & Activites
Esplanade
Mattress Firm Illumination
Sensation
ZuZu African Acrobats
Pan Am Arena
Lone Star Horse Spectacular
Pig Races
Jump! The Ultimate Dog Show
Band Shell
Wild West Pet Palooza
Kids’ Boardwalk
Children’s Activities
Buford Buzzard
McDonald’s Stage
Ronald McDonald Show
Children’s Health Barnyard
Truck Zone Stage
Showplace Theater
World on a String
Oak Farms Children’s Activity
Center – New Location
Backyard Circus
Mother Goose Story Time
Errol McKoy Greenhouse
on the Midway
Texas Garden Railway
Tree Man Stilt Walker
Farmer Mike the Pumpkin
Carver
BMX Show
Midway Barker
Texas Cultural Partnership
VROOM!
2016 State Fair Auto Show
2016 State Fair Truck Zone
Chevrolet Ride & Drive
Classic CorralOLD MI
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station
to will call
RestroomsRestrooms
(extended hours)
InformationState Fair Store
Bank of America ATM Wheelchair/
Stroller Rental
Wheelchair AccessBaby Care Center
TDDY PhonePolice/Guest
Relations/Lost Children
First Aid
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FOOD & FIBER PAVILION• Make observations about the environment.• Ask questions about cost, resources needed,
and factors that limit resources.
Plan Your Route.
* From the Texas Star, follow MLK Blvd. around
behind the Cotton Bowl Stadium.
* Find Cattle Barn #2 and explore.
* Next, go see the Livestock Shows and Cattle Barn #1, next door.
TEACHER LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE
Arts Connection: A Trail-Blazing Blue DogGrade Eight
SOCIALSTUDIES
The artist George Rodrigue created a sort of mascot with
his famous “Blue Dog.” Through his Big Dog paintings, he
discovered that he was able to raise money to help his own
and other communities, like the victims of the terrorist
attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001.
Before You Go
* Begin by showing the students images of Blue Dog at the
artist site: https://georgerodrigue.com/
* How is Blue Dog different from a dog that you would see
everyday?
* How does Blue Dog make you feel? Why?
* What do you think that the artist had in mind when he
created Blue Dog?
* Talk to the students about the use of color, texture, and
emphasis in the Blue Dog paintings.
Next, show the students the following video featuring the artist George Rodrigue and the story of
how Blue Dog came to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp_UhYOhulA. As you will see in the video:
* Blue Dog evolved as sort of a mascot for Louisiana.
* He is based on an old Cajun fairytale and became what Rodrigue describes as, “a vehicle to
comment on life today.”
* Ask the students what they think the artist means by that as you look at more of the Blue Dog
paintings.
Because the Blue Dog was attached to something that the people of Louisiana are familiar with, it
was easy for them to relate to him. The backgrounds of the paintings help tell Blue Dog’s story. No
matter his surroundings, however, Blue Dog remains at the forefront, and is the emphasis of each
artwork.
In this lesson, students will:
* Discover the artist George Rodrigue and his process for
creating his famous “Blue Dog”.
* Research the various animals at the State Fair.
* Create their own unique “mascot” using some of the
techniques of Rodrigue.
TEACHER LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE
What’s It Gonna Cost Me…Tomorrow?! The Real Facts Behind What We EatGrade Eight
SOCIALSTUDIES
After the Fair
Now it’s time to create your own State Fair mascot!
Think back to the Blue Dog paintings by Rodrigue that
you looked at in class.
* How was Blue Dog drawn in each of the works?
* Was he bigger or smaller than the
backgrounds?
* How did the artist put the emphasis on Blue Dog
in each painting?
* Did he look different or the same in each piece
of artwork?
As you work:
* Keep color, texture, and emphasis in
mind.
* How can you make one of the everyday
animals of the State Fair unique?
* Play around with different
backgrounds.
* Think of the ways that people from Texas
could relate to this animal the way
that people from Louisiana relate to
Blue Dog. Can you relate your artwork
to the drought scenario from the main
lesson?
* The medium for this is up to you, but
remember, color will play a key role in
your design!
While You’re There
As you travel through the Livestock pavilions, pay attention
to the different types of animals that you see. Ask yourself the
following questions:
* Is there one type of animal that is seen more than the
others?
* Do any of the animals stand out to you more than the
others?
* If you were to pick an animal that you think could be the
mascot for the Fair, which one would it be? Why?
Be sure to create some sketches of the animal that you choose.
Play around with the sketches, and think about color and
texture as you draw.
