| Initiate a group
discussion on farming and how we get products we use. Some questions
to get the ball rolling: Where do hamburgers come from? Where
do fast food restaurants get the items to make hamburgers? Where
does the meat come from, the lettuce, the pickle? What about the
French fries that come with your burger? What about the fish
sandwich, where does the fish come from? Can we get fish from farms?
Did you know that some alligators are also raised on farms?
Lead the students in a discussion that includes products they may not
normally think about including belts and wallets (most alligator leather
products are from farmed alligators), fish in pet shops (Florida raises
nearly all the tropical fish grown in the U.S.) and plants for homes and
gardens (Florida is a leading producer of aquarium and water garden
plants). |