Sports in Agriculture Activity Bundle | Football, Basketball & Golf Lessons
Connect the sports your students love to the agriculture behind them with this Sports in Agriculture Activity Bundle! Featuring 30 printable resources, this collection explores the agricultural science, history, economics, careers, and technology connected to football, basketball, and golf.
Designed for middle school and high school agriculture classrooms, these activities provide engaging, real-world connections to agriculture throughout the school year. Whether you're planning around football season, March Madness, or spring golf tournaments, this bundle gives you ready-to-use lessons, reading passages, research projects, and independent activities.
What's Included
🏈 Football & Bowl Games
- Farm, Food, and Football: Explore how footballs are manufactured, natural versus artificial turf, food safety at sporting events, the farmer's share of game-day foods, and the 4 P's of marketing through Super Bowl commercials.
- Roses, Football Bowl Games, and Parades: Connect football traditions to floriculture, horticulture, and agricultural mathematics through reading comprehension, college research, bowl game design, and Rose Parade activities.
- Football History & Agriculture: Investigate the evolution of football materials, from early animal-derived materials to modern manufacturing.
- Football Field Management: Examine turfgrass selection, field maintenance, and agricultural technology used in sports facilities.
🏀 Basketball & Ag Madness
- Applying Color Theory: Design a basketball court using principles of color theory.
- Ag Madness: Livestock Edition: Apply tournament-style competition to livestock and animal science topics.
- Ag Madness: Plant Edition: Explore plants and agricultural science through basketball-themed activities.
- Hardwood Hoops: A reading passage connecting basketball courts to forestry and wood products.
- The Farming Roots of Basketball: Explore the agricultural connections behind the sport's history.
- The Great Court Debate: Investigate and evaluate basketball court materials.
- The Mighty Maple: Explore maple trees and their role in basketball court production.
⛳ Golf & Turf Management
- The Environmental Impact of Golf: Investigate environmental considerations associated with golf courses.
- Turfgrass Doctor: Diagnose turfgrass problems and explore golf course management practices.
- Selecting Grass Types for a Golf Course: Apply plant science knowledge to turfgrass selection.
- Shoebox Golf Course Model: Design and construct a miniature golf course.
- Green Links: Careers in Golf Course Management: Explore agricultural careers connected to the golf industry.
- Golf Course Management Degrees: Research college programs and educational pathways.
- PGA Golf Course Profile: Investigate the characteristics and management of professional golf courses.
- PGA Golf Courses of the World Crossword: Reinforce golf-related vocabulary and knowledge through a printable puzzle.
Classroom Uses
- Football season and Super Bowl agriculture lessons
- College football bowl game and Rose Parade activities
- March Madness and basketball-themed lessons
- Spring golf and Masters Tournament activities
- Plant science, turfgrass, and horticulture units
- Animal science, forestry, and agricultural economics lessons
- Agricultural career exploration
- Reading comprehension and research assignments
- Substitute teacher plans
- Early finisher and independent activities
- Cross-curricular STEM and CTE lessons
Format
- 30 printable Sports in Agriculture resources
- PDF reading passages, worksheets, research assignments, projects, and activities
- Applicable answer keys and instructional materials included
- Organized into football, basketball, and golf resources
- Mix of independent, small-group, and project-based activities
- Some projects require internet access or additional classroom materials
- Print-and-go resources with minimal preparation for most activities
- Digital download; no physical product
Terms of Use: Licensed for one classroom only. Redistribution or sharing with other teachers, classrooms, or schools is prohibited without written permission from Rooted in the Classroom.
