Friday, September 30, 2016

October 3-7

1st Period Junior High Ag

Monday: Livestock Project
Tuesday: Livestock Project
Wednesday-Friday: Present Livestock Project Posters
Livestock Project
Directions: Each of you will choose a livestock animal to create a poster to share with the class.  Any pictures on the poster need to be printed out in color, or drawn with color.  All words on the poster must be typed out or written neatly with permanent marker.  Anything that is being glued on the poster needs to have backing paper (construction paper).  You will be sharing these with the class so make sure the words and pictures are big enough for everyone to see!!
You will need to include the following information on your poster:
Title: you can simply put the name of your livestock animal, or come up with something creative!
A picture of the animal you chose (if you have a specific breed make sure you have the correct picture)
What is the purpose of your animal? (think of food, fiber, work, and look on the internet for other uses too!) I would like at least 5 different uses of your animal, and if you put more, it will be extra credit
A picture that goes with each purpose. For example: if the purpose of your animal is meat, you could put a picture of a steak.  You will have a total of 5 pictures.
Do we raise this animal in Montana?
If we do raise this animal in Montana, where in the state is it raised? Include a picture of the county/town/region.                                                                                                         
Where did your animal originate?
A picture of where your animal originated
An interesting fact that you found while researching about your livestock animal!

** You will be graded on neatness, spelling/grammar/punctuation, and each requirement above! 


2nd Period Floriculture

Monday: Plant ID Notebook: students will add the following plants to their notebook: Bromeliad, Aglaonema, Snapdragon, and Aphelandra/Zebra Plant
Read and discuss the article "Do You Speak the Language of Color?" bu Jennifer LeClaire
Tuesday: Color Wheel (students will be creating their own color wheel)
Wednesday: Color Wheel
Thursday: Coloring Flowers activity
Friday: Unit 4: Selection of Cut Flowers and Greens

3rd Period Animal Science

Monday: Digestion Review/Prepare chicken coop for hen and rooster
Tuesday: Chickens arrive at school
Chicken Hatching Rate experiment (ask a question, perform research, create a hypothesis)
Wednesday: Record observations on chicken hatching rate experiment
Reproduction (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Thursday: Record observations on chicken hatching rate experiment

Reproduction (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Friday:Record observations on chicken hatching rate experiment
Reproduction (PowerPoint and guided notes)

5th Period Ag Welding

Monday: Oxy-Acetylene Welding Quiz/General Shop Safety Quiz
Chop Saw, IronWorker, grinding wheel safety
Tuesday: Chop Saw, IronWorker, grinding wheel safety quizzes
Overview of Oxy-acetylene projects/tests
Wednesday: Begin Oxy-acetylene welding (teacher demonstration)
Thursday: Oxy-acetylene welding (plate of flat beads)
Friday:Oxy-acetylene welding (plate of flat beads)

6th Period Ag Woods  

Monday: Wood Shop Safety Quizzes
Tuesday: Students will pick their wood shop project and draw plans
Wednesday: Begin working on shop projects
Thursday: Work in shop on individual projects
Friday: Work in shop on individual projects

7th Period Greenhouse Management  

Monday-Friday: Ideal Greenhouse Design

Ideal Greenhouse

We have discussed the major points of locating, designing, and operating a greenhouse structure.  You now need to make a diagram/ drawing/ or model of your ideal greenhouse.

The following considerations must be incorporated into the drawing and then discussed in a paper that explains the design.
1.       conditioners, shade cloths etc. …
Circulation system:  Keep the air moving and evenly coole

1.      Location:  where and why is it located there.   Remember to think about latitude and longitude, topography, climate, light intensity etc.
2.      Zoning:   In relation to you local position where are you? (residential, commercial, industrial, urban vs. rural etc.)
3.      Water system: What drain and water supply do you have?  Where is it located, how is it provided to plants?
4.      Greenhouse type: Quonset, Gothic Arch, Connected, Even Span, etc.
5.      Greenhouse covering: Polyethelyne, lexan, FRP, Glass ……
6.      Heat system: Fuel used, heater type, location, thermostats, fog heat, steam, hot water, etc.   
7.      Business type: Research, retail, wholesale, personal use ….
8.      Cooling system: Vents, evaporative cooling pads, fans, air d/heated.
9.      Lights:  Do you need any?   What type, where located?
10.  Internal setup: Table locations, use of space etc.
11.  Access:  Roads, Parking, Utilities etc.

Has anything important been forgotten???

Explain the situation in which you choose to operate your greenhouse and then design it for that situation.  Make sure to consider all 12 factors listed above.  Think about how each will affect the others.   Design for me the most ideal greenhouse for your situation.
  

  
GRADING
           
1: Model/Drawing/Diagram:            36 points
2 pts each       factor graded upon its detail and practicality of fitting with situation and demonstration of knowledge of unit material.
12 points         for quality of the work.

2:  Written Explanation:                   48 points
36 points         Each factor is explained.  In the explanation each factor is discussed in detail (why, how, in what way it affects other factors, cost, etc.)
           

12 points         Writing ability. Sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, etc. 



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