Tuesday, August 29, 2017

August 28-September 1

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture
Monday-Wednesday: Work on about me projects
Thursday-Friday: Present about me projects

2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday-Wednesday: History of Floral Design posters and PowerPoints
Thursday: Present History of Floral Design PowerPoints and posters
Friday: Color Wheel Lesson

4th Period: Floriculture 
Monday-Wednesday: History of Floral Design posters and PowerPoints
Thursday: Present History of Floral Design PowerPoints and posters
Friday: Color Wheel Lesson

5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday: Finish Metallurgy Lesson
Tuesday: Metallurgy Vocab Quiz
Wednesday: Selecting welding equipment and supplies (advantages and disadvantages of welding processes)
Thursday: Symbol Reading
Friday: Symbol Reading

6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday: Review Chapter 1 assignment, begin chapter 9 group project
Tuesday-Friday: Chapter 9 group project


7th Period: Greenhouse Management 
Monday: Greenhouse structure (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Tuesday-Friday: Greenhouse structure project

Greenhouse Structure Project
Directions:  Create a PowerPoint or Prezi answering the following questions
1.)            Describe the structure in detail
a.    What does it look like?

2.)           Picture of greenhouse

3.)           What are the pros and cons of your structure?

4.)           Is it ideal for our Ag program? Could we build it at WSS High School?

5.)           Cost? Estimate of cost of materials

6.)           What are the materials used to build your structure? Include pictures

7.)           Who/what type of businesses utilize this structure? Where would you most commonly see them?

8.)           What type of plants are commonly grown in this structure? Include pictures

9.)           What type of climate does this greenhouse do best in?










Friday, August 25, 2017

August 23-25

1st Period: JH Agriculture 

Wednesday: Welcome Back! All school assembly
Thursday: Syllabus and Time Cards
Friday: About Me Project

“This Makes Me Feel” PowerPoint Presentation
Directions:  You will create a PowerPoint with words and pictures to tell the class a little bit about yourself and your interests.
This makes me happy
This makes me sad
This makes me tap my toes and sing along
This makes me scared
This makes me proud
This makes me cry
This makes me laugh
This makes me motivated
This makes me tired
This makes me cranky
This makes me hungry (favorite food)
This makes me excited
This makes me colorful (favorite color)
This makes me feel adventurous (place you would like to travel to)
This makes me feel like an animal (favorite animal)
This makes me feel grown up (what you want to be when you grow up)

This makes me feel studious (favorite subject/class in school)

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Wednesday: Welcome Back! Class Advisory Meetings 
Thursday: Syllabus and Time Cards 
Friday: History of Floriculture Posters 

4th Period: Floriculture  

Wednesday: Welcome Back! 
Thursday: Syllabus and Time Cards 
Friday: History of Floriculture Posters 

5th Period: Ag Welding 

Wednesday: Welcome Back! Class Advisory Meetings 
Thursday: Syllabus and Time Cards 
Friday: Metallurgy Lesson 1: key terms and basic properties of metals 
Students will define the following terms:
Important physical properties of metals:

-tensile strength



-ductility



-hardness



-brittleness



-Compression strength



-elongation



-malleability



-toughness



-grain size



-fatigue



Important metallurgy terms:

annealing


arc voltage



buildup


case hardening


crater



cylinder


distortion


electrode

flux


gas pockets


lens


penetration


puddle


tempering

6th Period: Ag Woods  

Wednesday: Welcome Back! 
Thursday: Syllabus and Time Cards 
Friday: Chapter 1: The Woodworking Industry 

7th Period: Greenhouse Management  

Wednesday: Welcome Back!  
Thursday: Syllabus and Time Cards 
Friday: Greenhouse Structures (PowerPoint and guided notes) 

GREENHOUSE NOTES

What is a greenhouse?







What is the purpose of a greenhouse?





What can greenhouses be used for?









Draw the following greenhouse styles.

Even Span
Uneven Span






Venlo
Quonset





Lean-To
Gutter Connected






What are factors for concern for locating a greenhouse?