January 2-3

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Thursday and Friday: Work in shop on woodworking projects


2nd Period: Floriculture 
Thursday: Holiday Arrangement Floral portfolio entry
Friday: Finish "Chain reaction" activity

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Thursday and Friday: Clinical Exams

4th Period: Greenhouse Management  
Thursday: Watch "Greed" part 5
Friday: Watch "Greed" part 6 and do Bead-Ville activity

5th Period:Ag Welding  
Thursday and Friday: SMAW (various joints)


6th Period: Ag Woods
Thursday and Friday: Various woodworking projects

December 16-20

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: Safety tests/plans/work in shop
Tuesday-Thursday: Work in shop
Friday: Half day/school wide holiday activities

2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday: "Chain Reaction" activity
Tuesday: Ted talk Tuesday/"Chain Reaction" activity
Wednesday: Pick up flowers at flower shop
Thursday: Make holiday arrangements
Friday: Half day/school wide holiday activities

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday: Vet Key Terms and common abbreviations
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/Vet Key Terms and common abbreviations
Wednesday: Clinical exams
Thursday: Clinical exams
Friday: Half day/school wide holiday activities

4th Period: Greenhouse Management  
Monday: Greed part 3 by Jim Stossel/flower anatomy
Tuesday: Greed part 4 by Jim Stossel /flower anatomy
Wednesday: Greed part 5 by Jim Stossel /flower anatomy
Thursday: Greed part 6 by Jim Stossel /"Bead-Ville" activity
Friday: Half day/school wide holiday activities

5th Period:Ag Welding  
Monday: SMAW (various joints)
Tuesday: TedTalk Tuesday/SMAW (various joints)
Wednesday: SMAW (various joints)
Thursday: SMAW (various joints)
Friday: Half day/school wide holiday activities

6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday: Woodshop projects (various projects)
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/Woodshop projects (various projects)
Wednesday: Woodshop projects (various projects)
Thursday: Woodshop projects (various projects)
Friday: Half day/school wide holiday activities

December 9-13

1st Period: Junior High Ag 
Monday: Finish and present cattle/sheep/swine by products poster. Dairy products/make ice cream/ag trivia countdown to Christmas
Tuesday: Ag trivia countdown to Christmas/ General Shop safety
Wednesday: General shop safety quiz/tools and equipment safety/shop demos and tour
Thursday: Shop safety tests
Friday: Shop safety tests/YE buck auction

2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday: YE Buck Auction, explain the rules of "Bead-Ville" activity and review the 3 economic systems
Tuesday: Bead-Ville Activity
Wednesday: Chapter 10: Types of Floral Design
Thursday: Chapter 11: Site Assessment and Theme Development
Friday: Page 360: Christmas floral designs, choose flowers,design and make price list for Christmas arrangement

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday: Zoonotic Research activity and the safety and sanitation situation activity
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and Vet Key Terms and abbreviations
Wednesday: Vet Key terms and abbreviations
Thursday and Friday: Unit D (veterinary Science): Clinical exams.  In this unit students will learn the basics of clinical exams including: the signs of a healthy animal, patient histories, equipment, temperature, pulse and respiration, and the physical exam.


4th Period: Greenhouse Management  
Monday: Leaf cross-cut diagram
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/leaf cross cut diagram
Wednesday: Finish leaf cross cut diagram/Money bowl activity
Thursday: Watch Jim Stossel's "Greed and begin Flower Anatomy
Friday: Flower Anatomy/YE Buck Auction

5th Period: Ag Welding  
Monday:  SMAW (various joints)
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and SMAW
Wednesday-Friday: SMAW (various joints)

6th Period: Ag  
Monday: Wood shop projects (students are working on various projects such as birdhouses, guitars, tables, stools and chairs)
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/woodshop projects
Wednesday-Friday: Woodshop projects

December 2-6

1st Period: Junior High Ag 

Monday: Importance of logos and labels/Alphabet soup activity 

Tuesday: "Futuristic Farming" and "Faces of Ag AI" in FFA New Horizons 

Wednesday: Finish lessons from Tuesday and begin Dairy/Beef/Swine/Sheep By-Products Diagram 

Thursday and Friday: Dairy/Beef/Swine/Sheep By-Products Diagram 

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday: Cornucopia Arrangement Portfolio 

Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/Money Bowl and watch John Stossel's "Greed"

Wednesday: "Bead-Ville" activity 

Thursday: Team Bridge building activity 

Friday: YE Buck auction 

3rd Period: Animal Science  

Monday: Local veterinary visit (learn about vaccinations) 

Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/Sanitation information/reading and understanding an MSDS sheet 

Wednesday: Reading and understanding an MSDS sheet/Zoonotic research activity 

Thursday and Friday: Safety /Sanitation situation/veterinary key terms/common abbreviations 

4th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Leaf Anatomy and Morphology 

Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/Flower Anatomy

Wednesday and Thursday: Create flower poster (create and label parts of a flower) 

Friday: Understanding Plant Physiology 

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: Guest speaker from Helena Operates Union and Ironworkers apprenticeships 

Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/Mikeroweworks.org
Wednesday-Friday: SMAW various joints (T, V-groove, lap, edge and build up plate)

6th Period: Ag Woods  

Monday: Work on shop projects 

Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/work on shop projects 

Wednesday-Friday: Work on woodworking shop projects 

November 25-29th

1st Period: Junior High Ag

Monday: Labels/Logos: what is their importance? Alphabet soup activity. Team product/logo/label
Tuesday: Team product label and logo
Wednesday: No School
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School


2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Walk to garden shop to pick up flowers
Tuesday: Create 2 cornucopia arrangements and raffle them off
Wednesday: No School
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal Science

Monday: Thank you cards for FFA donations and JDAE and clean guinea pig cage
Tuesday: Vet Science unit: Sanitation terms
Wednesday: No School
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

4th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday: Thanksgiving cards with 3rd grade class
Tuesday: Deliver cards to Senior Center
Wednesday: No School
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: SMAW various joints (T, lap, v-groove, plate of buildup beads and edge)
Tuesday: WyoTech guest speaker
Wednesday: No School
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday and Tuesday: Shop projects (tables, chairs, birdhouses)
Wednesday: No School
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

November 18-22

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: Livestock Posters
Tuesday: Livestock Posters
Wednesday: Present Livestock Posters/Introduce labels..why do company use certain colors? Why are labels and logos important?
Thursday: Alphabet Soup Activity/Teams will create their own logo/label to market their product
Friday: Team product/logo/label...students will create their own mock product and pitch a sale with their logo to the classroom.  Profits will be the classroom currency (YE Bucks)

2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday: Walk to flower shop and create Fall Bouquet for staff member
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and Paper Airplane Factory
Wednesday: Thanksgiving arrangement prep (materials list).  Create raffle tickets to raffle off Thanksgiving arrangements
Thursday and Friday: Sell raffle tickets for Thanksgiving arrangements

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday: Vet Science: Safety and Sanitation (terms to know, types of hazards and common restraints for dogs and cats)
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/ Vet science safety and sanitation (drug schedules and sanitation)
Wednesday: Vet Science safety and sanitation (analyzing the MSDS and Zoonotic research activity
Thursday and Friday: Vet Science safety and sanitation (Zoonotic research activity and safety/sanitation situation)
4th Period: Greenhouse management
Monday: Root Anatomy
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/Stem Anatomy
Wednesday: Leaf Anatomy and Morphology
Thursday: Flower Anatomy/Alphabet Soup activity 
Friday: Plant Physiology/YE Buck Auction

5th Period: Ag Welding 
Monday: SMAW (build up plate, T-joint, V-groove, edge, and lap weld)
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/SMAW
Wednesday-Friday: SMAW


6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday: Work in wood shop on various projects (tables, chairs, stools, birdhouses)
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/work in wood shop
Wednesday-Friday: Work in wood shop on various projects

November 11-15

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: Discuss Foundational Values (from YEacademy.org) and introduce cinema challenge
Tuesday: Cinema challenge
Wednesday-Friday: Work on Livestock Posters (due Tuesday November 19th)

2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday: Science experiments, JDAE prep and airplane factory
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday, JDAE prep and science experiments
Wednesday and Thursday: JDAE prep and science experiments
Friday: Science experiments

3rd Period: Animal Science
Monday-Thursday: JDAE prep
Friday: Class gone at JDAE

4th Period: Greenhouse Management
Monday: Classifying Ornamental plants
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and Understanding Root anatomy
Wednesday: Understanding Stem Anatomy
Thursday and Friday: Plant ID and Science Experiments

5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday: SMAW: practice striking an arc and welding flat beads/JDAE ag mechanics prep
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/SMAW plate of build-up beads/JDAE ag mechanics prep
Wednesday: SMAW plate of build-up beads/JDAE ag mechanics prep
Thursday and Friday: Plate of build-up beads and lap weld

6th Period: Ag Woods 
Monday: Work on various shop projects (tables, chairs, birdhouses, lathe projects)
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday/shop projects
Wednesday-Friday: Shop projects

November 4-8

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: Paper Airplane Factory
Tuesday: Intro to Ag (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Wednesday: Livestock Poster
Thursday: Livestock Poster and YE bucks Auction
Friday: No School

2nd Period: Floriculture
Monday: Intro to YE bucks, walk to flower shop
Tuesday-Thursday: Agriscience experiments (preservation, glow in the dark and aquaponics)
Thursday: YE Bucks auction
Friday: No School


3rd Period: Animal Science
Monday-Thursday: JDAE prep (poultry ag issues, ag sales, and agriscience)
Friday: No School

4th Period: Greenhouse Management
Monday: Intro to YE bucks and paper airplane factory
Tuesday-Thursday: Agriscience experiments
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday: Chapter 5: SMAW Supplies and Equipment
Tuesday: Chapter 6: SMAW
Wednesday: SMAW demonstration, practice striking an arc
Thursday: Practice SMAW
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods 
Monday and Tuesday: Dovetail and sanding projects
Wednesday and Thursday: Work on project #2: tables and chairs/stool
Friday: No School

October 28-November 1

1st Period Junior High Ag

Monday: Welcome to Junior High Ag, class routine/syllabus (November 1st), Introduce About Me project

About Me Project

Directions: You will create a PowerPoint with pictures and words that tell myself and your classmates about yourself.  For each of the following topics, find a picture either by searching on the internet or uploading from your phone.

First slide: Title slide with a title, your name and a picture of yourself!

Slide 2: This makes me happy (find a picture of something that makes you happy)

Slide 3: This makes me sad (find a picture of something that makes you sad)

Slide 4: This makes me proud

Slide 5: This makes me cry

Slide 6: This makes me laugh

Slide 7: This makes me scared

Slide 8: This makes me tap my toes and sing along (what is your favorite kind of music?)

Slide 9: This makes me tired

Slide 10: This makes me cranky

Slide 11: This makes me motivated (what motivates you?)

Slide 12: This makes me hungry (what is your favorite food?)

Slide 13: This makes me feel studious (what is your favorite subject in school?)

Slide 14: This makes me colorful (what is your favorite color?)

Tuesday and Wednesday: Work on About Me PowerPoint presentations
Thursday: Present PowerPoints
Friday: What is Agriculture? (PowerPoint and Guided notes, discuss the importance of ag and the affect of the growing population on ag)

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Floral portfolio for Pumpkin arrangement, homecoming royalty and senior night arrangements
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and AET accounts--> watch foundational SAE video on FFA.org
Wednesday: Finish AET account data entry, work on agriscience experiments
Thursday and Friday: Agriscience experiments

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday: Thank you cards and finish Halloween Bash decorations
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and AET accounts--> watch foundational SAE video on FFA.org
Wednesday-Friday: Poultry CDE prep (parts of poultry activity, grading meat and eggs, poultry industry)


4th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: YE intro
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and AET accounts --> watch foundational SAE video on FFA.org
Wednesday-Friday: Agriscience experiments


5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday: Oxy-acetylene welding (T-joint, edge joints and V groove)
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and AET accounts --> watch foundational SAE video on FFA.org
Wednesday-Friday: Oxy-acetylene welding


6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday: Joints discussion and practice dovetail joints in the shop
Tuesday: Ted Talk Tuesday and AET accounts --> watch foundational SAE video on FFA.org
Wednesday-Friday: Dovetail joints and sanding projects

October 21-25

1st period: Junior High Ag

Monday: Safety test/begin project drawings 

Tuesday: Project plans/begin working in the shop 

Wednesday: Homecoming float decorations 

Thursday: Work in shop 

Friday: Work in shop 

2nd period: Floriculture

Monday and Tuesday: Scarecrow contest for Ag Department 

Wednesday: Decorate floats

Thursday: Pick up flowers for Homecoming Royalty and Senior Night
Friday: Homecoming Royalty and Senior Night arrangements 

3rd period: Animal Science

Monday: Halloween Bash decorations and prep (make signs and music playlist) 

Tuesday: Class Advisory 

Wednesday: Decorate Floats 

Thursday: Halloween bash decorations/prep 

Friday: Work on Program of Activities for FFA and collect $ for Kiss the Goat fundraiser

4th period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Scarecrow contest for Ag Department 

Tuesday: Class Advisory 

Wednesday: Decorate Floats 

Thursday and Friday: Halloween bash decorations/prep 

5th period: Ag Welding

Monday and Tuesday: Oxy-acetylene welding (students are working on V-groove, T and edge welds)

Wednesday: Decorate floats/parade

Thursday: Bed Races 

Friday: Oxy-acetylene welding (students are working on V-groove, T and edge welds) 

6th period: Ag Woods 

Monday: Draw plans, choose type of lumber to be used on project (students are preparing to make chair/stool, coffee table or side table)

Tuesday: Practice Dovetail joints 

Wednesday: Decorate floats/parade

Thursday: Bed Races 

Friday: practice dovetail joints 

October 7-11

1st Period: Junior High Ag

Monday: Finish Block drawings, shop safety (general shop safety rules)
Tuesday and Wednesday: Shop demonstrations and safety (power tools, belt/disc sander, drill press. scroll saw, band saw)
Thursday: FFA New Horizons Activity
Friday: Shop safety tests

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday and Tuesday: Materials and methods for agriscience experiments
Wednesday: Materials and plant list for Halloween/pumpkin arrangement
Thursday: FFA New Horizons Activity
Friday: Agriscience experiments

3rd Period: Animal Science

Monday: Agriscience Experiment prep (make charts, list of methods and materials)
Tuesday-Friday: Conduct agriscience experiment

4th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday: Scientific Method review (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Tuesday: Agriscience brainstorm (form purpose/question)
Wednesday: Agriscience methods and materials
Thursday: FFA New Horizons Activity
Friday: Agriscience experiment

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday-Wednesday and Friday: Oxy-acetylene welding (with and without rod, various joints)
Thursday: MSU Northern field trip (TeknoExpo)

6th Period: Ag Woods

Monday-Tuesday: Work in shop on push sticks and sanding projects and chicken coop
Wednesday: Plans for project #2 (small table or chair)
Thursday: Chapter 14: read chapter, define key terms and answer questions 1-10 on page 364
Friday: Review chapter 14 and discuss chapter 15

September 30-October 4th

1st Period: Junior High Ag

Monday: Share Ag News Article Reviews. Drawing to scale
Tuesday: Drawing plans (front, side, top view, 3-D). Draw blocks
Wednesday:  Draw blocks.  Shop safety
Thursday: Shop Safety
Friday: No School

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Floral Portfolio
Tuesday: Scientific Method review.  Agriscience brainstorming (students will brainstorm several ideas for conducting an agriscience experiment)
Wednesday and Thursday: Agriscience experiments.
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal Science

Monday-Thursday: Take care of hedgehog and guinea pigs.  Work on Agriscience and Ag Issues projects) Scientific Method Review
Friday: No School

4th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday: Greenhouse types: main greenhouse structures and their pros and cons
Tuesday: Scientific Method review.  Agriscience brainstorming (students will brainstorm several ideas for conducting an agriscience experiment)
Wednesday and Thursday: Agriscience experiments.
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: Sign up for TeknoXpo (MSU Northern field trip). Oxy-acetylene weld (build up pad of beads)
Tuesday-Thursday: Oxy-acetylene weld (various joints with and without rod)
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods

Monday: Push sticks and chicken coop
Tuesday:Board feet calculations. Draw plans for project #2
Wednesday: Board feet quiz, begin project #2
Thursday: Work in shop on push stick and project #2
Friday: No School

September 23-27

1st Period: JH Ag

Monday: Performance Data/judging bulls
Vet Tool ID
Tuesday: Students gone at RVI Livestock Judging
Wednesday and Thursday: Ag Article Review (we will look at what is going on in the news in agriculture today and students will write a 250 word review-who, what, where, when, why and opinion statement)
Friday: No School

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Bud Vase grading rubric, review chapter 5 (read and discuss chapter)
Tuesday: Answer Review Questions (1-20) and Critical Thinking questions 1 and 2 on page 110
Wednesday: Get flowers from Flower Shop and begin making bud vases
Thursday: Finish bud vases and begin floral portfolio
Friday: No School

3rd Period:Animal Science

Monday: RVI Prep
Tuesday: Students gone at RVI
Wednesday and Thursday: Brainstorm agriscience topics and ag issues topics
Friday: No School

4th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday: Work on Greenhouse
Tuesday: Plant ID Notebooks
Wednesday: Set up heater in greenhouse and transport plants to greenhouse
Thursday: Greenhouse structures-what are the different types of greenhouses?
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: Metal Shop safety quiz
Tuesday-Thursday: Oxy-acetylene welding: plate build up without rod (add rod once plate without rod is complete)
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday: Work in shop on push sticks and chicken coop
Tuesday: FFA New Horizons Activity
Wednesday-Thursday: Work in shop on push sticks, draw plans for project #2:
Friday: No School

September 16-20

1st Period: Junior High Ag 

Monday: Livestock breeds overview.  Introduction to Livestock Judging (what is it, why do we do it and students will practice by judging produce)
Tuesday: Livestock Judging practice (Market, feeder, breeding of swine, goats, sheep and beef)
Wednesday: Livestock judging terms to know, write a set of reasons
Thursday: Practice giving reasons to classmates and judge more livestock classes
Friday: How to read bull data and understanding keep/cull classes.  Vet tool ID

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday-Tuesday: Chapter 6: page 113 (Principles of Floral Design) Discuss Bud vases (flower and foliage/filler selection, pricing out materials and designing vase)
Wednesday: Flower shop to pick up flowers
Thursday: Arrange bud vases
Friday: Begin floral portfolio (PowerPoint that keeps a record of students' arrangements throughout the year)

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday: Class pet discussion and being prepping for Ruby Valley Invitational (RVI-FFA livestock judging, range/soils and forestry competition)
Tuesday-Friday: RVI prep

4th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday-Friday: Plant ID, water plants, compost bin (maintain and make posters), work on greenhouse


5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday: Juniors and Seniors are at College Fair in Livingston
Tuesday-Wednesday: Oxy-Acetylene procedures and safety (discussion, demonstration, worksheets and safety tests) Metal shop safety rules and tests
Thursday and Friday: Oxyacetylene welding (fill a plate with beads-no filler rod)

6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday-Tuesday: Draw blocks and practice drawing to scale, materials list and blueprints for first shop project
Wednesday-Friday: Work in shop

September 9-13

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture 
Monday: Livestock Posters
Tuesday: Finish Livestock posters and present posters
Wednesday: Mentor training
Thursday: Livestock Judging
Friday: No School

2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday: Color wheel
Tuesday: Finish color wheel. Bud Vases: design and create flower/filler list
Wednesday: Mentor training
Thursday: Arrange bud vases
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday: Discuss class pet proposals
Tuesday: Mentor training
Wednesday: Mentor training
Thursday: Class pet proposal and start preparing for Ruby Valley Invitational
Friday: No School

4th Period: Greenhouse Management 
Monday: Plant ID
Tuesday: Work on greenhouse
Wednesday: Mentor training
Thursday: Work on greenhouse
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding 
Monday: Review chapter 29 and symbols worksheet
Tuesday: Mentor Training
Wednesday: Oxy-acetylene worksheet (set up and procedures for oxy-acetylene welding)
Thursday: Oxy-acetylene safety
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods 
Monday: Chapter 10 and 11 review
Tuesday-Thursday: Safety Rules and take safety tests (draw plans/materials list for woodshop project)
Friday: No School

September 2-6

1st Period: Junior High Ag 

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Animal Terminology (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Wednesday-Friday: Livestock Poster (students are researching various livestock animals and creating a poster displaying information and pictures about their livestock)



2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Chapter 8 and discuss color themes/schemes
Wednesday: Color wheel
Thursday: Color wheel
Friday: Student council speeches

3rd Period: Animal Science  

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Research class pet options
Wednesday: Clean chicken pen/prepare incubator for eggs
Thursday and Friday: Class pet proposal plan


4th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: No School
Tuesday-Thursday: Silicon greenhouse panels/work in garden
Friday: Plant ID Notebooks

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: No School
Tuesday and Wednesday: Reading and understanding welding symbols, joints and blueprints
Thursday and Friday: Chapter 29: Heat Treatment (read chapter and complete guided worksheet)

6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Safety Rules in the shop
Wednesday: Shop Safety (tool demonstrations). Take safety quizzes
Thursday: Chapter 10 and 11
Friday: Chapter 10 and 11

August 26-August 30th

1st Period: Junior High Ag

Monday: Present About Me PowerPoints
Tuesday: What is agriculture? Importance of agriculture (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Wednesday: Ag Walk around school campus (we will walk as a class around campus to find products produced with ag)
Thursday: Livestock Poster
Friday: Livestock Poster

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: History of Floral Design
Tuesday: History of Floral Design (poster is due at beginning of class on Wednesday)
Wednesday: Present posters. Begin Chapter 8-page 156-166 (discuss color and complete color diagram). Start color wheel
Thursday: Color Wheel
Friday: Continue Chapter 8 (page 166-173)

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday: FFA  meeting prep and thank you card writing
Tuesday-Thursday: Careers in Animal Science (students will make a brochure that gives information about 2 Animal Industry careers)
Friday: Labor day rodeo fundraiser prep

4th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks and plant seeds (lettuce, radish and basil)
Tuesday-Friday: Repair greenhouse and set up solar panel heater


5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: Soldering, brazing and welding sample videos. Chapter 29: Heat Treatment of Metals (read chapter and complete comprehensive worksheet)
Tuesday: Chapter 29
Wednesday-Friday: Reading and understanding welding symbols

6th Period: Ag Woods

Monday: Share Woodworking careers with class. Chapter 9: Wood Read chapter and complete comprehensive worksheet
Tuesday: Chapter 9 worksheet
Wednesday: Chapter 9 wood types and their purpose
Thursday: Chapter 10 and Chapter 11
Friday: Tools in the wood shop

August 19-23rd

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture 

Wednesday: Class procedures/ all school assembly
Thursday:  Class overview/course syllabus (signed syllabus due August 27th). Introduce About Me PowerPoint Project
Friday: About Me PowerPoint Project

About Me Project

Directions: You will create a PowerPoint with pictures and words that tell myself and your classmates about yourself.  For each of the following topics, find a picture either by searching on the internet or uploading from your phone.

First slide: Title slide with a title, your name and a picture of yourself!

Slide 2: This makes me happy (find a picture of something that makes you happy)

Slide 3: This makes me sad (find a picture of something that makes you sad)

Slide 4: This makes me proud

Slide 5: This makes me cry

Slide 6: This makes me laugh

Slide 7: This makes me scared

Slide 8: This makes me tap my toes and sing along (what is your favorite kind of music?)

Slide 9: This makes me tired

Slide 10: This makes me cranky

Slide 11: This makes me motivated (what motivates you?)

Slide 12: This makes me hungry (what is your favorite food?)

Slide 13: This makes me feel studious (what is your favorite subject in school?)

Slide 14: This makes me colorful (what is your favorite color?)

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Wednesday: Class overview/course syllabus (signed syllabus due August 27th)

Thursday: History of Floral Design 

Friday: History of Floral Design 

History of Floral Design

Directions: Each of you will choose 2 time eras (pg 28-43) and read the sections.  Once you have read your sections, you will gather information and pictures to create a poster.  Put your information for both time era’s on the same poster.

Your poster should have the following information for EACH time era:

1.)   A description about the design schemes used in that era.  Describe what the floral arrangements looked like, the type of flowers they used, popular colors, types of vases or pots they used, etc.

2.)   If your book lists events that arrangements were used at, list them

3.)   If your book lists why certain flowers were used, explain the meaning/history/symbolism

4.)   Find 2 pictures of arrangements from EACH time era

5.)   Make sure there is a title with the time period (example: ROME 28 BC-325 CE)

List your 2 time era’s here and any notes you take while reading your section:

3rd Period: Animal Science  

Wednesday: Class overview/course syllabus (signed syllabus due August 27th)

Thursday: Careers in the Animal Science Industry 

Friday: Careers in the Animal Science Industry 

4th Period: Greenhouse Management  

Wednesday: Class overview/course syllabus (signed syllabus due August 27th)

Thursday: Class Advisory 

Friday: Work in school garden 

5th Period: Ag Welding  

Wednesday: Class overview/course syllabus (signed syllabus due August 27th)

Thursday: Issue textbooks 

Lesson 1: Metallurgy (discussion, key terms)

Friday: Continue lesson 1: Metallurgy

6th Period: Ag Woods 

Wednesday: Class overview/course syllabus (signed syllabus due August 27th)

Thursday and Friday: Careers in woodworking (students will research and present to the class about various woodworking careers)

May 13-18

2nd period: Floriculture

Monday and Tuesday: Portfolio for Mother's Day Arrangements
Wednesday and Thursday: Prep/plan for graduation arrangements and corsages/boutonnieres
Friday: Make graduation arrangements, corsages and boutonnieres

3rd period: Animal Science

Monday: Hazardous Veterinary Situations (guided worksheet and discussion)
Tuesday: MSDS example sheet and worksheet, Zoonotic research (with worksheet)
Wednesday: Dog Biscuit baking prep
Thursday: Bake Dog Biscuits
Friday: Clinical exams (how to evaluate animal upon arrival to the vet)

4th period: Advanced Tech Ed 

Monday-Friday: Clean shop and inventory shop supplies


5th period: Ag Welding  

Monday-Friday: Clean shop and inventory shop supplies

6th period: Ag Woods 

Monday-Friday: Clean shop and inventory shop supplies

7th period: Greenhouse Management

Monday: Plant ID
Tuesday-Friday: Garden  prep and greenhouse repairs

May 6-10

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday: CDE days prep
Tuesday: Mother's Day Arrangement (list of materials and flowers)
Wednesday: Pick up flowers and prepare for FFA banquet
Thursday: Make Mother's Day Arrangements
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal  

Monday: Present Swine Diseases and Parasites PowerPoints, begin Vet Science unit
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: No School

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed 

Monday-Thursday: Work in shop on group projects, Thursday is the last day in the shop to work on projects.
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday-Thursday: Forge projects and individual metal projects, Thursday is the last day to work in the shop.
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday-Thursday: Work in shop on cutting boards and individual woodworking projects, Thursday is the last day to work in the shop on projects.

Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management  

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday: FFA New Horizons Activity
Wednesday-Thursday: Work on school garden plans and greenhouse repairs.
Friday: No School

April 15-19

2nd Period: Floriculture
Monday: Easter candy arrangements
Tuesday: Deliver Easter cards to Senior Center
Wednesday: Make Easter Floral Arrangements
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal Science
Monday: Present Swine Feed Plans 
Tuesday and Wednesday: Rabbit Production
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed 
Monday-Wednesday: Group Shop Projects 
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday-Wednesday: Certification welds and individual metal projects
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods 
Monday-Wednesday: Cutting Boards 
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 
Monday: Soil Horizons Activity
Tuesday: Set up Hydroponics and plant mint seeds
Wednesday: Plant ID 
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

April 8-12

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday-Wednesday: Easter basket planning/list of materials

Thursday and Friday: Plant ID and Cards for senior center

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday: Swine Packet Review

Tuesday and Wednesday: Swine Feed Plan 

Thursday: Field trip to Bair Ranch 

Friday: Swine Feed plan (due Monday) 

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed  

Monday-Friday: Work on group projects in shop 

5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday-Friday: TIG/certification/individual projects

6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday-Friday: Cutting boards

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Plant ID 

Tuesday-Friday: Hydroponics set up

March 25-29

2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday-Thursday: Hall of Chapter display for State FFA Convention
Friday: No School


3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday-Thursday: Swine Unit  
Friday: No School

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed  
Monday-Thursday: Group projects in shop  
Friday: No School


5th Period: Ag Welding 
Monday: Clean Shop  
Tuesday-Thursday: TIG welding and certification welds
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods 
Monday: Clean Shop
Tuesday-Thursday: Work on cutting boards
Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 
Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday and Wednesday: Hydro/aquaponics posters
Thursday: Present Posters
Friday: No School

March 11-15

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday: Wedding Unit
Tuesday: Wedding Unit projects due, present PowerPoints
Wednesday: St. Patrick's Day candy bouquet arrangements 
Thursday: Plant ID
Friday: Deliver cards to Senior Center

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday: Grain vs Grass Fed discussion
Tuesday-Thursday: Beef cattle feed plan (due next Tuesday)
Friday:n Visit/read to elementary students

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed 
Monday-Friday: Work in shop on group projects

5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday: GTAW review chapter 8 worksheet
Tuesday: GTAW demo and practice (Guest speaker/welders will be here to assist)
Wednesday-Friday: Certification welds and practice TIG welding


6th Period: Ag Woods

Monday-Friday: Work on cutting boards in shop


7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Plant ID
Tuesday: Guest speakers from Montana Conservation Corp
Wednesday and Thursday: Conserving Bumble Bees
Friday: Start Hydroponics Unit

March 4-8

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday: Wedding Unit (Wedding Portfolio project)
Tuesday: Wedding Unit
Wednesday: Plant ID
Thursday: Wedding Unit project due at end of class
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal Science  

Monday-Thursday: Meat Science Unit (PowerPoint and guided notes), Yield Grade chart
Friday: No School

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed  

Monday-Thursday: Working in shop on group projects
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday: Chapter 7: GTAW Equipment and Supplies (review chapter and complete worksheet)
Tuesday: Guest speaker/welder who will help in the shop
Wednesday: Chapter 8: GTAW (review chapter and complete worksheet)
Thursday: GTAW safety/process test (must pass before students can TIG weld)
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods  

Monday: Chapter 31
Tuesday: Chapter 31 and watch videos
Wednesday: Practice design techniques in shop
Thursday: Practice design techniques in shop
Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Research and begin essay about cause and effect of bee disappearance.
Tuesday-Thursday: Write essay (due at end of class on Thursday)

Friday: No School

February 11-15

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday: Valentine's Day Cards for the retirement center/nursing home and Thank You cards for the labor auction 
Tuesday: Flowers from the flower shop for Valentine's Day arrangements
Wednesday: Create Valentine's Day floral arrangements
Thursday: Deliver cards to the nursing home
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal Science  

Monday: Start Digestive System Project (due Monday Feb. 10th)
Tuesday-Thursday: Work on digestive system project
Friday: No School

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed 

Monday-Thursday: Working in shop on group projects
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: Welding Certification Review, students will choose which welding process and position they will perform for their practice welding certification
Tuesday-Thursday: Certification practice and GMAW joints

Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods  

Monday: Staining/sanding review, review rubric for grading shop projects
Tuesday-Thursday: Work in shop on boxes, chicken coop and pedestal
Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management  

Monday: Finish plant structure notes
Tuesday-Thursday: Plant structure and processes poster (due at the end of class on Thursday)
Friday: No School

January 28-February 1st

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday-Wednesday: Plant Structures
Thursday: Plant ID Notebooks
Friday: No School.  The White Sulphur Springs FFA chapter is hosting spring districts for the Southwestern FFA District.  The competition starts at 9:00am.  High School FFA members need to be here by 7:45am

3rd Period: Animal Science  

Monday: Finish and present Sheep Farm Models
Tuesday: Sheep Feeds and Nutrition
Wednesday: Sheep Feeds and Nutrition
Thursday: Feeds and Nutrition Plan
Friday: No School

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed   

Monday-Wednesday: Shop projects
Thursday: Clean and organize the shop
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: GMAW joints/horseshoe projects and certification welds
Tuesday: GMAW joints/horseshoe projects and certification welds
Wednesday: Cut metal for Ag mechanics competition
Thursday: Clean and organize shop
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods  

Monday-Wednesday: Shop projects (boxes, pedestal and chicken coop)
Thursday: Clean and organize shop
Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday-Thursday: Greenhouse Models (due by the end of the day on Thursday)
Friday: No School

January 14-18

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday: Intro to Marketing, Pricing & Sales  
Tuesday- Wednesday: Chapter 10 of Principles of Floral Design and chapter questions
Wednesday-Thursday: Bill of materials and Floral Design
Friday: Plant I.D

3rd Period: Animal Science

Monday: Animal Issues Report-Discussion about each student's topic
Tuesday and Wednesday: Sheep Production Unit Lesson 1: Sheep Breeds and Reproduction
Thursday and Friday: Sheep Production Unit Lesson 2: Management of a sheep farm


4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed 

Monday-Friday: Group shop projects


5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday-Wednesday and Friday: GMAW joints, begin certification welds and work on horse shoe projects
Thursday: Guest speaker: Tom Smith from Lincoln Tech


6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday-Friday: Work in shop on various projects (boxes, pedestal and chicken coop)

7th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday: Plant ID notebooks, print out Greenhouse model assignment
Tuesday-Friday: Construct Greenhouse models (in groups)

January 7-11

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Plant ID Notebook

Tuesday: Decorate Bulletin Board 

Wednesday-Friday: Semester Tests 

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday and Tuesday: Animal Issues Research Paper (DUE Friday by noon)  

Wednesday-Friday: Semester Tests


4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed 

Monday and Tuesday: Projects in shop 

Wednesday-Friday: Semester Tests 

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday and Tuesday: SMAW and GMAW joints 

Wednesday-Friday: Semester Tests


6th Period: Ag Woods  

Monday and Tuesday: Projects in shop (boxes, pedestal and chicken coop) 

Wednesday-Friday: Semester Tests


7th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday: Present Posters and draw plans/materials list for Greenhouse Model
Tuesday: Begin constructing Greenhouse Models 

Wednesday-Friday: Semester Tests 

January 2-4

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Wednesday: Plant ID Notebooks
Thursday: Thank you cards for FFA t-shirts
Friday: Floral Portfolio

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Wednesday: Poultry Digestive System Metaphor Project
Thursday: Ag Issues in the Animal Industry (research paper)
Friday: Ag Issues in the Animal Industry (research paper)

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed  

Wednesday-Friday: Projects in shop

5th Period: Ag Welding 

Wednesday-Friday: SMAW and GMAW welding joints


6th Period: Ag Woods 

Wednesday-Friday: Working in shop on various projects (boxes, pedestal and chicken coop)


7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Wednesday-Friday: Group projects (Greenhouse Structure components)