Saturday, October 26, 2019

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







Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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 

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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