September 6-10

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture

Tuesday: Present "This Makes me Feel" PowerPoints
Wednesday: Present "This Makes me Feel" PowerPoints
Thursday: What is Agriculture? PowerPoint and notes
Friday: Agriculture Walk (we will be walking around the school campus to find items that are correlated to agriculture products

2nd Period: Floriculture

Tuesday: Work on The History of Floral Design Posters
Wednesday: Work on The History of Floral Design Posters
Thursday: Present posters
Friday: Unit 3: Principles of Design (page 30-46)

3rd Period: Animal Science

Tuesday: Scientific Method Review (PowerPoint and notes)
Wednesday-Friday: Digestive System Unit (monogastric, ruminant and poultry) PowerPoint and notes

5th Period: Ag Welding

Tuesday: Chapter 29: Heat Treatment of Metals. Review Questions 1-20
Wednesday: Welding symbols and joints
Thursday: Welding symbols and joints
Friday: Metal Fabrication and shop abbreviations


6th Period: Ag Woods

Tuesday: Work on Introduction to Woods teaching lesson (students are working in groups of 2 to create a visual aid and correlating assignment to teach the rest of the class with. Each group has 2 sections from the Introduction to Woods chapter).
Wednesday: Work on Introduction to Woods teaching lesson
Thursday: Teach Lesson
Friday: Teach Lesson


7th Period: Greenhouse Management

Tuesday: Present Greenhouse structure PowerPoints (students will take notes about the different structures presented)
Wednesday: Present Greenhouse structure PowerPoints (students will take notes about the different structures presented)
Thursday: Greenhouse Structure Review
Friday: Greenhouse Structure Quiz

August 30-September 2

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture

Tuesday: Signed Syllabus Due
"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)

Wednesday: Work on "About Me" PowerPoints
Thursday: Work on "About Me" PowerPoints
Friday: Present "About Me" PowerPoints

2nd Period: Floriculture

Tuesday: Signed Syllabus Due  Present "About Me" PowerPoints
Wednesday: The History of Floral Design page 19-29
Students will each choose time periods to create an educational poster to share with the rest of the class.  Poster will include: time period name, take away message and a picture
Thursday: History of Floral Design Posters
Friday: History of Floral Design posters

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Tuesday:Signed Syllabus Due Animal Science Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday: Animal Science Scavenger Hunt
Thursday: Animal Science Scavenger Hunt
Friday: Scientific Method Review

5th Period: Ag Welding 

Tuesday:Signed Syllabus Due
Chapter 28: Metal Properties and Identification
Answer "Test your Knowledge" Questions 1-20 page 653
Wednesday: Review answers to Questions 1-20 page 653 
Chapter 29: Heat Treatment of Metals
Answer "Test your Knowledge" Questions 1-20 page 669
Thursday: Chapter 29: Heat Treatment of Metals
Review answers to Questions 1-20 page 669
Friday: Review Chapter 28 and 29

6th Period: Ag Woods

Tuesday: Signed Syllabus Due
Chapter 2: Careers and Employability Skills
Answer Questions 1-11 on page 40
Choose 2 ag careers that interest you and research the: license/certification required, schooling required, entry level wages, and explain why you are interested in the career (3-5 sentences).
Wednesday: Questions 1-11 Review
Introduction to Woods (page 35-51)
Thursday: Introduction to Woods
Friday: Introduction to Woods

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Tuesday:Signed Syllabus Due
Greenhouse Structures Project: Students will work in small groups and research 2 types of greenhouse structures from the following list: quonset, gothic arch, even span, uneven span, lean to, attached, culvilinear, dome shaped

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.)             Materials used to build structure

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?

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

Wednesday: Greenhouse Structures Project
Thursday: Greenhouse Structures Project
Friday: Present PowerPoints (students will take notes as classmates present their PowerPoints) 

May 9-13

1st Period Ag I
Monday: Lesson 7.2: Biofuels: Students are each assigned (in groups of 2) sections of this chapter and will be learning the material and teaching the class about their section
Tuesday: Prepare Biofuel teaching lesson
Wednesday:  Prepare Biofuel Teaching lesson
Thursday-Friday: Teach Biofuel lessons


2nd Period Ag IV
Monday: Airplane Competition for distance (material: paper)
: Airplane Construction (paper, cardboard, styrofoam, card stock and paper) Students will be fabricating airplanes out of the listed material and will test their airplanes for the following categories: Distance, accuracy, hang time, acrobatics, and design.
Tuesday: Airplane Competition for acrobatics (material: paper)
Wednesday: Airplane Competition for Accuracy (material: paper or cardstock)
Thursday: Airplane Competition for hang time (material: paper or cardstock)
Friday: Judge all airplanes for best design

3rd Period 7th Grade Ag
Monday- Friday: Wood shop individual projects (this is the last week in the shop: projects due Friday)

5th Period Ag III
Monday: Work on rough draft
Tuesday: Work on rough draft
Wednesday: Rough Draft due today
Thursday: Work on Final Draft
Friday: Work on Final Draft: DUE TODAY

Requirements for paper:

·       Choose an agricultural issue that you can find plenty of information and research on. Preferably one that interests you.

·       Background/history of the issue (how long has it been an issue?)

·       Describe the issue. Go into detail about the issue you chose.

·       Why is your issue a problem?

·       What caused the issue?

·       What is being done to resolve or fix the issue?

·       Provide in-text citation from your sources

·       Why did you choose this issue?

·       Provide your opinion on the issue. Do you agree or disagree with what is being done in regards to the issue? Do you have any suggestions of something else that could be done?

Rubric

Requirement	Points Possible	Score
5 pages double spaced, 12 pt font	50
Cover Page (title, name, date, class, period) *Does not count toward 5 pages	10
Works Cited Page (6 credible sources APA format) *Does not count toward 5 pages	20
Works Cited (in-text citation)	20
Content (did you include all of the bullet points from above?)	50
Opinion (did you include your opinion?)	30
Sentence structure, grammar, spelling, punctuation	20
Total	200

6th Period 8th Grade Ag
Monday- Friday: Wood shop individual projects (this week is the last week in the shop; projects due on Friday)

7th Period Ag I
Monday- Friday: Wood and metal shop individual projects (this week is the last week in the shop; projects due on Friday)

May 2- 6

1st Period Ag I
Monday: Parliamentary Procedure discussion
Tuesday: Juniors ACT Testing
Wednesday: Parliamentary Procedure Discussion
Thursday-Friday: Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Lesson 7.2: Biofuels. Read page 320-328 Answer Questions 1-18 on page 329 and 1-10 on page 330


2nd Period Ag IV
Monday-Thursday: Airplane Construction (paper, cardboard, styrofoam, card stock and paper) Students will be fabricating airplanes out of the listed material and will test their airplanes for the following categories: Distance, accuracy, hang time, acrobatics, and design.

Friday: Test airplanes

3rd Period 7th Grade Ag
Monday- Friday: Wood shop individual projects

5th Period Ag III
Monday: Agricultural Issues Report: Choose Topic
Tuesday: Research Day
Wednesday: Research Day
Thursday: Work on Paper
Friday: Work on Paper

Requirements for paper:

·       Choose an agricultural issue that you can find plenty of information and research on. Preferably one that interests you.

·       Background/history of the issue (how long has it been an issue?)

·       Describe the issue. Go into detail about the issue you chose.

·       Why is your issue a problem?

·       What caused the issue?

·       What is being done to resolve or fix the issue?

·       Provide in-text citation from your sources

·       Why did you choose this issue?

·       Provide your opinion on the issue. Do you agree or disagree with what is being done in regards to the issue? Do you have any suggestions of something else that could be done?

Rubric

Requirement	Points Possible	Score
5 pages double spaced, 12 pt font	50
Cover Page (title, name, date, class, period) *Does not count toward 5 pages	10
Works Cited Page (6 credible sources APA format) *Does not count toward 5 pages	20
Works Cited (in-text citation)	20
Content (did you include all of the bullet points from above?)	50
Opinion (did you include your opinion?)	30
Sentence structure, grammar, spelling, punctuation	20
Total	200

6th Period 8th Grade Ag
Monday- Friday: Wood shop individual projects

7th Period Ag I
Monday- Friday: Wood and metal shop individual projects

April 25-29

1st Period Ag II

Monday: No School
Tuesday-Friday: Parliamentary Procedure Unit


2nd Period Ag IV
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Clean Shop
Wednesday:  Airplane Models Lesson. Review the following terms: Aerodynamics, Drag, Gravity, Thrust, and Lift. Relate how these terms apply to designing a paper airplane
Thursday: Create and draw plans for model airplanes (top, side front view with dimensions) to apply the 4 forces of aerodynamics
Friday: Begin construction of model airplanes

3rd Period 7th Grade Ag
Monday: No School
Tuesday-Friday: Work on wood shop projects


5th Period Ag III
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Bull Feeders and Individual Shop projects
Wednesday:Bull Feeders and Individual Shop projects
Thursday: TeknoExpo (MSU Northern Tour)
Friday: Bull Feeders and Individual Shop projects

6th Period 8th Grade Ag
Monday: No School
Tuesday-Friday: Work on wood shop projects

7th Period Ag I
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Wood Shop Safety 
Wednesday:Wood Shop Safety
Thursday: Wood Shop Safety Test
Friday: Project plans (front, top, side view with dimensions)

April 18-22

1st Period Ag 2
Monday: Ag Article (Due Friday)
Tuesday: Juniors will be taking ACT test
Wednesday-Friday: Parliamentary Procedure

2nd Period Ag 4
Monday: Ag Article (due Friday)
Tuesday-Friday: Trailer Project (replacing boards)


3rd Period 7th Grade Ag 
Monday-Friday: Work in shop on individual wood projects

5th Period Ag 3
Monday: Ag Article (due Friday)
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday-Friday: Students are working on individual shop projects and bull feeders

6th Period 8th Grade Ag
Monday:Work in shop on individual wood projects
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Work in shop on individual wood projects
Thursday: Finish Unbranded Documentary and begin Review Paper
Friday: Work in shop on individual wood projects

7th Period Ag 1
Monday: Ag Article (Due Friday)
Tuesday: Finish Unbranded Documentary (Question's and 20 notes)
Wednesday:  Unbranded Review paper
Thursday: Wood shop safety
Friday: Wood shop safety 

April 4-8

1st Period Ag 2
Monday: Ag Article (due Friday)
Tuesday-Friday: Parliamentary Procedure Unit


2nd Period Ag 4
Monday: Ag Article (due Friday)
Tuesday-Friday: Trailer Project (wiring new lights and replacing boards)


3rd Period 7th Grade Ag 
Monday: Finish FFA New Horizons Activity: "It's so Sweet"
Tuesday: Finish FFA New Horizons Activity: "It's so Sweet"
Wednesday: Work in shop on individual wood projects
Thursday:Work in shop on individual wood projects
Friday: Work in shop on individual wood projects

5th Period Ag 3
Monday: Ag Article (due Friday)
Tuesday-Friday: Students are working on individual shop projects and bull feeders

6th Period 8th Grade Ag
Monday: Finish FFA New Horizons Activity: "It's so Sweet"
Tuesday: Finish FFA New Horizons Activity: "It's so Sweet"
Wednesday: Work in shop on individual wood projects
Thursday:Work in shop on individual wood projects
Friday: Work in shop on individual wood projects

7th Period Ag 1
Monday: Ag Article (Due Friday) and Livestock Production Project
Tuesday-Thursday: Livestock Production Project
Friday: Present Livestock Production Projects

Name:___________________________

Livestock Production Project

Imagine you are given a plot of land and money to buy livestock to start your own production.  What species of livestock will you raise? What breed? Where in the U.S. is your production located? What type of production are you interested in? These are all important questions that must be answered while creating your farm/ranch.  For this project you will choose your own species and breed to start an imaginary farm or ranch. 

You will present your farm or ranch through a PowerPoint. Before you put your PowerPoint together you need the following information:

Species:

Breed(s):

Type of production:

Location and reason for location:

Where will you buy your stock?

When will you sell your animal?

Sources:

Name:_________________________

Rubric for Livestock Production Project/Presentation

You will be graded on the following criteria for your PowerPoint and presentation:

·       Species                                                                                                /5

·       Breed                                                                                                  /5

·       Reason for breed                                                                                /5

·       Picture of breed (at least one)                                                             /5

·       Type of production with estimated number of livestock                       /5

·       Location and reason for location                                                       /5

·       Picture of location                                                                              /5

·       Where you bought your livestock                                                      /5

·       Specifics of livestock bought                                                             /5

·       When your livestock will be sold                                                      /5

·       Sources for information found                                                           /5

·       Speaking Skills (volume, pronunciation, speed)                               /5

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