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.
