Friday, April 21, 2017

April 24th-April 28th

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: "War Horse" Vocab Activity 
Tuesday-Thursday: Watch War Horse and complete guided notes 
Friday: War Horse Compare/Contrast worksheet 


2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday-Friday: Prepare for Montana CDE Days Floriculture competition


3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday-Friday: Wildlife Project
Wildlife Species Project
Directions: Choose a species from the Billings Zoo and conduct research and create a presentation.  You can present your information in a PowerPoint, Prezi, Poster, or written paper.
Requirements for Project:
a.       Preferred habitat
b.      Feeding habits (what do they eat?)
c.       Where in the world are they located? Besides at the Billings Zoo J
d.      Height and weight
e.       How many species are currently alive? In the United States and World Wide
f.       Why do they matter? What is their purpose in the environment?
g.      Is this species on the endangered list? If so, why are they endangered?
h.      Why did you choose this animal?
i.        Is your animal a predator or a prey?
j.        One interesting fact you found while researching your wildlife animal




5th Period: Ag Welding 
Monday-Friday: GMAW and TIG welding flat beads on pads of metal
Fire-pit welding project

6th Period: Ag Woods 
Monday-Friday: Flower bed projects and wildlife escape ladders


7th Period: Greenhouse Management
Monday-Friday: Montana Commercial Greenhouses research project
Name of Greenhouse Business you chose:_________________________________

Commercial Greenhouse Project
You will research and choose a commercial greenhouse in Montana that we could potentially take a field trip to and visit.
After researching your chosen greenhouse business, you will write a paper, make a PowerPoint or create a poster.
Requirements for Paper/PowerPoint/Poster:
·        Name and location of greenhouse business (please provide an address)
·        Phone number of business
·        Hours of operation (days they are open and times they are open)
·        Do they allow visits? You might need to call and ask.  If they do allow visits, when (what day of the week) is the best time to visit? Let them know we are planning a field trip!
·        What would the cost of a visit be? Free? Admission charge?
·        What type of plants do they grow in their greenhouses?
·        What type/style of greenhouses do they have?
·        If they list any prices of their products, please be sure to add them to your project
·        A picture of your business (choose one of the pictures from their website)
·        If we get to go visit the greenhouse you chose, what would you like to learn?
·        List 10 questions you would have for the employees/owner/managers of this greenhouse business or any greenhouse business







Tuesday, April 18, 2017

April 17-21

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Ag Fact Countdown
Wednesday: Montana Wheat
Thursday: Food Label Activity (with bread)
Friday: Make play-dough


2nd Period: Floriculture 
Monday: No School
Tuesday-Friday: Prepare for Montana CDE Days Floriculture competition


3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday: No School
Tuesday-Friday: Wildlife Unit


5th Period: Ag Welding 
Monday: No School
Tuesday-Friday: GMAW and TIG welding flat beads on pads of metal


6th Period: Ag Woods 
Monday: No School
Tuesday-Friday: Flower bed projects and wildlife escape ladders


7th Period: Greenhouse Management
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Transplant Plants
Wednesday-Friday: Montana Commercial Greenhouses research project





Monday, April 10, 2017

April 10-14

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: MT County Ag Project
Tuesday: MT County Ag Project
Wednesday: Present MT County Ag Projects
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

2nd Period: Floriculture
Monday: Read Unit 8 and answer questions
Tuesday: Plant ID Notebook
Wednesday: Practice making bows
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday: Dissect Squids
Tuesday: Dissect Squids
Wednesday: Post lab write up
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday: Chapter 9 questions
Tuesday: Chapter 9 questions
Wednesday: GMAW and GTAW pad of flat beads
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday-Wednesday: Flower bed project
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management
Monday: Plant ID Notebook
Tuesday-Wednesday: Greenhouses in Montana (research commercial greenhouses in Montana)
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School

Monday, April 3, 2017

April 3-7

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday-Friday: Montana County Ag Project

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday: Unit 7 (read and answer questions)
Wednesday: Read Unit 8
Thursday: Unit 8: answer questions
Friday: Practice making bows

3rd Period: Animal Science

Monday: Set up incubator
Tuesday: Put chicken eggs in incubator
Wednesday: Squid dissection pre-lab
Thursday: Squid dissection pre-lab
Friday: Squid dissection pre-lab

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday: SMAW Vertical Fillet weld
Tuesday: Read chapter 7:
Wednesday: Read chapter 8:
Thursday: Read chapter 9:
Friday: GMAW: plate of flat beads

6th Period: Ag Woods

Monday-Tuesday: Thrivent Financial flower bed plans (draw plans and make list of materials)
Wednesday-Thursday: Build flower beds for Thrivent Financial building

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Plant ID Notebook
Tuesday-Thursday: Flower Anatomy (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Friday: Flower Anatomy Quiz


Tuesday, March 28, 2017

March 27-March 31st

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: Finish FFA New Horizons activities
Tuesday: Introduce Montana County Ag Project and pick counties
Wednesday-Friday: Montana County Ag Project
Name:_____________________
Montana County Ag Project
Description: Montana’s number 1 industry is agriculture and we rank #2 in the US with lands in farms and ranches-which totals nearly 61 million acres! To discover more about Montana’s agriculture industry each of you will research and create a “county ag map” for 3 different counties.  This is a chance for you to learn about the different agriculture in Montana as well as express your creative side!
                                            
Requirements for project:
□□□Name of county
□□□Outline of county map
□□□Pictures/symbols of main agricultural products: Either drawn or printed out and must have color!
□□□ Key/Legend: Describes what each picture/symbol represents
□□□ Statistics: How much of each crop is grown/produced?  What are the numbers of livestock raised? How does your county rank in comparison to other counties in Montana? Amount of money the county makes off of agricultural products. Any other stats/interesting facts you find that relate to agriculture in your county.
□□□ Sources: Websites, articles, newspaper, journals, books, encyclopedia, etc. Type these sources on a separate piece of paper to be handed in with your final project. You must have at least 3 sources!


***Take your time and make these maps neat and complete…I will be hanging them in the classroom!

Rubric for County Map

Name of County 2pts x3                                                                                           /6


Outline of County 5pts x3                                                                                        /15


Pictures/Symbols 15pts x3                                                                                        /45


Key/Legend 15pts x3                                                                                                            /45


Statistics 20pts x3                                                                                                      /60


Sources 10pts                                                                                                             /10


Overall Quality/Presentation 20pts                                                                          /20
(neatness, volume, clarity, eye contact)



Total                                                                                                                           /201

2nd Period: Floriculture
Monday: Plant ID Notebook
Tuesday: Floriculture Tool ID
Wednesday: Read Unit 7 and answer questions at end of Unit
Thursday: Read Unit 8 and answer questions
Friday: Practice tying bows

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday: Experiment Write Up-last day to work on the paper. Due Friday
Tuesday: Worm Dissection Preparation and Pre lab
Wednesday-Friday: Dissect Worms


5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday: Clean Shop
Tuesday-Friday: SMAW Vertical Fillet Weld


6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday-Friday: Individual shop projects


7th Period: Greenhouse Management
Monday-Tuesday: Transplant germinated seeds to mini greenhouse kit
Wednesday-Friday: Flower Anatomy

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

March 13-17

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday-Wednesday: "Fast Lane Ends" paper/summary (5 paragraph paper)
Thursday-Friday: Ag Mag: Beef (read and discuss magazine)

2nd Period: Floriculture
Monday: Unit 6: Questions
Tuesday: Floriculture Tool ID
Wednesday: Floricutlure Tool ID
Thursday: Unit 7: Selecting Wire and Wiring Flowers (read unit)
Friday: Finish reading and discuss Unit 7

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday-Friday: Animal saliva and bacteria experiment write up/report (following the FFA Agriscience Fair guidelines/requirements)


5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday-Friday: SMAW (Horizontal and Vertical Fillet welds)

6th Period: Ag Woods 
Monday-Friday: Individual shop projects


7th Period: Greenhouse Manangement 
Monday: Set up seed germination with various seeds in petri dishes
Tuesday-Friday: Work on Hall of Chapter display for FFA State Convention

Monday, March 6, 2017

March 6-10

1st Period: JH Agriculture

Monday: Present Livestock Project posters
Tuesday: Watch "Where the Fast Lane Ends" (take 10 notes)
Wednesday: Watch "Where the Fast Lane Ends" (take 10 notes)
Thursday-Friday: "Where the Fast Lane Ends"  Summary and opinion paper


2nd Period: Floriculture
Monday: Vocab Unit 6
Tuesday: Read Unit 6
Wednesday: Read Unit 6
Thursday: Unit 6 Questions
Friday: Unit 6 Questions

3rd Period: Animal Science

Monday: Examine bacteria slides in microscope
Tuesday-Friday: Experiment Write Up (using FFA Agri-science standards/outline)


5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday-Friday: SMAW Horizontal and Vertical Fillets


6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday-Friday: Individual shop projects

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 
Monday: Stem Anatomy
Tuesday: Stem Anatomy
Wednesday: Stem Anatomy
Thursday: Stem Anatomy Quiz
Friday: Plant ID