August 27-31

2nd Period: Floriculutre I and II
Monday-Friday: Bulletin boards (FFA and Agriculture classes), FFA horse stick and Labor Day parade prep

3rd Period: Animal Science
Monday-Friday: School Farm plans (each student is assigned an area of the school farm to research.  They will research their assigned topic and report back to the group and we will make a presentation as a class to propose to the school board)

4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed
Monday: Finish watching "Chasing Ice" documentary, discussion
Tuesday: Begin research of environmental impacts in our world
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:

5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday: Finish Metallurgy lesson
Tuesday: Welding joints and positions
Wednesday: Welding Symbols
Thursday: Drawing Blueprints
Friday: Drawing Blueprints

6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday and Tuesday: Careers in Woodworking
Wednesday: Present Woodworking career project 

Woodworking Careers Project

Directions: Use your computer or cell phone to research the career you chose.  Please type (or hand write if you do not have a computer yet) the answers to the following questions.  You will present your findings to the class tomorrow. 

1**Give a description of your job (what are the duties performed? what does a person with this job do on a daily basis?)

  **What are the requirements/qualifications to be hired for this career? (School? Apprenticeship? Prior skills?)

3**What is the average salary/income? You can list an hourly or yearly salary

4**Are there opportunities to advance in this career? Earn higher salary; gain more responsibility/higher status, etc.

5**  Benefits? Insurance, time off, etc.

6**Google job listings for this job and list 5 listings that are hiring. Include the job title, location (preferably in Montana or in a neighboring state), requirements, job description and how to apply (do you need a resume, references, fill out an application online, etc.) 

Wednesday and Thursday: Tools in the wood shop (shop tour and explanation of tools)
Friday: Tool ID Test

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 
Monday: School Garden (harvesting and pulling weeds)
Tuesday: Plant Research questions and school garden (harvesting and pulling weeds)
Wednesday-Friday: School Garden (harvesting and pulling weeds)

August 22nd-24th

2nd Period: Floriculture II

Wednesday: Welcome Back! Class procedures and syllabus
Thursday and Friday: Bulletin Board decorations and thank you cards for concessions and petting farm (summer FFA activities)


3rd Period: Animal Science

Wednesday: Welcome Back! Class procedures and syllabus
Thursday and Friday: School Farm plans (students will create a plan/presentation to present to the school board)


4th Period: Advanced Tech Ed 

Wednesday: Welcome Back! Class procedures and syllabus, class expectations and outcomes.  Form teams and begin research process of environmental impacts. 

Thursday and Friday: Chasing Ice documentary 

5th Period: Ag Welding

Wednesday: Welcome Back! Class procedures and syllabus
Thursday: Issue textbooks and organize shop
Lesson 1: Metallurgy (discussion, key terms
Friday: Continue lesson 1: Metallurgy

6th Period: Ag Woods

Wednesday: Welcome Back! Class procedures and syllabus, issue textbooks
Thursday and Friday: Careers in woodworking (students will research and present to the class about various woodworking careers)


7th Period: Greenhouse Management

Wednesday: Welcome Back! Class procedures and syllabus
School Garden plant research
Thursday: Continue school garden plant research, work in school garden
Friday: Work in school garden (weeding and harvesting)

April 16-20

1st Period: Junior High Ag

Monday: Sand boards and draw plans on boards
Tuesday and Wednesday: Work on shop projects (peg board game)
Thursday: Candle duck and chicken eggs

2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday-Thursday: Wooden quilt (flower design) and prepare for Floriculture state competition

3rd Period: Advanced Ag

Monday-Thursday: Various shop projects 

4th Period: Floricutlure

Monday: Plant ID notebooks
Tuesday-Thursday: School garden plans and prep 

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday-Thursday: Chapter 7 and 8 (TIG welding equipment and processes) 

6th Period:  Ag Woods 

Monday: Materials and methods list for stools and side tables
Tuesday-Thursday: Work in shop

7th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday-Thursday: Plant ID and work on greenhouse (installing panels) 

March 26-30

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture 

Monday: Tools in the shop (orbital sander, hammer, nails, tour/where tools are located in the shop)
Tuesday and Wednesday: Drawing plans/3-D objects

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Hall of Chapter board (glue trim and letters)
Tuesday and Wednesday: Agri-science report


3rd Period: Advanced Ag 

Monday-Wednesday: Various shop projects (build rack for hand grinders, take apart wooden shelf)


4th Period: Floriculture

Monday-Wednesday: Draw plans for school garden (map out to scale where plants will be planted, walkways, drip irrigation and fencing)

5th Period: Agriculture Welding

Monday-Wednesday: State FFA prep (practice ag mechanics tests, work on Hall of Chapter display, Ag Sales prep)


6th Period: Agriculture Woods

Monday: Router work (page 84-91)
Tuesday: Router demonstration and practice using a router
Wednesday: State FFA prep (Hall of Chapter display and ag mechanics tests)


7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday-Friday: Plant ID and Agri-science reports

March 19-23

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture 

Monday: School Garden plans
Tuesday: Ag Day with Elementary students in multi-purpose room (school garden activity)
Wednesday: Tools in the shop and live video chat with Sage Grouse Challenge
Thursday: Tools in the shop
Friday: Drawing plans/ 3-D drawings

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday: Stain plywood for Hall of Chapter
Wednesday: Stain plywood for Hall of Chapter
Thursday and Friday: Brainstorm ideas for Hall of Chapter display and begin decorating board


3rd Period: Advanced Ag 

Monday: Cut boards for Hall of Chapter
Tuesday: Sharpen hand planer blades
Wednesday-Friday: Various shop projects (build rack for hand grinders, take apart wooden shelf)


4th Period: Floriculture

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday: Plans for school garden (location, plants to grow, soil, water, raised beds, etc.)
Wednesday: Visit from Jenney Paddock to help with school garden plans
Thursday and Friday: Draw plans for school garden


5th Period: Agriculture Welding

Monday-Friday: Gate latches and Hall of Chapter display


6th Period: Agriculture Woods

Monday: How to hand plane, parts of a hand planer, and how to adjust blade
Tuesday: Practice using hand planer
Wednesday: squaring, marking and cutting stock
Thursday and Friday: Project plans, materials list, methods list


7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday-Friday: Plant ID notebook and build greenhouse

March 5-9

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture

Monday-Wednesday: The Importance of Ag Mechanics and Technology, ag mechanics collage

Thursday: Measuring Skills and the importance of measuring
Friday: No School

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Begin Agriscience experiment (pick up flowers and set up experiment)
Tuesday-Thursday: Agriscience experiment (record data each day, research, and write up)
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Advanced Ag

Monday: Economic Challenge
Tuesday-Thursday: Sandwich Boards for hospital
Friday: No School

4th Period: Floricutlure

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday-Thursday: Final Draft of Landscape Design
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday-Friday: Gate Latches
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday: Clean Shop
Tuesday-Thursday: Chapter 13: Construction methods
Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday-Thursday: Construct greenhouse (assemble and install roof vents)
Friday: No School

February 19-23

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture 

Monday: Dairy cattle/goat posters
Tuesday: Dairy cattle/goat posters
Wednesday: Dairy cattle/goat posters
Thursday: Present Posters
Friday: Make ice cream


2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday-Thursday: Wooden Quilt (paint)
Friday: Plant ID

3rd Period: Advanced Ag

Monday-Friday: Sandwich board project


4th Period: Floriculture 

Monday: Plant ID
Tuesday-Friday: Final Draft of Landscape Design (on poster board)

5th Period: Ag Welding

Monday-Friday: Gate latches and oxy-acetylene welding


6th Period: Ag Woods

Monday-Friday: Veneer projects (coasters)



7th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday-Friday: Plant ID and build greenhouse kit (put frame together)