Monday: FFA New Horizons Fall 2014 Edition. Read page 32 "Pumpkin Patch"
Discuss the following questions:
1.) Which states produce the top pumpkins? What might these states have in common that causes them to be the top producers?
2.) What is a gourd? Why are pumpkins considered gourds?
3.) Why do you think pumpkin-flavored foods and drinks have become so popular in recent years?
How can this be used to the advantage of the industry of agriculture?
4.) Tradition says that pumpkins can be used to cure snake bites. What other fruits or vegetables have similar "old wives tales" associated with them?
Complete the "Pokin' Around the Pumpkin Patch" activity sheet.
"All About the Pumpkin" video
http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween/videos/all-about-the-pumpkin?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false
Tuesday-Friday: Montana County Ag Project
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. To make it fair, I have decided that I will
create a map for Meagher County. 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!
2nd Period: Floriculture
Monday: Plant ID Notebook
Tuesday: Unit 4 questions on page 54 and begin questions 4 and 6 on page 53
Wednesday: Questions 4 and 6 on page 53
Thursday: Come up with a list of questions to ask our local florist
Friday: Tentative visit to the Garden Shop
3rd Period: Animal Science
Monday: Livestock Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
https://www.whitman.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/biology/virtual-pig/respiratory-system
Tuesday: Pre Lab for Pig Dissection Lab (Introduction and procedures)
Wednesday-Friday: Pig Dissection Lab
5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday: Clean Oxy-Acetylene stations
Chapter 5: Shielded Metal Arc Welding Equipment and Supplies
Tuesday: Chapter 5: Shielded Metal Arc Welding Equipment and Supplies
Questions 1-20
Wednesday: Chapter 6: Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Thursday: Chapter 6: Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Friday: Chapter 6: Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Questions 1-20
6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday:-Friday: Work on individual wood shop projects
**Projects due Friday
7th Period: Greenhouse Management
Monday: Plant ID Notebooks (5 entries)
Tuesday: What is Horticulture? Understanding Horticulture PowerPoint and guided notes
Wednesday: Plant Anatomy and Physiology PowerPoint and Guided Notes
Thursday: Plant Anatomy and Physiology PowerPoint and Guided Notes
Friday: Review sheet for understand horticulture, plant anatomy and physiology Quiz
