Monday, February 13, 2017

February 13-17

1st Period: Junior High Ag
Monday: Class Advisory Meetings
Tuesday: Animal Terminology PowerPoint and guided notes
Wednesday: Animal Terminology Review and basic care of livestock (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Thursday: Animal Terminology Quiz
Friday: No School

2nd Period: Floriculture
Monday: Plant ID Notebook
Tuesday: Students will be creating Resumes
Wednesday: Resumes continued
Thursday: Studnets will be creating Cover Letters
Friday: No School

3rd Period: Animal Science 
Monday: Experiment (Trial 2) Dog 2 and Cat 2
Tuesday: Experiment (Trial 2) Dog 1 and Cat 1
Wednesday-Thursday: Experiment observations (mount bacteria and saliva on slides and examine with microscope)
Friday: No School

5th Period: Ag Welding
Monday: SMAW (Flat and Horizontal Groove welds due on Wednesday)
Tuesday: SMAW
Wednesday: SMAW
Thursday: SMAW
Friday: No School

6th Period: Ag Woods
Monday-Thursday: Individual shop projects
Friday: No School

7th Period: Greenhouse Management 
Monday: Plant ID (observe/check germinated seeds)
Tuesday-Thursday: Leaf Anatomy (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Friday: No School

Monday, February 6, 2017

February 6-10

1st Period: Junior High Agriculture 

Monday-Wednesday: AET (Agricultural Experience Tracker) online source for tracking SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience)
Thursday-Friday: FFA New Horizons Activity


2nd Period: Floriculture 

Monday-Wednesday: AET (Agricultural Experience Tracker) online source for tracking SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience)
Thursday: Questions page 17
Friday: Plant ID Notebook

3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday: Experiment with Dog 1
Tuesday: Experiment with Dog 2
Wednesday: Experiment with Cats 1 and 2
Thursday-Friday: AET (Agricultural Experience Tracker) online source for tracking SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience)


5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday-Wednesday: AET (Agricultural Experience Tracker) online source for tracking SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience)
Thursday-Friday: SMAW (horizontal and flat groove, horizontal and vertical fillet)


6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday-Wednesday: AET (Agricultural Experience Tracker) online source for tracking SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience)
Thursday-Friday: Individual wood shop projects

7th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday-Wednesday: AET (Agricultural Experience Tracker) online source for tracking SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience)
Thursday: FFA New Horizons Activity
Friday: Plant ID Notebooks





Monday, January 23, 2017

January 23-27

1st Period: Junior High Ag

Monday: Present "About Me" projects
Tuesday: Present "About Me" projects
Wednesday: What is Agriculture? PowerPoint and guided notes
Thursday: Importance of agriculture and how it impacts us daily
Friday: Agriculture walk (we will walk around the school campus to identify items produced from agricultural products)

2nd Period: Floriculture

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday: Read Unit 1: Exploring Careers in the Retail Flower Business
Wednesday: Finish reading Unit 1 and answer questions on page 18
Thursday-Friday: Questions 3-7 on page 18


3rd Period: Animal Science 

Monday-Tuesday: Scientific Method Review
Science Experiment write up (we will be following the rubric and guidelines from the National FFA Agriscience Hanbook:
https://www.ffa.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/asf_2017_2021_agriscience_fair_handbook.pdf)

Wednesday: Animal Genetics: Cell Division (PowerPoint and Guided Notes)
Thursday-Friday: DNA Unit


5th Period: Ag Welding 

Monday-Friday: Students are working on the following SMAW welds: Horizontal Fillet, Vertical Fillet, Horizontal Groove, and Flat Groove



6th Period: Ag Woods 

Monday-Friday: Students are working on individual wood shop projects  


7th Period: Greenhouse Management

Monday-Tuesday: Hydroponics Equipment, Supplies, Set Up and Key Terms
Wednesday: Hydroponics Quiz
Thursday: Students will research the best crops to grow in a hydroponic system
Friday: Plant ID Notebook 

Monday, January 16, 2017

January 16-20

1st Period Junior High Ag

Monday: Syllabus, Time Cards, Classroom Procedures
Tuesday-Friday: 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)


2nd Period Floriculture

Monday: Plant ID Notebook
Tuesday-Wednesday: Read Unit 1: Exploring careers in the Retail Flower Business
Thursday: Answer questions page 18
Friday: Questions 3-7 on page 17

3rd Period Animal Science 

Monday-Tuesday: Science Experiment Discussion (The saliva of which species eliminates bacteria most efficiently?)
Tuesday: Science Experiment Discussion
Wednesday: Animal Genetics: Cell Division
Thursday-Friday: DNA Unit


5th Period Ag Welding

Monday: Clean Shop
Tuesday-Friday: SMAW students are working on various welds


6th Period Ag Woods

Monday-Friday: Wood shop projects (stools, tables, benches)


7th Period Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Plant ID Notebook
Tuesday: What is Hydroponics? (PowerPoint and Guided notes)
Wednesday: Hydroponics Terms, Equipment and Supplies
What should we grow? Research the best types of plants to grow in a hydroponic set up
Thursday-Friday: Set up Hydroponics






Friday, January 6, 2017

January 10-13

1st Period JH Ag

Monday: Help teachers move to the new building
Tuesday: Review for Semester Test
Friday: Semester Test

2nd Period Floriculture

Monday: Help teachers move to the new building
Tuesday: Review for Semester Test
Friday: Semester Test

3rd Period Animal Science 

Monday: Help teachers move to the new building
Tuesday: Review for Semester Test
Thursday: Semester Test

5th Period Ag Welding 

Monday: Help teachers move to the new building
Tuesday: Review for Semester Test
Thursday: Semester Test

6th Period  Ag Woods 

Monday: Help teachers move to the new building
Tuesday: Review for Semester Test
Wednesday: Semester Test

7th Period Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Help teachers move to the new building
Tuesday: Review for Semester Test
Wednesday: Semester Test

Monday, December 19, 2016

December 19-22

1st Period JH Ag

Monday: Christmas Tree Production
Tuesday: Christmas Tree Production in Montana
Wednesday: Class Holiday Celebration
Thursday: School wide Activity Day

2nd Period Floriculture 

Monday-Tuesday: Finish making wreaths
Wednesday: Plant ID Notebooks
Thursday: School wide Activity Day

3rd Period Animal Science 

Monday: Cell Division: Animal Genetics (PowerPoint and guided notes)
Tuesday-Wednesday: DNA Unit
Thursday: School wide Activity Day

5th  Period Ag Welding

Monday-Wednesday: SMAW (students are working on various welds)
Thursday: School wide Activity Day

6th Period Ag Woods

Monday-Wednesday: Studetns are working on various woodworking projects
Thursday: School wide Activity Day

7th Period Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Stem Anatomy (finish notes)
Tuesday: Stem Anatomy Review
Wednesday: Stem Anatomy Quiz
Thursday: School wide Activity Day

Monday, December 12, 2016

December 12-16

1st Period JH Agriculture

Monday: www.MyAmericanFarm.org (extension activities from the Ag Mag Beef article we read last week)
Tuesday: www.MyAmericanFarm.org (extension activities from the Ag Mag Beef article we read last week)
Wednesday: Montana Beef Industry: Montanakids.com
Thursday: Montana Beef Industry: Montanakids.com
Friday: FFA State Officers are visiting today (Ag and FFA activities)

2nd Period Floriculture

Monday: Plant ID Notebooks
Tuesday-Thursday: Construct Wreaths
Friday: FFA State Officers are visiting today (Ag and FFA activities)


3rd Period Animal Science

Monday: Punnet Square Worksheet
Chapter 14: Animal Genetics Lab Exercise 14.1 and 14.2
Tuesday: Chapter 14: Animal Genetics Lab Exercise 14.1 and 14.2
Wednesday: Animal Genetics: Cell Division  (PowerPoint
Thursday: DNA Unit (PowerPoint and Guided notes)
Friday: DNA Unit

5th Period Ag Welding

Monday-Friday: SMAW stringer beads, lap welds, joint welds, T-welds, Butt welds


6th Period Ag Woods 

Monday: Nail ID and using the right tools for the job (review steps for completing next wood shop project)
Tuesday-Friday: Stool/bench wood shop projects


7th Period Greenhouse Management 

Monday: Plant ID Notebook
Tuesday: Stem Anatomy (PowerPoint and Guided Notes)
Wednesday: Stem Anatomy
Thursday: Stem Anatomy Review
Friday: Stem Anatomy Quiz