8th Grade Exploratory

Great Things To Learn This Week

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Week 2: April 13-17

Learning Goal:

This lesson will assist you in identifying common goat breeds, parts of the animal, nutrition, care, and their history and role in modern day agriculture.

Estimated Time for The Week: 3 hours

Learn & Practice:

  • Watch this video on the goat industry.
  • You can find the needed reading material and assignments in Canvas.
  • Let your AgEd teacher know if you have any questions.

Week 3: April 20-24

8th Grade

The Poultry Industry

Learning Goal:

This lesson will provide basic avian information on their anatomy and physiology.

Estimated Time for The Week: 3 hours

Learn & Practice:

  • You can find the needed reading material and assignments in Canvas.
  • Let your AgEd teacher know if you have any questions.

Week 4: April 27 - May 1

8th Grade

The Poultry Industry

Learning Goal:

This lesson will provide basic avian information on their needed nutrition.

Estimated Time for The Week: 3 hours

Learn & Practice:

  • Visit this page: https://www.agednet.com/subs/pt113.shtml
  • Login username: Agriculture
  • Login password: AGtoday
  • Read the article and review the related websites at the conclusion.
  • Research a specific breed or breeds of chickens you would like and share that information. Include why you chose that breed and what its valuable characteristics are. Also, include the feeding requirements.
  • Mr. Schmidt’s class can access info on Canvas.
  • Let your AgEd teacher know if you have any questions.

Week 5: May 4-8

8th Grade

The Poultry Industry

Learning Goal:

This lesson will provide basic avian information on their diseases.

Estimated Time for The Week: 3 hours

Learn & Practice:

  • Assignment includes reading material on common diseases and treatments.
  • A new assignment has been added to review information on ICEV. Directions for use are on canvas.
  • Let your AgEd teacher know if you have any questions.

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