8th Grade Agriculture
Grade Level: 8
Prerequisite: None
Course Description: Students will explore the pathway areas of ag, food, and natural resource career cluster.
These pathways include: Agribusiness, Animals, Biotechnology, Foods and Processing, Natural Resources, Plants, Power Structural and Technical Systems.
Getting started in Ag Class
A.2 Syllabus
A.4 Name Tents
A.5 Interactive Notebook Set Up
A.6 Student Survey
A. 7 Red Late Slip
Common Resources
B.1 Google Classroom Link
B.5 Gratitude Letter | SPEAKER
B.7 Classroom Scavenger Hunt
Career Exploration
C.1 AFNR Career Pathway Graphic
C.2 AFNR Pathway Descriptions w/o labels
C.3 AFNR Pathway Descriptions with Labels
C.4 C.5 All Career Cluster Graphic
C.7 AgExplorer Career Profile WKST
C.8 AgExplorer Career Quiz Link
Supervised Ag Experiences (SAEs)
D. 2 SAE Intro Video
D. 3 SAE Parent Letter
D.5 SAE Video Sheet
D. 7 How to choose your SAE in 4 steps (Video)
D.9 Idea Cards
D.10 “What are proficiency awards” (Video 2:26)
D.11 SAE Elevator Pitch
D. 12 Create an SAE in AET Directions
D.13 SAE/ Proficiency Areas List (in alphabetical order)
D.14 SAE/Proficiency Areas List (in colored coded pathways)
D.15 SAE/Proficiency Area Name and Descriptions (alphabetical order)
D.16 Proficiency Area Name and Descriptions (Color coded by pathway)
D.17 Proficiency Area Descriptions w/ Word Bank
D.19 Presentation Templates:
Lesson 1: Agriculture in the Past
Glossary Quizizz (Multiple Choice) Quizizz (Fill in the Blank)
I have... who has... Glossary Game (Ag in the Past)
1.1 Hunt and Gather | Activity
1.2 Plant Selection | Activity
1.3 Start Records | Project 1.3 Project Evaluation Rubric
Lesson 2: Plants We Grow
Glossary Slides Presentation Notes Quizizz Lesson 2 Fill in the blank
I have... who has... Glossary Game (Plants We Grow)
2.2 Magic Media Mix | Activity
2.3 Veggie Transplant | Activity
2.4 Healthy Happy Plants | Activity
2.5 Eye for Design | Project 2.5 Color Wheel | Reference 2.5 Project Evaluation Rubric Budding Design (Slides)
Lesson 4: Resources We Recycle
Glossary (Slides) "What is a Problem?" Slide Presentation Notes
I have... who has... Vocab Game (Resources We Recycle)
4.1 Reduce Reuse Recycle | Activity
4.2 Getting Down with Brown | Activity
4.4 You Shall Not Pass | Project 4.4 Project Evaluation Rubric
Lesson 9: Ag Mechanics
Lesson 10: Electronics
National FFA Challenges!
AgQ Quiz Links:
AgQ AgriBusiness: https://forms.gle/PaVoCP4zfcyKS2Xr9
AgQ Animal Systems: https://forms.gle/wZsccW394gxtyrVQ7
AgQ Environmental and Natural Resources: https://forms.gle/EpahU5c5dL6ZmEnMA
AgQ Food Systems: https://forms.gle/5HEcg4bxD9KbqcVW7
AgQ Plant: https://forms.gle/C3UbXmdQXKYFZyoD7
AgQ Power, Structural and Technical Systems: https://forms.gle/7Nm8jg3THeXUBXi69
AgQ FFA (like Best Informed Greenhand): https://forms.gle/LNecGzkCmhqbZBxV6