Animal Health Vet Science

Animal Health Vet Science 

Grade Level: 9-12

Prerequisite: None 

Maximum Number of Students: 16

Discription: Do you enjoy working with animals? Do you want to learn how to take better care of them? This course is designed to teach technical knowledge and skills for occupations in the pet industry or the companion animal industry.  Skills also relate to the veterinarian or the veterinarian technician career field. Topics covered include Career building skills, Health and Safety of Animals, Proper Handling of Animals, Client Communication, Medical Record Keeping, Animal Care, Basic Terminology, Individual Animal Care, Animal First Aid and Proper Usage of Equipment. Typical instructional activities include hands-on experiences with cats, dogs, rabbits, fish, etc. and participating in personal and community leadership development activities. 

Lesson 1.1 Biosecurity 

1.1 Glossary 1.1 Materials 1.1 Teacher Notes 

1.1.1 Clean Hands (activity), Glo Germ Comparison Chart

1.1.2 Agriscience Binder (activity)

Lab Safety Agreement CASE Safety Manual 

1.1.3 Assessing Safety (activity), Animal Health PPE Slideshow, Presentation Notes 

1.1.4 Donning and Doffing (activity)

1.1.5. Surgical Gowning (activity)

1.1.6 Zoonotic Biosecurity (project) 1.1.6 (project) Evaluation Rubric

1.1 Check for Understanding T | 1.1 Check for Understanding Answer Key

Lesson 1.2 Terms and Terminology 

1.2 Glossary 1.2 Materials 1.2 Teacher Notes 

Instrument Basics (slideshow) Presentation Notes

1.2.1 Precision Tools (activity) T| 1.2.1 Game Cards 

1.2.2 Instrument Cleaning Analysis (activity)

1.2.3 Surgical Pack (activity) Surgical Pack Video 

1.2.4 Latin Terminology (activity) 1.2.4 Latin Car ds (activity)

1.2.5 Med. Abbrev. (activity)

1.2 Check for Understanding 1.2. Check for Understanding Answer Key 

Lesson 2.1 Physiology and Profession 

2.1  Glossary 2.1 Materials 2.1 Teacher Notes

2.1.1. Basic Animal Care (activity)         2.1.1 Task Cards       

2.1.2 Symptom Sleuths (activity)

2.1.3 Animal A and P (activity)

2.1.4 Plane Practice (activity) Plane Practice Anatomical Terms (slides)              Presentation Notes   

Directional Anatomy Terms Defined    Directional Anatomy Blooket 

2.1.5 Communication Keys (activity) 2.1.5 Communication CARDS (per group)

2.1.6 Professional Possibilities (activity) 

Animal Patient Profiles 

Anatomy Book - Lily, Cat    Anatomy Book - Jetta, Horse   Anatomy Book - Kind Ramsey, Dog    Anatomy Book - Nan, Goat

2.1 Check for Understanding        2.1 Check for Understanding KEY

Lesson 2.2 Basic Prevention

2.2 Glossary     2.2 Materials         2.2 Teacher Notes

2.2.1 Assessing Body Condition (activity)   Horse BCS PDF   Cattle BCS PDF  Dog and Cat BCS PDF        Slides 

2.2.2 Show Some Restraint (activity)   2.2.2 Restraint Stations 

2.2.3 Vital Importance (activity)

2.2.4 Nailed It (activity)

2.2.5 Annotated Dental Care (activity)

2.2.6 Ounce of Prevention (activity)          2.2.6 Eval Rubric 

2.2 Check for Understanding      2.2 KEY Check for Understanding

Lesson 3.1 Genetics and Parasites

3.1 Glossary 3.1 Materials 3.1 Teachers Notes 

Genetics Basics (slides)

3.1.1 Lifestyle Analysis (activity)

3.1.2 Who's Your Daddy? (activity) 3.1.2 Parent Cards 

3.1.3 Hereditary Disorders Unveiled (activity)  3.1.3 Evaluation Rubric 

3.1.4 Parasitology (activity). 

 3.1.4 Eval Rubric 

3.1.5 Eye-On Training (activity)

3.1.6 Prevention Case Study (activity). 3.1.6 Background Info- Farm Info

3.1 Check for Understanding 3.1 KEY Check for Understanding 

Lesson 3.2 Health Records 

3.2 Glossary 3.2 Materials 3.2 Teachers Notes 

3.2.1 Can I have Your Number? (activity)

3.2.2 Health Records (activity) 3.2.2 Patient History 3.2.2 Client Cards 

3.2.3 Urine Luck and Scooping Poop (activity)

3.2.4 Diagnosis Case Study (activity)

3.2 Check for Understanding   3.2 KEY Check for Understanding 

Lesson 4.1  Prescribed Medicine

4.1 Glossary 4.1 Materials 4.1 Teachers Notes 

4.1 Word Problem Strategy (slides) 

4.1 Prescribed Medicine (slides)

4.1.1 Animal Pharmaceuticals (activity)

4.1.2 Label Literacy (activity)

4.1.3 RX Riddles (activity)  1.1.3 Stock Medicine 4.1.3 Prescription Cards

  4.1.4 Prescription Practice (activity) 4.1.4 Medicine Labels KEY 

4.1.5 Administering Meds (activity)

4.1.6 Treatment Case Study (activity)

4.1 Check for Understanding    4.1 KEY Check for Understanding 

Lesson 4.2  Needles and Bandages

4.2 Glossary 4.2 Materials 4.2 Teachers Notes 

4.2.1 Needle Know How

4.2.2 Injection Perfection 

4.2.3 Dosing Precision       4.2.3 Baytril 100 Label 

4.2.4 Wound Care

4.2.5 Suturing Skills 

4.2.6 Vaccination Schedules      4.2.6 Eval Rubric

4.2 Check for Understanding 4.2 KEY Check for Understanding 

Lesson 5.1  Skills Assessment

5.1 Glossary 5.1 Materials 5.1 Teachers Notes 

5.1.1 Field Experience   5.1.1 Presenter Checklist

5.1.2 Emergency Prep 5.1.2 Eval Rubric 

5.1.3 Skill Demo

Skills Checklist

Employability Eval Rubric 

5.1 Check for Understanding 5.1 KEY Check for Understanding