Basic Agriculture

Course Description

I understand that:

The student must demonstrate excellent attendance and punctuality.
The student must complete rigorous coursework above that of regular middle school assignments.
The student must demonstrate leadership, communication, cooperative group skills, good citizenship, and work ethic.

I make the following commitments:

The student will behave in a mature, respectful manner, cooperating with teachers, professionals, and students.
The student will obey the rules of the Code of Conduct in the Lowndes County Schools Student Handbook.
The parent will keep teachers and school officials informed when there is an unavoidable conflict that keeps the student out of class.

Academic/Attendance requirements and probationary policies:

The student must maintain a minimum grade of 80 in this course.
If at the end of a 9 Weeks’ period, the student’s grade has dropped below an 80, he or she will be on academic probation for the next 9 Weeks’ marking period. If the student has not brought his or her grade up to at least an 80 at the end of the probationary period, the student will be withdrawn from this class. If the student has successfully brought his or her grade up, and the teacher recommends continuing in the program, the student will be removed from academic probation.
Parents/guardians will be informed of any academic probation, and a conference will be held.
Students shall miss no more than 15 days of class time. Students that miss more than 15 days will be removed from the class.

Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry
Relate the role of the FFA student organization in the students’ personal development.
Explore, develop, and implement the Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program by researching careers in agriculture and agribusiness.
Recognize how agriculture meets human needs today, in the past, and for the future.
Determine and illustrate safety in the agriculture lab and agriculture worksites.
Describe soil formation and management and assess its relevance to plant/animal production and natural resources management.
Demonstrate knowledge of physics used in agriculture as it relates to work, power, simple machines, and both past and present machinery used in the agricultural industry.
Identify the different areas of agriscience and relate the scientific classification system to organize and research the agriscience field.
Define major components of the animal industry and outline the development of the resulting products, services, and careers.
Demonstrate basic skills in natural resource management.
Apply principles of science to food processing to provide a safe, wholesome and nutritious food supply.
Apply principles of environmental science as it relates to agricultural production and sustainability.
Explain and demonstrate basic plant science principles including plant health, growth and reproduction.

Required:
- 1.5" or 2" Binder
- Notebook Paper
- Pencils/ Pens
- Earbuds
Suggested:
- Plastic Pencil Case
- Colored Pencils
- Markers