Exploring AgriScience-
Quarter 2
Week 10: November 4-5 - High Tunnel Greenhouse
Topics & Essential Questions
High Tunnel Greenhouse & Planting
Essential Questions:
What needs to be done to prepare a garden space for winter?
How do you check oil and fuel in a garden tiller?
How do you start, run, and shut off a garden tiller.
How to plan a Spring Garden or Plant Sale
How do you plant seeds?
How can you keep your greenhouse organized?
"I can" Statements:
Check oil and fuel level in an engine.
Start a garden tiller to use in a garden tilling.
Label and plant seeds for Spring
Plant seeds according to package directions
Water and care for plants on a daily basis.
Label, organize, and care for plants.
Standards:
Week 11: November 9-13- Biotechnology - GMO's
Topics & Essential Questions
Biotechnology, GMO's
Essential Questions:
What is agriculture biotechnology
What are GMO's?
"I can" Statements:
Standards:
Week 12: November 16-20- Thanksgiving
Topics & Essential Questions
Thanksgiving
Essential Questions:
What are the most common foods eaten during Thanksgiving?
How much does the farmer versus reailer get paid for the food?
What are top produciton states for each Thanksgiving food item?
How far does food trael to get to your Thanksgiving table?
"I can" Statements:
Locate the top producing state for eath thanksgiving commodity/food product.
Analyze the price difference between the farmer and the retailer for Thanksgiving products.
Standards:
Week 13: November 23-27- NO SCHOOL
Week 14: November 30-Dec.4 - WI Crop Harvesting
Topics & Essential Questions
WI Crop Harvesting
Essential Questions:
How do you harvest mink?
how do you ahrvest cranberries?
How do you harvest horseradish?
"I can" Statements:
Standards:
Week 15: December 7-11 - Unit 14- Holiay Plants
Topics & Essential Questions
Easter Lilies, Valentine's Day
Christmas- Poinsettia, Christmas Cactus, Amaryllis
Essential Questions:
"I can" Statements:
Standards:
Week 16: December 14-18-Unit 15- Christmas Tree Production
Topics & Essential Questions
Essential Questions:
"I can" Statements:
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Week 17: December 21-22 Unit 15 -Holiday Arrangements
Topics & Essential Questions
Essential Questions:
How do you arrange a floral arrangement for Christmas?
"I can" Statements:
Standards:
December 23-January 3rd Christmas Break
Week 18: January 4-8 - Fish & Wildlife
Topics & Essential Questions
Taxonomy
Essential Questions:
How are animals classified?
What are the characteristics of mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds?
"I can" Statements:
I can state similarities and differences between this different classes of animals (birds, fish, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles)
I can classify the specifies of both trees and animals.
Week 19: January 11-15 Forestry Industry
Topics & Essential Questions
Tree Identification
Essential Questions:
What is the difference between a deciduous and coniferous?
What are different parts of the tree that you can use to classify tree species?
"I can" Statements:
I can distinguish the differences between coniferous and deciduous trees.
I can identify a tree by its leaves and bark.
Standards:
Week 20: January 18-22 (End of Q2/Sem1)
Topics & Essential Questions
Essential Questions:
"I can" Statements:
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