Week 10: April 6-9- Unit 10 - High Tunnel Greenhouse/Planting

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Week 11: April 12-16- Unit 11 - Dairy & Beef Cattle

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Week 12: April 19-23- Unit 12 - Goats & Sheep

Topics & Essential Questions

• Goats & Sheep- Handling, Housing & Production

  • Essential Questions:

• 1. How are goats and sheep similar? How are they different?

  2. What are housing requirements for goats and sheep?

  3. How do we use goats and sheep in production agriculture?

  4. What are 5 common goat breeds?

  5. What are 5 common sheep breeds?

"I can" Statements:

1. I can list the general standards that must be met in facilities for production animals.

2. I can identify 10 goat and sheep breeds.

3. I can explain how goats and sheep are used in production agriculture.

Standards:

• AS7.b.1.m: List the general standards (E.g., environmental, zoning, construction) that must be met in facilities for animal production.

• AS8.b.1.m: Identify optimal environmental conditions for animals.

Week 13: April 26-23- Unit 13 - Rabbits

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Week 14: May 3-7 - Unit 14 - Horses

Topics & Essential Questions

• Horses/Equine

  • Essential Questions:

• 1. What are 10 different breeds of horses?

  2. How are horses used for agriculture and pleasure in the country?

  3. What are common veterinary needs of a horse within one year?

  4. What is hippotherapy?

"I can" Statements:

1. I can identify at least 10 different purebred horse breeds.

2. I can identify what breeds are used for agriculture field work and pleasure riding.

Standards:

• AS1.a.3.m: Identify the origin, significance, distribution and domestication of animal species.

• AS3.a.5.m: Identify common diseases, parasites and physiological disorders that affect animals.

• A.S3.a.7.m: Explain the clinical significance of common considerations in veterinary treatments, such as aseptic techniques.

Week 15: May 10-14 - Unit 15 - Fish and Wildlife & Forestry

Topics & Essential Questions

• Taxonomy

  • Essential Questions:

• 1. How are animals classified?

  2. What are the characteristics of mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds?

• Tree Identification

• Essential Questions:

  2. 1. What is the difference between a deciduous and coniferous?

     2. What are different parts of the tree that you can use to classify tree species?

"I can" Statements:

1. I can state similarities and differences between this different classes of animals (birds, fish, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles)

2. I can distinguish the differences between coniferous and deciduous trees.

3. I can classify the specifies of both trees and animals.

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Week 16: May 17-21 - Unit 16 Bees

Topics & Essential Questions

• Honey Bee's- Population, Hive Care, Honey Extraction

  • Essential Questions:

• 1. What needs to be done to take care of the school hive daily? Weekly? Seasonally?

  2. What safety precautions should humans take around the bee hives?

  3. How do you extract honey from honeybee hives?

  4. What is the environmental purpose of honeybees?

"I can" Statements:

1. I can explain what needs to be done to take care of a honey bee hive throughout the year.

2. I can show what PPE is needed to be around the school hives.

3. I can explain pollination and the need for the honey bee population.

Standards:

• PS3.a.3.m: Explain pollination, cross-pollination and self-pollination of flowering plants.

• PS3.a.5.m: Design and implement a plan to control the pollination of plants.

Week 17: May 24-28 - Completed SAE & Barn Clean Up

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Finals