Plant Science - 1st Year

Monday, January 6th:

Bell Ringer: What was the best part of your winter break?

Review Policies/Expectations

2nd Year Applications

Plant Cuttings

Tuesday, January 7th:

Bell Ringer: Who is your favorite artist/band?

Environmental Conditions Reading

Environmental Conditions Research Proposals

Begin Setting Up Research Projects

Wednesday, January 8th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite TV show?

Set Up Research Project in Greenhouse

Clean out Greenhouse

Plant Cuttings

Thursday, January 9th:

Bell Ringer: What is your biggest fear?

FFA/SAE Day

Friday, January 10th:

Bell Ringer: What are your weekend plans?

Finish Setting Up Research

Work on 2nd Year Apps, Resumes

My Next Steps Presentation

Monday, January 13th:

Bos Gone

Finish My Next Steps Presentations

Tuesday, January 14th:

Bell Ringer: Where is your favorite place to be?

Presentations!!!

Wednesday, January 15th:

Bell Ringer: Who is your biggest inspiration?

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, January 16th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite pass time? What do you enjoy about it?

Bos Gone

Resume Work

Friday, January 17th:

Bell Ringer: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?

Bos Gone

Employability Reflection

AET Entries

Monday, January 20th:

Snow Day

Tuesday, January 21st:

Snow Day

Wednesday, January 22nd:

Snow Day

Thursday, January 23rd:

Snow Day

Friday, January 24th:

Bell Ringer: How did you spend your extra 4 days off? What was your favorite thing you did?

Finish AET Entries for Corn

Add additional AET Entry for this week

Finish Presentations (PM)

Start Seeds for Hydroponic Systems

Monday, January 27th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite meal to have? 

Chores

Sow Ultrasound

Build Crate or Leadership Contests (AM)

Finish Presentations (Ready or Not) (PM)

Finish AET Entries (PM)

Tuesday, January 28th:

Rights vs. Welfare

Temple Grandin

Wednesday, January 29th:

Bell Ringer: Who is your role model?

Temple Grandin or Leadership Contests

Thursday, January 30th:

Culinary Project

Friday, January 31st:

Culinary Project

Monday, February 3rd:

Bell Ringer: What is your ideal way to spend a weekend?

Cleaning Barn & Greenhouse

Hydroponics (AM)

Finish Temple Grandin (PM)

Tuesday, February 4th:

Bell Ringer: What is your biggest pet peeve?

Sow Giving Birth

Wednesday, February 5th:

Bell Ringer: Would you rather be able to fly on a personal plane where ever you need to go or have a self driving car?

Piglet Processing

Thursday, February 6th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite space in your house? Why?

Long Chores

Resume Peer Edits

Intro to Cover Letters

Friday, February 7th:

Bell Ringer: What is your least favorite household chore? Why?

Cells

Cell Diagrams

Monday, February 10th:

Bell Ringer: Did you watch the superbowl? If so what was your favorite commercial?

Cell Parts Gallery Walk

AET Entry

Plant in Hydroponic Systems (AM)

Corn Data Collection (PM)

Tuesday, February 11th:

Bell Ringer: What was your favorite day of school? Why?

Castration Day

Start on Research Papers

Wednesday, February 12th:

FFA/SAE Day

Thursday, February 13th:

Bell Ringer: If you could go somewhere warmer, where would you go? Why?

Finish Lit Review and Turn In

Friday, February 14th:

Mid-Winter Break

Monday, February 17th:

Mid-Winter Break

Tuesday, February 18th:

Bell Ringer: How did you spend your break?

Employability Reflection

Write Materials and Methods Section of your Research Paper

Wednesday, February 19th:

FFA Meeting

Thursday, February 20th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite holiday?

Collect Corn Data

Enter Corn Data

Complete Data section of paper

Friday, February 21st:

FFA/SAE Day

Finish Cover Letter and Turn In

Introduce Skills Contests

Monday, February 24th:

Bell Ringer: What made you want to take this class?

Attempt Leaf Lab

Tuesday, February 25th:

Bell Ringer:

Collect Corn Data

Enter Corn Data into AET

Finish Data Section

Write Conclusion Section of Paper

Wednesday, February 26th:

Bell Ringer: Would you rather only be able to try new foods, or only eat things you've eaten before?

Write Abstract for Paper

Finish Writing Research Papers

Thursday, February 27th:

Bell Ringer: 

FFA/SAE Day

Friday, February 28th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite flower?

Greenhouse Planting

Monday, March 3rd:

Bell Ringer: What is one of your favorite scents?

Planting in Greenhouse

Tuesday, March 4th:

Bell Ringer: Where is your dream job?

Introduce Commodity Project

Career Fair Prep

Career Fair

Wednesday, March 5th:

Commodity Project

Thursday, March 6th:

Commodity Project

Friday, March 7th:

Commodity Project

Monday, March 10th:

Bell Ringer: What was the most interesting thing you learned about your commodity?

Chores

Presenting or Planting or Both

Tuesday, March 11th:

Bell Ringer: Where is your favorite place to spend your free time?

Chores

Go Over Grades

Presentations

Wednesday, March 12th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite memory from your childhood?

Chores

Finish Presentations (PM)
Cleaning (AM)

Roots Information

Thursday, March 13th:

Bell Ringer: Which part of your skills contest are you most excited for?

FFA/SAE Day

Skills Contests Work

Friday, March 14th:

Bell Ringer: Who is the person in the GIF below?

Barn/Greenhouse/Hoophouse Work

Monday, March 17th:

Bell Ringer: How did you spend your weekend?

Chores

Intro to Soils

Soil Texture Triangle

Soil Texture Practice

Tuesday, March 18th:

Bell Ringer: What type of soil do you think you have at your house?

Chores

Review Soil Particles

Soil Texture by Feel Video

Soil Texture by Feel

Wednesday, March 19th:

FFA Meeting

Thursday, March 20th:

Bell Ringer: What is your go-to movie theater candy?

Chores

Living Soil

Friday, March 21st:

Bell Ringer: Did you fill out a March Madness bracket? Who do you have winning?

Skills Day

Monday, March 24th:

Bell Ringer: Do you enjoy cooking? What is your favorite thing to make?

Soil Permeability Lab or Skills or Outside Work

Tuesday, March 25th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite part of your skills contest?

Skills Contests

Wednesday, March 26th:

Bell Ringer: If you could spend a day however you wanted, what would you do?

Skills Contests

Thursday, March 27th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite memory?

Soil Permeability Lab (AM)

Soil Jar Lab (AM & PM)

Friday, March 28th:

Choose Your Own Adventure

Spring Break!

Monday, April 7th:

Bell Ringer: What did you do over your spring break?

Skills Contests

Tuesday, April 8th:

Skills

Wednesday, April 9th:

Skills

Thursday, April 10th:

Skills

Friday, April 11th:

Ag Skills Contest Day or Presentation

Monday, April 14th:

Bell Ringer: How do you feel that your skills contest went?

Cleaning/Organizing Greenhouse (AM)

Skills Contest Testing (PM)

Plant Nutrition

Tuesday, April 15th:

Bell Ringer: What is your favorite spring time activity?

Chores

Plant Nutrients

Fertilizer Calculations

Cleaning Greenhouse (If time)

Wednesday, April 16th:

Bell Ringer: I am applying a 28-0-0 to my fields. I need 150 lbs of N per acre. How much 28-0-0 do I need per acre?

Greenhouse Planting

Thursday, April 17th:

Bell Ringer: What are your plans for the long weekend?

Nutrient Presentation

Friday, April 18th:

Good Friday (No Tech)

Monday, April 21st:

Bell Ringer: None

Chores

Sheep Stuff

Livestock Judging

Tuesday, April 22nd:

Bell Ringer: What is the best pizza you've had?

Chores

Hoof Trimming

Sheep Judging

Wednesday, April 23rd:

Bell Ringer: None

Chores

Pig Judging

Finish Projects

Thursday, April 24th:

Bell Ringer: What is one goal you have before the end of the school year?

Chores

Sheep Shearing

Review Pigs

Goat Judging

Friday, April 25th:

Bell Ringer: What are your weekend plans?

Chores

Outside Work

Reasons

Monday, April 28th:

Bell Ringer: Which species do you like judging the most? The least?

Chores

Breeding Animal Evaluation

Written Reasons

Tuesday, April 29th:

Recovery Day

Wednesday, April 30th:

Bell Ringer: Do you enjoy working with younger students? Why or why not?

Chores

Create rotation script

Judging

Thursday, May 1st:

Prepping for Elementary Students (AM)

Elementary Students (PM)

Friday, May 2nd:

Elementary Students

Monday, May 5th:

Judging

Tuesday, May 6th:

Elementary Visits

Wednesday, May 7th:

Judging

Thursday, May 8th:

Signing Day

Judging

Friday, May 9th:

Region V Livestock Judging Contest

Monday, May 12th:

Bell Ringer: What did you think about the livestock judging contest?

Cleaning, lots of it

Thank-You Notes

Tuesday, May 13th:

Bell Ringer: None

Chores

Weed Hoophouse

Bull Selection

Wednesday, May 14th:

Bell Ringer: What is something that you're looking forward to next year?

Chores

Finish Bull Selection

Learning Showcase

Thursday, May 15th:

Salmon Release

Tour of MAC

Friday, May 16th:

Finish Learning Showcase

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