Beef Production
Chapters 13, 15, 16, 18
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Objective: Describe the different segments of the beef cattle industry
Leading Question: What are the different components of the beef industry?
Discuss the beef industry
Watch the beef industry video
Identify beef cattle breeds
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Objective: Identify breeds of beef cattle
Leading Question: What is a seedstock producer?
Review segments of the beef industry by completing the reading on types of beef cattle operations and the 5 questions at the end.
Watch the video on cow/calf production
Make beef breed ID flashcards
Friday, February 23, 2024
Objective: Collect information related to your SAE project and format it according to expectations
Leading Question: What breed of beef cattle have a hump?
Complete a course journal for this week
Complete an experience journal for this week
Continue work on SAE project according to expectations provided in google classroom.
Foundational: Complete College and Career Readiness worksheet - Due March 15
CDE: Create 100 breeds/plant ID/Disease ID etc. based on CDE choice - Due March 1
Immersion: Performance B due today/Begin work on Performance C
Agriscience: Continue experimenting until you prove or disprove hypothesis and record all results in SAE semester project - Due April 12
Monday, February 26, 2024
Objective: Demonstrate quality control of agricultural products
Pack strawberries for FFA
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Objective: Describe the different breeding systems used in the beef cattle industry
Leading Question: What is the difference between purebred beef cattle and crossbred beef cattle
Discuss beef production phases and crossing breeding systems
Great Expectations worksheet
Watch iCEV selection video
Beef Cattle Discussion Questions
Review breed identification
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Objective: Describe what EPD's are
Leading Question: What is backgrounding?
Discuss EPD's
Complete the cow/calf operation worksheet using the 6 bulls on the second page. Select the best bull and justify your selection using EPD's.
Complete Beef Cattle Discussion Questions
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Objective: Perform calf processing methods
Leading Question: What is the scientific name for hump backed cattle?
Discuss processing calves
Demonstrate ear-tagging, tubing, castration
Branding activity
Complete the beef unit questions
Friday, March 1, 2024
Objective: Collect information related to your SAE project and format it according to expectations
Leading Question: What breed of beef cattle have white faces (bald) and red bodies?
Complete a course journal for this week
Complete an experience journal for this week
Continue work on SAE project according to expectations provided in google classroom.
Foundational: Complete College and Career Readiness worksheet - Due March 15
CDE: 100 breeds/plant ID/Disease ID etc. due today/Begin work on 100 slide tool/equipment ID slideshow
Immersion: Performance C - Due March 15
Agriscience: Continue experimenting until you prove or disprove hypothesis and record all results in SAE semester project - Due April 12
Monday, March 4-8, 2024
Spring Break
Monday, March 11, 2024
Objective: Identify major cuts of beef
Leading Question: What are the primal cuts of beef?
Identify the meat cut cards on the tables
Discuss beef packing
Watch videos on beef cuts
Complete the cuts of beef worksheet
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Objective: Review beef production
Leading Question: What is the gestation period of beef cattle?
Beef cuts review and worksheet
Review beef unit discussion questions
Unit questions
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Objective: Review major components of the beef industry
Leading Question: What are the different methods of branding cattle?
Complete the beef unit quiz
Branding activity
Beef terminology worksheet
Field trip to beef and dairy cattle farms
Thursday, March 14, 2024
ACT
Friday, March 15, 2024
Objective: Collect information related to your SAE project and format it according to expectations
Leading Question: What breed of beef cattle are all white?
Complete a course journal for this week
Complete an experience journal for this week
Continue work on SAE project according to expectations provided in google classroom.
Foundational: Complete College and Career Readiness worksheet due today/Begin work on Financial Records worksheet
CDE: 100 slide tool/equipment ID slideshow - Due April 12
Immersion: Performance C due today/Begin work on financial records (SAE entrepreneurship details, income/expense statement, current and noncurrent ending inventories for entrepreneurships and SAE placement and foundational records for placement applications)
Agriscience: Continue experimenting until you prove or disprove hypothesis and record all results in SAE semester project - Due April 12
Monday, March 18, 2024
Objective: Describe the beef industry
Leading Question: How much do carcasses weigh?
Beef Industry Project
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Objective: Review the beef industry
Leading Question: Has the per capita consumption of beef increased or decreased?
Present beef industry topics
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Objective: Review the beef industry
Leading Question: What was your favorite part of the beef industry unit?
Beef Jeopardy review
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Objective: Assess on the beef industry
Leading Question: Give an example of a retail cut from the loin.
Take the Beef industry test
Interactive notebooks are due today
Discuss history of sheep
Show sheep video on industry
Friday, March 22, 2024
Objective: Collect information related to your SAE project and format it according to expectations
Complete a course journal for this week
Complete an experience journal for this week
Continue work on SAE project according to expectations provided in google classroom.
Foundational: Complete Financial Records worksheet - Due April 5
CDE: 100 slide tool/equipment ID slideshow - Due April 12
Immersion: Complete financial records (SAE entrepreneurship details, income/expense statement, current and noncurrent ending inventories for entrepreneurships and SAE placement and foundational records for placement applications) - Due April 5
Agriscience: Continue experimenting until you prove or disprove hypothesis and record all results in SAE semester project - Due April 12