Introduction to Animals

Monday, February 6, 2023

Objective: Identify terminology used in animal science

Leading Question: What is a group of bees called?

How well do you know your animal terms activity

Whose line is it anyway Kahoot. 

Create an animal terms crossword puzzle 

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Objective: Identify common terminology used in animal science

Leading Question: What are immature/young female cattle called?

Review animal terms using the cutouts found in google classroom.

View Basic Animal Management PPT. in google classroom slides 4-10.  Complete the Basic Animal Management student notes sheet while viewing PPT also found in google classroom.

Create an animal terms crossword puzzle.  Submit this into google classroom.

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Objective: Identify common terminology used in animal science

Leading Question: What is a castrated male goat called?

Complete another groups crossword puzzle

Review animal terms using the cutouts found in google classroom.

Play Terminology bingo 

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Objective: Describe the history of the livestock industry

Leading Question: How has the livestock industry changed?

Take the terminology quiz in google classroom.

Introduction to the Livestock Industry

View The Livestock Industry video on iCEV.  Watch video segments 1-4.

Create a Livestock Industry Prezi.

Friday, February 10, 2023

Objective: Develop procedures and a list of supplies for your agriscience project.

Leading Question: What are you currently struggling with in your SAE research project?

Monday, February 13, 2023

Objective: Identify major by-products produced from animals

Leading Question: What is one fun fact you learned about your species? 

Create a Livestock Industry Prezi.  This is due in google classroom.

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Objective: Create an educational tool to inform the public about animal production

Leading Question: What are some by-products that come from the industry you researched? 

Present Prezi's.

Educating the Public about Livestock. Use the Animal Science Slideshow to follow along.

Develop a sign that highlights one of the major species of animals (beef, sheep, swine, goats, poultry, horses, dogs, cats, llamas/alpacas) for Food For America.  This sign must be age appropriate (4th graders).  Here are the details.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Objective: Create an educational tool to inform the public about animal production

Leading Question: What should 4th graders know about animals?

Present Prezi's.

Develop a sign that highlights one of the major species of animals (beef, sheep, swine, goats, poultry, horses, dogs, cats, llamas/alpacas) for Food For America.  This sign must be age appropriate (4th graders).  The sign is due Thursday.

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Objective: Identify breeds cattle

Leading Question:  What is the difference between beef and dairy cattle? 

Present Prezi's

Breeds of livestock.  Use the animal science slideshow linked above to follow along.

Learn about Beef and Dairy Cattle breeds using the Oklahoma website linked here.

Watch segment 3 only of the Basic Animal Science video on Beef and Dairy cattle on iCEV.

Friday, February 17, 2023

No School

Monday, February 20, 2023

No School

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Objective: Identify breeds of sheep and goats

Leading Question:  What are the major differences between sheet and goats?

Watch segment 5 only of the Basic Animal Science video on Goats and Sheep on iCEV.

Learn about sheep and goat breeds using the Oklahoma website linked above.

Create a Breed of the Day Poster.

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Snow Day - early release

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Snow Day

Friday, February 24, 2023

Objective: Identify breeds of horses, swine and poultry

Leading Question: What are two major breeds of chickens?

Watch segments 4, 6, and 7  on the Basic Animal Science video on Horses, Swine and Poultry on iCEV.

Learn about horse, swine and poultry breeds using the Oklahoma website linked above.

Present breed posters.

View the breeds in the slideshow linked here that you will be expected to know for a test.


Click on the "Journal" tab in your SAE research project in google classroom and record progress made this week on your SAE research project.


Begin experimenting in the classroom if that is where your experiment will occur. You have the class period to set up your experiment, finish any information that still needs to be put in a google sheet, take pictures of your experiment, etc.  Use your class time effectively as you will not be getting entire class periods to work on this project every Friday. 


Click on the "Finances" tab and enter any finances from this past week related to your research project.  

Monday, February 27, 2023

Snow Day

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Objective: Demonstrate how to make different byproducts from animals

Leading Question: What is a byproduct?

Share breed of the day

Watch "The Livestock Industry" in iCEV viewing only segment 5 on Marketing Livestock.

Make bees wax chapstick

Review breeds of livestock

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Objective: Demonstrate how to make different by-products from animals

Leading Question: What are 4 byproducts from beef cattle?

Share breed of the day

Watch the video linked here on byproducts.

Make goat milk soap.

Review breeds of livestock

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Objective: Describe common management techniques used on livestock

Leading Question: What are 5 different management techniques used on livestock?

Livestock Management

Visit the livestock management techniques posters around the room and fill in your google form as you complete the activity. Make sure to use the tools provided to practice some of these techniques. 

Complete the Management Scenario activity in google classroom.  

Friday, March 3, 2023

Objective: Assess on livestock animal ID

Leading Question: What types of records are kept in livestock management?

Take the Livestock animal ID Quiz in google classroom.

Click on the "Journal" tab in your SAE research project in google classroom and record progress made this week on your SAE research project.

Click on the "Finances" tab and enter any finances from this past week related to your research project.  

Complete the data collection tab in google sheets by creating your own data table. 

Monday, March 6, 2023

Objective: Describe basic care of dogs and cats

Leading Question: How do you properly care for dogs?

Introduction to Small Animals

Complete the Small Animal Scategories worksheet

Take notes on dogs and cats.  Use the Animal Science slideshow linked above to follow along.

Watch the video Dogs Decoded.   Complete the worksheet that goes with the video.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

No School - ACT

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Objective: Evaluate why dogs are such good companion animals

Leading Question: What was an interesting fact you learned about dogs?

Finish Dogs Decoded video.  Complete the worksheet that goes with the video.

Complete the Small Animal Project.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Objective: Develop a project that teaches about other small animals

Leading Question: What breed of goat has long floppy ears?

Complete the Small Animal Project.

Friday, March 10, 2023

Objective: Develop a project that teachers about other small animals

Leading Question: What breed of sheep is all white with lots of quality wool?

Complete the Small Animal Project.  

Monday, March 13, 2023

Objective: Develop a project that teaches about other small animals

Leading Question: How do you properly care for a cat?

Complete the Small Animal Project.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Objective: Present small animal projects

Leading Question: What breed of pig is all red?

Small animal project due

Present small animal projects

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Objective: Present small animal projects

Leading Question: What is a white goat with long hair used for mohair production?

Present small animal projects