Agriscience

Career and College Ready in Agriscience:

• Experience, labs, projects, and field trips to prepare for future career choices.

• Every day in class is different. You will be actively learning and not just sitting in a desk.

• You will have “choice” to learn about topics that you're interested in, and “choice” in how to complete them.

Introduction to Agriscience

Course: 110021/210021 Credit: .50/Sem Length: Semester 1 and/or 2 Year Taken: 9-12

Prerequisite: None Fee: $5.00

• Gain confidence working with live animals, wildlife, food science, and plants. ·

• Focus on exploring interest in over 350 careers related to animals, plants, food science, and natural resources

• Experience new ways to feed the world through biotechnology, running our hydroponics lettuce growing machine, and animal science labs

Are you interested in animals, plants, or the outdoors?  Do you enjoy hands-on experiments?  If so this class is for you!  Check out the new era of agriculture where we will explore the school greenhouse, animals, wildlife, marketing, biotechnology, and much more than you imagined! This class can be taken for a semester or full year. Semesters can be taken during different years as well. Units will include: 

Semester 1: Exploring Ag, Plants, Large Animals, and Natural Resources.

Semester 2: Biotechnology, Food Science/Marketing, Small Animals, and Careers in Ag.

CONSERVATION

Course: 110041/210041 Credit: .50 Length : Semester 1 or 2 Year Taken: 9-12

Prerequisite: None Fee: $5.00

• Explore 100’s of careers working with wildlife from DNR biologists, foresters, and outdoor experiences.

• Gain hands on knowledge with wildlife and how they affect Wisconsin including: wildlife ecology, fish ecology, waterfowl management, career exploration, invasive species, and more

• Focus on hands on activities including wood duck nesting labs, venison feeds, taxidermy project, fish surveying, field trips, and more

This is a hands-on course for students who love hunting, fishing, trapping, and the great outdoors! In this class you learn about the animals, fish and wildlife you are interested in. If you want to find a career dealing with wildlife this class will help you do that. We explore wildlife habitats, management practices and everything else about wildlife that you can imagine.  Activities will include: taxidermy projects, wood duck nesting studies, field trip to a fish hatchery, focus on Wisconsin wild animals/fish, scoring deer antlers, and having tons of guest speakers from the DNR who share hands-on activities and information about the wildlife all around us.

ADVANCED CONSERVATION

Course: 118081 Credit: .50 Length : Semester 1 Year Taken: 10-12

Prerequisite: None Fee: $5.00

• Acquire skills working with wildlife, forests, soils, and our natural resources. If you like spending time outdoors you will love this class. 

• Explore 100’s of careers such as biologists, foresters, surveying, wildlife management, soil science, and countless other careers working with our natural resources.  

• Obtain unique school experiences that expose you to real life projects working in natural resources.

This is a hands-on course that deals with the outdoors and focuses on forestry, wildlife, and land conservation.  If you are interested in working outside, or finding a job with natural resources and the DNR, take this class. Learn hands-on from real foresters and DNR officials.  Activities will include: running a saw mill, building and putting up wood duck houses, real deer processing, land zoning/descriptions, working with foresters at active logging sites, real issues in conservation, spend time outside and at the School Forest, orienteering, soil management, and doing real-life deer population surveys.

Note: Course can fulfill 0.5 credit toward high school graduation requirements in science.

Note: NTC will grant dual credit to students successfully completing the course. Sophomore students can receive credit by earning an A in the course. This course is offered for 2 NTC college level credits for free!

HORTICULTURE

Course: 222181 Credit: .50 Length : Semester 2 Year Taken: 10-12

Prerequisite: None Fee: $5.00

• Experience hands on labs and projects that will expose you to opportunities managing plant growth as we run a commercial greenhouse. Work with school gardens, landscape projects, marketing, pest control, and labs to expose you to real life experiences.

• Explore 100’s of careers related to plant science, agronomy, marketing, landscaping, natural resources, and numerous other careers that stem from plant production.

• Experience a sense of pride in growing plants from start to finish as you market them to our community. 

This is a hands-on course for students who enjoy plants, creating landscapes, and running a greenhouse from start to finish. You will finish the year with the annual greenhouse plant sale, selling the plants you grew to the community. Activities will include: designing and creating landscapes, field trips, growing your own plants in the greenhouse, business planning/marketing, agronomy, land use management, pruning trees and learning from greenhouse operators and florists.

Note: Course can fulfill 0.5 credit toward high school graduation requirements in science.

Note: NTC will grant dual credit to junior and senior students successfully completing the course. Sophomore students can receive credit by earning an A in the course. This course is offered for 1 NTC college level credit for free!

VET SCIENCE

Course: 110121/210121 Credit: .50 Length: Semester 1 or 2 Year Taken: 10-12

Prerequisite: None Fee: $5.00

• Experience working with small and large animals in a vet lab, production, and pet owner setting. Work with animals right in the classroom every day. 

• Explore 100’s of careers directly related to animal science and animal behavior that will truly expose you to future careers. If your passion is animals, let’s find a job you will love in the future

• Work with animals: behavior, vet procedures, genetics, reproduction, nutrition, handling, animal rights, and so much more

This is a course for students who love animals and want to learn more about animal science. In this course we will study animal anatomy, production, rights, behavior, feeding, care, reproduction and genetics. We will work with live animals, and you can even incorporate your own animals into class labs and projects. Learn more about caring for your pet or what it takes to get a career working with animals.  Activities will include: having veterinarian guest speakers, having your own class lab animals, working with live animals while doing labs, animal behavior studies, field trips, and learning basic veterinary procedures.

Note: Course can fulfill 0.5 credit toward high school graduation requirements in science and college admissions.

Note: NTC will grant dual credit to junior and senior students successfully completing the course. Sophomore students can receive credit by earning an A in the course. This course is offered for 3 NTC college level credits for free!!!