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Course Materials:
Agriscience
Veterinary Pet Care
Large Animal Veterinary Science
Biotech & Bioenergy
Natural Resources
Landscape Design
Home Gardening & Horticulture
Leadership
Ag Coop
Note: not all course material was available for posting on this page and what is shown here represents only a portion of the courses as they were presented. What is posted is what was available at the time of updating this page. Some course activities also did not necessarily have a written component. For example, physical exams of cattle were done orally during the unit of the course and did not have a postable sheet. The same is true for class discussions, test preparation, and other components of the course.
Week 1 - Radish Races & Intro to Experiments: Packet, Sci Method Quiz
Week 2 - Lab Safety: Notes, Notesheet, Safety Jeopardy, Safety Test
Week 3 - Carbon Cycle: PreVideo, Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 4 - Science Writing & Research Posters: Notes, Notesheet
Week 5 - Cell Biology & ATP: PreVideo, Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 6 - Cellular Respiration: PreVideo #1, PreVideo #2, Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 7 - Respiration Independent Experiments: Packet
Week 8 - Midterm Exam, Midterm Essays
Week 9 - Photosynthesis: PreVideo, Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 10 - Photosynthesis Independent Experiments: Packet
Week 11 - Statistics: Notes, Notesheet, Worksheet, Quiz
Week 12 - Make-up & a Movie Week (Thanksgiving)
Week 13 - Final Experiment Project: Independent Experiment Proposal Packet
Week 14 - Final Experiment Worktime, Data Collection Sheets & Peer Review; Poster Checklist; Sample Poster; Climate Change Crop Predictions Packet
Week 15 - Final Experiment Research Posters & Symposium; C3/C4 Crops & Climate Change Paper
Week 16 - Parliamentary Procedure: Activity
Week 18 - Final Exam Review, Final Essay Review
Week 19 - Final Exam, Final Essay
Week 20 - Mendelian Genetics Notes, Notesheet,, Worksheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 21 - Co- & Incomplete Dominance Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab, Worksheet
Week 22 - Genetics Test; Jeopardy Review
Week 23 - FFA Notes, Notesheet, Jeopardy
Week 24 - DNA Intro Lab, Donald Armstrong Activity
Week 25 - DNA Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab, Worksheet
Week 26 - Proteins Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 27 - Ag Genetics Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab, Intro Activity
Week 28 - Spring Midterm, Essay
Week 29 - Intro to Biotech Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Worksheet
Week 30 - Genomics Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 31 - Genetic Engineering Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 32 - PCR Electrophoresis Notes, Notesheet, Case-It Simuation: Forensics , Genetic Disease
Week 33 - ELISA & Southern Blotting Notes, Notesheet, Case-It Southern Blotting, Case-It ELISA
| Agriscience Pilot Curriculum | ||||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
| Week 1 | Sept 3-7 | No School | Welcome; Intro to Radish Races | Radish Races Packet - Exp't Design | Radish Races Planting | Set-up treatments; class discussion |
| Week 2 | Sept 10-14 | Review & Quiz on the Sci. Method | Lab Safety Notes & Notesheet | Finish Notes & Notesheet | Review & Safety Test | Data Collection - Radish Races |
| Week 3 | Sept 17-21 | Intro to Carbon Cycle - Frayer Model | Carbon Cycle Notes & Notesheet | Late Start - Carbon Cycle Modeling Lab | Review & Quiz: Carbon Cycle | Parent's Day - Radish Races Wrap-up; Peer Review |
| Week 4 | Sept 24-28 | Research Posters Notes & Notesheet | Research Posters Work Time | Research Posters Work Time | Peer Review and Final Edits | Homecoming - Research Symposium |
| Week 5 | Oct 1-5 | Intro to Cells - Frayer Model | Cells & Energy Notes & Notesheet | Cells & Energy Lab | Cells & Energy Review & Quiz | Real-World Application |
| Week 6 | Oct 8-12 | Intro to Respiration - Frayer Model | Cellular Respiration Notes & Notesheet | Finish notes; class questions & discussion | Cellular Respiration Review & Quiz | Real-World Application |
| Week 7 | Oct 15-19 | Review of Experimentation, Respiration - Worksheet | Respiration Independent Experimental Design | Late Start - Respiration Experiment | Respiration Experiment | No School (PT Conf) |
| Week 8 | Oct 22-26 | Practice Midterm Exam | Practice Midterm Essay | Midterm Exam | Midterm Essay | Make-up Day |
| Week 9 | Oct 29-2 | Intro to Photosynthesis - Frayer Model | Photosynthesis Notes & Notesheet | Finish notes, class questions & discussion | Photosynthesis Review & Quiz | Real-World Application |
| Week 10 | Nov 5-9 | Review of Experimentation, Photosynthesis - Worksheet | Photosynthesis Independent Experimental Design | Photosynthesis Experiment | Photosynthesis Experiment | Experimental Presentations |
| Week 11 | Nov 12-16 | Intro to Statistics | Statistics Notes & Notesheet | Late Start - Finish Notesheet | Statistics & Graphing Worksheet | Review & Quiz - Statistics |
| Week 12 | Nov 19-23 | Grade Stats Quiz; Course Review | Make-up & a Movie | Guest Speaker | No School | No School |
| Week 13 | Nov 26-30 | Intro to Final Experiment | Final Exp't Design Worktime | Final Exp't Oral Proposals | Final Exp't Revisions | Final Exp't - Final Proposal |
| Week 14 | Dec 3-7 | Final Exp't Work Time (Data Sheet) | Climate Change & Crops | Final Exp't Work Time | Final Exp't Work Time | Climate Change & Crops |
| Week 15 | Dec 10-14 | Final Exp't Posters | C3 C4 & Climate Change |
Peer Review & Final Edits of Posters | Final Work Day | |
| Week 16 | Dec 17-21 | Poster Symposium; Posters, Data, and Packets Due for Experiments | Climate Change & Crops (paper guide) |
Climate Change & Crops (paper guide) |
Climate Change & Crops (paper guide) |
Make-up & a Movie Day; Climate Change/Crops Position Paper Due |
| Week 17 | Jan 2-4 | No School | No School | Parli Pro | Parli Pro | Parli Pro Meeting |
| Week 18 | Jan 7-11 | Review of Semester Material | Mult Choice Practice Final | Study Time | Review of Final Essay Questions | Review of Final Essay Questions |
| Week 19 | Jan 14-18 | Make-up Day | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | No School |
Veterinary Pet Care Curriculum (updated 2012)
Week 1 - Pet Portfolio
Week 2 - Restraint: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 3 - Physical Exams: Reading, Worksheet, Quiz, Oral Exam
Week 4 - Wounds & Healing: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 5 - Bandages: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 6 - Sutures: Notes, Notesheet
Week 7 - Emergency Responses: Video Notes, Worksheet, Quiz
Week 8 - Pet Nutrition: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 9 - Choosing a Pet Food: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Pet Food Analysis
Week 10 - Pet Obesity: Reading/Worksheet, Quiz
| Vet Pet Care | ||||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
| Week 1 | Sept 3-7 | No School | Welcome, Introductions | Ceiling Tiles and Course Expectations | Lab Safety Notes & Notesheet | Finish Lab Safety Notes |
| Week 2 | Sept 10-14 | Lab Safety Test | Review of Course; Pet Portfolio Project Intro | Review of Course Expect's; Pet Portfolio Project Work Time | Pet Portfolio Project Work Time | Finish Pet Portfolio |
| Week 3 | Sept 17-21 | Intro to Restraint | Restraint Notes & Notesheet | Restraint Techniques Lab | Review & Quiz - Restraint | Parent's Day - Bring Your Pets; Restraint |
| Week 4 | Sept 24-28 | Intro to Phys Exams | Phys Exams Notes & Notesheet | Phys Exam Lab | Review & Quiz - Phys Exam | Homecoming - Career Portfolio: Choosing a Career |
| Week 5 | Oct 1-5 | Oral Exams & Ag Literacy Project | Make-up & a Movie | Oral Exams & Ag Literacy Project | Oral Exams & Ag Literacy Project | Oral Exams & Ag Literacy Project |
| Week 6 | Oct 8-12 | Oral Exams & Ag Literacy Project | Intro to Wounds & Healing | Wounds & Healing Notes & Notesheet | Review & Quiz - Wounds & Healing | Career Portfolio - Choosing a School |
| Week 7 | Oct 15-19 | Intro to Bandages | Bandages Notes & Notesheet | Late Start - Bandages Lab | Review & Quiz - Bandages | No School (PT Conf) |
| Week 8 | Oct 22-26 | Practice Midterm Exam | Practice Midterm Essay | Midterm Exam | Midterm Essay | Make-up Day |
| Week 9 | Oct 29-2 | Intro to Sutures | Sutures Notes & Notesheet | Banana Sutures | Review & Quiz - Sutures | Career Portfolio - Intro to Resumes |
| Week 10 | Nov 5-9 | Emerg Responses Video & Worksheet | Emerg Responses Video & Worksheet | Emerg Responses Video & Worksheet | Emerg Responses Video & Worksheet | Peer Review of Resumes; Make-up & a Movie |
| Week 11 | Nov 12-16 | Emerg Scenarios Intro | Emerg Scenarios PSA's | Late Start - Emerg Scenarios Jeopardy | Review & Quiz - Emerg Scenarios | Final Draft of Resume's Due - Intro to Cover Letters |
| Week 12 | Nov 19-23 | Unit Jeopardy | Emerg Unit Test | Peer Review of Cover Letters | No School | No School |
| Week 13 | Nov 26-30 | Intro to Pet Nutrition | Pet Nutrition Notes & Notesheet | Finish Notes & Notesheet | Pet Nutrition Worksheet | Review & Quiz - Pet Nutrition |
| Week 14 | Dec 3-7 | Intro to Choosing a Pet Food | Choosing a Pet Food Notes & Notesheet | Finish Notes & Notesheet | Pet Food Analysis | Review & Quiz - Choosing a Pet Food |
| Week 15 | Dec 10-14 | Intro to Pet Obesity | Pet Obesity Worksheet | Grade Pet Obesity Worksheet | Nutrition Unit Jeopardy | Nutrition Unit Test |
| Week 16 | Dec 17-21 | Career Portfolio - College Success 101 | Field Trip - MATC Madison | Marley & Me & Make-up | Marley & Me & Make-up | Marley & Me & Make-up |
| Week 17 | Jan 2-4 | No School | Intro to Pet Repro Health | Pet Repro Health Notes & Notesheet | Play-Doh Spay & Neuter | Review & Quiz - Pet Repro Health |
| Week 18 | Jan 7-11 | Guest Speaker & Make-up | Guest Speaker & Make-up | Guest Speaker & Make-up | Practice Exam - Mult Choice | Practice Exam - Essay |
| Week 19 | Jan 14-18 | Make-up Day | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | No School |
Large Animal Vet Science Curriculum (updated 2012)
Week 1 - Disease: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 2 - Bacteriology: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 3 - Antibiotics: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 4 - Vaccines: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Unit Review
Week 5 - Physical Exams: : Notes, Notesheet, Steps of a Phys Exam
Week 6 - Koch's Postulates: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 7 - Animal Physiology: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 8 - Female Repro: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 9 - Repro Endocrinology: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 10 - Male Repro: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 11 - Artificial Insemination: Notes, Lab, Unit Review, Unit Test
Week 12 - Nutrition: Intro Reading, Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 13 - Disorders & Feeding: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Lab
Week 14 - Rations: Notes, Notesheet, M&M Rations, Unit Review, Unit Test
Biotech & Bioenergy Curriculum (updated 2012)
Week 1 Why Bioenergy: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 2 - Life Cycle Analysis: Notes, Notesheet, Simulation
Week 3 - Biodiesel From New Veg. Oil: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 4 - Biodiesel from Waste Veg. Oil: Lab
Week 5 - Biodiesel Challenge: Lab, Quality Testing, Marketing Paper, Review, Unit Test
Week 6 - Ethanol: Intro, Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz, Marketing Paper
Week 7 - Fermentation: Intro, Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 8 - Fermentation Challenge: Lab
Week 9 - Alcohol & Physiology: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 10 - Bioprospecting: Notes, Notesheet, Yogurt Lab, Antibiotic Lab, Quiz
Week 11 - Reading, Bioprosp. Lab, Community Method Lab, Paper
Week 12 - MicroSynBio: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz, Activity
Natural Resources Curriculum (updated 2012)
Week 1 - Biodiversity: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 2 - Extinctions: Intro, Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 3 - Habitats: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 4 - Invasive Species: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 5 - Water Pollution: Notes, Notesheet, Activity, Quiz
Week 6 - Water Testing: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 7 - Population Ecology: Notes, Notesheet, Lab 1, Lab 2, Lab 3, Quiz
Week 8 - Tragedy of the Commons: Activity
Week 9 - Wildlife & Habitat Mgmt: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 10 - Climate Change: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 11 - Climate Change & Ice Graphing: Activity
Week 12 - Forestry and Carbon Sequestration - Activity
Week 13 - Survival: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
| Natural Resources | ||||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
| Week 1 | Sept 3-7 | No School | Welcome, Intro's | Ceiling Tiles and Course Expectations | Lab Safety Notes & Notesheet | Finish Lab Safety Notes |
| Week 2 | Sept 10-14 | Lab Safety Test | Bug Biodiversity Lab Set-up | Biodiversity Notes & Notesheet | Bug Biodiversity Data Collection | Review & Quiz - Bug Biodiversity |
| Week 3 | Sept 17-21 | Intro to Extinction | Extinction Notes & Notesheet | Extinction Worksheet - Lesson of the Kaibab | Review & Quiz - Extinction | Parent's Day - Pollinator Density Lab |
| Week 4 | Sept 24-28 | Intro to Habitat | Habitat Notes & Notesheet | Quadrat Sampling Set-up | Review & Quzi - Habitats | Homecoming - Career Portfolio: Choosing a Career |
| Week 5 | Oct 1-5 | Quadrat Sampling | Make-up & a Movie | Quadrat Sampling | Quadrat Sampling | Quadrat Sampling Wrap Up |
| Week 6 | Oct 8-12 | Intro to Invasive Species | Invasive Species Notes & Notesheet | Invasives Notes & Discussion | Review & Quiz - Invasive Species | Career Portfolio - Choosing a School |
| Week 7 | Oct 15-19 | Invasives ID Lab - Envt Center | Invasives ID Lab - Envt Center | Invasives ID Lab - Envt Center | Invasives ID Lab - Envt Center | No School (PT Conf) |
| Week 8 | Oct 22-26 | Practice Midterm Exam | Practice Midterm Essay | Midterm Exam | Midterm Essay | Make-up Day |
| Week 9 | Oct 29-2 | Intro to Water Pollution | Water Pollution Notes & Notesheet | Finish Notes; Discussion | Review & Quiz - Water Pollution | State Officer Visit |
| Week 10 | Nov 5-9 | Water Testing Notes & Notesheet | Finish Notes; Discussion | Pineville Pond Worksheet | Review & Quiz - Water Testing | Field Trip - Water Testing |
| Week 11 | Nov 12-16 | Intro to Population Ecology | Population Ecology Notes & Notesheet | Late Start - Finish Pop Ecology Notes | Yellowstone Elk Worksheet | Review & Quiz - Population Ecology |
| Week 12 | Nov 19-23 | Corn Mark-Recapture Lab | Yeast Population Ecology Lab | Make-up & A Movie Day | No School | No School |
| Week 13 | Nov 26-30 | Intro to Tragedy of the Commons | Tragedy of the Commons Fish Game | Habitat Mgmt Notes & Notesheet | Review & Quiz, TOC & Habitat Mgmt | Make-up & A Movie Day |
| Week 14 | Dec 3-7 | Intro to Climate Change | Climate Change Notes & Notesheet | Finish Notes; Discussion | Review & Quiz - Climate Change | Vostok Lab |
| Week 15 | Dec 10-14 | Finish Vostok Lab | Mendota Ice Graphs | Mendota Ice Graphs | Mendota Ice Graphs | Climate Change Discussion |
| Week 16 | Dec 17-21 | Climate Change Simulation | Movie & Make-up | Movie & Make-up | Movie & Make-up | Day After Tomorrow - Fact Check |
| Week 17 | Jan 2-4 | No School | Carbon Footprints | Forestry & Carbon Sequest. (In Envt Center) | Forestry & Carbon Sequest. (In Envt Center) | Make-up Day |
| Week 18 | Jan 7-11 | Survival Notes & Notesheet | Survival Lab | Review & Quiz - Survival | Practice Exam - MC | Practice Exam - Essay |
| Week 19 | Jan 14-18 | Make-up Day | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | No School |
Landscape Design (updated 2011)
Week 1 - Concepts of Landscape Design: Notes, Notesheet, Worksheet, Quiz
Week 2 - Principles of Landscape Design: Notes, Notesheet, Worksheet, Quiz
Week 3 - Plant Selection & Color: Notes, Notesheet
Week 4 - Steps for Landscape Design: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 5 - 3D Home Modeling Lab
Week 6 - 2D Layouts
Remaining Weeks: Group Landscaping Projects (budget, 2D/3D plans, presentation, implementation)
Home Gardening & Horticulture (Plant Science) (updated 2010)
Week 1 - Soil Science: Notes, Notesheet, Earth As An Apple
Week 2 - Soil Chemistry: Notes, Notesheet, Lab
Week 3 - Nutrient Cycles: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Review
Week 4 - Germination: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Quiz
Week 5 - Botany Basics: Notes, Notesheet
Week 6 - Leaves: Notes, Notesheet
Week 7 - Roots: Notes, Notesheet, Lab
Week 8 - Stems: Notes, Notesheet, Lab
Week 9 - Temperature: Notes, Notesheet, Lab, Understanding Frost & Wksh, Growing Degree Days Wksh
Week 10 - Water: Notes, Notesheet, Lab
Week 11 - Light: Notes, Notesheet, Quiz
Week 12 - Integrated Pest Management: Notes, Notesheet
Week 13 - Garden Journals: Worksheet
Week 1 - Definitions of Leadership Paper
Week 2 - Habit 1 Notes & Notesheet; Quiz; Book Reflection
Week 3 - Habit 2 Notes & Notesheet; Quiz; Book Reflection
Week 4 - Habit 3 Worksheet; Quiz; Book Reflection
Week 5 - Reflection
Week 6 - Habit 4 Notes & Notesheet; Quiz; Book Reflection
Week 7 - Habit 5 Notes & Notesheet; Quiz; Book Reflection
Week 8 - Habit 6 Notes & Notesheet; Quiz; Book Reflection
Week 9 - Habit 7 Notes & Notesheet; Quiz; Book Reflection
Week 10 - Final Reflection
Time Sheet (Hours Verification)
More to be added soon!