AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
AGRICULTURE MECHANICS I
This competency-based course prepares students for entry -level positions in the Agriculture industry. Students will study farm equipment operation, general farm maintenance including fence and shed construction, electricity, plumbing, concrete, surveying and rope work. This course includes classroom instruction, practical lab work on farm equipment and project construction.
AGRICULTURE MECHANICS II
This competency-based course prepares students for entry -level positions in the Agriculture industry. Students will study welding, oxy-fuel cutting, plasma cutting, and general farm maintenance. This course includes classroom instruction, practical lab work on farm equipment and project construction.
SUSTAINABLE AG
Sustainable Agriculture is a one year course designed to integrate biosocial science practices and knowledge in the practice of sustainable agriculture. The course is organized into four major sections, or units. Unit one addresses what is sustainable agriculture. Unit two, how sustainable agriculture fits into our environment. Unit three, the molecular biology principles that guide sustainable agriculture Unit four, how to make decision to maximize sustainable agriculture practices within a function ecosystem. Within each unit specific life science practices will be identified with agricultural principles and practices guiding the acquisition of this knowledge, culminating in the development of a sustainable farm model and portfolio of supporting student research. Throughout the course, students will participate in intra-curricular FFA activities as well as the development and maintenance of an ongoing Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program. This is the first course in the Agriscience Pathway.
AGRICULTURE AND SOIL CHEMISTRY
This course explores the physical and chemical nature of soil as well as the relationships between soil, plants, animals and agricultural practices. Students will examine properties of soil and land and their connections to plant and animal production. Using knowledge of scientific protocols as well as Couse content, students will develop an Agriscience research program to be conducted throughout the first semester of the course. To complete that whole project, each student will investigate and test an Agriscience research question by formulating a scientific question related to the course content, formulating a hypothesis based on related research, conducting an experiment to test the hypothesis, collecting quantitative data, and forming a concluding based on analysis of the data. The result f this research program will be an in-depth research and experimentation paper that is technically written, based on scientific protocol, and cited using APA formatting. Additionally, students will develop and present a capstone soil management plan for agricultural producers, using the content learned throughout the course. Throughout the course, students will be graded on participation in intracurricular FFA activities as well as the development and maintenance of an ongoing Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) program.
INTERDISIPLINARY AG
This integrated class combines interdisciplinary approach to laboratory science and research with agricultural management principles. Using skills and principles learned in the course, including the chemical and biological principles that govern plant science and crop production , students design systems and experiments to solve agricultural management issues currently facing the industry. Additionally, students connect the products created in this class with industry activities to link real world encounters and implement skills demanded by both colleges and careers The course culminates with an Agriscience experimental research project in which students design and conduct an experiment to solve a relevant agricultural issue.. Final project will be eligible for Career Development Event competition at FFA events. Throughout the course, students will be graded on participation in intracurricular FFA activities as well as the development and maintenance of an ongoing Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program.
FLORAL DESIGN
Floral Design is a yearlong competency based course that provides students with training for entry-level employment in the floral industry sector. Instruction provides an introduction to artistic and creative perception including aesthetic valuing through a series of projects in various media including tempera, pencil, and flowers. Students are also introduced to the elements and principles of visual art design suck as line, shape/form, color, balance, and emphasis using a series of floral-based projects to explore the connections, relations, and application to visual arts design. Students will also learn basic plant structure, proper care and storage of cut flowers, floral materials, floral tools and their uses.
Various assignments based on abstract tow and three dimensional designs, historical culture and theory, color theory, and analytical critiques of various floral art works using design vocabulary in conjunction with development of technical skills in floral art will serve as a foundation for more complex works such as multi-part floral designs. Project in floral design to include: corsages/boutonnieres, various arrangement types, wedding flowers, sympathy flowers and working with silk flowers.
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