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1 ) Describe career opportunities in the agricultural industry.
• Evaluating factors for selecting an agriscience career
Examples: personal interests, abilities, preparation, salary
• Describing desirable work habits for the agricultural industry
Examples: reporting to work on time, wearing appropriate clothing, following directions, cooperating with coworkers
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2 ) Describe safety rules and regulations that apply to the agricultural industry.
• Demonstrating safe use of hand tools
• Demonstrating safe use of power tools
• Demonstrating safe techniques for small engine maintenance
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
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3 ) Explain the impact of agriculture on a county's economy, utilizing National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) information.
• Describing the impact of an abundant, inexpensive, and safe food supply
Examples: abundant—independence from foreign food imports
- inexpensive—less income spent on food
- safe—better overall health of populations
• Comparing United States and world agricultural practices
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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4 ) Identify types of SAEs, including exploratory, research, placement, and entrepreneurship.
• Describing the criteria for selecting an appropriate SAE
Examples: years in program, career interests, career advantages
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
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5 ) Demonstrate communication skills utilized within an agribusiness.
Examples: public speaking, letter writing
• Demonstrating qualities of leadership, cooperation, and good citizenship within an agricultural organization
• Demonstrating parliamentary procedures used to conduct agribusiness meetings
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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6 ) Identify major body parts of cattle, swine, sheep, equine, and poultry.
• Describing the impact of selective breeding and cloning on livestock breeds
• Evaluating selected groups of animals according to confirmation, frame size, muscling, grade, and breed characteristics
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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7 ) Describe methods and facilities used in the production of various aquatic species.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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8 ) Describe structures and functions of the major parts of a plant.
• Comparing photosynthesis and respiration
• Identifying sexual methods of plant reproduction
• Illustrating important techniques of asexual plant propagation
Examples: cuttings, division, grafting, layering, tissue culture
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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9 ) Identify the major components of soil.
• Comparing soil horizons
• Relating soil characteristics to uses
Examples: texture, drainage, permeability, organic compression, class capabilities
• Explaining the importance of soil to agriculture
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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10 ) Relate populations within a habitat to communities, ecosystems, and biomes.
• Comparing biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem
• Identifying limiting factors that affect plant and animal populations in an ecosystem
Examples: food, shelter, water, climate, nutrients, physical space, disease, pollution, natural disasters
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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11 ) Evaluate agricultural and nonagricultural sources of pollution.
• Describing the potential impact of climate change on plants, animals, and land
• Explaining effective methods of reducing pollution
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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12 ) Develop a bill of materials and plan of procedure for a woodworking project.
• Selecting the hardware required for a woodworking project
• Calculating the number of board feet required for a woodworking project
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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13 ) Construct a woodworking project.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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14 ) Identify sources of electrical energy.
• Explaining the electron theory and its relevance to electrical circuitry
• Explaining the relationship between electricity and magnetism
• Describing electrical terms, units, and symbols
• Applying techniques for making electrical splices
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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15 ) Perform routine care and maintenance on small engines.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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16 ) Describe computer skills used in the agricultural industry.
Examples: researching electronic reference sources, managing data, analyzing data, and communicating information
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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17 ) Explain uses of the geographic information system (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS) as they relate to agriculture.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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18 ) Explain ways agricultural products and services are marketed.
• Describing the role of communication in agricultural marketing
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