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Agriculture Adventures
Course Title: Agriculture Adventures!
Grade Level: 8
Required: Elective: X
Pre-requisites: None
TextBook(s) Used For This Course:
Title: Author(s): Publisher: Edition: Date:
1. Agriscience Fundamental
& Applications Elmer L. Cooper Delmar 1990
2. Farm Bureau Handouts http://www.fb.org/nefb/
3. National FFA Student
Handbook
Description of Course:
This is an introductory course that will explore basic areas of agriculture,
including agricultural literacy, livestock, crops, leadership skills, careers,
and food science.
Categorical Objectives:
Students will:
1. Define agriculture.
2. Study agricultural career opportunities and how to prepare for these careers.
3. Learn the rationale for and plan a supervised agricultural experience
program. (SAEP)
4. Learn the importance of keeping sound records.
5. Develop basic leadership skills, including public speaking and
demonstrations.
6. Identify various livestock animals, including beef, swine, sheep, dairy, and
poultry.
7. Identify various crops, including soybeans, corn, alfalfa, sorghum, and
wheat.
8. Visit and work in the greenhouse to gain a general understanding of the
importance of horticulture.
9. Discover different applications of food science, including how to make gummy
worms.
10. Learn about the importance of good character in agricultural situations.
11. Compete in an agricultural quiz bowl competition.
12. Complete Supervised Agricultural Experience Points.
Writing Activities:
The students will:
1. Write a report about which agricultural career they would like to pursue and
what skills would be necessary to achieve that career.
2. Write summaries on agricultural activities/careers/research to gain
Supervised Agricultural Experience points.
Multicultural Education Activities:
The students will:
1. Observe diverse role models in the classroom, at community sites and at
leadership workshops and conferences.
2. Use texts which provide accurate, specific, balanced representation of
minorities.
3. Have equitable attention.
4. Receive unbiased career information in the field of agriculture.
5. Appreciate the contributions and perspectives of diverse cultures in
agriculture.
6. Participate in a multicultural climate promoted by teacher example,
expectation and support, integrated instructional groups, task assignments, and
unbiased language.
7. Interact with counselors and teachers about the goals and content of the
agriculture curricula as it pertains to the students’ career goals.
