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Agriscience Exploration
Eighth Grade
Continuum of Skills – 1 Unit Course
Exploring Agriscience
This continuum is to be used as a MINIMUM guideline for compliance with local content standards and State standards; however, teachers may want to
supplement this information as long as all local and State standards from the following pages are completely met by the end of the thirty-six week course. The
suggested teaching schedule must be followed in order. This continuum of skills is used as a documentation source for coverage of the State required content
standards. A copy of this continuum of skills must be attached to your lesson plan book so that you can enter dates as the standards are taught.
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Orientation and General Information
Leadership Development
Demonstrate leadership, cooperation, and good citizenship within an
agribusiness organization.
Demonstrate communication skills within an agribusiness. Examples
public speaking, letter writing
Demonstrate proper use of parliamentary procedures used to conduct
agribusiness meetings.
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Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)
Identify types of SAE’s, including exploratory, research, placement, and
entrepreneurship.
Describe the criteria for selecting an appropriate SAE.
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Years in program
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Career interests
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Week 3
Agriscience Technology Careers
Describe career opportunities in the agricultural industry.
Evaluate factors for selecting an agriscience career.
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Personal interest
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Preparation
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Salary
Describing desirable work habits for the agricultural industry.
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Reporting to work on time
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Wearing appropriate clothing
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Following directions
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Cooperating with co-workers
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Impact of Agriculture
Explain the impact of agriculture on a county’s economy, utilizing National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) information.
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Describing the impact of an abundant, inexpensive, and safe food supply.
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Abundant –independence from foreign food imports.
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Inexpensive –less income spent on food
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Comparing United States and world agricultural practices
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Explain ways agricultural products and services are marketed.
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Describing the role of communication in agricultural marketing.
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Week 5
Career Opportunities-Hunter Education
Compare characteristics of various career opportunities in fish and wildlife
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Nature of work
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Compensation and benefits
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Qualifications
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Outdoor Safety
Discuss principles of hunter ethics.
Describe firearm safety procedures.
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Explain water safety rules.
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Describe procedures for survival and first aid.
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Describe recreational safety issues for specific applications.
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Camping
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Fish and Wildlife Identification
Identify characteristics of common fish and wildlife indigenous to Alabama
and/or the United States within specific categories.
Large mammals
Small mammals
Waterfowl
Game birds
Freshwater fishes
Song birds
Birds of prey
Reptiles
Amphibians
Saltwater fishes
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Fish and Wildlife Pest Management
Identify pests affecting common fish and wildlife species in Alabama
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Diseases
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Plants
Outdoor Recreation
Identify recreational opportunities on public and private lands in a specific
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Identify distinguishing characteristics of state parks in Alabama.
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Describe criteria used to identify popular national parks the United States.
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Identify methods of developing and managing outdoor recreational
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Hunting
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Fish and Wildlife Classification
Distinguish wildlife species as game, nongame, extinct, endangered,
threatened, or rare.
Identify categories of wildlife.
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Endangered Species
Explain how fish and wildlife species become extinct, rare, endangered, or
threatened.
Discuss recovery strategies used to manage a specific endangered
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Explain the importance of saving an endangered species.
Week 7
History of Fish and Wildlife Management
Describe the history of fish and wildlife management.
Fish and Wildlife Management
Describe basic habitat requirements of fish and wildlife species.
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Arrangement
Design a habitat improvement project or plan for a fish or wildlife species.
Examples: nesting boxes, feeders
Explain methods and practices used to improve and enhance fish and
wildlife habitats.
Fish and Wildlife Regulations and Sport Hunting
Explain fish and wildlife rules and regulations in Alabama.
Discuss laws that protect fish and wildlife.
Describe the impact of sport hunting in Alabama.
Examples: economic impact, population control
Week 8
Health and Safety
Describe safety rules and regulations that apply to the agricultural industry.
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Safe use of hand tools
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Demonstrate safe use of power tools
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Demonstrating safe techniques for small engine maintenance.
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Marking and measuring tools
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Screwdrivers and wrenches
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Hammers and mallets
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Pliers and cutters
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Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of power tools.
Examples: jig saw, drill, sander
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Calculate the number of board feet required for a woodworking project.
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Construct a woodworking project.
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Weeks 10-12 Woodworking
Implement appropriate laboratory safety rules and techniques for
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Weeks 13-14
Identify major body parts of cattle, swine, sheep, equine, and poultry.
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Describing the impact of selective breeding and cloning on
livestock breeds
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Evaluating selected groups of animals according to confirmation,
frame size, muscling grade, breed characteristics
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Identify major livestock breeds
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Electricity
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Identify sources of electrical energy.
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Explaining electron theory and its relevance to electrical circuitry.
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Explaining the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
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Describing electrical terms, units, and symbols.
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Identifying sources of electrical energy.
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Applying techniques for making electrical splices.
Weeks 17-18(Review/Nine Weeks Exam)
Plant Science
Describe structures and functions of the major parts of a plant.
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Comparing photosynthesis and respiration.
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Identifying sexual methods of reproduction.
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Illustrating important techniques of asexual plant propagation.
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Cuttings
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Layering
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Tissue culture
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Ecology and Conservation
Relate populations within a habitat to communities, ecosystems, and
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Compare biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem
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Identify limiting factors that affect plant and animal populations in
an ecosystem.
Examples: food, shelter, water, climate, nutrients, physical space,
disease, pollution, natural disasters
Evaluate agriculture and non-agriculture sources of pollution.
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Describing the potential impact of climate change on plants,
animals, and land.
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Explaining effective methods of reducing pollution.
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Technology
Describe computer skills used in the agricultural industry.
Examples: researching electronic reference sources; managing data,
analyzing data and communicating information.
Explain uses of Global Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning
Systems (GPS) as they relate to agriculture.
Aquaculture
Describe methods and facilities used in the production of various aquatic
species.
Weeks 22-25
Metal Fabrication
Implement laboratory safety rules and techniques for metal fabrication.
Metal Fabrication
Demonstrate proper procedures for striking an arc.
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Electrode selection
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Amperage
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Metal preparation
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Proper electrode angle
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Arc striking
Weeks 26-27(Review/Nine Weeks Exam)
Soil Science
Identify the major components of soil.
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Compare soil horizons.
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Relate soil characteristics to uses.
Examples: Texture, Drainage, Permeability, Organic composition,
and Class capabilities
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Explaining the importance of soil to agriculture
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Woodworking
Implement appropriate laboratory safety rules and techniques for
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Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of power tools.
Examples: jig saw, drill, sander
Demonstrate proper application of stationary power tools.
Examples: drill press, scroll saw
Calculate the number of board feet required for a particular job.
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Develop a bill of materials and plan for a particular job.
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Perform routine care and maintenance on small gas engines.
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