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Jr. High Agricultural Science Course Syllabus: Intoductory Agricultural Mechanics I thru III, and Horticulture I

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Student Work
 
Agricultural Mechanics  
 
Identifying and Safely Using Hand Tools 
 
 
 
 Planning and Building Fences 
 
 
   
Working Safely in Agricultural Mechanics
 
 
Welding
 
 
 
 
 
Plumbing
 
 
Placing and Finishing Concrete
 
 
 
Selecting Paints and Perservatives
 
 
Introduction to Horticulture
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Projects
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LULING Jr. HIGH SCHOOL
Introductory Agricultural Mechanics I
Samuel D. Shuler
COURSE SYLLABUS
 
Course Description:
In this course, theory and hands-on experiences provide opportunities for a student to develop
essential knowledge and skill in agricultural mechanics. Instructional areas include: safety, the
 fundamentals of hand tools, power tools, fasteners, selecting wood and other building materials,
drawing and reading building plans, planning buildings and selecting equipment, computing a bill of materials, selecting painting and preservatives, safely applying paints and preservatives, and
preparation for the FFA. Students will have the opportunity to be involved in practice competitions
 that will help make them familiar about the inner workings of FFA and competitions that promote
 leadership, personal growth, and career success.  These activities are leadership and career oriented and aid in the student’s decision on which career path he/she wants to take.
 
Course Objectives:
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
· Demonstrate knowledge of personal and mechanical safety practices in the workplace.
· Identify and safely use hand and power tools
· Identify and use fasteners and building materials.
· Plan and construct buildings and equipment.
· Select and apply paint and preservatives.
 
Required Class Materials:
Paper
Writing Utensils (Pens and Pencils)
 2 inch Binder
Flash drive or storage device
 
Text/Instructional Material Used:  IMS from A&M University
 
Course Outline:
1st semester:
Safety regarding topic selected
Hand and Power Tools
Using Fasteners
Identifying and Selecting Wood and Other Building Materials
Drawing and Reading Building Plans
Computing a Bill of Materials
FFA Leadership Development Events
Recordkeeping & SAEs
Project Construction
  
Course Outline:
2nd Semester:
Hand and Power Tools
Planning Buildings and Selecting Equipment
Selecting Paints and Preservatives
Safely Applying Paints and Preservatives
FFA Leadership Development Events
Recordkeeping & SAEs
 
Major Assignments:
 
Practice FFA Activity: 2 fall semester, 1 spring semester
SAE Recordkeeping: Due at the end of each six-weeks.
Constructed/Demonstration & Practice LDE Project: Due at the end of the six-weeks, two per six-weeks.
 
Grading:
Tests Assessments 70% (Examples: Topic exam, Constructed/Demonstration & Practice LDE Project)
In-Class work Assignments 30%
(Examples:  Labs/Shop Activities, Reports, Notes, Folder Organization, Participation)
Homework SAE & Recordkeeping 30%
 (Examples: Bill of material for project, related work completed outside of class.)
Practice FFA Participation Extra Credit
(Examples: Practice LDE Middle School Competition)
 
Class Policies & Procedures:
1. Every student must act in a safe and responsible manner because of the many laboratory and classroom situations. You must demonstrate respect for the work of others. Failure to conduct yourself in a safe manner
 will result in immediate discipline including, but not limited to: detentions, phone call home,
parent/teacher/student conference.
2. The classroom and/or shop will be picked up and clean before any student may leave the room.
3. Appropriate dress (especially in the shop) is required at all times. In addition, safety glasses and closed toed shoes must be worn at all times while in the shop. NO EXCEPTIONS.
4. The shop is a privilege, not a right. If you can not act in a safe and responsible manner, you will be assigned related work and restricted from the shop.
5. Discipline for breaking the academic integrity code, student conduct responsibilities, and/or classroom expectations will be dealt with using the policy set forth by the Luling Jr. High School Student Handbook.
6. As an inter-curricular club, FFA is an integral role of agriculture education. You are expected to practice the expectations towards becoming a successful member of the Luling High School FFA, and are expected to participate in 1 practice LDE contest in the fall.
7. All assignments are due at the beginning of the period (when the tardy bell rings). If it is turned in after
everyone else’s assignments, IT’S LATE.
 
Class Policies & Procedures:
8. Makeup Work Because of Absence
The teacher may assign the student makeup work based on the instructional objectives for the subject or course and the needs of the individual student in mastering the essential knowledge and skills or in meeting subject or course requirements for class missed. A student will be responsible for obtaining and completing the
 makeup work in a satisfactory manner and within the time specified by the teacher. A student who does not make up assigned work within the time allotted by the teacher may receive a grade of zero for the
assignment. A student will be permitted to make up tests and to turn in projects due in any class missed
 because of absence. Teachers may assign a late penalty to any long-term project in accordance with time
 lines approved by the principal and previously communicated to students.
9. You have 2 school days to obtain and complete your assignments from an excused absence. Students are
responsible for obtaining missed work.  Any work collected or assigned on the day of an unexcused absence will not be accepted.
 
Miscellaneous:
 
Instructor Contact:
Email: sshuler@luling.txed.net
Phone: (830) 875-2121 ext 2016
Email is the quickest method to get a response. If you email and do not receive response within 24 hours, feel free to call.
LULING Jr. HIGH SCHOOL
Introductory Agricultural Mechanics II & III
Samuel D. Shuler
COURSE SYLLABUS
 
Course Description:
In this course, theory and hands-on experiences provide opportunities for a student to develop
essential knowledge and skill in agricultural mechanics. Instructional areas include: safety, the
 fundamentals of hand tools, power tools, fasteners, selecting wood and other building materials,
drawing and reading building plans, planning buildings and selecting equipment, computing a bill of
materials, selecting painting and preservatives, safely applying paints and preservatives, performing
basic plumbing skills, basic principles and safe use of electricity, planning electrical circuits, installing
and repairing electrical circuits and equipment, small engine safety equipment regulations, placing,
 finishing, and curing quality concrete, planning building, and maintaining barbed and woven wire
 fences, privacy, residential and commercial fences, electric fences, oxyfuel cutting and welding
 procedures, gas arc welding principles and procedures, plasma arc cutting and welding procedures,
soldering principles and procedures, and preparation for the FFA. Students will have the opportunity
to be involved in practice competitions that will help make them familiar about the inner workings of FFA and competitions that promote leadership, personal growth, and career success.  These activities are leadership and career oriented and aid in the student’s decision on which career path he/she
wants to take.
 
Course Objectives:
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Work safely in an agricultural mechanics related occupation, operate hand tools, power tools, use fasteners, select wood and other building materials, draw and read building plans, plann buildings and select
equipment, compute a bill of materials, select painting and preservatives, safely apply paints and
preservatives, perform basic plumbing skills, perform basic principles and safely use electricity, plan electrical circuits, install and repair electrical circuits and equipment , trouble shoot small engine safety equipment
and regulations, place, finish, and cure quality concrete, plan build, and maintain barbed and woven wire
 fences, privacy, residential and commercial fences, electric fences, perform oxyfuel cutting and welding
procedures, perform gas arc welding principles and procedures, perform plasma arc cutting and welding
procedures, perform soldering principles and procedures, and perform basic tasks in the FFA.
 
Required Class Materials:
Paper
Writing Utensils (Pens and Pencils)
 2 inch Binder
Flash drive or storage device
 
Text/Instructional Material Used:  IMS from A&M University
  
Course Outline:
1st semester:
Safety, the fundamentals of hand tools, power tools, fasteners, selecting wood and other building materials, drawing and reading building plans, planning buildings and selecting equipment, computing a bill of
materials, selecting painting and preservatives, safely applying paints and preservatives, performing basic
 plumbing skills ,FFA leadership development events, recordkeeping & SAEs, and project construction.
 
Course Outline:
2nd Semester:
Basic principles and safe use of electricity, planning electrical circuits, installing and repairing electrical
circuits and equipment, small engine safety equipment regulations, placing, finishing, and curing quality
 concrete, planning building, and maintaining barbed and woven wire fences, privacy, residential and
commercial fences, electric fences, oxyfuel cutting and welding procedures, gas arc welding principles and
procedures, plasma arc cutting and welding procedures, soldering principles and procedures
FFA leadership development events, recordkeeping & SAEs
 
Major Assignments:
 
Practice FFA Activity: 2 fall semester, 1 spring semester
SAE Recordkeeping: Due at the end of each six-weeks.
Constructed/Demonstration & Practice LDE Project: Due at the end of the six-weeks, two per six-weeks.
 
Grading:
Tests Assessments 70% (Examples: Topic exam, Constructed/Demonstration & Practice LDE Project)
In-Class work Assignments 30%
(Examples:  Labs/Shop Activities, Reports, Notes, Folder Organization, Participation)
Homework SAE & Recordkeeping 30%
 (Examples: Bill of material for project, related work completed outside of class.)
Practice FFA Participation Extra Credit
(Examples: Practice LDE Middle School Competition)
 
Class Policies & Procedures:
1. Every student must act in a safe and responsible manner because of the many laboratory and classroom
situations. You must demonstrate respect for the work of others. Failure to conduct yourself in a safe
manner will result in immediate discipline including, but not limited to: detentions, phone call home,
parent/teacher/student conference.
2. The classroom and/or shop will be picked up and clean before any student may leave the room.
3. Appropriate dress (especially in the shop) is required at all times. In addition, safety glasses and closed
toed shoes must be worn at all times while in the shop. NO EXCEPTIONS.
4. The shop is a privilege, not a right. If you can not act in a safe and responsible manner, you will be assigned related work and restricted from the shop.
5. Discipline for breaking the academic integrity code, student conduct responsibilities, and/or classroom
 expectations will be dealt with using the policy set forth by the Luling Jr. High School Student Handbook.
6. As an inter-curricular club, FFA is an integral role of agriculture education. You are expected to practice the expectations towards becoming a successful member of the Luling High School FFA, and are expected to
participate in 1 practice LDE contest in the fall.
 
Class Policies & Procedures:
7. All assignments are due at the beginning of the period (when the tardy bell rings). If it is turned in after
 everyone else’s assignments, IT’S LATE.
8. Makeup Work Because of Absence
The teacher may assign the student makeup work based on the instructional objectives for the subject or
 course and the needs of the individual student in mastering the essential knowledge and skills or in meeting subject or course requirements for class missed. A student will be responsible for obtaining and completing
the makeup work in a satisfactory manner and within the time specified by the teacher. A student who does not make up assigned work within the time allotted by the teacher may receive a grade of zero for the
 assignment. A student will be permitted to make up tests and to turn in projects due in any class missed
 because of absence. Teachers may assign a late penalty to any long-term project in accordance with time
 lines approved by the principal and previously communicated to students.
9. You have 2 school days to obtain and complete your assignments from an excused absence. Students are
responsible for obtaining missed work.  Any work collected or assigned on the day of an unexcused absence will not be accepted.
 
Miscellaneous:
 
Instructor Contact:
Email: sshuler@luling.txed.net
Phone: (830) 875-2121 ext 2016
Email is the quickest method to get a response. If you email and do not receive response within 24 hours, feel free to call.
 
LULING Jr. HIGH SCHOOL
Introductory Horticulture I
Samuel D. Shuler
COURSE SYLLABUS
 
Course Description:
In this course, theory and hands-on experiences provide opportunities for a student to develop
essential knowledge and skill in horticulture. Instructional areas include: safety, the
 fundamentals of hand tools, power tools, exploring careers in horticulture, marketing horticultural
business, managing a horticultural business, analyzing profit and loss, naming plants scientifically,
using plant characteristics to classify plants, recognizing leaf characteristics, identifying flower
characteristics, recognizing bud and stem characteristics, identifying the functions of water in plants,
 identifying the effects of water on plant growth, identifying the methods of irrigating greenhouse
plants, identifying the components and properties of nursery soils, identifying plant growth regulators, identifying the importance of asexual propagation, identifying and selecting turfgrass varieties,
identifying and controlling plant pests, identifying the principles of floral design, selecting and
operating equipment for horticultural tasks, maintaining and repairing horticultural tools and
equipment, recognizing personal safety measures, using safety practices in selecting, applying,
 storing, and disposing chemicals, using safety practices in selecting, operating , and storing hand
 tools, small power tools, and large equipment, recognizing occupational safety measures, and
preparation for the FFA. Students will have the opportunity to be involved in practice competitions
 that will help make them familiar about the inner workings of FFA and competitions that promote
leadership, personal growth, and career success.  These activities are leadership and career oriented
 and aid in the student’s decision on which career path he/she wants to take.
 
Course Objectives:
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
 
*Exploring Careers in Horticulture            *Identifying the Effects of Water on Plant Growth
*Marketing Horticultural Business            *Identifying the Methods of Irrigating Greenhouse Plants
*Managing a Horticultural Business         *Identifying the Components and Properties of Nursery Soils
*Analyzing Profit and Loss                           *Identifying Plant Growth Regulators
*Naming Plants Scientifically                       *Identifying the Importance of Asexual Propagation
*Using Plant Characteristics to Classify Plants      *Identifying and Selecting Turfgrass Varieties
*Recognizing Leaf Characteristics             *Identifying and Controlling Plant Pests
*Identifying Flower Characteristics          *Identifying the Principles of Floral Design
*Recognizing Bud and Stem Characteristics          *Recognizing Personal Safety Measures
*Identifying the Functions of Water in Plants      *Selecting and Operating Equipment for Horticultural Tasks
 
*Maintaining and Repairing Horticultural Tools and Equipment
*Using Safety Practices in Selecting, Applying, Storing, and Disposing Chemicals
*Using Safety Practices in Selecting, Operating, and Storing Hand Tools, Small Power Tools, and
Large Equipment
*Recognizing Occupational Safety Measures
Required Class Materials:
Paper
Writing Utensils (Pens and Pencils)
 2 inch Binder
Flash drive or storage device
 
Text/Instructional Material Used:  IMS from A&M University
 
Course Outline:
1st semester:
*Basic First Aid  *Using Safety Practices in selecting, operating, and storing hand tools, small power tools, and large equipment
*Identifying the functions of water in plants       *Identifying the effects of water on plant growth
*Identifying plant growth regulators                       *Identifying and controlling plant pests
*Exploring careers in horticulture                             *Marketing horticulture business
*Managing a horticultural business                          *Analyzing profit and loss
*FFA Leadership Development Events                   *Recordkeeping & SAEs
 
 
Course Outline:
2nd Semester:
*Recognizing Leaf Characteristics             *Identifying flower characteristics          
*Recognizing Bud and Stem        * Identifying the components and properties of nursery soils
*Identifying the importance of asexual propagation        *Naming plants scientifically      
*Identifying the methods of irrigating greenhouse plants   
 *Using plant characteristics to classify plants               
*Identifying the principles of floral design            *FFA Leadership Development Events
*Recordkeeping & SAEs
 
Class Policies & Procedures:
1. Every student must act in a safe and responsible manner because of the many laboratory and classroom
situations. You must demonstrate respect for the work of others. Failure to conduct yourself in a safe
manner will result in immediate discipline including, but not limited to: detentions, phone call home,
parent/teacher/student conference.
2. The classroom and/or shop will be picked up and clean before any student may leave the room.
3. Appropriate dress (especially in the shop) is required at all times. In addition, safety glasses and closed
toed shoes must be worn at all times while in the shop. NO EXCEPTIONS.
4. The shop is a privilege, not a right. If you can not act in a safe and responsible manner, you will be assigned related work and restricted from the shop.
5. Discipline for breaking the academic integrity code, student conduct responsibilities, and/or classroom
 expectations will be dealt with using the policy set forth by the Luling Jr. High School Student Handbook.
6. As an inter-curricular club, FFA is an integral role of agriculture education. You are expected to practice the expectations towards becoming a successful member of the Luling High School FFA, and are expected to
participate in 1 practice LDE contest in the fall.
7. All assignments are due at the beginning of the period (when the tardy bell rings). If it is turned in after
everyone else’s assignments, IT’S LATE.
8. Makeup Work Because of Absence
The teacher may assign the student makeup work based on the instructional objectives for the subject or
course and the needs of the individual student in mastering the essential knowledge and skills or in meeting
 subject or course requirements for class missed. A student will be responsible for obtaining and completing
 the makeup work in a satisfactory manner and within the time specified by the teacher. A student who does not make up assigned work within the time allotted by the teacher may receive a grade of zero for the
assignment. A student will be permitted to make up tests and to turn in projects due in any class missed
 because of absence. Teachers may assign a late penalty to any long-term project in accordance with time
lines approved by the principal and previously communicated to students.
9. You have 2 school days to obtain and complete your assignments from an excused absence. Students are
responsible for obtaining missed work.  Any work collected or assigned on the day of an unexcused absence will not be accepted.
 
Miscellaneous:
 
Instructor Contact:
Email: sshuler@luling.txed.net
Phone: (830) 875-2121 ext 2016
Email is the quickest method to get a response. If you email and do not receive response within 24 hours, feel free to call.