Ag 3
Week 1 (8/22-26) | Week 2 (8/27 -8/30) | Week 3 (9/3 -9/7) | Week 4 (9/10-14) | Week 5 (9/17-21) | Week 6 (9/24-28) | Week 7 (10/1-5) | Week 8 (10/8-12) | Week 9 End 1st (10/17-21) |
Week 10 (10/22 -26) | Week 11 (10/29-11/2) | Week 12 (11/5 -9) | Week 13 (11/12 -16) | Week 14 (11/19-23) | Week 15 (11/26-11/30) | Week 16 (12/3- 12/7) | Week 17 (12/10-14) | Week 18-End 2nd (12/17-21) |
Week 19 (1/2-5) | Week 20 (1/7 -11) | Week 21 (1/14 -18) | Week 22 (1/21 -25) | Week 23 (1/28-2/1) | Week 24 (2/4-8) | Week 25 (2/11 -15) | Week 26 (2/18-22) | Week 27 (2/25-3/1) |
Week 28 (3/4-8) -End 3rd | Week 29 (3/11-15) | Week 30 (3/18-22) | Week 31 (3-25-29) | Week 32 (4/1-5) | Week 33 (4/8-12) | Week 34 (4/15 -19) | Week 35 (4/22-4/26) | Week 36 (4/29-5/3) |
Week 37 Last Week (5/6-10) | Standards | Syllabus |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
8-22 | Overview of activities and opportunities in aged and FFA. | ||
8-23 | Components of a good business letter. List of organizations to approach for National Booth information. | Copy of letters from last year. | |
8-24 | Write draft letter for selected agriculture organization. | Have first draft completed by Monday. | |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
8-27 | Business Letter Draft |
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Letters to Businesses for Giveaway Products | National Convention Giveaways |
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8-30 | Research Major Commodities in South Dakota | List SD Commodities in order of importance. | |
8-31 | No School |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
9-3 | No School | ||
9-4 | Research Major Commodities in SD | List SD Commodities in order of importance. | |
9-5 | Brainstorming for SD product samples for National Convention. | ||
9-6 | Layout of ideas for the National Convention video | ||
9-7 | Work on trails at the Native Prairie Garden for FFA Grant. |
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DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
9-10 | Letters to Vendors for Free Product Samples; Final Draft of Letters to photographers for pictures | ||
9-11 | Final Draft for Product Sample Letters; Letters for interview footage | ||
9-12 | FFA Grant Webinar-National FFA | ||
9-13 | Native Prairie Garden Work Detail-FFA Grant | ||
9-14 | Native Prairie Garden Work Detail-FFA Grant |
Week 5-Back to Top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
9-17 | Ms Hansen Introduction; Native Prairie Garden Work Detail | ||
9-18 | Native Prairie Garden Work Detail | ||
9-19 | Native Prairie Garden Work Detail | ||
9-20 | Native Prairie Garden Work Detail | ||
9-21 | State Officer Presentation and Activities |
Week 6-Back to Top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
9-24 | Teacher Inservice-No School | ||
9-25 | Career Day-Students to Mitchell | ||
9-26 | What is Marketing? Introductory Reading and worksheet. National Booth Video | ||
9-27 | Nine Functions of Marketing Discussion | ||
9-28 | Homecoming |
Week 7-Back to Top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
10-1 | Review Functions of Marketing | ||
10-2 | Utilities of Marketing-Trip to A & M | ||
10-3 | Inputs and Outputs of the Markets | ||
10-4 | Market Structures Discussion | ||
10-5 | Identify a Target Market |
Week 8-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
10-8 | Identify a Market; Target Market | ||
10-9 | Survey Writing | Title Page, Introduction, Business Pro | |
10-10 | Identifying Product Market | ||
10-11 | Spread Sheet for Survey Data; Analyzing Data | ||
10-12 | Marketing Plan Breakdown-Work Day |
Week 9-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
End of Quarter 1
Week 10-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
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10-23 | |||
10-24 | |||
10-25 | |||
10-26 | No School |
Week 11-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
10-29 | |||
10-30 | |||
10-31 | |||
11-1 | |||
11-2 |
Week 12-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
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11-6 | |||
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11-8 | |||
11-9 |
Week 13-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
11-12 | Corporations | ||
11-13 | Cooperatives | ||
11-14 | Franchises | ||
11-15 | Franchises continued | ||
11-16 | Review |
Week 14-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
11-19 | Test over Business Design | ||
11-20 | Agriculture Business Fun Task | ||
11-21 | No School | ||
11-22 | No School | ||
11-23 | No School |
Week 15-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
11-26 | Understanding Hydroponics Reading and Notes | ||
11-27 | Types of Hydroponic Systems | ||
11-28 | What is Aquaculture-Reading and Notes | ||
11-29 | How Does Hydroponics and Aquaculture work together | ||
11-30 | Food Safety-Blizzard Production-School Kitchen |
Week 16-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
12-3 | Hydroponic/Aquaculture Model | ||
12-4 | Fruit Quality Control | ||
12-5 | Fruit Order Tabulations | ||
12-6 | Fruit Invoicing | ||
12-7 | Cleaning of Hydroponic and Aquaculture Tanks; Design Structures for Using in Continuous Flow Model |
Week 17-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
12-10 | Discussion of Aquaculture and Hydroponic Needs | ||
12-11 | Clean area; Move Aquaculture and Hydroponic Tanks | ||
12-12 | Plug in all pumps, check water flow to make sure everything functions properly. | ||
12-13 | Experiment with designs for working Aqua and Hydro together. | ||
12-14 | Same as Thursday |
Week 18-back to top
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
12-17 | Needs of the Aquaculture System and Byproducts; Work on tanks system | ||
12-18 | Levels of DO and Nitrates Tilapia Tolerate; Work on tank system | ||
12-19 | Nutritional Needs of Green Beans, Carrots, and Green Peppers; Work on tank system | ||
12-20 | Finish tank system and have a trial run. | ||
12-21 | Student Council Christmas |
End Quarter 2
End Semester I
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
01-02 | SAE Recordbooks/Aquaculture Tanks | ||
01-03 | SAE Recordbooks/Aquaculture Tanks | ||
01-04 | SAE Recordbooks/Aquaculture Tanks |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
1-7 | Importance of Horticulture | ||
1-8 | Environmental impacts of horticulture | ||
1-9 | Review of plant growth needs | ||
1-10 | Discussion of germination medium; needs of germination and growth. | ||
1-11 | Mixing germination medium; seeding starter packs |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
1-14 | Read Understanding Moisture-Holding Capacity and complete check for understanding activity. | ||
1-15 | Complete moisture-holding capacity worksheet. | ||
1-16 | Complete horticulture problem solving tasks. | ||
1-17 | Complete horticulture crossword puzzle | ||
1-18 | Discuss moisture-holding information and problem solving. |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
1-21 | No School | ||
1-22 | Finish moisture-holding capacity discussion and problem solving. | ||
1-23 | Mix soils for germination; Design experiment on moisture holding capacity. | ||
1-24 | Conduct moisture holding capacity experiment; review for test. | ||
1-25 | Lab comparing soil test accuracy |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
1-28 | Finish Soil Test Kits Lab; review for test | ||
1-29 | Test over plant growth needs and growing mediums | ||
1-30 | Seed starting using growth media mix, potting soil, and starter cubes. | ||
1-31 | Fertilizer discussion and calculations | ||
2-1 | No School |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
2-4 | Seed starting using growth media mix, potting soil, and starter cubes. | ||
2-5 | Fertilizer discussion and practice calculations | ||
2-6 | No School-Music Contest | ||
2-7 | Fertilizer calculations problems | ||
2-8 | Individual hydroponic unit set-up and seeding |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
2-11 | Snow Day | ||
2-12 | Reading and discussion of bedding plant production | ||
2-13 | Bedding plant production discussion continued | ||
2-14 | Temperature readings of plants in growth chambers; review for quiz | ||
2-15 | Quiz over bedding plant production; make a plan of what to do with the bedding plants that are being produced in the growth chamber. What do we need to get them to market/distribution. |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
2-18 | Finish planting individual hydroponic beds. | ||
2-19 | Coffee and Cookies-FFA Appreciation at the Kimball Livestock | ||
2-20 | Reading and Guided Notes for Foliage Plants | ||
2-21 | Preparing for FFA Week Pep Rally | ||
2-22 | FFA Week Pep Rally |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
2-25 | Notes and discussion on foliage plants | ||
2-26 | Notes and discussion on foliage plants; review for quiz | ||
2-27 | Quiz over foliage plants; mini lab on care requirements | ||
2-28 | CDE prep | ||
3-1 | Redfield CDE |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
3-4 | Finish discussion on installing interior landscapes | ||
3-5 | Discussion of maintenance of interior landscapes | ||
3-6 | Finish discussion of interior landscapes; mix fertilizers for plantings. | ||
3-7 | Researching plant requirements for plant varieties in the school building; review for quiz | ||
3-8 | Quiz over interior landscapes; design a survey for senior citizens on what type of crops for garden. |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
3-11 | Transplant hydroponic crops into bricks | ||
3-12 | Review information for school plants; testing needs for plant requirements. Survey for senior citizen's garden crops. | ||
3-13 | Testing of soils and light readings for school plants; recommendations for plant care. | ||
3-14 | Planning the garden site reading and discussion | ||
3-15 | No School |
End 3rd Quarter
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
3-18 | Complete Career Development Events tests | ||
3-19 | Correct CDE tests; notes on analyzing the residential landscape | ||
3-20 | Continue notes on analyzing the residential landscape | ||
3-21 | Scale drawing of student's home | ||
3-22 | Finish scale drawing |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
3-25 | Correct CDE Tests | ||
3-26 | Tri-Valley CDE; Problem solving for students in class | ||
3-27 | Work on scale drawing of house | ||
3-28 | Finish scale drawing of house | ||
3-29 | No School |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
4-1 | No School | ||
4-2 | Miller CDE; Math problem solving for the rest | ||
4-3 | Senior Citizen's meeting for the design layout-Senior Citizen Center | ||
4-4 | Beginning the Design Process; Analysis of plant needs and placement of structures | ||
4-5 | Continue the design process for the senior citizens planting beds |
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DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
4-8 | Calculate timbers needed for planting beds at Senior Center and Prairie View; call Heath Lumber for prices and delivery | ||
4-9 | Install more hose on individual hydroponic beds; install lattice for the pole beans. | ||
4-10 | Notes and discussion of planter bed design and installation | ||
4-11 | Notes and discussion of planter bed design and installation | ||
4-12 | Thank you notes for State Convention |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
4-15 | State Convention | ||
4-16 | State Convention | ||
4-17 | Extra Thank Yous and Press Releases | ||
4-18 | Notes and Discussion on Planter Bed Installation | ||
4-19 | Notes and Discussion on Planter Bed Installation |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
4-22 | Snow Day | ||
4-23 | Fertilizer Check and Adjustment on Hydroponics | ||
4-24 | Community Calendar Review | ||
4-25 | Community Calendar Review | ||
4-26 | Community Calendar Review |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
4-29 | FFA Program of Activities | ||
4-30 | Senior Citizens-Work on Planting Beds | ||
5-1 | Senior Citizens-Work on Planting Beds | ||
5-2 | Senior Citizens-Work on Planting Beds | ||
5-3 | Senior Citizens-Work on Planting Beds. |
DATE | LESSON | NOTES | ASSIGNMENT |
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End Quarter 4
End 2nd Semester