Ag 3

 

Lesson Plans

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  

 

 

Week 1  

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.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 2

DATE LESSON NOTES ASSIGNMENT
8-27 Business Letter Draft

 

8-28

Letters to Businesses for Giveaway Products  National Convention Giveaways

Scope and Importance of Agribusiness

8-29

Discussion of Importance of Agribusiness in the National and State Economy

 

 

8-30 Research Major Commodities in South Dakota List SD Commodities in order of importance.
8-31 No School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 3

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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Week 4

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
10-22
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
11-5
11-6
11-7

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 19

DATE LESSON NOTES ASSIGNMENT
01-02 SAE Recordbooks/Aquaculture Tanks
01-03 SAE Recordbooks/Aquaculture Tanks
01-04 SAE Recordbooks/Aquaculture Tanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 20

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 21

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 22

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 23

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 24

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 25

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 26

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 27

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 28

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 29

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 30

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 31

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 32

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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Week 33

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 34

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 35

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 36

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 37

DATE LESSON NOTES ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 38

Week 38

DATE LESSON NOTES ASSIGNMENT

End Quarter 4

End 2nd Semester