Welcome everyone! The semester is already a week underway and we are covering our introductory chapters. So far we have discussed the role of agriculture in human society and we will begin our chapter on the scientific method and taxonomy this week. Below you can find the course syllabus, the student information sheet, and the scientific method powerpoint presentation. I hope you all are ready to have an exciting and productive semester! -Mr. Dezern
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Welcome back everyone! With only 3 weeks left, we are just about done with new material. I would like to spend some time reviewing before the final, which will be on 12/19. This week you will receive your final exam study guide. This packet is free-response and will be graded. All the information is in your notes and textbook. We will work on this periodically throughout the next couple weeks. You will have plenty of time to have it completed by next Friday when it will be graded. The study guide will also help you in the review games we play the week of the exam. Please let me know if you have any questions about the final or study guide. Tuesday we will learn how to make wreaths and garland out of tree trimmings. We will continue these and decorate them on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday we will have some time to work on our study guides and finish up any decorations we did not finish.
Happy Week Before Break! This week we will be finishing our Animal Science unit. Monday we will do some quiz review followed by the Quiz and quiz corrections on Tuesday. Topics on the quiz will include animal vocabulary, organ systems, ruminant digestion, and animal genetics. The remainder of the week will be spent preparing the greenhouse and garden for winter, so make sure to wear warm, comfortable clothes. Below I've attached the powerpoint presentations that will be covered on the quiz, please let me know if you have any questions!
Happy Wednesday everyone! We are now officially done with the Forestry and Natural Resources unit and will be moving into Animal Systems. This unit will focus on the production of animals in agriculture. This week we have gone over some animal vocab and will look at the environmental impact of animal production for the remainder of the week. Below are the notes from Monday and the Cowspiracy video link and notes.
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We will be continuing our forestry unit posters tomorrow and Tuesday. We will prepare for our Forestry and Wildlife quiz together on Wednesday. I will post the review material on the class page later this week if you would like to review it at home. PLEASE let me know if you have any questions prior to the quiz or if you plan on missing the quiz OR the review session on Wednesday. -Mr. Dezern Weekly Update: This week we will be continuing our Forestry and Wildlife Unit. If weather permits, the second half of the week we will be outside taking tree measurements. You all did a great job with tree ID, and we will be getting candy for winners after Halloween. If you missed the PowerPoint presentation, here is the link to the slideshow: https://www.slideshare.net/VivekSrivastava22/introduction-to-forestry Below are the files used in class this week.
Welcome back from break!
This week we will be learning about glyphosate and the role it plays in our food system. On Thursday, we will have a class seminar discussing the pro's and con's of this herbicide. On Friday we will start our lessons on plant reproduction, starting with flower anatomy and fruit development by making origami lilies! Keep in mind parents will be contacted this week if you are failing any classes. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR GRADE IN MY CLASS! Welcome to Unit 2!
We are now starting our second unit of the class. This unit focuses on plant science. We will be covering a range of topics including the cultivation of plants, plant nutrients, plant diseases, plant metabolic processes, and the use of plants in agriculture. We will have a quiz this Wednesday. Hope everyone had a relaxing 3-day weekend!
This week we really start to "dig" in to our soil science lessons. We will be covering soil texture and water qualities, and how they impact agriculture. Our first quiz will be at the end of class on Friday. I will be out on Wednesday, but while I'm gone you all will be watching "King Corn", a documentary about two guys who decide they want to grow an acre of corn, and all the work that goes into corn production. Hope you all enjoy it. Welcome back from break! We have an exciting semester ahead of us. Below you can find the syllabus, please let me know if you have any questions. This week we will start by covering an introduction to agriculture, learning about the needs of society and mapping out different conditions in the US that makes out agricultural system one of the best and most diverse in the world!
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