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K–12 Standards

Agricultural Science (2018)

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Concepts of Agriculture

  • 1

    Describe basic needs of humans.1

  • 2

    Research agricultural commodities in the United States.  2

  • 3

    Investigate agricultural career opportunities.3

  • 4

    Identify opportunities in FFA to meet career interests.4

Communicating in Agriscience

  • 1

    Demonstrate verbal and nonverbal forms of communication. 1

  • 2

    Identify and demonstrate characteristics of effective public speaking.2

  • 3

    Create an informative agricultural speech. 3

  • 4

    Identify and demonstrate principles of parliamentary procedure. 4

  • 5

    Identify important skills for teamwork5

Principles of Science in Agriculture

  • 1

    Explain and demonstrate common uses of laboratory equipment.1

  • 2

    Demonstrate safety rules in a laboratory setting.2

  • 3

    Collect and analyze data in an experiment.3

  • 4

    Conduct laboratory experiments to determine distance, volume, mass, temperature, and density. 4

  • 5

    Explain the characteristics of physical objects.5

Natural Resources and Environmental Systems

  • 1

    Identify characteristics of soil including particle size, porosity, texture, permeability and color 1

  • 2

    Explain soil formation and soil horizons.2

  • 3

    Perform water quality test. 3

  • 4

    Identify and explain pollution from point and nonpoint sources.4

  • 5

    Explain the water cycle. 5

  • 6

    Describe the flow of energy in an ecosystem6

  • 7

    Apply identification techniques to determine the species of wildlife or insect. Explain the interactions of all natural resources in an ecosystem. 7

Plant and Animal Systems 

  • 1

    Demonstrate the correct use of a microscope.1

  • 2

    Identify the parts and functions of plant and animal cells.2

  • 3

    Identify and describe the basic functions of plant and flower parts.3

  • 4

    Define and calculate germination rates. Collect data of respiration and photosynthesis of plant leaves.  4

  • 5

    Describe plant macronutrients and deficiency symptoms.5

  • 6

    Categorize animals by gender and species.6

  • 7.

    Identify basic internal and external anatomical parts of animals7

  • 8

    Explain priority decisions when selecting animals.8

Food Science  

  • 1

    Explain the process of food items from production to processing. 1

  • 2

    Conduct an experiment to determine bacteria levels in food products. 2

  • 3

    Identify food safety procedures.3

  • 4

    Research food borne illnesses.4

  • 5

    Analyze factors that affect quality and yield grades of food products. 5

Biotechnology in Agriculture

  • 1

    Investigate and explain emerging applications of biotechnology in agriculture.1

  • 2

    Explore ethical, legal, and social issues associated with biotechnology. 

  • 3

    Compare and contrast natural organisms and genetically engineered organisms 3

Agriculture Technology

  • 1

    Identify and explain the impact of agriculture on energy sources.1

  • 2

    Measure electrical power. 2

  • 3

    Compare characteristics of common fuels.3

  • 4

    Use GPS to find longitude and latitude coordinates. 4

  • 5

    Explain processes used to survey land.5

  • 6

    Use English and metric systems to measure objects.6

Your future in Agriculture

  • 1

    Create personal SMART goals.1

  • 2

    Develop a personal vision statement.2

  • 3

    Describe issues with world population. 

  • 4

    Explain how agriculture can address future challenges to feed the world.4

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Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12

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