Basic Ag - 8th Grade-This course is designed as an intro for the Agriscience Pathway Program of Study. Assignments

We're learning more about horses! You are to pick one of the following horse breeds below:
American Quarter Horse
Thoroughbred
Standardbred
Arabian
Morgan
Tennessee Walking Horse
Appaloosa
Palomino
Pinto
Paint
Percheron
Clydesdale
Belgian
Welch
Shetland
Pony of America

. . . You are to research and answer the following questions about the breed you chose:
!What color is it?
Where did it originate?
How tall is it?
What type is it? (Pony/draft/color registry/riding & harness)
What is its purpose? (work/racing)
Include pictures!

We will begin learning about horses. If I'm being honest, I know very little about horses, so we'll all be learning together!

The instructions are on the PDF.
If you know of another career that deals with horses and is not on the list, you may choose that. You can make a Google Doc or Slide if that's easier for you.

No fear, these two Google Forms are not long, but be sure to pay attention to what the question is asking.
FOTW Quiz: https://forms.gle/tvjfKb96sHdn3FoEA
Color Basics Quiz: https://forms.gle/8YGU6rLcFoWm38nt9

Complete the form that relates to Floral Basics: https://forms.gle/xZvubtzRnBZ2ZoFk9

Look over the Slide for Color Basics

If you are able, ask your parents to buy some pipe cleaners (preferably green) and solid colored tissue paper (gift bag paper). We'll use these items in the next week.

Final Draft due today!

I won't be able to host a Meet until noon (sorry!!), but I'm not presenting anything new. Today, I want you to focus on starting your rough draft for the essay. Remember to save any and all websites & sources you use throughout this process.

Don't forget our Flower Of The Week is the Alstroemeria!

I won't be able to host a Meet until noon (sorry!!), but I'm not presenting anything new. Today, I want you to focus on starting your rough draft for the essay. Remember to save any and all websites & sources you use throughout this process.

Don't forget our Flower Of The Week is the Alstroemeria!

Today, we'll have a Google Meets. (I'll post the link at the start of class.) (I'll make a recording of the Meet.)
We'll take a break from Meat Science to focus on Agritourism!

Today's assignment: Complete the Beef Cuts Google Form: https://forms.gle/kVzD1PfEvWqqkwTNA

Today's assignment is pretty simple - fill out the Google Form that's attached.
Read the questions carefully! You guys are the high school credit class, so I am not going to type everything verbatim (but you are still in middle school, so the questions are not tricky).

This is where you will submit the first 2 pages of your SAE Record Book.
If you did it on paper, you can take a picture of each page and submit it that way.

Don't forget to include at least one picture!

You may use the Official FFA Manual, or you may do a different Google Search to find the answers.

In a private comment to me, type the missing words:

"I believe that to ___1.____ and work on a good farm, ___2.___ to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is ___3.___ as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural ___4.___ and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in ___5.___ of discouragement, I cannot deny."
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?

You should now know how to access the FFA Manual online. (If not, look at the instructions on the PDFs from the assignments from this week.)
Create your own Doc with the answers, and use the manual to fill in the blanks.

FOR STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES A-J AND LEARN FROM HOME STUDENTS:
Read and follow the directions.

FOR STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES A-J AND LEARN FROM HOME STUDENTS:
Read and follow the directions.

FOR STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES A-J:
Read and follow the directions.

~Watch today’s recording.
Section 1: Go to this site: https://www.pdffiller.com/jsfiller-desk18/?requestHash=ed772b732b2f740c77cf75ce51473d74c40284d3337e92ab37b2b7d25df78c43&projectId=529559175#366da6f4ab484de6a55b6e01feaf0291
~Follow the Dichotomous Key, starting with the blue box which is on the far left of the first page

Section 2: once you reach the end of your search on the dichotomous key, go to this site: https://aese.psu.edu/teachag/school-based-support/school-based-support/supervised-agricultural-experience/sae-program-examples
~Look at the categories in bold, and find yours.
~Read the examples listed underneath your category. Really think about “Do I have the resources to do any of these?” “Can I afford to do any of these things?” “Do I understand what this is even saying?”
~If any sound interesting to you, then you found your SAE! If neither sound don’t worry. You’ll think of something!
~Create your own Google Doc that lists 1) your name and 2) a potential idea for your SAE that interests you.

Follow the steps on the Google Slide.

Follow the steps on the Google Slide.

Read the Slide show, then complete the activity at the end.

Read the Slide show, then complete the activity at the end.

Read the slideshow, then complete the activity at the end.

Click through the slide and complete the activity within it.

View the attached Google Doc for today's assignment.

View the attached Google Doc for today's assignment.