| Pilot Site: |
| | This is a pilot course for Morse High School. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 11-12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | Intermediate Agriscience & Environmental Sustainability 1,2 |
| Course duration: |
| | Year long. |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | College Preparatory Elective |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | g - College Preparatory Elective |
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| Course Description: |
| | This integrated class combines an interdisciplinary
approach to laboratory science and research with
agriculture management principles. Using skills and
principles learned in the course, students will connect
the labs and projects created in the class with industry
activities to link real world encounters and implement
skills demanded by both college and careers. The
course culminates with an Agriscience career research
project in which students job shadow, interview and
present a viable career option in the Agriscience Field.
Throughout the course, students will be grade on
participation in FFA activities as well as the development
and maintenance of an ongoing Supervised Agricultural
Experience (SAE) Program. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 7132 - Advanced Agriscience (Capstone) |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Agriscience Fundamentals and Applications L.DeVere Burton PhD Delmar Cengage Learning 7th Edition |