Basic Agricultural Science

Course Calendar
Cambridge High School
Sarah Nerswick

Week Topic/Standard Projects

Week 1/2 Introductions/ FFA (AFNR-BAS- Elect Class Officers, Parli
2) Pro
Week 3 SAE (AFNR-BAS-3) Start SAE
Week 4/5 Biotechnology/Agriscience AgScience Fair Project
(AFNR-BAS-8)Employability Career Research Project,
Skills (AFNR-BAS-1) Resume building, Mock
Job Interview
Week 6/7 Employability Skills (AFNR-BAS- Career Research Project,
1) Resume building, Mock
Job Interview
Week 8/9 Human Needs (Basic
Ag/History) (AFNR-BAS-4)
Week 10 Safety (AFNR-BAS-5) Safety Test
Week 11/12 Ag Mechanics (AFNR-BAS-7) Jump-a-Peg, Basic Wiring
Projects, Tool Box (Kit)?
Week 13/14/15/16 Animal Science (AFNR-BAS-9) Animal Science Field Trip?
Week 17 Food Processing (AFNR-BAS- Blind Taste Test, Make
11) Yogurt
Week 18 Review Dec 6th-Agriscience Fair
Agriscience Fair (Midterm)
Week 19 Exam Week Exam
Week 20/21 Soils (AFNR-BAS 6) Soil Profile, Erosion
Experiment, Land Judging
(if possible)
Week 22/23/24/25 Plant Science (AFNR-BAS-13) Greenhouse, Start plants
for plant sale
Week 26/27/28 Natural Resources (AFNR-BAS- Tree Scale, Forest Blog,
10)
Week 29/30/31 Environmental Science (AFNR- Microinvertebrates study
BAS-12) of pond, Make Fishing
Poles, Fish
Week 32(after SB) SLO REVIEW SLO Review Game
Week 33-36 (State Veterinary Science Mock CDE, Guest
Convention) Speakers, Therapy Horses
Week 37 SAE Presentations
Week 38 Exams/Study Final Exam