ERIC Number: ED407501
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 144
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Agriscience Education for the Middle School. Instructional Units. Grade 6: Introduction to Agriscience.
Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Virginia Vocational Curriculum and Resource Center.
Designed to supplement the Agriscience Education for the Middle School curriculum guide, this instructional packet provides lessons to enable agriscience teachers to bring basic science concepts into the classroom through practical, hands-on activities and experiments. The course is designed to develop in sixth-grade students an awareness of the relationship between agriculture and science. It is divided into seven duty areas: becoming oriented to agriscience, describing agriscience, introducing plant and animal life cycles, communicating with others, introducing agricultural mechanics technology, introducing ecology and conservation, and identifying career opportunities in agriculture. An introductory sheet to each duty area lists competencies/tasks, two to seven lessons, and evaluation. Each lesson consists of any or all of these components: student objective; references; equipment, supplies, materials; presentation (introduction, motivation, discussion with questions and answers, other activities, conclusion, and evaluation); evaluation (test) with answer key; and handouts and worksheets. (YLB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, Behavioral Objectives, Career Awareness, Careers, Communication Skills, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications, Grade 6, Hands on Science, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Job Skills, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Science Curriculum, State Curriculum Guides, Student Evaluation, Teaching Guides
Virginia Vocational Curriculum and Resource Center, 2200 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060-2208 ($13.10).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Office of Vocational, Adult, and Employment Training Services.
Authoring Institution: Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Virginia Vocational Curriculum and Resource Center.
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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