Skilled Trades & Technical Sciences

Unit 1: Shop & Lab Safety

Learning Targets

• Students become familiar with basic shop safety and proper PPE to wear in the Ag Shop

• Students pass a written safety test on all equipment and tools that will be used in the Ag Shop

• Students demonstrate to the instructor that they can safely operate the tools and equipment and passed the safety tests

• Students ​​​​​​​devise and document processes to safely implement and evaluate the safe use of AFNR related tools, machinery and equipment

 

Unit 2: Careers in Power Structure & Technical Systems (PSTS)

Learning Targets

• Students describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways

• Students evaluate and implement the steps and requirements to pursue a career opportunity in each of the AFNR career pathways (e.g. goals, degrees, certifications, resumes, cover letter, portfolio, interview etc.)

• Students examine the educational, training, and experimental requirements to pursue a career in an AFNR pathway (e.g. degrees, certifications, training, internships, etc)

Unit 3: Blueprints/Sketches/Bill of Materials

Learning Targets

• Students demonstrate skills in project completion with individual and group projects

• Students utilize blueprints in completing an Ag Mechanics project

• Students demonstrate the skills and perseverance to complete an Ag mechanics project

 

Unit 4: Proper tool use and ID

Learning Targets

• Students identify hand tools and equipment in the shop by their proper name, and tell what they are used for

• Students demonstrate proper and safe use of the tools that I have passed a written safety test for

• Students select, maintain and demonstrate the proper use of tools, machines and equipment used in different AFNR related mechanical systems

Unit 5: Arc Welding Processes

Learning Targets

• Students pass a written safety test and demonstrate any welding processes that will be used in class

• Students select and use the proper electrode for the job

• Students strike an arc and run a bead consistently

• Students complete a tee weld, butt weld, edge weld, and lap weld prior to starting any welding project

• Students create a simple project idea that they can complete in the shop

• Students assess and select the proper electrode for use in various shielded metal arc welding situations

 

Unit 6: Oxy Acetylene Cutting & Welding

Learning Targets

• Students pass the written safety test on the Oxy Acetylene torch

• Students demonstrate to the instructor the proper start up, use and shut down of the Oxy Acetylene torch

• Students demonstrate skills in fusion welding, and being able to cut a straight line

• Students evaluate the quality of metal fabrication procedures (e.g., SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, fuel-oxygen and plasma arc torch, etc.)

Unit 7: Plumbing Systems & Materials

Learning Targets

• Students plan, build, and maintain plumbing systems

• Students follow architectural & mechanical plans to construct and/or repair any plumbing system in Ag applications

 

Unit 8: Building Components & Design/Measurement & Layout

Learning Targets

• Students create sketches and plans for simple structures

• Students read and interpret the plans and views of different Ag structures

• Students ​​​​​​​apply a scale measurement and dimension to develop sketches of Ag structures

Unit 1: Personal Leadership Development & the FFA Organization

Learning Targets

• Students explain the history of the FFA Organization nationally, within the state of Colorado, and our local Chapter

• Students achieve the requirements it takes to earn their Greenhand Degree

• Students discuss the FFA Organization, and the many opportunities for leadership development and career success

 

Unit 2: Animal Science Pathway

Learning Targets

• Students communicate the effect animals have had on society from their domestication and uses

• Students analyze and evaluate the many aspects of the livestock industry that affect our daily lives. “From the farm to the table.”

• Students communicate their understanding of the many methods of livestock production and develop competency in basic animal husbandry practices

• Students identify the various types and characteristics of livestock, the common breeds of livestock and companion animals

• Students identify external and internal anatomy of the different livestock species, and basic preventative health care & nutrition for livestock and companion animals

• Students identify the different retail cuts of meat from a beef carcass, a pork carcass, and a lamb carcass

Unit 3: Plant Science Pathway

Learning Targets

• Students analyze the plant science industry including agronomy, horticulture, and the green industry

• Students interpret the economic impact that the plant science industry has on Colorado’s economy

• Students apply principles of classification, plant anatomy, and plant physiology to plant production and management

• Students identify plants important to agricultural and ornamental plant systems by common names

• Students label the parts of important range plants, and know the difference between beneficial plants and invasive species

• Students classify the plants and crops in Colorado: Cereal grains, Forages, Oil crops, Fiber crops, Vegetable crops, Fruits and nuts, Ornamental crops, Medicinal crops, and plant life cycle classification

 

Unit 4: Natural Resources & Environmental Science Pathway

Learning Targets

• Students describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways

• Students plan and conduct natural resource management activities that apply logical, reasoned and scientifically based solutions to natural resource issues and goals

• Students ​​​​​​​summarize and classify the different kinds of natural resources using common classification schemes (e.g., living versus non-living, renewable versus nonrenewable, native versus introduced, etc.)

• Students ​​​​​​​discuss the different environment cycles and their roles in Natural Resources, (water cycle, carbon cycle, ect.)

• Students ​​​​​​​apply methods of classification to examine natural resource availability and ecosystem function in a particular region

• Students ​​​​​​​analyze the interrelationships between natural resources and humans

• Students ​​​​​​​assess and explain how different kinds of human activity affect the use and availability of natural resources (i.e., agriculture, industry, transportation, etc.)

Unit 5: Power, Structural & Technical Systems Pathway

Learning Targets

• Students discuss the agriculture mechanical and technical systems and its relationship to the industry of agriculture

• Students discuss the history and global significance of agricultural mechanical and technical systems

• Students define major components of agricultural mechanical and technical systems (engineers, producers, fabricators, and retailers)

• Students ​​​​​​​define the major historical events and trends and in agriculture mechanics and technology to global agriculture production

• Students ​​​​​​​devise and document processes to safely implement and evaluate the safe use of AFNR related tools, machinery, and equipment

• Students ​​​​​​​pass a written safety test on all equipment and tools that will be used in the shop

• Students ​​​​​​​demonstrate how to safely use and operate tools and equipment in the Voc Ag shop

• Students ​​​​​​​compare and contrast application of simple machines in AFNR related mechanical systems

 

Unit 6: Food Science Pathway

Learning Targets

• Students define major components of food systems
• Students examine and categorize careers in each of the pathways

• Students explain the history and global significance of food systems

• Students design and apply techniques of food processing, preservation, packaging, and presentation of distribution and consumption of food products

Unit 7: Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs

Learning Targets

• Students act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee

• Students demonstrate creativity and innovation

• Students utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

• Students model personal responsibility in the workplace and community

• Students ​​​​​​​apply reason and logic to evaluate workplace and community situations from multiple perspectives

• Students ​​​​​​​define personal responsibility and distinguish how it applies in the workplace and community (e.g., make educated choices, listen and follow directions, ask for help when needed, meet expected standards, etc.)

 

Unit 8: Career Development Events

Learning Targets

• Students research the Career Development Events to determine which contest would be most interesting to them

• Students choose at least one CDE that they would like to compete in at the District and State competitions

• Students collaborate with other FFA members to discover which events they want to compete in

• Students form a team of members who have similar interests

• Students prepare for District and State level competitions by studying tests and activities from previous years

• Students use Critical and problem solving to analyze complex information, and compete in the contests of choice

Greenhouse

Learning Targets - 

• Students safely use greenhouse tools and equipment

• Students identify plant and animal pests and use organic practices to control them

• Students perform soil tests and make soil amendments

 

Plants

Learning Targets

• Students explain gardening zones

• Students plan and create  a garden using their understanding of soil and plant life cycles

 

Medicine

Learning Targets

• Students identify and research to understand the medicinal properties of plants in our greenhouse

• Students utilize the medicinal properties of plants by creating essential oils, teas, recipes, or salves

 

Food

Learning Targets

• Students care for plants using watering, fertilization, pest control and soil science

• Students harvest plants for sale and distribution

 

Arrangement

Learning Targets

• Students aesthetically arrange plants using texture, space, color and emphasis
• Students prune plants for enhanced growth and production

 

Choice Projects

Learning Targets

• Students develop a research project with a guiding question, action steps and presentation on a horticulture topic

Safety

Learning Targets

• Students apply practices and procedures required to maintain jobsite safety

• Students recognize and employ universal construction signs and symbols to function safely in the workplace

 

Construction Math

Learning Target

• Students compute and apply mathematical constructs

 

Hand & Power Tools

Learning Target

• Students safely use and maintain appropriate tools, machinery, equipment and resources to accomplish construction project goals

 

Professional Standards/Employability Skills

Learning Targets

• Students discuss the nature and scope of the Architecture & Construction Career Cluster and the role architecture and construction play in society and the economy 

• Students explain the roles and responsibilities among trades and professions, including labor/management relationships

• Students evaluate a wide range of career pathway opportunities for success in architecture and construction careers

Blueprint Reading

Learning Targets

• Students read, interpret and use technical drawings, documents and specifications to plan a project

• Students employ appropriate representational media to communicate concepts and design

 

Jobsite Communication & Terminology

Learning Targets

• Students use effective communication skills and strategies (listening, speaking, reading, writing and graphic communications) to work with clients and colleagues

• Students use vocabulary, symbols and formulas commonly used in design and construction

• Students utilize the ability to locate, organize, analyze, apply and communicate information from multiple sources and perspectives

 

Basic Materials & Building Systems

Learning Targets

• Students compare and contrast the building systems and components for a given project

• Students demonstrate the construction crafts required for each phase of a given project

• Students compare and contrast the properties and uses of basic construction materials employed in building construction processes, such as aggregates, asphalt, concrete, steel, wood, and masonry materials

Safety

Learning Targets

• Students apply practices and procedures required to maintain jobsite safety

• Students recognize and employ universal construction signs and symbols to function safely in the workplace

 

Math Applications for HVAC, Electrical & Plumbing Professions

Learning Target

• Students apply mathematics concepts to solve HVAC, electrical, and plumbing problems

 

Tools & Equipment

Learning Targets

• Students demonstrate the construction crafts required for each phase of a given project

• Students safely use and maintain appropriate tools, machinery, equipment and resources to accomplish construction project goals

 

Plumbing Systems

Learning Targets

• Students synthesize the relationship of safety in the plumbing occupation to public and private health concerns

• Students apply scientific principles to common plumbing applications

• Students explain technical relationships between plumbing systems and the collection and movement of water and waste-water in buildings

Career Exploration

Learning Target

• Students evaluate a wide range of career pathway opportunities for success in architecture and construction careers

 

Trades Relationships

Learning Targets

• Students use effective communication skills and strategies (listening, speaking, reading, writing and graphic communications) to work with clients and colleagues

• Students determine the integral systems that impact the design of buildings and structures

 

Piping

Learning Targets

• Students demonstrate the construction crafts required for each phase of a given project

• Students safely use and maintain appropriate tools, machinery, equipment and resources to accomplish construction project goals

 

Electrical Systems

Learning Target

• Students apply practices and procedures required to maintain jobsite safety

 

HVAC Systems

Learning Target

• Students apply practices and procedures required to maintain jobsite safety

 

Construction Drawings & Specifications

Learning Target

• Students read, interpret, and use technical drawings, documents, and specifications to plan a project

Safety

Learning Target

• Students interpret policies, procedures, and regulations for the workplace environment, including employer and employee responsibilities

 

Materials & Metals

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate how materials can be processed through the use of welding tools and equipment

 

Equipment Set Up & Oxy-fuel & Cutting

Learning Targets

• Students explore and understand various welding systems that require standard hand and machine tools

• Students demonstrate the safe setting up and cutting process of oxy-fuel

 

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Learning Targets

• Students demonstrate the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (SMAW)

• Students demonstrate knowledge of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) including setting up of equipment

 

Applied Academics for Welding

Learning Target

• Students interpret, analyze and apply units of measure, mathematics concepts, and science principles in order to solve problems in welding fabrication

Layout & Measurement

Learning Target

• Students interpret and demonstrate the planning and layout operations used in the welding processes

 

Careers in Welding

Learning Target

• Students integrate multiple sources of career information from diverse formats to make informed career decisions, solve problems, and manage personal career plans

 

Plasma Arc Cutting

Learning Targets

• Students identify and demonstrate setting up plasma arc cutting equipment

• Students identify, explain, and demonstrate the proper processes, safety procedures, and fume extraction for plasma arc cutting. Demonstrate the skills required to perform various cuts with plasma arc on various materials

 

GMAW

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate proper set-up and procedure for gas metal arc welding

 

Practical Application

Learning Target

• Students design and fabricate a welded project demonstrating proficiency in the welding techniques learned throughout the course

Construction Drawings & Standards

Learning Targets

• Students identify and use welding symbols and read detailed drawings

• Students identify and use the basic weld types, weld joints, and weld positions

 

Oxy-fuel & Cutting

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate the safe setting up and cutting process of oxy-fuel

 

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate knowledge of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) including setting up of equipment

 

Plasma Arc Cutting

Learning Targets

• Students identify, explain, and demonstrate the proper processes, safety procedures, and fume extraction for plasma arc cutting

• Students demonstrate the skills required to perform various cuts with plasma arc on various materials

 

GMAW

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate proper set-up and procedure for gas metal arc welding

 

FCAW

Learning Target

• Students demonstrate proper set -up and procedure for flux cored arc welding

Applied Academics for Welding

Learning Target

• Students interpret, analyze and apply units of measure, mathematics concepts, and science principles in order to solve problems in welding fabrication

 

Blueprint Reading

Learning Target

• Students interpret scaled welding blueprints; gather design and materials information; perform calculations; and use the detail to plan, lay out, and produce parts or finished products

 

Practical Application

Learning Target

• Students design and fabricate a welded project demonstrating proficiency in the welding techniques learned throughout the course

 

Quality Control

Learning Target

• Students name and demonstrate purposes and processes of inspection and quality control in machining and forming processes

Unit 1: Incident Command System

Learning Targets

• Students determine the different parts and levels of the Incident Command System
• Students recognize the chain of command and where they might fall into it
• Students identify the different jobs of the CFLOP acronym

 

Unit 2: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

Learning Target

• Students identify the different fuel types
• Students analyze topography and it relation to fire behavior
• Students determine potential fire behavior in relation to weather and weather forcasts
• Students gather information on weather before a fire starts
• Students identify parts of a wildland fire
• Students differentiate between the different resource types

Unit 3: Firefighter Training

Learning Targets

• Students evaluate the importance of the 10 Fire Orders and the 18 Watchout situations
• Students utilize LCES in all fire operations
• Students perform various firefighting skills including fire shelter deployment, hose lines, and tool use
• Students perform suppression techniques using water and tools during direct and indirect strategies, mop up, and patrolling
• Students recognize HAZMAT situations
• Students assess dangers associated with the WUI (wildland urban interface)

 

Unit 4: Human Factors on Fireline

Learning Targets

• Students recognize the risks each individual brings to the fireline and the implications of those risks
• Students recognize and respect individuals from all types of cultures and backgrounds, including inmate crews
• Students identify my factors (attitude, mood, background) and evaluate how they affect their job performance