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PLANT/ANIMAL
SCIENCE (Year – AM)
Prerequisite: Grades 11-12
Animal – This introductory
pre-veterinary animal care course is for students exploring careers in the Natural
Resources-Agriscience Career Cluster or Health Care Cluster. This class concentrates
on livestock, horses, fish and companion animals. Units of study include: importance
of the animal industry, classification, selection, anatomy, physiology, genetics,
breeding, behavior, nutrition, health, animal judging, dog grooming, aquaculture,
and meat/dairy food identification. The first semester class raises 50 broiler
chicks as part of the Michigan FFA Poultry
Improvement Contest. Students also, have an opportunity to attend the National
FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky in the fall. The second semester class
competes in the Michigan FFA horse judging, poultry judging, meat judging and
dairy foods contests at Michigan State.
Plant – This introductory horticulture
course is for students exploring careers in the Natural Resources-Agriscience
Career Cluster. Units of study include plant identification, anatomy and physiology,
forestry, soil conservation and land site analysis, plant propagation, controlled
environment plant systems, plant chemistry, artificial lighting and design-construction
of hydroponic systems. First semester students have an opportunity to attend
National FFA Convention in Louisville Kentucky
and Made for Excellence Conference at MSU. Second semester class competes in
the Michigan FFA agronomy judging, soils judging, greenhouse crop judging and
ecosystems judging contests at Michigan State. Leadership and communication
skills needed for success in this career cluster are developed through FFA involvement.Leadership
and communication skills may be developed through FFA involvement in contests,
cooperative projects, committee work and activities.