Students recognize existing and future employment opportunities in the field of agriculture. Students explore a variety of agricultural occupations from the areas of plant and animal production, sales and service, ornamental horticulture, mechanics, and natural resource management, and analyze qualifications required for employment. Practical Experience 3. Students understand the use of record keeping, computers, and functions of purchasing and marketing in an agricultural business. Students maintain and complete a set of records based on their supervised practical experience program.
Students recognize traits of effective leaders and their relationship to employability.
Students participate in leadership development activities, including public speaking, leadership group discussions, working within a community conducting business meetings, and problem solving. Students demonstrate reading and utilizing tools for measurement and perform calculations for problem solving. Animal Science 6. Students understand the anatomy of the major body systems and the basic theory of inheritance. Students explain the major functions of the digestive, reproductive, circulatory, nervous, muscular, skeletal, respiratory, and endocrine systems.