Mon 4/10 – Discuss new unit : Ecosystem Cycles
Tues 4/11 – Notes : Ecosystem Cycles – Water Cycle
Wed 4/12 – Notes : Ecosystem Cycles – Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle
Thurs 4/13 – Film : Finish and discuss The Lorax
Fri 4/14 – No School
Mon 4/10 – Discuss new unit : Ecosystem Cycles
Tues 4/11 – Notes : Ecosystem Cycles – Water Cycle
Wed 4/12 – Notes : Ecosystem Cycles – Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle
Thurs 4/13 – Film : Finish and discuss The Lorax
Fri 4/14 – No School
Monday 1/16 – No School
Tues 1/17 – Cloning Debate
Wed 1/18 – Notes : Animal behavior and Livestock Management related to reproduction and breeding
Thurs 1/19 – Finish Notes : Animal Behavior / Video : Chickens pecking order
Fri 1/20 – Inauguration day – Discuss issues involving Farming and Ranching with new president
Mon 1/9 – Notes : Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Tues 1/10 – Livestock Breeding Crossword Puzzle / Cloning Debate Project ( Debate – Friday )
Wed 1/11 – Continue working on debate project
Thurs 1/12 – Final debate prep – Cloning
Fri 1/13 – Debate : Cloning
Mon 1/2 – Notes : Embryo Transfer
Tues 1/3 – Notes : Finish Embryo Transfer Notes
Wed 1/4 – Notes : Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Assign : Basic Reproduction of Animals Crossword Puzzle
Thurs 1/5 – Assign : Livestock Breeding Crossword Puzzle / Cloning Debate Project ( Debate Monday 1/9 )
Fri 1/6 – Continue working on Debate Project
For detailed lesson plans click the following link : Livestock Reproduction and Breeding
Mon 12/5 – Continue Notes : Breeding Systems / Handouts : Livestock Reproduction Vocab : Nutritional Requirements Table : Livestock reproduction worksheet
Tues 12/6 – Videos and Notes : Introduction, Estrus Synchronization, Semen storage, Sheep and goat reproduction
Wed 12/7 – Breeding Tables activity : Developing a breeding plan project – Due Mon 12/12
Thurs 12/8 – Videos and Notes : Swine reproduction, Cattle reproduction / Pro’s and Con’s of various breeding methods
Fri 12/9 – Videos and notes : Horse reproduction, Cloning / Cloning flow chart
For detailed lesson plans please click on the following link : Reproduction and Breeding
Mon 11/28 – Notes : Reproduction cycles related to breeding systems
Tues 11/29 – Continue Notes : Reproduction cycles related to breeding systems
Wed 11/30 – Notes : Breeding Systems
Handouts : 1. Basic Reproduction of animals vocab 2. Livestock breeding vocab
Thurs 12/1 – Notes : Continue Breeding Systems
Handouts : 1. Livestock reproduction vocab 2. Nutritional requirements table 3. Livestock reproduction
note taking worksheet
Fri 12/2 – Videos : Take notes 1. Intro to livestock reproduction 2. Estrus Synchronization 3. Semen Storage
4. Sheep and Goat reproduction
For detailed lesson plans on this unit click on the following link : Livestock Reproduction and Breeding
Mon 11/14 – Video : The Lion in your living room
Tues 11/15 – Complete video : The Lion in your living room
Wed 11/16 : Notes – Reproductive cycles related to breeding systems
Thurs 11/17 : Handouts : Animal Reproduction Vocab / Livestock breeding vocab
Notes -Breeding Systems
Fri 11/18 : Continue Notes – Breeding Systems
Handouts : Livestock Reproduction vocab / Nutritional requirements table / Livestock reproduction
worksheet – Video Notes