Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources will allow students to develop knowledge and skills regarding career and educational opportunities, personal development, globalization, industry standards, details, practices, and expectations.
This binder does not contain all lesson plans for this course. This content can be used with any textbook or instructional materials. If locally adapted, make sure all TEKS are covered.
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Scope and Sequence

CTE TEKS - Implemented 2017-2018, adopted in 2015
Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources course scope and sequence within the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster® summarizes the content to be taught, and one possible order for teaching the units of instruction. A brief description of each unit and the corresponding TEKS are included. This scope and sequence may be adapted or adopted by the local education agency.
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Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Program of Studies within the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster provide helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. These documents are designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Unit 1: Exploring Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

In this lesson, students will explain and describe the various components of the agriculture industry.
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This lesson discusses the scope of agriculture and explain the role that the industry plays in society. Students will have the opportunity to explore careers in the agricultural industry.
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View ResourceUnit 2: Supervised Agricultural Experience Program (SAEP) in Livestock Production
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In this lesson, students are introduced to "The FFA Creed and Song" and learn about agricultural leadership in organizations.
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Allows students to develop knowledge and skills regarding career and educational opportunities, personal development, globalization, industry standards, details, practices, and expectations.
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This lesson helps students to develop knowledge and skills pertaining to making wool products and marketing techniques.
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In this lesson, students learn about the terminologies used in the swine industry.
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This lesson guides students to develop knowledge and skills regarding animal selection, breeding and genetics, and learn methods to identify and understand consumer, and how and whom to sell.
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In this lesson, students learn about swine industry and its management.
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View ResourceUnit 7: Food Products and Processing
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This lesson provides, students an opportunity to learn the employability characteristics, within a career context of systems of operation in agriculture, food, and natural resources.
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View ResourceUnit 9: Power, Structural, and Technical System Skills

This lesson helps students to safely performs basic power, structural, and technical system skills in agricultural applications. Students work on a table lamp water pump project.
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View ResourceUnit 10: Alternative Energy and Conservation
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In this lesson, students will define terms related to the beef cattle industry. Students will develop their own Beef Cattle Dictionaries to organize the new terms.
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Unit 12: Technology in the Workplace

In this lesson, students will create a table to define and learn the most commonly used terms in livestock production.
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View ResourceUnit 13: The Business of Hospitality Services
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This lesson allows students to gain a deeper insight of professional standards or employability skills necessary for career development, education and entrepreneurship opportunities in the field of agriculture, food and natural resources.
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