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must provide written verification from a sport Sustainable Agriculture Biology (Career Technical
governing agency of a national ranking in their Education) 407200, 407241, 407210
individual athletic activity to be eligible for this course. 10 Credits Grade(s) 9-10
Students must petition on an annual basis for 1 Year Course
acceptance into the program. UC Requirement d
CSU Requirement Science
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SCIENCE Description: Sustainable Agriculture is a one year
course designed to integrate biological science practices
Introduction to Applied Agriculture Science – 407600, and knowledge into the practice of sustainable
407610, 407641 agriculture. The course is organized into four major
10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12 section, or unites, each with a guiding question. Unit
one addresses the questions, what is sustainable
1 Year Course agriculture? Unit two, how sustainable agriculture fits
UC Requirement g into our environment? Unit three, what molecular
CSU Requirement Elective biology principles guide sustainable agriculture? Unit
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, THS four, How do we make decisions to maximize
Description: This course has been designed as an sustainable agricultural practices within a functioning
introduction to Applied Science. The course will include ecosystem? Within each unit specific life science
a basic study of Plant Science, Animal Science, and principles will be identified with agricultural principles
Earth and Environmental Sciences. This course will and practices guiding the acquisition of this knowledge,
focus on the functions, interactions and the importance culminating in the development of a sustainable farm
of plants, animals, and the earth’s processes and model and portfolio of supporting student research.
natural resources. The course includes instruction in
the scientific method, laboratory techniques and Earth/Physical Science – 265100
practices, and employability skills required of 10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12
technicians in the fields of science and agriculture. 1 Year Course
School Site(s) BCHS, IHS, LHS, MHS,
Agriculture and Soil Chemistry 407300, 407341, 407310 THS
10 credits Grade(s) 10-12 Description: This is a course that is designed to
1 Year Course prepare the high school student with a solid foundation
UC Requirement d in the concepts of the earth and physical sciences as
CSU Requirement Science described in the Science Content Standards for grades
School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, THS K-12. Since the standards at the high school level are
Description: This course explores the physical and not grade specific but instead cover all four years, this
chemical nature of soil as well as the relationships course will provide the students with the knowledge
between soil, plants, animals and agricultural practices. and background in the Earth Sciences, Physics, and
Students will examine properties of soil and land and Chemistry strands described in the standards so that
their connections to plant and animal production. they will be successful in other high school courses.
Using knowledge of scientific protocols as well as course This course meets the District graduation requirement,
content, students will develop an Agriscience research but not the UC/CSU “a-g” entrance requirements.
program to be conducted throughout the first semester
of the course. To complete that whole project each Earth/Physical Science CP – 265110
student will investigate and test an Agriscience 10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12
research question by formulating a scientific question 1 Year Course
related to the course content, formulating a hypothesis UC Requirement g
based on related research, conducting an experiment to CSU Requirement Science
test the hypothesis, collecting quantitative data, and School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MHS,
forming a conclusion based on analysis of the data. The MCHS, THS
result of this research program will be an in depth Description: This course is designed to prepare the
research and experimentation paper that is technically student with a solid foundation in the concepts of the
written, based on scientific a protocol, and cited using earth and physical sciences. This course provides the
APA formatting. Additionally, students will develop students with knowledge and background in the earth
and present a capstone soil management plan for sciences, physics, and chemistry strands. Homework
agricultural producers, using the content learned and lab work are required.
throughout the course. Throughout the course, student
will be graded on participation in intra-curricular FFA
activities as well as the development and maintenance
of an ongoing Supervised Agricultural Experience
(SAE) program.

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