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PDF pending restorationRubin, Penni; Robbins, Eleanora I. – 1992
This profusely illustrated activity book helps students understand systems and cycles, how years change the look of the Earth, and how students can protect resources. The sections (and activities) in this book are: (1) The Earth (Introduction--View, Soil & Dirt); (2) Forces (Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Mountain Building, Erosion, Volcanoes,…
Descriptors: Cartography, Conservation (Environment), Dinosaurs, Earth Science
Download full textAlaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Div. of Adult and Vocational Education. – 1987
This competency-based curriculum is designed to be a handbook for courses in renewable natural resources/agriculture in Alaska. It details the competencies, developed through a survey of renewable natural resources/agriculture employers in Alaska, that such occupations require. The handbook is organized in six sections. Section I introduces the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy
Mahaffey, George; And Others – 1984
This manual is a state-side forestry teaching guide, complete with exercises, for the training of prospective Peace Corps volunteers who will serve in various African countries. The modular format lends itself to both single-country and multicountry forestry training. The first part of the guide contains instructions to the trainer on conducting…
Descriptors: Community Education, Competence, Competency Based Education, Course Content
Montana State Univ., Bozeman. Dept. of Agricultural and Industrial Education. – 1984
Intended especially for use with a class of freshman students, this unit of instruction contains lessons that include a general discussion of the areas covered in vocational agriculture programs. Key concepts are presented, but individual instructors are encouraged to provide localized examples. A unit plan provides a discussion of the situation,…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1967
REPORTED ARE THE PROCEEDINGS OF A 1966 CONFERENCE WHICH DEALT WITH UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FOR STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES. THE 167 EDUCATORS (MOSTLY DEANS AND DIRECTORS OF RESIDENT INSTRUCTION) WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE REPRESENTED AGRICULTURE, RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES, THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, AND…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Trends, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry
Miller, Larry E. – 1974
The course of study represents the fifth of six modules in advanced crop and soil science and introduces the agriculture student to chemical features of the soil. Upon completing the four day lesson, the student will be able to: (1) list macro- and micro-nutrients, (2) define pH and its effect on plants, (3) outline Cation Exchange of the soil,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Agronomy, Behavioral Objectives
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1983
This document is the first volume of a state curriculum guide on vocational agriculture for use in the 9th and 10th grades in Louisiana. Three instructional areas are profiled in this volume: orientation to vocational agriculture, agricultural leadership, and soil science. The three units of the orientation area cover introducing beginning…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education
Biondo, Ron; And Others – 1983
This second volume of a two-volume curriculum guide contains 11 problem areas selected for study to be included in a core curriculum for 11th grade or third-year students enrolled in a metropolitan agricultural program. The 11 problem areas are divided into four units: Soil Science and Conservation of Natural Resources (Understanding Soils,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Behavioral Objectives, Conservation (Environment)
Cheek, Jimmy G.; McGhee, Max B. – 1983
An activity was undertaken to develop written criterion-referenced tests for the agricultural resources component of Applied Principles of Agribusiness and Natural Resources. Intended for tenth grade students who have completed Fundamentals of Agribusiness and Natural Resources Occupations, applied principles were designed to consist of three…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Occupations
Biondo, Ron; And Others – 1982
This second volume of a 2-volume curriculum guide contains 12 problem areas selected as suggested areas of study to be included in a core curriculum for 10th-grade or second-year students enrolled in a metropolitan agriculture program. The 12 problem areas are divided into 5 units: Growing and Managing Horticultural Crops (4 problem areas),…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Behavioral Objectives, Conservation (Environment)
Blough, Glenn O.; Blackwood, Paul E. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1949
Every child today is in contact with the results of scientific discovery and should have at least some understanding of the principles of modern science. The increasing complexities of the age in which we live make this imperative. For this reason, the study of science has become an essential part of the curriculum of every elementary rural and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Science Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedRobinson, C. A.; Schafer, J. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 1993
Describes a problem-solving teaching method used in the Introductory Soils course at Iowa State University whereby students are assigned to groups and asked to serve as an advisor to a landowner. Using a computerized database for most data acquisition, students recommend farm usage and urban/alternate development plans. Includes the program…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agronomy, Biological Sciences, Computer Assisted Instruction
Reneau, Fred; And Others – 1988
This curriculum guide contains guidesheets for the ornamental horticulture production occupations. Each guidesheet provides a job-relevant task; performance objective, with task, performance standard, source of standard, and conditions for performance of task; enabling objectives; a list of resources; teaching activities; a criterion-referenced…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Competency Based Education
Alexander, Phyllis, Ed.; And Others – 1991
Through direct experience within natural settings, outdoor education allows students to learn about environmental concerns such as migration of birds, weather systems, wildlife habitats, watersheds, soil erosion, geological formations, food chains, and community resources. All subject areas in the present curriculum can be enriched through outdoor…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Garbutt, Barbara; And Others – 1980
A guide on instructional program planning for outdoor education, prepared for Oakland County (Michigan) teachers, contains suggestions for program planning and lists information sources on suitable outdoor activities. The purpose of outdoor education is defined as being: "to enrich, vitalize and complement content areas of the school…
Descriptors: Camping, Discovery Learning, Ecology, Educational Objectives
