Sustainable Resources 12 - Agriculture Course Details
Teacher
Barb Goddard
Prerequisite
It is recommended that students complete grade 10.
Description
This course will provide you with a good basic grounding in agriculture in British Columbia. In the course, you will be expected to be as involved as possible in actually doing agricultural activities. Nevertheless, if you live in a totally urban setting or are a person with disabilities, you will find alternative activities which make it possible for you to do the course. You can customize the course around your own interests and needs, so no other student need be taking exactly the same course as you.
The course consists of eight modules. All students do modules 1 and 2. Students may choose any two of modules 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (work experience). There are no tests for modules 7 or 8.
Type
Credit
4
Deposit
26.00
Delivery
Student-paced
Students can correspond in writing with the course marker through the submission sheets with each assignment.
Students will communicate with the teacher/advisor to get any needed support.
Summary
4 print modules (4 send-in assignments)
4 module tests, 2 hours each
Evaluation
40% Coursework
60% Tests
Support
Limited tutorial support by appointment at SIDES
Materials
CD and pamphlets
Source files
Requirements
None
More Info
Module 1: Agricultural Overview
Agriculture, A Variety of Activities; Regional Variations; Agribusiness; Working in Agriculture; Farm Management
Module 1 Test covers the work of Module 1
Module 2: Science and Nature in Agriculture
Fitting In; Down to Earth; Animal Husbandry; Pink Grapefruit and Woolly Sheep; Doing it Right
Module 2 Test covers the work of Module 2
STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE ANY TWO OF MODULES 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 8
Module 3: Bacon and Eggs
Swine Basics; Pigs in Production; Chicken Basics; Eggs in Production; Producing Chickens
Module 3 Test covers the work of Module 3
Module 4: The Grazers
Breeding and Feeding; Producing Beef; Dairy Farming; Sheep; Horses
Module 4 Test covers the work of Module 4
Module 5: Cereal Crops and Forage
Botanical Basics; Pasture and Rangeland; Hay and Silage; Great Grains; Pennies in the Piggy Bank
Module 5 Test covers the work of Module 5
Module 6: Horticulture
Knowing Growing; Propagation; Greenhouse Growing; Field Crops; Dessert Fruits
Module 6 Test covers the work of Module 6
Module 7: The 4-H Connection
This Module consists of doing a 4H project and submitting four reports on your project to your distance education instructor.
Module 7 does not have a test
Module 8: On the Job (Work Experience)
If you are over fifteen years of age, Module 8 of Agriculture 11 allows you to get course credit for working in agriculture.
In Work Experience you work for an agriculture-related business without pay. The employer-sponsor gets some help, and you learn about the job. If you like the job and your sponsor likes your work, you may even find yourself with part-time or summer work!
You are required to complete only twenty-five hours of work experience for Agriculture 11.