GRADES 6-12
- Prerequisite Course(s):
- High School Credit = 1/2 credit per semester (Postsecondary credit = 0)
- This course will be offered: every year
- Pathway (Optional): Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Career Cluster Area: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
- Source of Occupational Skills Standards: National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), ABT – National Voluntary Occupational Skills Standards: Agricultural Biotechnology Technician, National FFA Foundation
- Eligibility for Nationally Recognized Skill Certificate(s)/State License? No
- Tech Prep: No
- Is this course brokered through another institution or agency? No
- Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the areas of forestry, wildlife, land management, marine science, aquaculture, production agriculture, and mineral extraction. Students are also introduced to careers in agriculture and natural resources management.
- Content Headings/Topics
- Local, regional, and global natural resources
- Managing forests, wildlife, and fisheries
- Outdoor recreation planning
- Safety practices
- Tools, equipment, and technology
- Careers in natural resource management
| Performance Standards (Learner Outcomes) | Specific Occupational Skills Standards | Alaska Reading, Writing, Math, Science Performance Standards | Alaska Content Standards | Alaska Employability Standards | Alaska Cultural Standards | All Aspects of Industry | Assessments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Locate and identify local, regional, and global natural resources. | AS 11/12.1 | M.E1.4.1 S.B.1 R.4.4.11 | ME1 | B | C | Planning Community | Natural Resources Career Dvlpmt Event – FFA |
| 2. Apply principles of forest, wildlife, and fisheries management. | Sci. A, C, D Eng A-E | B | A,E | Planning Finance Tech/Prod Prin Tech Community | Natural Resources Career Dvlpmt Event – FFA | ||
| 3. Acquire and model safety practices from personal, team, and environ-mental perspectives. | NCCER Core Construction Safety Curriculum | S.B6 | ME3 | A | E | Labor Work Habits Health/Safety | Natural Resources Career Dvlpmt Event – FFA |
| 4. Identify and operate a variety of tools, equipment, and technology used in the fields of natural resources and agriculture. | AG I 9.8 AM 11/12.1 | S.B.2 R.4.6 | ME3 | A | Tech Prod Health / Safety Work Habits | Natural Resources Career Dvlpmt Event – FFA | |
| 5. Plan laboratory and outdoor recreation events and activities. | AS 11/12.2 | M.B1.4.1 S.B.2 R.4.6 | Eng A-E | B | A,E | Planning Mgmt Finance Community Health / Safety | Natural Resources Career Dvlpmt Event – FFA |
| 6. Demonstrate critical thinking, problem-solving, and conflict resolution strategies for use of natural resources and related issues. | AS 11/12.6 AB 11/12.6 | M.1B1.42 M.E1.4.1 M.A6.3.2 S.5.B.1 S.B.4 S.C.5 R.4.9 R.4.11 | MB4MA6ME1 | AB | BE | Community Tech / Prod Work Habits Labor | Natural Resources Career Dvlpmt Event – FFA |
| 7. Plan laboratory and outdoor recreation events and activities. | AS 11/12.2 | M.B.1.4.1 S.B.2 R.4.6 | Eng A-E | B | A,E | Planning Mgmt Finance Community Health / Safety | Natural Resources Career Dvlpmt Event – FFA |
| 8. Increase awareness of careers in natural resource management. | AG I 9.1 | S.D.1 R.4.4.9 W.4.2 | B | E | Planning Work Habits | Job Interview Career Dvlpmt Event – FFA | |
| 9. Encourage participation in CTSO’s, particularly the FFA organization. | AG I 10.12 | M.E1.4.1, 2 S.D.3, 5, 6 | ME3 | A,B | C | All | Supervised Agricultural Experience Program Career Development Event – Technical & Leadership – FFA |