Grade 8 CTE Nebraska Standards

Students will define the components of the agricultural industry.

Define the agricultural industry through the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career field.

Describe the seven career pathways within the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career field.

Correlate appropriate careers with each of the seven Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career pathways.

Evaluate Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career trends

Research a career within the selected pathway interest area, and summarize information in written text.

Students will explore agricultural literacy concepts

Explore local, state, and national agricultural production opportunities.

Illustrate the path that food takes from farm to table.

Map the direct and indirect relationships of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources with careers.

Students will outline skills necessary to enter college and the workplace.

Identify college and career ready skills.

Develop educational pathway to reach career goal.

Explore current job opportunities in career of choice.

Develop materials to apply for a sample job.

Students will explore leadership and entrepreneurship opportunities within Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.

Illustrate the relationship between classroom instruction, leadership opportunities, and entrepreneurial skills.

Identify Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources courses offered at the middle and high school levels.

Explore opportunities within the National FFA Organization.

Explore career opportunities within Supervised Agricultural Experience programs.

Explore other leadership opportunities present within Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.

Students will analyze current issues in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.

Identify, summarize, and analyze current developments in selected career pathway within the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career field.

Analyze the credibility of agricultural issues as presented in the media.

Learn and practice advocacy efforts in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career field.

Students will create risk management strategies as related to a particular pathway and career within the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career field.

Define risk management.

Research safety data as it pertains to the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career field.

Develop a safety awareness plan for the working environment pertaining to a career of choice.

Students will explore and understand the framework of the Nebraska Career Education (NCE) model.

Students will be able to differentiate between career fields, clusters, and pathways on the NCE model.

Students will be able to identify compositions of career clusters and the relationship to the career field.

Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between coursework, school activities, community activities and career clusters.

Students will understand the Foundation Knowledge and Skills and how they apply to each cluster and to educational and career success.

Students will be able to make connections between personal strengths/interests and [work] careers.

Students will be able to define, identify and demonstrate the Foundation Knowledge and Skills

Students will be able to evaluate their own Foundation Knowledge and Skills in relationship to their goals for learning, earning and living

Students will be able to describe extended learning opportunities that will help build their Foundation Knowledge and Skills

Students will express the purpose of, develop and use components of the Personal Learning Plan (PLP).

Students will be able to understand the purpose of a Personal Learning Plan.

Students will be able to use information gathered from the career field/cluster model, foundation knowledge and skills, career exploration, and goal setting to develop a PLP.

Students will be able to consult with parents/guardians and other caring adults on a regular basis to review progress in meeting goals and make necessary changes.

Students will be able to follow the Personal Learning Plan when registering

Students will participate in Career Exploration activities.

Students will be able to list and understand a variety of extended school-based and community-based learning options to explore careers.

Students will be able to participate in a career exploration activity involving a professional contact.

Students will access and utilize different types of Career Information.

Students will be able to utilize technology to access career information.

Students will be able to utilize printed material to access career information.

Students will be able to talk to people to access career resources.

Students will recognize the variety of Postsecondary Options available.

Identify, compare and contrast postsecondary education options (cost, prerequisites, time required).

Identify postsecondary options in relationship to the career clusters.

Apply AFNR business planning, management, and development principles.

Apply and analyze different types of risk management strategies and structures in AFNR businesses.

Differentiate between and explain different business structures.

Manage cash budgets, credit budgets and credit for an AFNR business using generally accepted accounting principles.

Develop production plans.

Use sales and marketing principles to accomplish AFNR business objectives.

Analyze and apply sales principles and skills to accomplish AFNR business objectives.

Analyze historic and current trends impacting the animal systems industry.

Research the domestication of livestock and how the industries have changed and evolved over the years.

Assess and select animal production methods for use in animal systems based upon their effectiveness and impacts.

Analyze and apply laws and sustainable practices to animal agriculture from a global perspective.

Classify, evaluate and select animals based on anatomical and physiological characteristics.

Classify animals according to taxanomic classification systems and use.

Apply principles of comparative anatomy and physiology to uses within animal systems.

Select and train animals for specific purposes and maximize performance based on anatomy and physiology.

Analyze environmental factors associated with animal production.

Design and implement methods to reduce the effects of animal production on the environment.

Evaluate the effects of environmental conditions on animals and create plans to ensure favorable environments for animals.

Plan and conduct natural resource management activities that apply logical, reasoned and scientifically based solutions to natural resource issues and goals.

Identify proper use of tools utilized in measuring soil health.

Analyze the interrelationships between natural resources and humans.

Summarize the impacts that modern agriculture has had on our natural resources.

Develop plans to ensure sustainable production and processing of natural resources.

Examine the major causes of water pollution.

Describe the soil formation process.

Discuss the role of food chains in maintaining balanced ecosystems.

Demonstrate how to determine soil types and and how it affects land use.

Explain the scope of today's food product and food processing industry.

Explore career options available in the food science and food processing industry in the US and worldwide.

Discuss current events in food science and the food processing industry in the US and worldwide.

Develop and implement a crop management plan for a given prodcution goal that accounts for environmental factors.

Select crops based on geography and climate.

Utilize resources efficiently and sustainably for crop production.

Differentiate between various erosion control methods.

Analyze soil properties and chemistry.

Apply principles of classification, plant anatomy, and plant physiology to plant production and management.

AFNR.HS.5.4.a Choose plants for a specific landscape and cropping situations.

Explain the process and stages of germination in monocots and dicots.

Apply physical science principles and engineering applications to solve problems and improve performance in AFNR power, structural and technical systems

Apply physical science principles to metal fabrication using a variety of welding and cutting processes.

Apply physical science and engineering principles to design, implement, and improve safe and efficient mechanical systems in AFNR situations.

Operate and maintain AFNR mechanical equipment and power systems.

Demonstrate proper safety while operating machinery and power equipment.

Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the AFNR career pathways.

Examine and choose career opportunities that are matched to personal life skills, talents, and career goals in an AFNR pathway of interest.

Evaluate and implement the steps and requirements to pursue a career opportunity in an AFNR career pathway.

Demonstrate employability skills for college and career readiness.

Model personal responsibility in the workplace and community.

Speak using strategies that ensure clarity, logic, purpose and professionalism in formal and informal settings.

Contribute to team-oriented projects and builds consensus to accomplish results using cultural global competence in the workplace and community.

Identify and demonstrate workplace safety.

Identify and explain the implication of required regulations to maintain and improve safety, health and environments management systems.

Apply health and safety practices to AFNR workplaces.

Use appropriate protective equipment and demonstrate safe and proper use of AFNR tools and equipment.

Identify and demonstrate leadership skills and traits in demand of leadership roles in the agriculture industry.

Create a self introduction including the name of the student and information about his or her personal values.

Craft SMART goals to achieve by the end of a specific agricultural education course.

Write a career objective.

Generate a personal statement explaining how he or she hopes to serve the people around them in their community and society.

College and Career Ready Skills

Personal Finance

Textiles, Sewing and Design

Relationships, Peer and Family

Child Development and Care

Food and Nutrition

Demonstrate/practice character pillars while working as a team. Discuss how behavior relates to job skills and success.

Incorporate technology tools & skills as they complete research and projects throughout the unit.

Demonstration of appropriate table manners.

Introduce the role that food science plays in food safety, preparation, and production.

Examine the responsibilities that may face a babysitter.

Identify various types of emergencies that may face a babysitter, what steps should be taken, and what to do to prevent the emergency from taking place.

Incorporate technology tools & skills as they complete research and projects throughout the unit.

Identify "why" child development and child care are the foundation of a successful society.

Describe how infants/children grow and develop physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.

Identify the stages of human development and describe in influence of heredity and environment on human development.

Identify the MyPlate groups, foods, importance of each, recommended amounts, and how this visual helps one to make better eating choices.

Identify the Dietary Guidelines used to make nutrition and lifestyle recommendations for Americans.

Identify cooking tool, untensil, and small appliance use and safely demonstrate their functions

Define and practice basic food preparation skills.

Identify and practice food safety steps while preparing foods in the kitchen.

Identify and practice kitchen safety steps while preparing foods in the kitchen.

Identify the information found on food labels and discuss the importance of each.

Identify recipe parts & discuss the importance of each including measuring, abbreviations, conversions, and cooking methods.

Examine farm to family food production.

Incorporate technology tools & skills as they complete research and projects throughout the unit.

Identify and practice safety while using sewing equipment.

Identify parts of the sewing machine, correct threading of the sewing machine and correct use of the sewing machine.

Demonstrate basic sewing skills before and during the construction of a project.

Read & follow oral and written directions while completing a sample/project.

Identify and practice clothing care - laundry, iron, repair.

Understand the terminology associated with design, textiles, merchandizing, and the clothing industry.

Incorporate technology tools & skills as they complete research and projects throughout the unit.

Identify characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships and behaviors knowing limits, boundaries, and refusal skills.

Expose media and cultural influences to recognize unhealthy messages related to peer pressure, relationships, and/or elicit behaviors.

Address benefits of abstinence and increase awareness of risks associated with sexual activity.

Develop support systems to maintain the healthiest personal choice in relationships.

Identify physical and social consequences of using tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, alcohol, and other drugs.

Identify and explain family functions. (Ex: physical needs, intellectual development, emotional well-being, socialization)

Describe the characteristics of the family life cycle stages.

Identify healthy characteristics of families and explain how to use these characteristics to improve and strengthen family relationships.

Examine resources and methods of handling family crisis.

Use the Nebraska Career Education Model, Nebraska Career Connections and related resources to investigate and learn about the world of work.

Incorporate technology tools & skills as they complete research and projects throughout the unit.

Identify employability skills helpful in obtaining and maintaining a job.

Understand the purpose of a Personal Learning Plan.

Analyze factors that impact self-formation.

Define entrepreneurship, and compare and contrast the differences between being the employer and the employee

Incorporate technology tools & skills as they complete research and projects throughout the unit.

Identify the purpose and function of a home.

Understand color theory.

Design a basic design for a room reflecting personal style and needs.

Understand terminology associated with personal finance and its role in overall financial health.

Incorporate technology tools & skills as they complete research and projects throughout the unit.

Understand the flow of money and how the banking system operates. (Ex: move savings, checking account, investments, interest, etc)

Explain the connections between education, career, and lifetime earnings.

Understand the concept of credit.

Calculate a variety of financial transactions.

Understand the importance of protecting oneself from identity theft.

Define, compare & contrast, and reflect on needs and wants and how to reach financial security

Define short term and long term financial goals.

Analyze factors affecting consumer decisions for individuals and families

Housing and Interior Design

Apply safety principles, practices, and guidelines to the work environment.

Complete applicable safety assessment with 100% accuracy.

Identify and explain the use of personal protective equipment.

Describe proper use of a fire extinguisher.

Demonstrate power equipment battery safety best-practices.

Apply the safe use of tools, machines, and equipment in alignment with industry standards to maintain a safe workplace.

Describe the role of government agencies in providing a safe workplace.

Describe the safe and environmental disposal of fluids.

Identify career opportunities in the Power Equipment industry.

List the most common power equipment careers and related fields of employment.

List the traits & skills employers look for in their employees.

Explain how to find job openings in the power equipment field & identify employment trends.

Explain the specialized tasks completed by each type of technician.

Explain the types of repair facilities.

Summarize the different systems used to pay technicians.

Identify the training, education, certification, and licensing requirements for various careers in the power equipment industry.

Identify fundamentals of power equipment measurement and math.

Measure power equipment parts and measurements using both English and metric measuring systems.

Identify and use basic measuring tools.

Solve power equipment problems using basic math skills.

Explain fundamentals of Power Equipment Service Information.

Describe the different types of service information.

Explain the different kinds of information and Illustrations used in service information.

Utilize print and/or online service information.

Explain how to read and use shop work orders.

Describe how to order parts for repair.

Explain fundamentals of fasteners, gaskets, seals, and sealants used in Power Equipment.

Identify commonly used power equipment fasteners.

Select and use fasteners properly.

Remove, select, and install gaskets, seals, and sealants correctly.

Explain fundamentals of power equipment principles of engine operation.

Explain simple engine operation.

Describe four-stroke engine operation and explain the purpose of each stroke.

Describe two-stroke engine operation and explain the principles of two-cycle operation.

List the advantages and disadvantages of two-stroke and four-stroke engines.

Explain fundamentals of Power Equipment engine components and systems.

Describe the function of major moving components (e.g., piston, crankshaft, camshaft, valves).

Describe the fundamentals of power equipment fuel supply and air induction.

Describe the fundamentals of Power Equipment Ignition Systems.

Describe the fundamentals of power equipment lubrication Systems.

Describe the fundamentals of Power Equipment Cooling Systems.

Demonstrate the fundamentals of power equipment engine disassembly, inspection and reassembly.

List the steps involved in disassembling an engine.

Explain how to inspect various engine parts for damage and wear.

Describe the procedure for removing an engine from an implement.

Explain how to inspect engines for problems.

Demonstrate power equipment engine assembly.

Explain fundamentals of Power Equipment Preventative Maintenance & Troubleshooting.

Explain the steps to perform preventive maintenance on various engine systems.

Summarize the steps to change the oil in a four-cycle engine.

Describe the steps to prepare an engine for storage.

Describe systematic troubleshooting.

Explain the importance of manufacturers’ service manuals to determine engine specifications and explain why this information is necessary when servicing a small engine.

Discuss the importance of a maintenance schedule and records.