AgriScience Exploration 7 th grade 2007-2008
Jan 22, 2016
AgriScience Exploration
7th grade
2007-2008
Meet Mrs. Shomo
Instructor – Mrs. Sally W. Shomo
• 26 years of teaching experience• Proud to be a VT Hokie!• Favorite place to visit – Bar Harbor, Maine• Favorite food – crabmeat, shrimp and french fries• Hobbies…VT Football, bicycling, reading, cooking, shopping,
traveling• Favorite thing to teach…the importance of Agriculture!• Family…husband and two sons• This summer I participated in lots of educational conferences
with other agricultural educators across the nation…in Ohio, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Alexandria, Warsaw and Blacksburg, VA!
Becoming Oriented to AgriScience Exploration
• What are we going to do for 12 weeks?
• What is expected of me in class?
• Classroom Routines and procedures.
Recognizing the Importance of Agriculture/AgriScience.
• What is Agriculture?• What is AgriScience?• How does it all effect
me?• Will I be involved in
agriculture?• Sustainability…
Exploring the Field of Foresty
• Learn why forestry is so important in Virginia.
• Learn to identify forest trees common to Augusta County!
Exploring Animal Science
• Importance of animals to agriculture
• Agricultural Literacy• Meat Animal Industry• Small Companion
Animals• Animal Rights vs.
Animal Welfare
Introducing Basic Laboratory Skills
• Apply safe practices• Identify and use basic
hand tools• Learn how to measure• Make a project –
* bluebird house * butterfly house
And finally…the FFA!
• Learn more about the best youth organization in the world!
• Get involved in FFA CDE’s and activities…
• Identify the many opportunities in the FFA…
• Learn, learn, learn…
ALL THIS AND MORE
in 60 days… AgriScience Exploration
For more information…
• Visit the BMMS school website• www.augusta.k12.va.us/beverleymanorms• Click on Departments: AgriScience
• Created by: Sally W. Shomo• August 2007