2009/2010 Competency-Based Task/Competency List

Tasks/competencies designated by bullets in the left-hand column are considered essential statewide and are required of all students. In some courses, all tasks/competencies have been identified as essential. Tasks/competencies without bullets are considered optional; they and/or additional tasks/competencies may be taught at the discretion of the school division. Tasks/competencies marked with an asterisk (*) are considered sensitive, and teachers should obtain approval by the school division before teaching them.

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8006
36 weeks		 Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science
TASKS/COMPETENCIES
  Implementing Virginia's CTE Course Requirements
• 001 Demonstrate Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills in course activities.
• 002 Apply Virginia's All Aspects of Industry elements in course activities.
• 003 Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
  Participating in the Student Organization
• 004 Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
• 005 Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
• 006 Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Orienting the Student to Agricultural Science and Mechanics
• 007 Identify the scope of agriculture.
• 008 Identify the three main components of an agricultural education program.
• 009 Identify departmental policies and procedures.
• 010 Maintain housekeeping standards.
• 011 Follow lab organization procedures.
• 012 Demonstrate and use sound lab safety rules.
  Identifying Career Opportunities in Agriculture
• 013 Identify careers in agriculture.
• 014 Select and evaluate local agricultural employment opportunities.
• 015 Outline a tentative course of study in advanced agricultural education.
  Practicing Leadership Skills
• 016 Identify essential traits of leadership.
• 017 Explain leadership principles.
• 018 Explore opportunities for leadership.
• 019 Identify benefits and responsibilities of FFA membership.
• 020 Identify duties of all officers in the FFA.
• 021 Participate in a committee meeting.
• 022 Prepare and deliver an oral presentation or speech.
• 023 Participate in a panel discussion.
• 024 Write a news release.
• 025 Use parliamentary procedure.
• 026 Complete an FFA award and/or officer application.
• 027 List the purposes of the Virginia FFA Foundation.
  Exploring Supervised Agricultural Experience
• 028 Explore the different types of Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs.
• 029 Develop a budget for SAE.
• 030 Develop an annual plan for SAE based on personal goals.
• 031 Develop record-keeping skills using the Virginia SAE record book.
• 032 Conduct an agricultural research SAE project.
  Drawing for Agricultural Mechanics
• 033 Identify and select equipment and supplies for drawing.
• 034 Draw views of objects.
• 035 Draw a laboratory project plan.
  036 Explore Computer-Assisted Drawing programs.
  Performing Metalworking Operations
• 037 Identify metals by physical properties.
• 038 Identify metalworking tools, equipment, and supplies.
• 039 Identify the processes involved in changing the physical property of metals.
• 040 Construct an approved metalworking project.
• 041 Identify and select tools, equipment, and supplies for tool fitting.
• 042 Recondition an agricultural mechanics tool.
• 043 Identify arc welding tools, equipment, and supplies.
• 044 Demonstrate safe use of arc welding equipment.
• 045 Perform downhand welding.
  Performing Agricultural Woodworking Operations
• 046 Identify and use hand woodworking tools and supplies.
• 047 Measure and mark wood.
• 048 Select and use wood fasteners.
• 049 Estimate a bill of materials.
• 050 Construct an agricultural woodworking project using hand tools.
  Analyzing Soil Factors
• 051 Investigate the importance of soil types.
• 052 Explain soil formation processes.
• 053 Analyze soil profiles.
• 054 Determine soil texture.
• 055 Analyze soil structure.
• 056 Analyze soil color.
• 057 Take soil samples.
• 058 Identify soil conservation practices.
• 059 Determine land class on a given site.
  Growing and Reproducing Plants
• 060 Identify the methods of plant reproduction.
• 061 Identify environmental requirements for plant growth.
• 062 Determine plant nutritive requirements.
• 063 Interpret a fertilizer analysis.
• 064 Compare methods of weed, pest, and insect control.
• 065 Plan a garden.
• 066 Develop a hydroponics system.
• 067 Design a basic landscape plan.
• 068 Select appropriate landscape materials.
• 069 Plant landscaping materials.
• 070 Prune and care for a landscaped area.
  071 Establish a lawn.
  072 Maintain turf.
• 073 Identify the role of plant biotechnology.
• 074 List reasons why plants are genetically engineered.
  Conserving Natural Resources
• 075 Describe methods of conserving natural resources.
• 076 Describe methods to prevent forest fires.
• 077 Plan a wildlife food plot.
• 078 Plant forest seedlings.
• 079 Identify Virginia's forest trees.
• 080 Describe factors that make water quality important to today's society.
• 081 Describe how water is processed in the hydrological cycle.
• 082 Identify possible contaminants that influence the quality of water.
• 083 Identify human activities to improve and maintain the quality of water.
• 084 Analyze the impact that wetlands have on water quality.
  Identifying Emerging Technologies in Agriculture
• 085 Describe applications of current and emerging physical and mechanical technologies in agriculture.
  086 Identify concepts associated with variable rate technologies.
• 087 Describe the importance of biotechnology in the environment and agriculture.
  Investigating Food Science Issues
• 088 Explore food safety issues.
• 089 Describe the use of irradiation in food preservation.