Course title

Agriscience 1 (S1 and S2)

Pre-requisite

Plant and Animal Science

Course description

Students in this Agriculture related course cover topics in Plant Sciences and Production, Soil Science, Aquaponics, Disease Control and Integrated Pest Management The second semester covers Animal Science, Biotechnology, Wood Fabrication, Plumbing and Industry Ethics. Much time is spent outside in the Garden and Greenhouse. Students are required to work outside on a weekly basis.

School Country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Tucson

High school

Desert View High School

School Address

4101 E. Valencia Rd

School zip code

85706

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

Deferred

Yes

Deferred Reason

In order to be reviewed as a laboratory science, we will need a list of laboratory experiments completed for this course and number of hours students spend doing laboratory assignments each week.

Per ABOR Requirement, "A Laboratory Science course is defined as a course in w hich at least 1 class period each w eek is devoted to providing an opportunity for students to manipulate equipment, materials, or specimens, to develop skills in observation and analysis, and to discover, demonstrate, illustrate, or test scientific principles or concepts, such as chemistry, physics, earth sciences and biology."

Estimated grade level

11th

Online / Virtual

No