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Mahomet-Seymour Schools

 Curriculum

Agriculture – Mechanization

 

Mechanization

 

The learner will be able to identify basic areas of agricultural mechanization and explore careers available for agricultural technicians.

 

The learner will be able to identify hazards in agricultural mechanization.

 

The learner will be able to explain personal safety in agricultural mechanization.

 

The learner will be able to discuss the impact of technological advances in agricultural mechanization.

 

The learner will be able to describe basic physical science laws that are applied in agricultural mechanization.

 

The learner will be able to understand construction codes.

 

The learner will be able to exploring careers in Agricultural Mechanization and Technology Systems.

 

The learner will be able to understand land measurement and legal descriptions.

 

The learner will be able to explain the proper use surveying equipment.

 

The learner will be able to apply profile-leveling techniques.

 

The learner will be able to apply differential leveling techniques.

 

The learner will be able to explain the importance of managing soil, water, and waste.

 

The learner will be able to understand soil drainage systems.

 

The learner will be able to explain agricultural technology and describe the role of computers in agriculture/horticulture.

 

The learner will be able to explain precision farming and its impact on agriculture.

 

The learner will be able to determine the role of electronics in agricultural technology.

 

The learner will be able to understand how monitors work and understand what decisions can be made using data from monitors.

 

The learner will be able to explain precision farming.

 

The learner will be able to understand Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

 

The learner will be able to understand Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

 

The learner will be able to understand Remote Sensing Technology.

 

The learner will be able to explain electricity and the kinds of electricity and how electrical service is provided.

 

The learner will be able to identify and use the safety practices that should be observed in doing electrical work.

 

The learner will be able to relate electricity to the structure of elements and atoms.

 

The learner will be able to explain conductors, insulators, and semiconductors and the conventional and electron theories of electrical current flow.

 

The learner will be able to describe the difference between and applications of direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electricity.

 

The learner will be able to measure and calculate electricity.

 

The learner will be able to identifying electrical tools and equipment.

 

The learner will be able to describe the primary difference between single-phase and three-phase current.

 

The learner will be able to identify and draw various symbols used in drawing wiring diagrams or schematics.

 

The learner will be able to wire circuits.

 

The learner will be able to identify metals and their physical properties.

 

The learner will be able to identify the tools and equipment used for hot metal work.

 

The learner will be able to identify the safety practices to follow when working with cold or hot metal.

 

The learner will be able to identify the tools used in cold metal work.

 

The learner will be able to apply fuel gas welding (FGW) processes and techniques.

 

The learner will be able to use metal cutting processes and techniques.

 

The learner will be able to apply Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Techniques.

 

The learner will be able to apply Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding Techniques.

 

The learner will be able to explain Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding Techniques.

 

The learner will be able to understand principles of operation of Internal Combustion Engines.

 

The learner will be able to identifying engine systems and their components.

 

The learner will be able to measuring engine components and specifications.

 

The learner will be able to apply preventive maintenance practices.

 

The learner will be able to identify the reasons why small engines are widely used and describe how small engines can be classified.

 

The learner will be able to describe the concept of power as it relates to multiple cylinder engines.

 

The learner will be able to discuss common maintenance practices associated with multiple cylinder engines.

 

The learner will be able to describe the operating characteristics of a diesel engine.

 

The learner will be able to determine the benefits and kinds of an SAE project.

 

The learner will be able to research possible SAE projects.

 

The learner will be able to plan and implement an SAE project.

 

The learner will be able to keep and use SAE records.

 

The learner will be able to make long range plans for expanding SAE projects.

 

  

 

 

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