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2.471

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Unit 1	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 1.1 People Have Needs	AG-BAS-1-a AG-BAS-1-b	SSEF4 ELA10RL5(c)	14 HRS.	Alternative Vegetable Crops Fiber Production quiz game J Corbett July 2005 1 Grains, Oil and Specialty Field Crop Production Larry Stine History of American Agriculture Savelle Kennedy FF 2006 Where does your food come from History of American Agriculture
Unit 1.2 Providing for the Needs of the People	AG-BAS-1-c AG-BAS-1-d AG-BAS-1-e	ELA10RL5 (c) SSEF4 SSUSH2 (a) SCSh1	2 HRS.	Effectiveness and Impact of Regional Identity 1 Food Safety History of American Agriculture Savelle Kennedy FF 2006 Meeting Human Needs Howard Henderson History of American Agriculture
Unit 1.3 Making Life Better	AG-BAS-1-e	ELA10RL5 (c)	1 HRS.	Meeting Human Needs Howard Henderson
Unit 1.4 People Make Choices	AG-BAS-1-f	SSEF4	1 HRS.	Biotechnology An Introduction to Biotech Organic Farming
Unit 1.5 Agriculture Practices Vary	AG-BAS-1-g	SSEF4 ELA10RL4 (d)	1 HRS.	Food Safety Organic Farming Pricing for Success
Unit 1.6 Being Successful in Agriculture	AG-BAS-1-h	SSEF4 SSUSH2 (a)	1 HRS.	Agriculture Careers Careers in Agriculture Intro to Ga Agriculture Gilman May 2004

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Unit 2	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 2.1 The Meaning of Agriculture and Technology	AG-BAS-2-a	SSUSH21(c) ELA10RC3 (a)	1 HRS.
Unit 2.2 How Agriscience and Technology Relate to Science and the Areas of Agriscience and Technology	AG-BAS-2-b AG-BAS-2-c	SSUSH21(c) ELA10RC3 (a)	2 HRS.
Unit 2.3 Thinking Like a Scientist	AG-BAS-2-d	SCSh1 SCSh3 SCSh6	1 HRS.
Unit 2.4 New Areas of Agriscience and Issues Associated with Agriscience and Technology	AG-BAS-2-e AG-BAS-2-f AG-BAS-2-g	SSUSH7 (a) SSUSH11 (a) SSUSH16 (c) SSUSH21(c) SCSh1 SCSh3 SCSh6	1 HRS.

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Unit 3	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 3.1 Determining Our Environment and Natural Resources	AG-BAS-3-a AG-BAS-3-b AG-BAS-3-c	SSEF1 ELA10RC2 (c)	2 HRS.	Conservation Tillage and Wildlife Environmental Stewardship Forestry and Conservation General Intro D Gilman May 2004 Natural resources protective agencies Our Natural Resources The Effects of Production Agriculture on Wildlife Using the Earth's Resources
Unit 3.2 Kinds of Natural Resources	AG-BAS-3-d AG-BAS-3-e	SSEF1	2 HRS.	Our Natural Resources Using the Earth's Resources
Unit 3.3 Environmental Pollution	AG-BAS-3-f AG-BAS-3-g AG-BAS-3-h AG-BAS-3-i AG-BAS-3-j	ELA10RC2 (c) SSWG6 (g) SSWG7 (g) SSWG7 (h) SSUSH18 (a)	1 HRS.	Ag Conservation Choices Savelle2004 Agricultural Best Management Practices Savelle2004 Ecologist July 2005 Fish and Wildlife in America Forestry Science FORESTRY SAFETY Natural resources protective agencies Pesticide Technology to Reduce Risk (Liability) Soil Conservationist July 2005 Wildlife and Conservation Management
Unit 3.4 Disposing of Wastes	AG-BAS-3-k AG-BAS-3-l AG-BAS-3-m AG-BAS-3-n	SSWG6 (g.) SCSh6	2 HRS.	Waste Management Specialist April 2006
Unit 3.5 Preventing Agriculture Pollution	AG-BAS-3-o AG-BAS-3-p AG-BAS-3-q	ELA10RC2 (c)	3 HRS.	WPS Chemical safety

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Unit 4	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 4.1 Computation in Agriscience			2 HRS.
Unit 4.2 Need for Standard Measurements and Measurement Systems	AG-BAS-4-a AG-BAS-4-b	ELA10RC2 (c)	1 HRS.	Using the Science of Computation
Unit 4.3 Measurement in Agriscience	AG-BAS-4-c	SCSh4	1 HRS.	Using the Science of Computation
Unit 4.4 Determining Linear Measurements			2 HRS.
Unit 4.5 Determining Area			1 HRS.
Unit 4.6 Determining Volume			1 HRS.
Unit 4.7 Determining Weight			1 HRS.
Unit 4.8 Special Measurements in Agriscience	AG-BAS-4-d	SCSh4 MM4P1 MM4P4	1 HRS.	Using the Science of Computation

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Unit 5	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 5.1 Organisms and Agriscience	AG-BAS-5-a AG-BAS-5-b AG-BAS-5-c AG-BAS-5-d AG-BAS-5-e AG-BAS-5-f	SB1 SB4	1 HRS.
Unit 5.2 Life Processes of Organisms	AG-BAS-5-g	SB1	2 HRS.
Unit 5.3 Structural Basis of Life	AG-BAS-5-h AG-BAS-5-i AG-BAS-5-j	SB1	2 HRS.	Basic Cell Structure Cells Agriculture's building blocks
Unit 5.4 Heredity and Genetics	AG-BAS-5-k AG-BAS-5-l	SB1	1 HRS.

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Unit 6	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 6.1 Classifying Living Things	AG-BAS-6-a AG-BAS-6-b AG-BAS-6-c AG-BAS-6-d AG-BAS-6-e AG-BAS-6-f	ELA10LSV1 (b) ELA10LSV1 (c) SB3	2 HRS.	Classifying and Naming Living Things Naming Plants The Magic of Plant Naming Joe Green

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Unit 7	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 7.1 Plant Life and Adaptations to Climate	AG-BAS-7-a AG-BAS-7-b	ELA10RC2 (c) SB4	2 HRS.
Unit 7.2 Life Cycle and Changing Plant Growth	AG-BAS-7-c	ELA10LSV1 (c)	2 HRS.
Unit 7.3 Vegetative Parts of the Plant	AG-BAS-7-d AG-BAS-7-e AG-BAS-7-f	ELA10LSV1 (c) SB4	2 HRS.	Plant Parts
Unit 7.4 How Plants Move	AG-BAS-7-g	SB4	1 HRS.	Asexual Plant Propagation Course 02471 8.5 1 Reproducing Plants 2 Sexual Plant Propagation

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Unit 8	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 8.1 Ways Plants Reproduce	AG-BAS-8-a	SB2 SB2 (e)	1 HRS.	Seeds Seed Propagation Sexual Plant Propagation
Unit 8.2 Sexual Plant Reproduction: Seed	AG-BAS-8-b	SB2 SB2 (e)	2 HRS.	Parts of a Flower Reproductive Structures of Plants Seeds Sexual Propagation
Unit 8.3 How Seeds are Formed: Flowers	AG-BAS-8-c AG-BAS-8-d	SB2 SB2 (e)	2 HRS.	Plant Growth Quiz Game Plant Growth Requirements Seeds Seed Propagation Seeds
Unit 8.4 How Plants are Formed: Germination	AG-BAS-8-e	SB2 SB2 (e)	2 HRS.	Asexual Plant Propagation Course 02471 8.5 1 Asexual Plant Propagation Quiz Game Propagation by Stem Cuttings
Unit 8.5 Asexual Plant Propagation	AG-BAS-8-f	SB2 SB2 (e)	1 HRS.	Biotechnology An Introduction to Biotech
Unit 8.6 Using Improved Seed	AG-BAS-8-g	SB2 SB2 (e)	2 HRS.

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Unit 9	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 9.1 How Plants Grow: More Cells	AG-BAS-9-a	SB4 SB2 (e)	2 HRS.
Unit 9.2 Why Plants Grow: Hormones	AG-BAS-9-b AG-BAS-9-c	SB4 SB2 (e)	3 HRS.
Unit 9.3 Photosynthesis and Respiration	AG-BAS-9-d AG-BAS-9-e	SB4	1 HRS.
Unit 9.4 Transpiration	AG-BAS-9-e	SB4	2 HRS.
Unit 9.5 Nutrients	AG-BAS-9-f	SB4	2 HRS.
Unit 9.6 Using Fertilizer	AG-BAS-9-g	SB4	1 HRS.	Soil Fertility Andrew Laca

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Unit 10	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 10.1 Pests: What are They	AG-BAS-10-a AG-BAS-10-b AG-BAS-10-c AG-BAS-10-d AG-BAS-10-e	SB4 SB5 (e)	3 HRS.	Integrated Pest Management Joe Caffee 1 Integrated Pest Management VA Tech 1999 1 Introduction to plant pest
Unit 10.2 Pesticide Safety, Storage and Disposal	AG-BAS-10-f AG-BAS-10-g AG-BAS-10-h	SB4	2 HRS.	Pesticide Applicator Training General Safety Game Pesticide Technology to Reduce Risk (Liability) Private Applicator Certification

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Unit 11	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 11.1 Grouping Animals	AG-BAS-11-a AG-BAS-11-b	ELA10RC2 (c) S712	1 HRS.	Livestock Digestive System
Unit 11.2 Anatomy and Physiology	AG-BAS-11-a AG-BAS-11-b	ELA10RC2 (c) S712	3 HRS.	Livestock Digestive System

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Unit 12	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 12.1 Feed and Nutrient Needs of Animals	AG-BAS-12-a	ELA10RC3 (c) SB4	2 HRS.	Feeding Animals
Unit 12.2 Sources of Nutrients: Feedstuffs	AG-BAS-12-b	ELA10RC3 (c) SB4	1 HRS.	Feeding Animals
Unit 12.3 Good Feedstuffs	AG-BAS-12-c	MM4P1	1 HRS.	Feeding Animals
Unit 12.4 How Animals are Fed	AG-BAS-12-d	SCSh2 MM4P1	1 HRS.

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Unit 13	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 13.1 Breeds and Bloodlines	AG-BAS-13-a	ELA10RC4 (a) SB5	4 HRS.
Unit 13.2 Breeding Systems and Sexual Classification of Animals	AG-BAS-13-b AG-BAS-13-c	ELA10RC4 (a) SB5	1 HRS.
Unit 13.3 Production Systems	AG-BAS-13-d	ELA10RC4 (a) SB5	3 HRS.
Unit 13.4 Methods of Inseminating and Managing Breeding Animals	AG-BAS-13-e AG-BAS-13-f	ELA10RC4 (a) SB5	1 HRS.

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Unit 14	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 14.1 Animal Health	AG-BAS-14-a	ELA10RC4 (a) SB4	1 HRS.
Unit 14.2 Environmental Influences on Health	AG-BAS-14-b	ELA10RC4 (a) SB4	1 HRS.
Unit 14.3 Poor Animal Health	AG-BAS-14-c AG-BAS-14-d	ELA10RC4 (a) SB4	1 HRS.
Unit 14.4 Kinds of Disease and Animal Responses to Disease	AG-BAS-14-e	ELA10RC4 (a) SB4	2 HRS.
Unit 14.5 Disease Control	AG-BAS-14-f	ELA10RC4 (a) SB4	2 HRS.

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Unit 15	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 15.1 Biotechnology: New and Better Life and the Issues	AG-BAS-15-a AG-BAS-15-b	ELA10RC3 (a) ELA10RC3 (b) SB1	1 HRS.	History of Biotechnology
Unit 15.2 Organismic Biotechnology	AG-BAS-15-c AG-BAS-15-d AG-BAS-15-e	ELA10RC3 (a) ELA10RC3 (b) SB1	3 HRS.
Unit 15.3 Growth and Reproduction Cell Processes	AG-BAS-15-f	ELA10RC3 (a) ELA10RC3 (b)	3 HRS.
Unit 15.4 Molecular Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering	AG-BAS-15-g AG-BAS-15-h	ELA10RC3 (a) ELA10RC3 (b)	1 HRS.

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Unit 16	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 16.1 The Earth's Resources	AG-BAS-16-a AG-BAS-16-b	SSEF1 (b) SSWG1 (a) SES1	2 HRS.
Unit 16.2 How the Atmosphere is Important in Agriscience	AG-BAS-16-c	SSWG1 (a) SES1	2 HRS.
Unit 16.3 Life Succession: Using the Earths Resources	AG-BAS-16-c	SES1	1 HRS.

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Unit 17	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 17.1 Soil: What it is and What it Contains	AG-BAS-17-a AG-BAS-17-b AG-BAS-17-c	ELA10RC2 (a) SSWG8 (d) SES3	2 HRS.
Unit 17.2 Soil Make-Up	AG-BAS-17-d AG-BAS-17-e	ELA10RC2 (a) SSWG8 (d) SES3	2 HRS.
Unit 17.3 Soil Formation	AG-BAS-17-a	ELA10RC2 (a) SSWG8 (d) SES3	1 HRS.
Unit 17.4 Soil Profile	AG-BAS-17-f AG-BAS-17-g	ELA10RC2 (a) SSWG8 (d) SES3	2 HRS.
Unit 17.5 Soil Water	AG-BAS-17-i	ELA10RC2 (a) SSWG8 (d) SES3	2 HRS.
Unit 17.6 Soil pH and Salinity	AG-BAS-17-j AG-BAS-17-k AG-BAS-17-l	ELA10RC2 (a) SSWG8 (d) SES3	2 HRS.
Unit 17.7 Land: More Than Soil	AG-BAS-17-m AG-BAS-17-n AG-BAS-17-o	ELA10RC2 (a) SSWG8 (d) SES3	4 HRS.
Unit 17.8 Management Practices	AG-BAS-17-p	ELA10RC2 (a) SSWG8 (d) SES3	1 HRS.

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Unit 18	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 18.1 Matter: What the Earth is Made Of	AG-BAS-18-a AG-BAS-18-b	SP3	2 HRS.
Unit 18.2 Chemical Bonds, Chemical Reactions and Carbon	AG-BAS-18-c AG-BAS-18-d AG-BAS-18-e	SP3	1 HRS.
Unit 18.3 Solutions and Suspensions	AG-BAS-18-f	SP3	2 HRS.
Unit 18.4 Acids, Bases and Salts	AG-BAS-18-g	SPS6 (a) SPS6 (b) SPS6 (d)	1 HRS.
Unit 18.5 Chemical Changes and Measurements	AG-BAS-18-h	SC1 (b) SPS6 (a) SPS6 (b) SPS6 (d)	1 HRS.

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Unit 19	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 19.1 Physics: Why Things Do What They Do	AG-BAS-19-a	SP3	1 HRS.
Unit 19.2 Work and Power	AG-BAS-19-b	SP3	1 HRS.
Unit 19.3 Machines and Machinery	AG-BAS-19-c	SP3	1 HRS.
Unit 19.4 Advantages of Machines	AG-BAS-19-d	SP3	1 HRS.
Unit 19.5 Thermal Energy	AG-BAS-19-e	SP3	2 HRS.
Unit 19.6 Electrical Energy	AG-BAS-19-e	SP3	1 HRS.
Unit 19.7 Compression Power	AG-BAS-19-e	SP3	1 HRS.

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Unit 20	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 20.1 Marketing: Producing a Good Crop Isn't Enough	AG-BAS-20-a	SSEMI3	1 HRS.
Unit 20.2 Technological Methods in Agricultural Marketing	AG-BAS-20-b	SSEMI3	1 HRS.
Unit 20.3 Marketing Involves Many Functions	AG-BAS-20-c AG-BAS-20-f	SSEMI3 SSEMI1 (b)	2 HRS.
Unit 20.4 Marketing Infrastructure and Communication Technology in Agricultural Marketing	AG-BAS-20-d AG-BAS-20-e	SSEMI3 SSEMI1 (b)	2 HRS.

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Unit 21	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 21.1 Processing: Meeting the Needs of People	AG-BAS-21-a	ELA10LSV1 (e) SC5 SB1 (b)	1 HRS.
Unit 21.2 Food Preservation	AG-BAS-21-b	SC5 SB1 (b)	3 HRS.
Unit 21.3 Processing Fiber Products	AG-BAS-21-c	ELA10LSV1 (e) SC5 SB1 (b)	3 HRS.
Unit 21.4 Processing Wood and Timber Products	AG-BAS-21-c	ELA10LSV1 (e) SC5 SB1 (b)	3 HRS.
Unit 21.5 Safety and Regulations in Processing	AG-BAS-21-d	ELA10LSV1 (e) SC5 SB1 (b)	2 HRS.

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Unit 22	GPS	Academic Standards	Time	Instructional Materials, Notes, etc.
Unit 22.1 Mechanical Agricultural Operation	AG-BAS-22	SP5	1 HRS.

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CTAE Foundation Skills

	CTAE Foundation Skills Home
	CTAE-FS-1 Technical Skills
	CTAE-FS-2 Academic Foundations
	CTAE-FS-3 Communications
	CTAE-FS-4 Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
	CTAE-FS-5 Information Technology Applications
	CTAE-FS-6 Systems
	CTAE-FS-7 Safety, Health, and Environment
	CTAE-FS-8 Leadership and Teamwork
	CTAE-FS-9 Ethics and Legal Responsibilities
	CTAE-FS-10 Career Development
	CTAE-FS-11 Entrepreneurship

CTAE Foundation skills are an integral part of each of the GPS standards. These units are intended to supplement teaching of the foundational skills. The teacher should select units and lessons for the foundation skills that most closely match the program area, grade level, and needs of the students.

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