Course Description
This introductory course is a stepping stone to career options and ownership focusing on companion animals and horses. Students will learn skills and content related to breed identification, anatomy, nutrition, training, reproduction, disease, and welfare to prepare for a wide array of animal careers, continuing education, and ownership opportunities. In addition, the topics covered will help students interested in pursuing a veterinary assistant or related program. Skills include evaluation and investigation of companion animal management. This course counts towards science credit requirements for graduation.
Core Curriculum Content Standards
PA Common Core: Science and Technical Subjects (2012)
Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
GRADES 9-10
- Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.(3.5.9-10.B)
- Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).(3.5.9-10.E)
Environment and Ecology (2009-2012)
Agriculture and Society
GRADE 10
- Analyze the effects of agriculture on a society’s economy, environment, standard of living, and foreign trade.(4.4.10.B)
- -Compare and contrast scientific theories. -Know that both direct and indirect observations are used by scientists to study the natural world and universe. -Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations. -rmulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence. -Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.(4.4.10.E)
Units
Unit #1 - Introduction and Course Introductions/ Expectations
Unit #2 - External Anatomy, Terminology, and Breeds
Unit #3 - Conformation and Selection Considerations
Unit #4 - Digestion and Nutrition
Unit #5 - Common Behaviors and Training
Unit #6 - Common Management Practices
Unit #7 - Reproduction and Breeding
Unit #8 - Parasites and Diseases
Unit #9 - Office Procedures and Animal Careers
Unit #10 - Rabbits
Unit #11 - Animal Welfare and Care
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