Year 10 Agricultural Science
Week Topic
1
Experimental design
2
Simple experimental designs
3
Requirements for healthy
plant growth
4
5
Plant nutrition – the barrel
Effect of fertiliser on plant
growth
6
7
Nitrogen and plants
nitrogen cycle
requirements and use
Different N fertilisers
8
Assignment work - drafts
9
10
Revision
Cattle introduction
11
Breeds of cattle and their
origins
-
12
13
Cattle behaviours
14
Production = Genetics +
environment
Cattle diseases – infectious
and non infectious
Classification of diseases and
methods of control
Internal and external
parasites
Cattle tick importance and
management
Cattle husbandry practices –
branding, castration,
dehorning, vaccination
Revision
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Prac
Assessment
Set up plant
nutrition
trial
Apply
different
rates of urea
Introduction
to
cattle/Risk
assessment
Cattle safety
and handling
FERTILIZER TRIAL DOL
Apply
second urea
application
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
handling
Cattle
Test
Draft experimental report
Final Plant nutrition
assignment
FEEDLOT TRAIL DOL
Test
handling
Year 10 Ag Science – Semester 2
WEEK TOPIC – Cattle Showing and
TERM 3 Judging
PRAC
How much beef and where does it
go?
Paddock to plate - Markets
2
Age? Breeds
3
Parts of an animal. Structure and
4
structural problems
Selecting sound bulls and females
5
Selecting sound bulls and females
6
Steer selection
7
Trade suitability and profitability
8
Revision and exam
9
Judging in the ring
10
TERM 4 Genetics and Welfare
Judging in the ring
1
Assignment work
2
Cattle prep
1
ASSESSMENT
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle prep
Cattle Assignment
Exam
3
4
5
6
7
8
·
Assessment of a carcass
Assignment work
Where do the genes come from
Welfare of farm animals
Revision and Exam
Cattle prep
Hoof and Hook
Assignment Due
Exam