2015/2016 Online Instructional Materials Correlation
Fisheries and Wildlife Management
8041 - 36 weeks
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8041
36
weeks
Fisheries and Wildlife
Management
TASKS/COMPETENCIES
Correlation
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Personal Qualities and People
Skills
Demonstrate positive work
Required 1
ethic.
Required 2
Demonstrate integrity.
Required 3
Demonstrate teamwork skills.
Required 4
Demonstrate self-representation
skills.
Required 5
Demonstrate diversity
awareness.
Required 6
Demonstrate conflict-resolution
skills.
Required 7
Demonstrate creativity and
resourcefulness.
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Professional Knowledge and Skills
Required 8
Demonstrate effective speaking
and listening skills.
Required 9
Demonstrate effective reading
and writing skills.
Required 10
Demonstrate critical-thinking
and problem-solving skills.
Required 11
Demonstrate healthy behaviors
and safety skills.
Demonstrate an understanding
Required 12 of workplace organizations,
systems, and climates.
Required 13
Demonstrate lifelong-learning
skills.
Required 14
Demonstrate job-acquisition and
advancement skills.
Required 15
Demonstrate time-, task-, and
resource-management skills.
Required 16
Demonstrate job-specific
mathematics skills.
Required 17
Demonstrate customer-service
skills.
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Technology Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate proficiency with
Required 18 technologies common to a
specific occupation.
Required 19
Demonstrate information
technology skills.
Demonstrate an understanding
Required 20 of Internet use and security
issues.
Required 21
Demonstrate
telecommunications skills.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
Examine aspects of planning
Required 22
within an industry/organization.
Required 23
Examine aspects of management
within an industry/organization.
Examine aspects of financial
Required 24 responsibility within an
industry/organization.
Examine technical and
production skills required of
Required 25
workers within an
industry/organization.
Examine principles of
Required 26 technology that underlie an
industry/organization.
Required 27
Examine labor issues related to
an industry/organization.
Examine community issues
Required 28 related to an
industry/organization.
Examine health, safety, and
Required 29 environmental issues related to
an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
Identify the purposes and goals
Required 30
of the student organization.
Explain the benefits and
responsibilities of membership
Required 31 in the student organization as a
student and in professional/civic
organizations as an adult.
Demonstrate leadership skills
through participation in student
Required 32 organization activities, such as
meetings, programs, and
projects.
Identify Internet safety issues
Required 33 and procedures for complying
with acceptable use standards.
Examining the Principles of Zoology
Explain how anatomy
Required 34 contributes to an animal’s ability
to survive in given habitats.
Required 35
Examine classification levels
within the science of taxonomy.
Required 36
Examine cell structure and cell
function in animals.
Required 37 Describe the mitosis process.
Required 38
Define the phases in the process
of meiosis.
Exploring the History of Wildlife Management
Describe the evolution of
Required 39 wildlife management throughout
history.
Required 40 Define the era of exploitation.
Identify the organizations
Required 41 focused on stewardship of
fisheries and wildlife.
Describe the benefits brought
Required 42 about by outdoor enthusiasts and
wildlife organizations.
Examining Wildlife Protection Organizations and Agencies
Required 43
Identify conservation agencies
in Virginia.
Describe the roles of federal
Required 44 agencies in the protection of
fisheries and wildlife.
Required 45
Explore funding sources for
wildlife management agencies.
Understanding North American Biomes
Describe the relationship
Required 46 between an ecosystem and a
biome.
Required 47 Describe ecosystem overlap.
Required 48
Describe the cleansing role of
wetlands.
Compare the similarities and
Required 49 differences of the terrestrial
biomes found in North America.
Protecting Wildlife Resources
Required 50
Explain the value of wildlife to
society.
Required 51
Identify animals' benefits to
humans.
Required 52
Describe successful stewardship
practices.
Examine the importance of
Required 53 protection and preservation of
species.
Required 54
Describe the United States
Endangered Species Act.
Explain the effects of the
Required 55 Endangered Species Act
requirements on agriculture.
Required 56
Identify animals protected by the
Endangered Species Act.
Describe environmental factors
Required 57 that lead to the extinction of
certain species.
Explain how agricultural
Required 58 research can help protect
venerable wildlife species.
Required 59
Identify threatened or
endangered species in Virginia.
Preserving Wildlife Habitats
Required 60 Explore habitat types.
Define the basic habitat
Required 61 requirements of the Endangered
Species Act.
Required 62
Describe the loss of habitat in
Virginia.
Required 63
Explain the importance of each
element of habitat.
Required 64
Describe the human impact on
habitat.
Explore the adaptation of some
Required 65 wildlife species to human
development.
Identify specific activities in
Required 66 which humans harm or destroy
wildlife habitat.
Required 67
Evaluate habitat protection and
improvement efforts.
Examining Mammalian Species
Identify characteristics specific
Required 68
to mammals.
Required 69
Describe the biology, ecology,
and importance of mammals.
Identify species of rodents and
Required 70 gnawing mammals in Virginia
and North America.
Identify species of hoofed
Required 71 mammals in Virginia and North
America.
Required 72
Describe the ungulate ruminant
digestive system.
Describe the positive and
negative impacts of the whitetail
Required 73
deer population on Virginia
residents.
Required 74
Evaluate hunting as a tool for
managing wildlife populations.
Identify species of predatory
Required 75 mammals in Virginia and North
America.
Identify unusual mammal
Required 76 species in Virginia and North
America.
Describe the role that each
Required 77 group of mammals plays in its
ecosystems.
Explain the extirpation of certain
Required 78 mammal species from Virginia
and their possible reintroduction.
Describe methods of mammal
Required 79 population management and
control.
Examining Reptilian and Amphibian Species
Identify species of reptiles and
Required 80 amphibians in Virginia and
North America.
Describe the biological and
Required 81 ecological importance of reptiles
and amphibians.
Required 82
Describe methods of managing
reptile and amphibian species.
Examining Avian Species
Required 83
Explore avian physiology and
biology.
Required 84
Identify waterfowl species
common to Virginia.
Required 85
Explain how hunting regulations
assist waterfowl management.
Describe the benefits provided
Required 86 by groups like Ducks Unlimited
and the Audubon Society.
Required 87
Identify game bird species
common to Virginia.
Required 88
Describe game bird habitat and
ecology.
Evaluate hunting regulations and
Required 89 their impact on game bird
management.
Required 90
Identify raptor species common
to Virginia.
Required 91
Describe characteristics of
raptors.
Required 92
Describe the role of raptors in
urban and in rural habitats.
Describe the impact on
"secondary consumers" (e.g.,
Required 93 raptors) of chemicals used in
agricultural, industrial, and
domestic settings.
Required 94
Identify perching bird species
common to Virginia.
Required 95
Explain habitat requirements of
perching birds.
Evaluate the human impact on
Required 96 songbird populations in
Virginia.
Required 97
Identify species of shorebirds
common to Virginia.
Required 98
Describe characteristics of
shorebirds.
Examining the Principles of Aquatic Zoology
Describe skeletal structures
Required 99
found in aquatic species.
Required 100
Describe muscle structures
found in aquatic species.
Describe the external anatomy
Required 101 of aquatic species, including fins
and scales.
Required 102
Identify adaptations of aquatic
species to habitat.
Required 103
Describe digestive systems of
aquatic species.
Required 104
Describe respiratory systems of
aquatic species.
Managing Water Quality
Required 105 Examine water characteristics.
Required 106
Describe water quality
indicators and standards.
Required 107
Explain the importance of water
quality management practices.
Describe methods for raising
Required 108 levels of dissolved oxygen in
water.
Identify management practices
Required 109 that protect water systems from
pollution.
Required 110
Identify agencies that assist in
protecting water systems.
Examining Freshwater Fish Species
Required 111
Describe the anatomy and
physiology of fish.
Required 112
Describe the metabolic process
of freshwater fish species.
Describe physical differences
Required 113 between saltwater and
freshwater fish species.
Required 114
Describe the spawning processes
and reproduction of fish species.
Describe the importance of
Required 115 species diversity within a water
system.
Explain the role of predator
Required 116 species and the benefits of
predation.
Explain the difference between
Required 117 Virginia's warmwater and
coldwater fish species.
Examining Anadromous, Diadromous, and Catadromous Fish
Identify characteristics of
anadromous, diadromous, and
Required 118 catadromous fish species that
differ from those of freshwater
fish.
Describe the life cycle and
spawning process of
Required 119
anadromous, diadromous, and
catadromous fish.
Required 120
Describe the internal guidance
systems of spawning fish.
Explain management techniques
Required 121 used to enhance the benefits of
fish species.
Examining Mollusks and Crustaceans
Describe the classification
Required 122 system of freshwater mollusks
and crustaceans.
Describe biological and
Required 123 physiological characteristics of
mollusks and crustaceans.
Required 124
Explain freshwater mollusks'
role as water quality indicators.
Describe the diversity of
Optional 125 freshwater mollusks found in
Virginia's streams.
Managing Fisheries
Required 126
Describe sound practices in
fisheries management.
Describe methods of
determining fish population
Required 127
index, including assessment and
sampling.
Required 128
Describe fishery structures and
habitats.
Required 129 Describe harvesting methods.
Required 130
Describe methods for population
control of fisheries.
Required 131 Identify the uses of fisheries.
Exploring Careers in Fisheries and Wildlife Management
Research career opportunities
Required 132 within the fisheries and wildlife
management field.