Animal Science Assignments

Assignment / Date Due / Points
Section 1 – The Livestock Industry
Unit 1 – Domestication and Importance of Livestock
Review Questions / 35
Unit 1 Review Worksheet/Study Guide / 20
Test over Unit 1 / 60
Unit 2 – Career Opportunities in Animal Science
Review Questions (page 41) / 25
Resume / 20
Letter of Application / 20
Application Form / 15
Follow-up Letter / 15
Practice Interview Questions / 20
Interview / 50
Unit 2 Review Worksheet/Study Guide / 20
Test over Unit 2 / 60
Unit 3 – Safety
Review Questions
Unit 3 Review Worksheet/Study Guide
Test over Unit 3
Unit 4 – Livestock & the Environment
Review Questions
Unit 4 Review Worksheet/Study Guide
Test over Unit 4
Unit 5 – Digestion
Review Questions
Notes
Ruminant Activity
Unit 5 Review Worksheet/Study Guide
Test over Unit 5
Unit 6 – Feed Nutrients
Notes
Review Questions
Unit 6 Review Worksheet/Study Guide
Review in class & go through study guide
Test over Unit 6
Unit 7 – Feed Additives & Hormone Implants
Review Questions
Unit 7 Review Worksheet/Study Guide
Review in class & go through study guide
Report over favorite Feed Additive
Share reports in class
Test over Unit 7
Unit 8 – Ration Balancing
Questions at end of chapter (page 142)
Dry Matter Worksheet A
Rations Problems Worksheet #2
Dry Matter Worksheet B
Rations Problems Worksheet #3
Rations Problems A
Rations Problems B
Rations Quiz
Unit 8 Review Worksheet / Study Guide
Review Day & practice problems
Unit 8 Test
2nd Semester Units
Unit 9 – Genetics
Questions at end of chapter / 1/5/16
Discussion of notes in class / 1/6/16
Genetics Problems #1 / 1/11/16
Genetics Problems #2 / 1/12/16
Genetics Problems #3 / 1/14/16
Genetics Problems A / 1/15/16
Review Worksheet & Sample Problems (review in class Tuesday) / 1/19/16
Test / 1/20/16
Unit 10 – Animal Reproduction
Discussion of notes / 1/25/16
Questions at end of chapter / 1/26/16
Female Review Worksheet (review day in class 1/28/16) / 1/27/16
Reproduction Test – Female portion / 1/29/16
Male Review Worksheet (review day in class 2/04/16 / 2/04/16
Reproduction Test – Male portion / 2/09/16
Poultry Review Worksheet (review day in class 2/09/16) / 2/08/16
Reproduction Test – Poultry portion / 2/17/16
Beef Animal Repro Video 1,2,3, &4 / 2/18/16 to 2/24/16
Meats Unit
Beef Wholesale Cut ID Practice / 2/16/16
Beef Wholesale Cut ID Quiz / 2/18/16
Pork Wholesale Cut ID Practice / 2/22/16
Pork & Beef Wholesale Cut ID Quiz / 2/23/16
Lamb Wholesale Cut ID Practice / 2/24/16
Lamb, Pork, & Beef Wholesale Cut ID Quiz / 2/26/16
Hog Slaughter Video / 3/1/16
Beef retail cuts (breaking down the wholesale cuts) / 3/2/16
Beef retail cut ID quiz / 3/8/16
Beef retail cut ID retest / 3/10/16
Pork retail cut ID practice / 3/14/16
Pork retail cut ID test / 3/15/16
Meats Video in class (write ½ page summary report) / 3/16/16
Lamb retail cut ID practice/study time / 3/21&22/16
Finish notes in class / 3/22/16
Lamb retail cut ID test / 3/23/16
Review Worksheet/Study Guide (in class review 3/29) / 3/24/16
Meats test / 3/30/16
Unit 11 – Biotechnology
Questions at end of chapter
Biotech Reports
Trans Ova Tour
Review Worksheet (review day in class 4/20/15)
Test
Unit 12 Animal Breeding
Questions at end of chapter
Learning Activity #1 on page 181 – (present your findings on 4/28/15)
Crossbreeding Problems on Blackboard (use example given)
Review Worksheet (correct in class on 4/30/15)
Test