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Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR)

June 12-22, 2017, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hosted by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the Hawaii State Department of Education

 

Tentative Schedule

Time Activity Location
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Registration and Check-in to Dormitory
Frear Hall
5:30 PM
Dinner Hale Aloha Cafe
6:15 PM

Presentation

  • Welcome
  • Participant Introduction
  • CASE Staff / Lead Teacher Introductions
  • Campus Logistics
Gilmore Hall Room 301
7:00 PM

Technology Sessions

  • Curriculum
  • Internet Access
  • IT Support

*Participant laptops required

Gilmore Hall Room 301
7:15 PM

Closure

  • Finish Technology Troubleshooting
  • Instructions for 1st day of Institute
Gilmore Hall Room 301
Time Discussion Items Activity
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Hale Aloha Cafe
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Site Logistics

Unit 1 The Circles of Agricultural Education

  • Lesson 1.1 Agriculture Everyday
  • Lesson 1.1 Teacher Notes and features
  • Lesson 1.2 Team FFA
  • Lesson 1.3 Finding Your Career Path

Mini-Lesson: CASE Curriculum

Unit 1 The Circles of Agricultural Education

  • Activity 1.1.1 Basic Provisions
  • Activity 1.1.3 Poppin' with Orville
  • Activity 1.1.4 Grown in the USA
  • Activity 1.2.1 Joining the Team
  • Activity 1.2.2 Wearing the Uniform
  • Activity 1.2.3 Game Time
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Unit 1 The Circles of Agricultural Education (continued)

  • Project 1.3.2 Career Portfolio
  • Activity 1.3.3 Learning Beyond the Classroom
  • Activity 1.3.4 Planning Ahead

Unit 2 Communicating Today

  • Lesson 2.1 Listen to Me
  • Activity 2.1.4 What Does It Mean?
  • Lesson 2.2 Let's Get Together

Unit 1 The Circles of Agricultural Education (continued)

  • Activity 1.3.1 Agriscience Careers and Me

Unit 2 Communicating Today

  • Activity 2.1.1 Communication Charades
  • Activity 2.1.2 I'd Like to Introduce
  • Activity 2.1.3 Speak from the Heart
  • Activity 2.2.1 See No Evil, Speak No Evil
  • Activity 2.2.2 Call on Me
  • Project 2.2.3 Teaming Up
5:00 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Homework:

  • Activity 1.1.2 Agriscience Notebook
  • Activity 2.2.3 Teaming Up
  • Pre-Read tomorrow's material
Time Discussion Items Activity
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Hale Aloha Cafe
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Unit 2 Communicating Today

  • Finish Project 2.2.3 Teaming Up

Intro to LabQuest

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture

  • Lesson 3.1 Agriscience Investigators

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture

  • Activity 3.1.1 Lab Tech Training
  • Activity 3.1.2 In Case of Accidents
  • Activity 3.1.3 You Make the Rules
  • Activity 3.1.4 Measure Me
  • Activity 3.1.5 The Quest for Data
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture

  • Project 3.1.6 Mad Science
  • Lesson 3.2 Principles of pH

Mini-Lesson: Purchase Manual and Priorities

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture (continued)

  • Lesson 3.3 Starting from the Ground Up
  • Lesson 3.4 The Whole Soil
  • Lesson 3.5 Water World

pH Sensor Use and Calibration

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture

  • Activity 3.2.1 Acids and Bases
  • Activity 3.2.2 Life, Death, and pH
  • Activity 3.3.2 Extracting Air
5:00 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Homework:

  • Activity 3.2.2 Life, Death, and pH Lab Report
  • Pre-Read tomorrow's material
Time Discussion Items Activity
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Hale Aloha Cafe
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture

  • Finish Activity 3.1.2 Measure Me
  • Finish Activity 3.3.2 Extracting Air

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture

  • Activity 3.3.1 Separating the Pieces
  • Activity 3.3.3 Moving the Earth
  • Activity 3.4.1 Getting the Feel for Soil
  • Activity 3.4.2 On Your Mark, Get Set, FLOW!
  • Activity 3.5.2 Running Water
  • Activity 3.4.3 Profiling Soil
  • Project 3.5.1 The Story of Water
  • Activity 3.5.3 The Spread of Pollutants
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Unit 4 Biology in Agriculture

  • Lesson 4.1 Totally Cellular

Review Microscope Usage

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture

  • Activity 3.5.4 Testing for Quality
  • Project 3.5.5 Drink This

Unit 4 Biology in Agriculture

  • Activity 4.1.1 Cell Parts
  • Activity 4.1.2 A Nuclear Onion
5:00 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Homework:

  • Finish Activity 3.1.2 Measure Me, Post Project 3.5.1 The Story of Water on CoP
  • Download or explore online concept mapping software
  • Pre-Read tomorrow's material
Time Discussion Items Activity
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Hale Aloha Cafe
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Unit 4 Biology in Agriculture

  • Activity 4.1.5 Our Physical Features
  • Introduce Inspiration/other concept mapping
  • Lesson 4.2 The Order of Classification
  • Activity 4.2.1 Shape Sorting
  • Activity 4.2.2 What Am I?
  • Lesson 4.3 Living in Harmony

Unit 3 The Science of Agriculture

  • Finish 3.3.1 Separating the Pieces

Unit 4 Biology in Agriculture

  • Activity 4.1.3 Extracting DNA
  • Activity 4.1.4 DNA Models
  • Activity 4.1.6 Family Traits
  • Project 4.2.3 Tools of the Trade
  • Activity 4.2.4 Name that Critter
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Unit 4 Biology in Agriculture

  • Activity 4.3.4 Walk Across the Country

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Lesson 5.1 Edible Agriculture
  • Activity 5.1.1 Food Journal

Unit 4 Biology in Agriculture

  • Activity 4.3.1 Eat or Be Eaten
  • Activity 4.3.2 Passing Gas
  • Project 4.3.3 Ecosystem Exploration

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Activity 5.1.2 Chill to be Safe
  • Project 5.1.3 From Farm to Fork
  • Problem 5.1.4 Cereal Killers
5:00 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Homework:

  • Project 5.1.3 Farm to Fork
  • Pre-Read Monday's material
Time Discussion Items Activity
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Off Campus Tour (Optional)

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Brunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
4:30 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Time Discussion Items Activity
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Free Time

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Brunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
4:30 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Time Discussion Items Activity
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Hale Aloha Cafe
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Lesson 5.2 All About Plants

Unit 4 Biology in Agriculture

  • Part Three 4.3.2 Passing Gas

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Observe 5.1.2 Chill to Be Safe
  • Activity 5.2.1 Dissecting a Salad
  • Project 5.2.2 Build a Bloom
  • Activity 5.2.3 Bean Sprouts
  • Activity 5.2.4 Sugar from the Sun
  • Activity 5.2.5 Refueling Plants
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Lesson 5.3 Plant Needs
  • Lesson 5.4 Animals in Ag

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Activity 5.3.1 Standing Tall with Water
  • Activity 5.3.2 Grown in the Sun
  • Activity 5.3.3 Digging Up Nutrients
  • Project 5.3.4 Optimal Growth Ranges
  • Project 5.4.1 Animal Anthropology
  • Finish Activity 5.3.1 Standing Tall with Water
5:00 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Homework:

  • Project 5.3.4 Optimal Growth Ranges
  • Practice CASE Online use and login
  • Pre-Read tomorrow's material
Time Discussion Items Activity
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Hale Aloha Cafe
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Unit 4 Biology in Agriculture

  • Final observations 4.3.2

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Final observations 5.1.2 Chill to be Safe

Overview of CASE Online features

Unit 5 Plants and Animals (continued)

  • Lesson 5.5 Animal Care
  • Activity 5.5.1 Food for Animals

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Activity 5.2.3 Bean Sprouts (part 3)
  • Activity 5.4.2 Priority Decisions
  • Activity 5.4.3 Internal Body Systems
  • Activity 5.5.2 Keeping Warm
  • Activity 5.5.3 Deception of Perception
  • Problem 5.5.4 Animals as Food
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Unit 6 Mechanics of Agriculture Finish

  • Lesson 6.1 The Greening of Energy
  • Project 6.1.3 Going Green
  • Lesson 6.2 This is My Land
  • Activity 6.2.1 Can You Find Me Now?

CASE Mini-Lesson: Assessment and Certification

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Problem 5.5.4 Animals as Food (Debate)

Unit 6 Mechanics of Agriculture Finish

  • Lesson 6.1 The Greening of Energy
  • Activity 6.1.2 Solar Array
  • Activity 6.2.2 Stake Your Claim
5:00 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Homework:

  • Activity 5.4.3 Internal Body Systems, Activity 6.1.1 Clean Smoke Lab Report
  • Upload homework to CASE Online
  • Find resource for barometric pressure
  • Pre-Read tomorrow's material
Time Discussion Items Activity
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Hale Aloha Cafe
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Observe 5.2.3 Bean Sprouts

Unit 6 Mechanics of Agriculture Finish

  • Activity 6.2.3 Satellite Positioning
  • Activity 6.2.4 Finding Your Way
  • Activity 6.2.5 The Precision of GPS
  • Project 6.2.6 Dangers of Rezoning
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Hale Aloha Cafe
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Unit 6 Mechanics of Agriculture Finish

  • Lesson 6.3 How It's Made

Unit 6 Mechanics of Agriculture Finish

  • Project 6.2.6 Dangers of Rezoning (Debate)
  • Activity 6.3.1 How Will It Measure Up?
  • Activity 6.3.2 Drawing to Scale
  • Activity 6.3.3 Drawing Up Plans
  • Project 6.3.4 Road Trip
5:00 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Hale Aloha Cafe

Homework:

  • Project 6.3.4 Road Trip
  • Read Project 6.3.5 Birdhouse Needed, review PowerPoint©, optional to begin
  • Shirts
  • Pre-Read tomorrow's material
Time Discussion Items Activity
7:00 - 7:30 AM Breakfast
Hale Aloha Cafe
7:30 - 8:00 AM Check-out of Dormitory
Return Key Cards
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

CASE Mini-Lesson: Curriculum Development

Unit 7 Looking Ahead

  • Lesson 7.1 Your Future in Agriscience

Unit 1 The Circles of Agricultural Education

  • Revisit Project 1.3.2 Career Portfolio

Unit 7 Looking Ahead (continued)

  • Project 7.1.3 My First Job
  • Project 7.1.4 Career Gallery Walk

End of Course Reflections

Unit 5 Plants and Animals

  • Finish Activity 5.2.3 Bean Sprouts

Unit 6 Mechanics of Agriculture Finish

  • Project 6.3.5 Birdhouse Needed

Unit 7 Looking Ahead

  • Problem 7.1.1 Solving World Hunger
  • Project 7.1.2 Into the Future

Final Portfolio/Checklist

End of Course Assessment/Survey

End of Institute Awards and Certification

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch and Dismissal

Hale Aloha Cafe

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Contact and Billing Information


  Name: Mandy Chen
Phone: (808) 956-6997
Fax: (808) 956-3706
Email: mchen22@hawaii.edu
  University of Hawaii at Manoa
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
3050 Maile Way, Gilmore Hall #211
Honolulu, HI 96822