Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) have worked collaboratively to create Jean Ribault High School’s Agriculture Biotechnology Program.
Program Coordinator: James Husband
Program Sequence:
Grade 9: Agriscience Foundations I
Grade 10: Agriscience Foundations 2
Grade 11: Agriscience Foundations 3
Grade 12: Plant Biotechnology
The following benchmarks are reviewed in the corresponding grade level:
Grade 9: Agriscience Foundations 1
01.0 Examine the history of AFNR production at the local, national, and global level.
02.0 Employ scientific reasoning to make informed decisions in AFNR systems.
03.0 Apply scientific skills and principles in natural resources.
04.0 Apply scientific skills and principles in plant science.
05.0 Apply scientific skills and principles in animal science.
06.0 Apply scientific skills and principles in food science.
07.0 Apply scientific skills and principles in power, structure, and technical systems.
08.0 Explore AFNR professional development organizations.
Grade 10: Agriscience Foundations 2
09.0 Identify the historical, social, cultural and potential applications of biotechnology.
10.0 Conduct scientific investigation and apply results.
11.0 Practice agricultural laboratory safety.
12.0 Apply genetic principles to agricultural production.
13.0 Demonstrate laboratory skills as applied to biotechnology.
14.0 Demonstrate the application of biotechnology to AFNR.
Grade 11: Agriscience Foundations 3
15.0 Recognize and follow quality control procedures and regulatory guidelines.
16.0 Analyze the historical, social, cultural and potential applications of biotechnology.
17.0 Demonstrate proper tissue/cell culture techniques.
18.0 Demonstrate the application of biotechnology to the AFNR industries.
19.0 Demonstrate leadership, employability, communication and human relation skills.
Grade 12: Plant Biotechnology
25.0 Describe plant classifications and the economic impact to your region.
26.0 Apply genetic principles to plant improvement.
27.0 Demonstrate methods of micropropagating plants.
28.0 Demonstrate methods of plant production.
29.0 Use plants to demonstrate growth disorders (nutrients, pathogens, pests).
30.0 Identify the historical, social, cultural and potential applications of plant biotechnology.
Course Purpose
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career cluster.
The content includes but is not limited to planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety and environmental issues.