Agriculture Science

Agriculture Mechanics 1

This course is designed for students interested in learning in a hands-on environment. The course will focus on the safety operation and utilization of equipment used in the basic maintenance of homes, farms, and shops. The course will cover basic agriculture mechanics skills in the areas of shop and facility safety, tool use and safety and shop safety, measurements, fasteners, oxyacetylene welding, arc welding, metalworking, woodworking, rope work, project design, concrete and masonry, plumbing & irrigation, electrical systems, equipment operation and maintenance and small engine operation, maintenance and repair.

0539, 0539PL (Norte Vista) *

Agriculture Mechanics 2

This advanced course is designed for students to continue to expand their interest in learning in a hands-on environment. The course will expand on the safety operation and utilization of equipment used in the basic maintenance of homes, farms, and shops. The course will expand on agriculture mechanics skills in the areas of shop and facility safety, tool use and safety and shop safety, measurements, fasteners, oxyacetylene welding, arc welding, metalworking, woodworking, rope work, project design, concrete and masonry, plumbing & irrigation, electrical systems, equipment operation and maintenance and small engine operation, maintenance and repair.

0538 (Norte Vista)

Agriculture Science

This course includes fundamentals of Plant and Animal science, forestry, soils, water, basic chemistry, record books, student projects, communication skills, research projects, aquaculture, hydroponics, entomology, and small animal projects. Introductory course for Agriculture department.

3051 (Norte Vista) *

Agriculture Science

Art/History of Floral Design

This course provides an introduction to artistic and creative perception including aesthetic valuing through a series of projects in various media including tempera, pencil, flowers, tile, and a variety of papers. Students are also introduced to the elements and principles of visual art design such as line, shape/form, color, balance, and emphasis using a series of floral-based projects to explore the connections, relations, and application to visual arts design. Students will research and study floral trends to understand and develop and appreciation for floral design within historical and cultural, formal and casual, ceremonial and traditional, including an understanding that floral designs are affected by society, culture, history, politics, and economic influence. Various assignments based on abstract two and three dimensional designs, historical culture and theory, color theory, and analytical critiques of various floral art works using design vocabulary in conjunction with development of technical skills in floral art will serve as a foundation for more complex works such as multi-part floral designs and creative expression through wedding consultations.

0547, 0547OL, 0547PL (Norte Vista) *

Plant and Soil Science

The course will cover the basic fundamentals of physical science and our natural resources with emphasis on landscape fundamentals, forestry, land use and wildlife, growing plants and proper use in landscape design. Students are encouraged to have plant projects in the school greenhouse.

3535, 3535AG, 3535PC (Norte Vista) *