Page 1 of 17 YEAR 9 AGRICULTURE Cows Create Careers Due Date: 03 th September 2018 Assessment Name: Cows Create Careers Mark: /45 Weighting: 30 % SYLLABUS OUTCOMES TO BE ASSESSED: 5.1.1 Explains why identified plant species and animal breeds have been used in agricultural enterprises and developed for the Australian environment and/or markets 5.1.2 Explains the interactions within and between agricultural enterprises and systems 5.2.1 Explains the interactions within and between the agricultural sector and Australia’s economy, culture and society 5.3.1 Investigates and implements responsible production systems for plant and animal enterprises 5.3.2 Investigates and applies responsible marketing principles and processes 5.3.4 Explains and evaluates the impact of management decisions on animal production enterprises 5.4.3 Implements and justifies the application of animal welfare guidelines to agricultural practices 5.5.1 Designs, undertakes, analyses and evaluates experiments and investigates problems in agricultural contexts 5.5.2 Collects and analyses agricultural data and communicates results using a range of technologies DIRECTIVES TO BE ASSESSED: Evaluate:- Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of Explain:- Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how Analyse:- Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications Evaluate:- Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of Investigate:- Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about Collects:- Bring or gather together Designs:- Plan to show the look and function or workings of a concept or other object before it is made. Undertakes:- To do or begin to do something Implements:- Put into effect/action, put into practice, carry out, carry through
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YEAR 9 AGRICULTURE
Cows Create Careers
Due Date: 03th September 2018
Assessment Name: Cows Create Careers
Mark: /45 Weighting: 30 %
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES TO BE ASSESSED:
5.1.1 Explains why identified plant species and animal breeds have been used in agricultural enterprises and developed for the Australian environment and/or markets 5.1.2 Explains the interactions within and between agricultural enterprises and systems
5.2.1 Explains the interactions within and between the agricultural sector and Australia’s economy, culture and society
5.3.1 Investigates and implements responsible production systems for plant and animal enterprises
5.3.2 Investigates and applies responsible marketing principles and processes
5.3.4 Explains and evaluates the impact of management decisions on animal production enterprises 5.4.3 Implements and justifies the application of animal welfare guidelines to agricultural practices
5.5.1 Designs, undertakes, analyses and evaluates experiments and investigates problems in agricultural contexts
5.5.2 Collects and analyses agricultural data and communicates results using a range of technologies
DIRECTIVES TO BE ASSESSED:
Evaluate:- Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
Explain:- Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how
Analyse:- Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications
Evaluate:- Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
Investigate:- Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about
Collects:- Bring or gather together
Designs:- Plan to show the look and function or workings of a concept or other object before it is made.
Undertakes:- To do or begin to do something
Implements:- Put into effect/action, put into practice, carry out, carry through
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TASK DESCRIPTION Cows Create Careers (CCC) is a dairy industry based project designed specifically for secondary school students in New South Wales by the dairy industry. The aim is to provide a platform for students studying Agriculture to work with dairy industry advocates and dairy farmers to learn about the rural industries and ways for caring for animals. At the beginning of term 3 Picton High School received two young calves ( 3 weeks old) from a local dairy farmer and the students are required to work in groups of 4/5 students to feed the calves, monitor their health and growth and report on their condition. For ease of identification each team will think of a name for their team and take picture(s) of their team with the calves The duration of the CCC project is 3 weeks and at completion each student is required to submit an individual assessment task that demonstrates their skills, knowledge and understanding of calf husbandry and management processes. The individual submission will also be coalesced into a team submission to be eligible for the regional assessment. Students in teams of 4 - 5 will submit either one of the following work for the regional assessment:
(i) 3D Model OR 1.2 Mootube Moovie / PowerPoint - Submit photos of your 3D Model as jpg files OR your Moovie as mp4, wmv or ppt files (see Pages 9&15).
(ii) Snail Mail or E-mail to Dairy Australia with a Scientific Report - Submit your Snail Mail or E-mail and Scientific Report as doc or pub files (see Pages 12&14).
(iii) Take a Funny Photo of your Team with the Calves - Submit a fun and creative photo of your Team with the Calves as a jpg file (see Page 10).
(iv) Student Evaluation (Entry & Exit) Forms - Submit your Student Evaluation Forms either as a hard copy or use the Survey Monkey link (see Pages 10&17).
(v) Final Team Checklist - What have you submitted? Please ensure that your team completes this form (see Page 11).
1. Explain how dairy farmers in Australia decide and select the best dairy breed for their dairy enterprises. (Think about the breed characteristics in terms of milk production per cow, milk quality and ease of handling of the cows)
2. Explain the interactions within and between the animal enterprise (calves) and other enterprises on the school farm (Think about the management of the calves, developing feeding program, providing shelter, management decisions and other farm resourse use for the health and welfare of the calves)
3. Explain the effect of the dairy industry on employment patterns in the Wollondilly shire ( Think about employment opportunities in the dairy industry based on the visits of the Dairy Farmer and the Industry Advocate to the school who both explained the importance of the Australian Dairy Industry to the economy, culture and socio-development of Australia).
4. Investigate and monitor the growth of your calves by taking weekly measurements such as heart girth cross section, length and height using the tape provided (Think about the importance of the measurements to the farmer to make management decisions, for example weaning, need to change their feed, to known if they are healthy and if their growth rate is appropriate for their age).
5. Investigate different types of markets available to the diary industry. (Think about types of dairy products that are available to the consumers such as fresh milk, ice cream, yorgout and other milk products).
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6. Explain, perform and evaluate management operation for the dairy enterprise (Think about all the managemet practices such as feeding, checking health status, providing clean water and changing the bedding materials, that you and your group were egaged in during the calf rearing period in school).
7. Explain and evaluate a management decision undertaken during your cows create career program (Think about the nutritional scouring of the calves and the decision to use vytrate to control the scouring by the class).
8. Implements and justifies the application of animal welfare guidelines during the management of your claves (Think about the provision of adequate housing in accordance with identified codes of practice to ensure that the welfare needs of the calves are adequately provided for).
9. Designs, undertakes, analyses and evaluates experiments and investigates problems when undertaking the cows create careers program. (Think about the weekly measurements that you collected and the processes that you will use to interpret the results. Think about the using graphs and tables to present your data to your audience).
10. Collects and analyses the cows create career data and communicate your results using a range of technologies (Think about the creation of a mootube movie, powerpoint presentation or scientific report in form of an email or letter to Dairy Australia including information about the visit of the dairy farmer and industry advocate to Picton High School).
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MARKING GUIDELINES
Guideline
Mark/Grade
5.1.1 Explains why identified animal breed have been used in the the dairy industry and developed for the Australian environment and/or markets Type of breed – a named diary breed - Identifies breed characteristics Calf production system - Explains the production environment for the calves
- Explains the market (local and domestic) for the product from The enterprise
5.1.2 Explains the interactions within and between agricultural enterprises and systems Feeding program for the claves - Explains the feeding program, for example use of milk Replacer and whole cow liquid milk according to the maunfature’s recommendations on the label and the advise from the dairy farmer, introduction of creep feed and oaten hay Calf management system - Explains type of housing - shelter provided, floor type and bedding materials Farm resource use - Explains type of farm resources used – for example drinkers, feeders, supplementary feeds and routine management.
5.2.1 Explains the interactions within and between the agricultural sector and Australia’s economy, culture and society
Dairy industry inteactions with the Australian economy - Explains types of employment opportunities in the local dairy industry - for example dairy farmer if you want to work on the farm, as an agronomist, agricultural scientist or vet, in manufacturing, transport and logistics, sustainability or even as an artisan cheesemaker, there are plenty of pathways to a great career in the industry. - Explains the reason for the visit of the dairy advocate and Dairy farmer to the school and the management advice that they provided.
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5.3.1 Investigates and implements responsible production systems for plant and animal enterprises
Investigates production system - Monitors and records weekly growth of the calves using the tape provided. - Daily observations of calves’ health based on feed intake, appearance, quality and consistency of fecal out put and level of their physical activity.
5.3.2 Investigates and applies responsible marketing principles and processes - Name different types of milk products (primary and secondry products that are available in the domestick market.
5.3.4 Explains and evaluates the impact of management decisions on animal production enterprises - Explains the use of vytrate to treat nutritional scouring. - Evaluates the impact of vytrate in controlling scouring in the calves. 5.4.3 Implements and justifies the application of animal welfare guidelines to agricultural practices - Justifies the provisision of adequate housing for the calves in accordance with identified codes of practice.
5.5.1 Designs, undertakes, analyses and evaluates experiments and investigates problems in agricultural contexts
- Analyses and evaluation of acquired weekly data in the form of graphs and/or tables to interprete the performances of the calves. For example growth rate, adequacy of feed intake and animal health.
5.5.2 Collects and analyses agricultural data and communicates results using a range of technologies Communication of results. Creation and submission of photos of your 3D Model as jpg files OR your Moovie as mp4, wmv or ppt files (see appendix for format – Pages 7-8).
OR Submission of your Snail Mail or E-mail and Scientific Report as doc or pub files addreesed to the dairy industry, including information about the dairy farmer and the industry advocate that visited the school (see appendix for format – Pages 8-9).
OR Submission of a fun and creative photo of your Team with the Calves as a jpg File (see appendix for format – Page 10).
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Document submission Submission of your Student Evaluation Forms either as a hard copy or use of the Survey Monkey link (see appendix for format – Pages 11-13). Student Exit Surveys: Please find following a Survey Monkey link to complete your Student Exit Surveys for the project:
Submit your Student Evaluation data using the following links:
