Scope and Sequence for 20___-20___ School Year
Instructor:
Cluster: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Course Name: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Ecology Management (1/2 to 1 Credit)
Course Requirements: The course is recommended for students in Grades 9-12
Course Description:
To be prepared for careers in natural resource systems, students need to attain academic skills and knowledge, acquire technical
knowledge and skills related to natural resources, and develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry
requirements, and industry expectations. To prepare for success, students need opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer
their knowledge and skills in a variety of settings. This course examines the management of game and non-game wildlife species,
fish, and aquacrops and their ecological needs as related to current agricultural practices.
Recommended resources:
Instructional Materials Service Current catalog. Texas A&M University-Instructional Materials Service
(http://www.myimsservices.com)
Lessons listed are in course listed as Wildlife, Fisheries, and Ecology Management
Week
Number
TEKS Taught
Topic/Unit Title
130.15c2B,C
The student analyzes the importance of wildlife, with an emphasis on use and
management:
The student will discuss the history of wildlife, fisheries, and ecology management and
then discuss the policies, laws, and the administration of wildlife, fisheries, and ecology
management.
The student analyzes the importance of wildlife, with an emphasis on use and
management:
The student will analyze the importance of wildlife, fisheries, and ecology management
and describe how public recreation use is a product
The student knows the interrelationships between the various aspects of wildlife and
outdoor public use management:
The student will identify special areas of importance in wildlife and public use
management, list factors involved in landowner and property rights, and describe
solutions to issues concerning public protection.
Week 1
130.15c2A,D
Week 2
130.15c4A,D,H
Week 3
130.15c4B,C,E
Week 4
130.15c4F,G
Week 5
130.15c4I,J
Week 6
The student knows the interrelationships between the various aspects of wildlife and
outdoor public use management:
The student will identify laws and regulations regarding the use of wildlife resources,
discuss laws and regulations regarding recreation safety, and demonstrate specific
safety certification requirements.
The student knows the interrelationships between the various aspects of wildlife and
outdoor public use management:
The student will demonstrate precautions to use when interfacing with the public
concerning regulations and law enforcement and describe security issues for closed and
restricted areas
The student knows the interrelationships between the various aspects of wildlife and
outdoor public use management:
The student will recognize potential threatening situations for public and other users as
well as identify the appropriate law enforcement authority.
Week
Number
TEKS Taught
Topic/Unit Title
130.15c1A,B
The student learns the employability characteristics of a successful employee:
The student will identify career development and entrepreneurship opportunities in the
field of natural resources and apply competencies related to resources, information,
interpersonal skills, and systems of operation in natural resources.
Week 7
130.15c3A
Week 8
130.15c3B
Week 9
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The student knows the scientific basis for wildlife management:
The student will identify game and non-game species.
130.15c3C
The student knows the scientific basis for wildlife management:
The student will describe the management of wildlife populations.
130.15c4K
The student knows the interrelationships between the various aspects of wildlife and
outdoor public use management:
The student will describe wildlife harvest techniques and procedures.
130.15c3B
The student knows the scientific basis for wildlife management:
The student will identify fish species.
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
The student knows the scientific basis for wildlife management:
The student will identify the basic ecological concepts of game management
Week
Number
TEKS Taught
130.15c4L
Week 13
The student knows the interrelationships between the various aspects of wildlife
and outdoor public use management:
The student will describe fish harvest techniques and procedures.
130.15c3D,E
The student knows the scientific basis for wildlife management:
The student will identify observable diseases impacting plants and animals as well as
describe how to report observance of disease infestations.
130.15c11A,B,C
The student develops an improved supervised agriculture experience program as it
relates to agriculture, food, and natural resources:
The student will plan, propose, conduct, and evaluate entrepreneurship; placement;
exploratory; research, either experimental or analytical; improvement;
supplementary; laboratory-based; or other identified, supervised agricultural
experience as an experiential learning activity, apply proper record-keeping skills as
they relate to a supervised experience, and design and use a customized recordkeeping system for the individual supervised experience.
The student examines natural cycles and related phenomena to describe ecologic
concepts and principles:
The student will explain the hydrologic, nitrogen, carbon, and nutrient cycles.
Week 14
Week 15
130.15c5A
Week 16
130.15c5B,C
The student examines natural cycles and related phenomena to describe ecologic
concepts and principles:
The student will describe succession and population dynamics.
130.15c5D,E
The student examines natural cycles and related phenomena to describe ecologic
concepts and principles:
The student will distinguish between primary and secondary producers and will also
describe predator-prey relationships.
Week 17
Week 18
Topic/Unit Title
Week
Number
TEKS Taught
130.15c5F,G,I
Week 19
130.15c8A,B, C
Week 20
130.15c5H
Week 21
130.15c6A,B,C,D
Week 22
The student examines natural cycles and related phenomena to describe ecologic
concepts and principles:
The student will identify potential pollution sources, define watershed boundaries,
and describe the influence of weather and climatic factors.
The student executes various natural resource enhancement techniques using
scientific knowledge from the study of environment and wildlife:
The student will demonstrate stream enhancement techniques, wildlife habitat
enhancement techniques, and public use and recreation area enhancement
techniques.
The student examines natural cycles and related phenomena to describe ecologic
concepts and principles:
The student will use the stream classification system.
The student applies cartographic skills to natural resource activities:
The student will describe different types of maps, interpret map features and legends,
compare map scale and actual distance, and determine direction from a map.
130.15c6E,F
The student applies cartographic skills to natural resource activities:
The student will determine elevation and terrain features from topographic maps as
well as use directional tools with maps to locate position.
130.15c6G,H
The student applies cartographic skills to natural resource activities:
The student will use a land survey and coordinate system as well as use a Geographic
Information System to interfere with geospatial data and interpret photos and
images.
Week 23
Week 24
Topic/Unit Title
Week
Number
TEKS Taught
130.15c7F
The student obtains planning data by monitoring natural resource status:
The student will use a Geographic Information System to analyze resource data.
130.15c7A
The student obtains planning data by monitoring natural resource status:
The student will describe resource inventory and population studies.
Week 25
Week 26
130.15c7B,C,D
The student obtains planning data by monitoring natural resource status:
The student will devise sample plots and points, identify and locate resources, and
interpret data concerning resource availability and health.
130.15c7E,G,H
The student obtains planning data by monitoring natural resource status:
The student will organize databases of resource data, create a technical report, and
describe the relationship of harvest levels to long-term availability of resources.
130.15c9A
The student demonstrates the concepts related to the importance of facilities,
harvest, processing, and marketing of aquaculture products:
The student will discuss the importance and progress of aquaculture as an emerging
industry.
130.15c9B
The student demonstrates the concepts related to the importance of facilities,
harvest, processing, and marketing of aquaculture products:
The student will identify and classify plant and animal aquaculture species.
Week 27
Week 28
Week 29
Week 30
Topic/Unit Title
Week
Number
TEKS Taught
Topic/Unit Title
130.15c10A
The student demonstrates concepts related to optimum production:
The student will describe nutritional aspects of aquaculture production.
130.15c10B
The student demonstrates concepts related to optimum production:
The student will discuss requirements for optimum growth of species-specific
aquacrops.
130.15c10C
The student demonstrates concepts related to optimum production:
The student will plan and administer treatments for diseases, parasites, predators,
and pests of species-specific aquacrops.
Week 31
Week 32
Week 33
130.15c10D,E,F,G,H
The student demonstrates concepts related to optimum production:
The student will recognize weather-related dangers, hazards as they relate to terrain,
and hazardous situations; as well identify poisonous plants and animals and
demonstrate personal fire prevention precautions while working in natural
environments.
130.15c11D,E
The student develops an improved supervised agriculture experience program as it
relates to agriculture, food, and natural resources:
The student will participate in youth leadership opportunities to create a wellrounded experience program in agriculture as well as produce a challenging approach
for a local program of activities in agriculture.
The student learns the employability characteristics of a successful employee:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of personal and occupational health and
safety practices in the workplace and identify employers’ expectations, including
appropriate work habits, ethical conduct, legal responsibilities, and good citizenship
skills.
Week 34
Week 35
130.15c1C,D
Week 36
Revised by: Ashley Hambleton, Texas A&M University.
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