Subject description
Sustainable agriculture aims to produce food, fibre, plant or animal products whilst having minimal effects on the environment. Agriculture in school is a great way to introduce students to arguably one of the most important industries to the world.
Agriculture aims to provide students with an opportunity to experience inquiry based, hands-on learning. Students will explore agricultural industries in all aspects including, but not limited to farming and marketing.
Skills developed
- Team building
- Practical life skills
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Technology use
Out of class requirements
It is expected that students will need to complete approximately 1 hour of homework/study each week due to the demands of this subject.
What’s important for this subject?
It is expected that students have a passion for outdoor work and enjoy planning, creating and maintaining projects in a sustainable way.
Course Outline and Assessment
Students will study Sustainable Agriculture for one semester in Year 10, where they are provided with the opportunities to learn in a hands-on, real world agricultural context.
Unit 1
They will learn about plants and their role in agriculture, including propagation systems (both sexual and asexual), nutrient and environmental requirements and how to assess plant health. In addition to this, students will learn about the importance of sustainable agriculture to the Australian economy, investigate possible careers and opportunities within agriculture and discuss Indigenous practices.
Whilst learning this theory, students will have the opportunity to cultivate plants from seeds and conduct general maintenance of the Ag farm. This will include using, cleaning and storing equipment appropriately and working collaboratively in a group. Unit 2Students will learn about animals and their role in agriculture, focussing on poultry including meat chicken and egg chicken farming. Students will experience practical poultry husbandry by hatching and caring for chicks, as well as managing our laying hens. In addition to this, students will learn about the importance of ethical and sustainable agriculture to the Australian economy and investigate possible careers and opportunities within this field.
Whilst learning about poultry and caring for the chicks and chickens, students will also be involved in goat husbandry, cropping and conducting general maintenance of the Ag farm. This will include using, cleaning and storing equipment appropriately and working collaboratively in a group.
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General Subjects
| Applied Subjects
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Biology - B General Science, and a C English
Chemistry - B General Science, B General Mathematics, and a C English
Psychology - B General Science, and a C English
Physics - B General Science, B General Mathematics, and a C English
| Science in Practice - no prerequisite
Aquatic Practices - no prerequisite
Agricultural Practices – no prerequisite
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