Units and Topics of Instruction       Hours of           TEKS                   Alignment to 

                                                       Instruction                                Curriculum Material      

                                                      

A. Employability Characteristics          10                 

of a Successful Worker in the         

Modern Workplace

   1. Career Development                     2                  (c)(1)(A)               8000,8220-A

       Relating to Entrepreneurship                             (c)(1)(D)                        8840-A

       and Employment Opportunities

   2. Resource Allocation                       1                  (c)(1)(B)                         8000

   3. Information Processing                   1                   (c)(1)(B)                         8000

   4. Interpersonal Relations                   1                   (c)(1)(B)                         8000

   5. Social, Organizational, and             1                   (c)(1)(B)                         8000

       Technological System

   6. Selection and Applicaton of            1                   (c)(1)(B)                         8000

       Technology

   7. Personal and Occupational             1                   (c)(1)(B)                         8000

       Safety Practices in the

       Workplace

   8. Supervised Agriclture                     2                  (c)(1)(E)                8000, 8002-D

       Experience Activities                                                                        8502, 8002-D

                                                                                                       SAEP-E, SAEP-G

B. Identify and Select                           5

    Agricultural Tractors

    and Equipment

    1. Identifying Agriulture                   1                   (c)(2)(A)                           8792-A

        Machines and Equipment                                                                          8794-A

    2. Identifying Accessories,               1                  (c)(2)(A)                           8792-A

        Attachments, and Components                                                                  8794-A

        of Agricultural Tractors and

        Equipment

   3. Applying Management Principles    3                 (c)(2)(A)                           8221-A

       in the Selection of Agricultural

       Tractors and Equipment

C. Principles of Engine Operation and      5

     Diagnosis

    1. Scientific Principles of Engine       2                 (c)(2)(B)                            8203-A

        Operation                                                                                                 8793-A

    2. Diagnosing Engine Operating       3                  (c)(2)(B)              8203-B, 8791-A

        Conditions                                                                                                8792-D

D. Operation and Service of the         40              

     Electrical, Air Conditioning,

     Cooling, Fuel and Air, Power

     Train, Brake, Hydraulic,

     and Lubrication Systems and

     Tires and Wheels

     1. Operation and Service of          4                    (c)(2)(D)            8211-A, 8231-A

         the Electrical System                                                                                8794-E

    2. Operaton and Service of the       4                   (c)(2)(D)                            8794-I

        Air Conditioning System

    3. Operatoin and Service of the      4                   (c)(2)(D)                           8206-A

        Cooling System

    4. Operation and Service of the      4                   (c)(2)(D)                           8794-B

       Fuel and Air System                                                                                  8794-D

    5. Operation and Service of the     6                    (c)(2)(D)                           8204-A

        Power Train

    6. Operation and Service of the     4                    (c)(2)(D)                            8794-H

        Brake and Steering System

    7. Operatoin and Service of the     6                    (c)(2)(D)                            8794-G

        Hydraulic System                                                                                          8796

    8. Operation and Service of the     4                    (c)(2)(D)                            8794-C

        Lubrication System

    9. Service of Tires and Wheels      4                    (c)(2)(D)                            8206-B

E. Understand and Use Paint and      3

    Other Preservatives to Protect

    Agricultural Tractors and

    Equipment     

     1. Selecting and Applying Paints   3                    (c)(2)(E)                           8224-A

         and Other Preservatives

F. Service and Repair Small Gasoline  3

    Engines

    1. Maintaining and Trouble             3                    (c)(2)(C)             8793-A, 8793-B

        Shooting Small Air-Cooled                                                                       8793-C

        Gas Engines

G.  Set-up, Adjust, Operate, and       20

      Maintain Farm Machinery and

      Equipment

    1.  Setting up and adjusting farm       5                  (c)(2)(E)                           8792-E

        Machinery and Equipment

    2.  Operating Farm Tractors and       5                 (c)(2)(E)                          8201-A

         Equipment.

    3.  Maintaining Agricultural

         Tractors and                              10                 (c)(2)(E)                            8201-B

H. Understand and Perform                20              

     Maintenance, Repair, and

     Fabrication of Agricultural               

     Equipment with Electric and

     Oxy-fuel Welding Procedures

     1. Metal Technology and                 5                  (c)(3)(A)            8227-A, 8786-A

         Weld Quality                                                                             8609-A, 8609-B

     2. Oxy-fuel Cutting and Welding      5                  (c)(3)(A)                          8609-A

     3. Electric Welding Principles           5                  (c)(3)(A)            8609-B, 8609-C

         and Procedures                                                                                       8609-D

    4. Specialized Cutting and                 5                  (c)(3)(A)            8782-A, 8780-B

        Welding Procedures                                                                       8784, 8787-A

I. Perform Soldering and Cold              5  

   Metal Skills

   1. Soldering Procedures                    1                   (c)(3)(B)                          8785-A

   2. Selection and Application              1                   (c)(3)(B)                              8617

       of Fasteners                                                                                               8792-C

   3. Cold Metal Tool and                     1                   (c)(3)(B)                    8608, 8626

       Equipment Use and                                                                                    8780-A

       Maintenance

   4. Drilling, Cutting, Tapping,              2                   (c)(3)(B)                          8781-A

       and Threading Metals

J. Plan and Construct Agricultural         10

    Structures

    1. Planning Agricultural Sturctures     1                    (c)(4)(A)                        8229-A

    2. Preparing Plans and Drawings       1                    (c)(4)(A)                        8605-B

    3. Utilizing Computers and                1                    (c)(4)(A)                            8764

        Computer Assisted Design

   4. Selecting Building Materials            2                    (c)(4)(A)                        8229-B

   5. Constructing Agricultural                3                    (c)(4)(A)                        8229-C

       Structures 

   6. Constructing Fences and                2                    (c)(4)(A)                            8607

       Livestock Handling                                                                                        8766

       Fecilities

K. Understand Use of Concrete            8

      and Masonry in Agricultural

      Construction

     1. Principles of Concrete and           1                   (c)(4)(B)                         8230-A

         Masonry Construction

     2. Planning and Mixing Quality         1                   (c)(4)(B)                         8230-B

         Concrete

     3. Reinforcing and Placing               2                    (c)(4)(B)                        8230-C

         Concrete

    4. Finishing and Curing Concrete      2                    (c)(4)(B)                        8230-C

    5. Using Tilt-up Forming and            1                    (c)(4)(B)                         8230-C

        Shotcrete in Agricultural                                                                                8768

        Construction

   6. Using Masonry in Agricultural        1                    (c)(4)(B)                             8769

        Construction

L. Selection and Use of Electrical          6 

    Materials and Equipment and

    Performance of Electrical Wiring

   Skills

   1. Principles of Electricity                    2                  (c)(4)(C)                         8231-A

   2. Planning Electrical Circuits              2                   (c)(4)(C)                         8231-B

   3. Installing Electrical Circuits             2                    (c)(4)(C)                        8231-C

       and Equipment

M. Selection of Electrical Motors,         6

      Controls, and Equipment for

      Agricultural Applications

     1. Principles of Operation of             2                   (c)(4)(D)                        8231-A

         Electrical Motors and Controls                                                                     8795

     2. Selecting Electrical Motors and     2                   (c)(4)(D)                        8232-A

         Contols Based on Application                                                                      8795

          and Operating Environment

     3. Installing, Servicing, and Trouble   2                   (c)(4)(D)                       8232-A

         Shooting Electrical Motors and                                                                     8795

         Controls

N. Plan, Establish, Understand, and        6 

     Maintain Water Management and

     Irrigation Systems

     1. Principes of Soil and Water           2                   (c)(5)(A)              8233-A, 8773

         Management                                                                                            8850-A

     2. Principes of Irrigation                    2                   (c)(5)(A)              8233-A, 8773

     3. Planning and Managing a               2                   (c)(5)(A)                        8233-B

         Water System

O. Understand and Perform Skills           3

     in Land Measuring and Leveling

    1. Land Classification and Measuring    1                 (c)(5)(B)              8234-A, 8772

                                                                                                          8851-A, 8851-B

                                                                                                                        8851-C

    2. Land Surveying and Leveling           2                  (c)(5)(B)              8234-B, 8771

                                                                                                                            8772