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