Standards - Career & Technical Education

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining equipment; utilizing materials and protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field, investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Demonstrate digital literacy by using digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

Participate in a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Participate in Supervised Agricultural Experiences and/or work-based, experiential, and service learning.

Acquire and communicate information regarding the history of aquaculture.

Construct an explanation of the role of aquaculture within the field of agriculture, including its history as a traditional means of producing food.

Collect and analyze data to summarize the economic significance of aquaculture at the local, state, and national levels.

Obtain and communicate information from published materials regarding technological advancements in aquaculture, from simple impoundments to high-technology closed aquatic systems.

Compare and contrast the distribution of freshwater, brackish water, and saltwater ecosystems, then construct a graphical representation depicting the amounts and percentages found in different reservoirs in the southeastern United States.

Gather and synthesize information to explain how biological, geological, and hydrological phenomena impact aquatic systems.

Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate methods of monitoring common water quality parameters in the aquaculture industry including temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, alkalinity, hardness, ammonia, and nitrites.

Construct an investigation and create an evidence-based explanation of ways water quality affects fish habitats, health, and performance in aquatic production systems.

Obtain and communicate information to explain the importance of providing correctly-designed aquaculture structures and necessary aquatic equipment.

Obtain and communicate information to explain the procedures involved in fish farm production, including selecting suitable farm land or area, fish farm type, cage or pond construction, fish species, feeding, management, harvesting and marketing.

Develop and use models of aquaculture systems to produce aquatic crops.

Develop and use models to illustrate the structure and explain the function of various body systems of common aquatic animals.

Construct and use Punnett square models to calculate the genotype and phenotype for specific characteristics in aquatic animals.

Analyze and interpret data to compare adaptations that allow organisms to exist in specific aquatic environments.

Use dichotomous keys to classify aquaculture species using binomial nomenclature.

Analyze and interpret data to evaluate behavioral and environmental factors that affect growth rates of aquatic organisms, including reproductive habits, feeding habits, interdependence of organisms, overcrowding, and seasonal changes.

Analyze and interpret data to indicate how the fishing industry impacts fish populations, water quality, and aquatic habitats.

Research and present information regarding government regulation of aquatic production, safe storage and transport of aquatic crops, and marketing strategies.