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$130\mathrm{.}24.$ Agricultural Power Systems $($One to Two Credits$).$

TEKS with edits Committee Comments

$($a$)$

General requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades $10-12.$ The

recommended prerequisite for this class is Principles of Agriculture, Food and Natural

Resources.

$($b$)$ Introduction.

$(1)$

Career and Technical Education instruction provides content aligned with challenging

academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their

education and succeed in current or emerging professions.

$(2)$

The Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster focuses on the production,

processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities

and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and

other plant and animal products$/$resources$.$

$($b$)(3)$

Introduction. To be prepared for careers in agricultural power, structural, and technical

systems, students should attain academic skills and knowledge; acquire technical knowledge

and skills related to power, structural, and technical agricultural systems and the workplace;

and develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements,

industry certifications, and industry expectations. To prepare for success, students should

have opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge and technical

skills in a variety of settings. This course is designed to develop an understanding of power

and control systems as related to energy sources, small and large power systems, and

agricultural machinery.

$(4)$ Students are encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as career and

technical student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.

$(5)$ Statements that contain the word $$including$$ reference content that must be mastered, while

those containing the phrase $$such as$$ are intended as possible illustrative examples.

$($c$)$ Knowledge and skills.

$(1)$

The student outlines the employability skills of a successful employee to meet current

industry and societal standards demonstrates professional standards$/$employability skills as

required by business and industry. The student is expected to:

$($A$)$ identify career development and entrepreneurship opportunities in the field of power,

structural, and technical systems;

$($B$)$ apply competencies related to resources, information, interpersonal skills, problem

solving, and critical thinking in power, structural, and technical systems;

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$($C$)$ examine licensing, certification, and credentialing requirements to maintain compliance

with industry requirements;

$($D$)$ demonstrate knowledge of personal and occupational health and safety practices in the

workplace; and

$($E$)$ identify employers' expectations, including and appropriate work habits, ethical

conduct, legal responsibilities, and good citizenship skills.;and

$($F$)$ demonstrate good citizenship characteristics including advocacy, stewardship and

community leadership.

$(2)$ The student develops an improved supervised agriculture experience program as it relates to

agriculture, food, and natural resources. The student is expected to:

$($A$)$

plan, propose, conduct,document 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;

$($B$)$ apply proper record$-$keeping recordkeeping skills as they relate to a supervised

experience;

$($C$)$ design and use a customized record$-$keeping recordkeeping system for the individual

supervised experience;

$($C$)($D$)$ participate in youth leadership opportunities to create a well$-$rounded experience

program in agriculture; and

$($D$)($E$)$ produce a challenging approach for a local program of activities strategic plan in

agriculture.

$(3)$ The student connects power generation to differing energy sources. The student is expected

to:

$($A$)$ discuss examine benefits and detriments of petroleum and alternative energy sources;

$($B$)$ compare environmental impacts of varying energy sources;

$($C$)$ compare efficiency and characteristics of different energy sources; and

$($D$)$ discuss investigate the efficiency of power generation systems that use various energy

sources.

$(4)$ The student selects the appropriate tool to perform a given task related to agricultural power

systems. The student is expected to:

$($A$)$ select and identify standard tools, equipment, and safety procedures common to power

and control applications;

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$($B$)$ follow operating instructions of specialized tools and equipment such as micrometers,

digital multimeters, and dynameters dynamometers;

$($C$)$ set up and adjust tools and equipment such as