Veterinary Pet Care Semester Curriculum
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 - Lab Safety - Unit Objectives
Monday: no school
Tuesday: Course intro
Wednesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Thursday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Friday: Test - Lab Safety
Week 2 - Pet Portfolio Project
Monday: Labor Day - No School
Tuesday: Intro to the Pet Portfolio.
Wednesday: Pet Portfolio Work Time
Thursday: Pet Portfolio Work Time
Friday: Finish Pet Portfolio (due date TBD); intro to the Supervised Career Experience Project
Week 3 - Animal Handling and Restraint - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Animal Handling
Tuesday: Animal Handling Notes & Notesheet (due date TBD)
Wednesday (late start): Animal Handling Quiz
Thursday: Animal Handling - Live Animals
Friday (Parent's Day): Choosing a Career- Supervised Career Experience Project; you can also use the Career Cruising site for info for this assignment.
Week 4 - Veterinary Physical Exams - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Physical Exams
Tuesday: Physical Exams Notes & Notesheet (due date TBD)
Wednesday: Physical Exams Worksheet
Thursday: Quiz - Physical Exams (Notes & Worksheet Due date TBD)
Friday: Choosing a College - Supervised Career Experience Project; you can also use Career Cruising to find information on colleges.
Week 5 - Oral Exams - Animal Handling and Physical Exams
Monday: Physical Exams Oral Exam (Physical Exam Steps) & Ag Literacy Project (access All Creatures Great and Small by clicking here)
Tuesday: Make-up Day & Ag Literacy Project (access All Creatures Great and Small by clicking here)
Wednesday: Physical Exams Oral Exam & Ag Literacy Project (access All Creatures Great and Small by clicking here)
Thursday: Physical Exams Oral Exam & Ag Literacy Project (access All Creatures Great and Small by clicking here)
Friday: Physical Exams Oral Exam & Ag Literacy Project (due at end of hour)
Week 6 - Wound Repair Mechanisms - Unit Objectives_
Monday: Wound Repair Intro; Begin notes
Tuesday: Wound Repair Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Finish notes; Wound repair group worksheet
Thursday: Quiz - Wound Repair (Notes due date TBD)
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 7 - Bandaging Techniques - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to bandages - Bandaging Video; start notes.
Tuesday: Bandaging Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Dressing Cladograms; Bandaging Lab
Thursday: Bandaging Review and Quiz
Friday: No school - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week 8 - Sutures and Stitches - Unit Objectives
Monday: Sutures Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Tuesday: Banana Sutures - Interrupted Sutures (Instructional Video)
Wednesday: Banana Sutures - Continuous Sutures (Instructional Video)
Thursday: Review and Quiz: Sutures
Friday: Resumes - Supervised Career Experience Project
Week 9 - Midterm Exam
Monday: Midterm Practice - Multiple Choice
Tuesday: Midterm Review
Wednesday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #1
Thursday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #2
Friday: Peer Review of Resumes - Supervised Career Experience Project
Week 10 - Emergency Responses - Unit Objectives
Monday: Emergency Response Video & Notesheet
Tuesday: Emergency Response Video & Notesheet
Wednesday: Emergency Response Video & Notesheet
Thursday: Emergency Response Flyers
Friday: Emergency Response Flyers
Week 11 - Emergency Responses - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Cover Letters - Supervised Career Experience Project
Tuesday: Emergency Response Summaries and Worksheet
Wednesday: Finish and Grade Emergency Response Worksheet; Jeopardy Quiz Review
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Emergency Responses
Friday: Peer Review of Cover Letters and Final Drafts (first draft of cover letter needed)
Week 12 - Pet Nutrition - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pet Nutrition - Example Commercial ; second Example Commercial, and Discussion
Tuesday: Pet Nutrition Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Pet Nutrition Worksheet
Thursday: Nutrition Review and Quiz
Friday: Job Interviews - Supervised Career Experience Project; Video 1, Video 2; Video 3
Week 13 - Thanksgiving
Monday: Tour of Gateway Technical College -OR- Choosing a College Reading
Tuesday: The Kidney Reading 1 and Reading 2 & Discussion
Wednesday: Kidney Dissections
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school
Week 14 - Choosing a Pet Food - Unit Objectives
Monday: Review of Pet Nutrition; Intro to Choosing a Pet Food - How Pet Food is Made; The Pet Food Choice exercise (between two brands)
Tuesday: Choosing a Pet Food Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Choosing a Pet Food Worksheet
Thursday: Review and Quiz: Choosing a Pet Food
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 15 - Pet Obesity - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pet Obesity - Video and discussion
Tuesday: Pet Obesity Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Pet Obesity Quiz
Thursday: Nutrition Test Review - Jeopardy
Friday: Unit Test
Week 16 - Veterinary Reproductive Health - Unit Objectives
Monday: Reproductive Health Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Reproductive Health Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Group Whiteboard Discussion - How are sperm and egg cells made?
Thursday: Repro Health Lab - Play-doh Repro Tracts demo
Friday: Review & Quiz: Reproductive Health
Week 17 - Grooming and Clipping a Dog - Unit Objectives
Monday: Grooming and Clipping a Dog Notes & Notesheet
Tuesday: Finish and Grade Grooming and Clipping a Dog
Winter Break begins Dec 23rd
Week 18 - The Final Project
Monday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project
Tuesday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project
Wednesday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project; Career Experience Presentations
Thursday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project; Career Experience Presentations
Friday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project; Career Experience Presentations
Week 19 - Final Exams
Monday: Review of Material
Tuesday: Review of Material
Wednesday: Final Exams
Thursday: Final Exams
Friday: Final Exams
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 - Lab Safety - Unit Objectives
Monday: no school
Tuesday: Course intro
Wednesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Thursday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Friday: Test - Lab Safety
Week 2 - Pet Portfolio Project
Monday: Labor Day - No School
Tuesday: Intro to the Pet Portfolio.
Wednesday: Pet Portfolio Work Time
Thursday: Pet Portfolio Work Time
Friday: Finish Pet Portfolio (due date TBD); intro to the Supervised Career Experience Project
Week 3 - Animal Handling and Restraint - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Animal Handling
Tuesday: Animal Handling Notes & Notesheet (due date TBD)
Wednesday (late start): Animal Handling Quiz
Thursday: Animal Handling - Live Animals
Friday (Parent's Day): Choosing a Career- Supervised Career Experience Project; you can also use the Career Cruising site for info for this assignment.
Week 4 - Veterinary Physical Exams - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Physical Exams
Tuesday: Physical Exams Notes & Notesheet (due date TBD)
Wednesday: Physical Exams Worksheet
Thursday: Quiz - Physical Exams (Notes & Worksheet Due date TBD)
Friday: Choosing a College - Supervised Career Experience Project; you can also use Career Cruising to find information on colleges.
Week 5 - Oral Exams - Animal Handling and Physical Exams
Monday: Physical Exams Oral Exam (Physical Exam Steps) & Ag Literacy Project (access All Creatures Great and Small by clicking here)
Tuesday: Make-up Day & Ag Literacy Project (access All Creatures Great and Small by clicking here)
Wednesday: Physical Exams Oral Exam & Ag Literacy Project (access All Creatures Great and Small by clicking here)
Thursday: Physical Exams Oral Exam & Ag Literacy Project (access All Creatures Great and Small by clicking here)
Friday: Physical Exams Oral Exam & Ag Literacy Project (due at end of hour)
Week 6 - Wound Repair Mechanisms - Unit Objectives_
Monday: Wound Repair Intro; Begin notes
Tuesday: Wound Repair Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Finish notes; Wound repair group worksheet
Thursday: Quiz - Wound Repair (Notes due date TBD)
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 7 - Bandaging Techniques - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to bandages - Bandaging Video; start notes.
Tuesday: Bandaging Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Dressing Cladograms; Bandaging Lab
Thursday: Bandaging Review and Quiz
Friday: No school - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week 8 - Sutures and Stitches - Unit Objectives
Monday: Sutures Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Tuesday: Banana Sutures - Interrupted Sutures (Instructional Video)
Wednesday: Banana Sutures - Continuous Sutures (Instructional Video)
Thursday: Review and Quiz: Sutures
Friday: Resumes - Supervised Career Experience Project
Week 9 - Midterm Exam
Monday: Midterm Practice - Multiple Choice
Tuesday: Midterm Review
Wednesday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #1
Thursday: Multiple Choice Midterm Exam #2
Friday: Peer Review of Resumes - Supervised Career Experience Project
Week 10 - Emergency Responses - Unit Objectives
Monday: Emergency Response Video & Notesheet
Tuesday: Emergency Response Video & Notesheet
Wednesday: Emergency Response Video & Notesheet
Thursday: Emergency Response Flyers
Friday: Emergency Response Flyers
Week 11 - Emergency Responses - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Cover Letters - Supervised Career Experience Project
Tuesday: Emergency Response Summaries and Worksheet
Wednesday: Finish and Grade Emergency Response Worksheet; Jeopardy Quiz Review
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Emergency Responses
Friday: Peer Review of Cover Letters and Final Drafts (first draft of cover letter needed)
Week 12 - Pet Nutrition - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pet Nutrition - Example Commercial ; second Example Commercial, and Discussion
Tuesday: Pet Nutrition Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Pet Nutrition Worksheet
Thursday: Nutrition Review and Quiz
Friday: Job Interviews - Supervised Career Experience Project; Video 1, Video 2; Video 3
Week 13 - Thanksgiving
Monday: Tour of Gateway Technical College -OR- Choosing a College Reading
Tuesday: The Kidney Reading 1 and Reading 2 & Discussion
Wednesday: Kidney Dissections
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school
Week 14 - Choosing a Pet Food - Unit Objectives
Monday: Review of Pet Nutrition; Intro to Choosing a Pet Food - How Pet Food is Made; The Pet Food Choice exercise (between two brands)
Tuesday: Choosing a Pet Food Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Choosing a Pet Food Worksheet
Thursday: Review and Quiz: Choosing a Pet Food
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 15 - Pet Obesity - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pet Obesity - Video and discussion
Tuesday: Pet Obesity Notes (PDF) & Notesheet
Wednesday: Pet Obesity Quiz
Thursday: Nutrition Test Review - Jeopardy
Friday: Unit Test
Week 16 - Veterinary Reproductive Health - Unit Objectives
Monday: Reproductive Health Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Reproductive Health Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Group Whiteboard Discussion - How are sperm and egg cells made?
Thursday: Repro Health Lab - Play-doh Repro Tracts demo
Friday: Review & Quiz: Reproductive Health
Week 17 - Grooming and Clipping a Dog - Unit Objectives
Monday: Grooming and Clipping a Dog Notes & Notesheet
Tuesday: Finish and Grade Grooming and Clipping a Dog
Winter Break begins Dec 23rd
Week 18 - The Final Project
Monday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project
Tuesday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project
Wednesday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project; Career Experience Presentations
Thursday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project; Career Experience Presentations
Friday: Pet Owner's Guide - Final Project; Career Experience Presentations
Week 19 - Final Exams
Monday: Review of Material
Tuesday: Review of Material
Wednesday: Final Exams
Thursday: Final Exams
Friday: Final Exams