Designed for use by individuals enrolled in vocational agricultural classes, these student materials deal with setting up and using a tripod level, staking out foundations, differential leveling, and staking out fence lines. Topics covered in the unit are different kinds of tripod levels, the parts of a tripod level, transporting a tripod level, checking and adjusting a level, using a target rod, terminology used when operating a farm level, staking out foundations, differential leveling, and staking out fence lines. The unit includes instructional text as well as five suggested student activities based on the text. (MN)