Types of SAEs Mr. Stacy

An SAE is… Supervised Agricultural Experience Cognitive approach (purpose is to learn) Hands on learning experience Students learn, practice, expand, and enhance the agricultural and natural resources skills

Me, my SAE, & my FFA Chapter Necessary to advance in the FFA program Necessary to obtain most of your degrees Needed to be National FFA officer State FFA officer Helps with proficiency awards and money at many different FFA levels

My SAE and my Life Allows the opportunity to learn new skills and make money Teaches responsibility and management skills Prepares you to own a business and improves decision making skills

Types of SAEs Entrepreneurship Exploratory Placement Research Experimental Non-Experimental Improvement Supplemental

Entrepreneurship “In charge” of almost anything Plans and operates an enterprise relating to agriculture and natural resources Owns all the materials Keeps fiscal records Assumes all of the financial risks concerned with their SAE Major SAE that takes TIME

Entrepreneurship SAE Examples Owning and operating a lawn care business Owning and operating a hen house & selling the eggs Raising a crop of roses for local florist Growing an acre (or more) of corn, wheat, soy, etc. Owning and operating a small community greenhouse

Exploratory Research based Primarily for beginners Designed for students to better understand agriculture and become aware of careers in the agriculture industry

Exploratory SAE Examples Assisting on a livestock farm for a week Observing a veterinarian at work Take an agriculture class in high school or at a local college Interview an agriscience teacher about their experiences in agriculture Attend an FFA National Convention’s Job Fair

Placement “Placed” in a variety of situations Creates a “learning by doing” environment Job shadowing Similar to Exploratory, but more in depth

Placement SAE Examples Working on a livestock/crop farm Interning at a local agribusiness Being placed at an outdoors recreation park/camping grounds Caring for the plants in the local greenhouse

Experimental Research Research based learning Plan and carry out a major experiment in agriculture an natural resources using the scientific method Allows for “hands-on” in: Learning new knowledge Using the scientific method Showing scientific ideals in agriculture

Experimental SAE Examples Analyzing the effectiveness of different fertilizers on plant growth Comparing three different plant foods on plant development Determining which of three weed controls are most effective Determining what diet for a calf will result in the best growth and optimum strength

Non-Experimental Research Select a problem in the agriculture community that does not require experimentation Make plans to investigate the problem to find a solution Must research data from many sources and then present some sort of a finished product

Non-Experimental SAE Examples An area-use plan for the school greenhouse Working out an advertising campaign for the county fair Forming a recycling plan for your community

Improvement Purpose is to improve the value and/or appearance of Workplace School Home Community Increase the efficiency of a business or the condition of the home life Cannot be done in one day due to the number of steps it takes to complete the project

Improvement SAE Examples Building a school or community greenhouse Landscaping a community center Overhauling a tractor or lawn mower Rebuilding a car or truck to run on ethanol Reorganizing a garage Building and whitewashing a fence

Supplementary Always accomplished in one day Requires very few steps Perform one specific agriculture skill at a time outside of class Skill is not a major S.A.E. Involves practical learning Contributes to the development of agricultural skills and knowledge

Supplementary SAE Examples Mowing the lawn of neighbors Artificial inseminating a cow Pruning a tree or bush Planting a tree Picking vegetables from a garden

Questions???

Part of the FFA motto is “learning by doing”, so let’s go DO!!!