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Supervised Agriculture Experience SAE Project in the FFA –Major Internship Entrepreneurship Research –Minor Exploratory Supplementary Improvement

SAEs (cont) Internship –the employment of students on farms and ranches, in agricultural businesses, in school laboratories or in community facilities to provide a "learning by doing" environment –This is done outside of normal classroom hours –Paid or Unpaid –E.g. Working at the vet Student aid for shop class/ag class Preparing food at a restaurant/dining hall

SAEs (cont) Entrepreneurship –The student plans, implements, operates and assumes financial risks in a farming activity or agricultural business –student owns the materials and other required inputs and keeps financial records to determine return to investments –E.g. Raise and sell fishing bait Lawn maintenance service Pet Sitting Making & Selling Christmas Wreaths

SAEs (cont) Research Experimental –Uses the Scientific Method –E.g Comparing the effect of various planting media on plant growth Determining the strength of welds using different welding methods Non-Experimental –gathers and evaluates data from a variety of sources and then produce some type of finished product –E.g. Writing a series of newspaper articles Designing a landscape plan for a community facility

SAEs (cont) Exploratory –Exploring an ag career Job shadowing Career scrapbook Visit ag school or tech program Improvement –Series of learning activities that improves an area –Involves a series of steps Landscaping a home or business Painting a room Renovating/restocking a pond Computerizing records for an ag business

SAEs (cont) Supplementary –Perform 1 ag skill outside class time –Accomplished in less than a day and without a series of steps Pruning a fruit tree Changing oil in a lawn mower Staking tomatoes

Competitive Events CDEs –Career Development Events –Compete with other members on skills learned in class/shop/SAE –District/State/National – es.shtmlhttp:// es.shtml Proficiencies –Record Books –Compete against others to see who is most proficient in their area

Degrees Chapter –Discovery Degree Emblem pin with blue section of corn –Greenhand Degree Bronze FFA emblem –Chapter Degree Silver FFA emblem State –State Degree Gold FFA emblem National –American Degree Gold FFA emblem with key

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To Study… Creed Opening/Closing Ceremony Mission Official Dress Emblem Officers Motto

To Study… POA Parli Pro Different Levels of Membership in FFA Order of Business Meeting Responsibilities Code of Ethics Degrees SAEs CDEs