2. S.A.E Project! Supervised Agricultural Experience Horticulture Revision Committee May 2007

3. Are you ready to hear this?

4. Your Mission This is the coolest project ever! Select any area in your community that YOU would like to make a landscape improvement at… that’s pretty cool, eh? Keep accurate records of the expenses for the project. (I love keeping records) When complete, you will present your project in a 5-7 minute presentation… yabba dabba dooba.

5. Your Mission Accomplishments Must have at least 10 hours spent on the project! Oh boy! You will be given a record sheet to document and keep track of your hours. Get started early

6. This is not a project I’ll wait till the last minute to do! No sirree bob!

7. How Your SAE Project Is Graded 10% of your final grade is here! Must turn in SAE AGREEMENT form before you are approved to begin By turning in this yellow agreement form ON TIME, it will count as a quiz grade. It is due next Tuesday, March 13 … hey that’s my mom’s birthday!

8. Hey, I’ll score big points with my parents for this project! Maybe I’ll be taken off restriction if I help with the yard!

9. Suggestions for SAE Projects what shall I do?

10. Landscape Project examples

11. Overgrown Backyard

12. Planting or construction jobs!

13. 101 projects ideas! See Mr. Green for the BIG LIST of SAE ideas! Could we BE any happier?!

14. Get CREATIVE with your plan! SAE Changed my life!

15. Remember: An SAE project is 10 hours. Planting a few flowers around a mailbox is good, but is not considered enough for your whole project. Do more.

16. I can hardly wait to get started! What types of stuff is required?

17. Keep a record of all Costs for your project. Examples: Azaleas 3 @ $ 3.33 each The Mondo grass 2 @ $ 4.99 each Total/tax: $ 21.67

18. Keep a good record of all your time spent on the project.Example: My Work Time Table My yard plan.5 hour My yard project4.5 hours Buying plants1.5 hours Clean-up.5 hour Mrs. Hersko’s project2.5 hours Clean-up.5 hour PowerPoint presentation3.5 hours Total:13.5 hours

19. Example: Replacing the Pine Straw: 1 hour I LOVE PINE STRAW!

20. Document your Skills used… Ability to identify plants, supplies Using the Pick Ax Raking Carrying large numbers of Bricks SAE made me hulk.

21. Before Here are some more pictures of my yard before I started.

22. Keep a record of Tools used. Here are pictures of the tools I used. Shovel Trowel Pitchfork Watering Can Lawn Mower Hedge Trimmers Pole Pruner

23. Example: Construction Begins

24. Wow this is harder then I thought

25. Finished!! Yea boy!

26. I rebuilt a lawn mower.

27. Home landscaping ideas Build a fence, a gold fish pond, deck or walkway somewhere at home. Plant shrubs, trees or flowers on a weekend day. Improve the entrance of your subdivison. Build wooden window boxes and plant flowers in them. Is anybody listening to this part?

28. Other ideas… Make an educational video on some aspect of horticulture. Conduct some type of plant experiment and record your results. Build a compost bin for recycling organic materials. Wow! I am so JAZZED about this! Coolest project EVER Mr. G!

30. ANOTHER EXAMPLE!

31. IN THE BEGINNING…

32. THE HALF-WAY POINT…

33. THE RENOVATION IS COMPLETE!!!

34. … and others….. Develop an herb garden at home. Install nightscaping lights around a walkway at home. The possibilities are endless dude! Hey, I’m getting hungry…

35. Ways to document the 10 hours for the project… Planning Make a sketch of your plans. Getting materials. Ground Preparation before planting. Planting, mulching and maintenance. A Written report is due as part of the project. Oh BOY! A written report!! Researching your crops.

36. Examples! See other student projects posted on our web site. www.popehorticulture.com 101 SAE Ideas – handout on website www.ffa.org see project ideas from all over the country! www.ffa.org

37. Are U Ready For Lift Off?! Discuss this and project with your parents Take before after photos Ask Mr. Green for help if you need it

38. When is it due? Yellow Agreement form (your idea) is due in one week : Tuesday, March 13! Final Project/presentations will be due on Monday, April 23! New moon! New month! New you! Get started early!

39. For National Info on SAE, go to www.ffa.org orwww.ffa.org www.gaaged.org Click on SAE and see what kids all across the country are doing!

40. One more time… how much does the SAE Project count?

41. This is like way cool man! This is my big chance to… (everybody all at once!....)

42. The power is within you.

43. Pope SAE