2.1 Landscape Tools and Safety
This is a National FFA lesson plan (Unit 2: Skills, Lesson One) on nursery/landscape safety. Students work in pairs to research and create demonstrations showing how to properly and safely use various landscape tools and equipment—including their safety apparel and operational safety—then present those demonstrations to classmates.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Understand different methods of safety and equipment used for nursery/landscape.
- Apply skills learned to create a demonstration of knowledge.
- Observe peers' demonstrations and apply knowledge learned.
- Time required
- 90 minutes
- Materials
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- A computer
- Projector
- Poster-making supplies, if desired
- Miscellaneous supplies as needed for demonstrations
- Internet access
- Resources
- Nursery/Landscape CDE Handbook, https://ffa.box.com/s/yajzverkriebuvw9d9n16neh6v0a93fe
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- CRP.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
- CRP.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
- CRP.11Use technology to enhance productivity. Career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.03Examine and summarize the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems in AFNR workplaces.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG3Examine and summarize the importance of health, safety, and environmental management systems in AFNR businesses.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
Next Generation Science
- HS-ETS1-3Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.