Agriscience Fair Lesson 12 – What’s the Next Step
“What’s the Next Step?” is an FFA agriscience lesson series that guides students through the agriscience research process in alignment with the National FFA Agriscience Fair award area. Through a video on a ctenophore SAE, worksheets, and an assessment, students learn what a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) is, how agriscience research qualifies as an SAE, and how to develop components of a proficiency award application.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the purpose of an SAE.
- Identify how conducting agriscience research can be an SAE.
- Develop pieces of a proficiency application.
- Time required
- 60 minutes
- Grade level
- Grades 9 and 10
- Materials
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- A copy of the "What's Next?" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Apply With What You Have Learned" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Agriscience Assessment" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Orange and green writing utensils
- Created
- 06/2021 by the National FFA Organization
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- Science; English/Language Arts — Write and share scientific research; Develop answers to questions for a proficiency application.
- Resources/References
- Video: "Ctenophore SAE – Grace Ramcke and Hannah Colonese," https://vimeo.com/300298552; Handbook: Proficiency Awards Agriscience Research Handbook, https://FFA.box.com/s/ttbr3f10a2t7a03ib1fyzt0h8a72j5g3
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Think Creatively
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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.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
- 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.PG-I.Professional GrowthAssume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- 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.PL-C.VisionVisualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-E.AwarenessUnderstand personal vision, mission and goals.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.