Ben Walker – Marina SAE
This FFA lesson plan, “Marina,” uses a video about FFA member Ben Walker’s supervised agricultural experience (SAE) working at a local marina to teach students about outdoor recreation as an area of agriculture. Students watch the video and complete worksheets to explore how outdoor recreation businesses connect to agriculture, brainstorm their own business ideas with needed resources and roadblocks, and design a business logo.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Determine how outdoor recreation businesses and agriculture are connected.
- Develop ideas for outdoor recreation businesses.
- Speculate on what resources and roadblocks they need to start their business.
- Create a logo for their business idea.
- Time required
- 120 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the “At the Docks” worksheet for each student
- A copy of the “Outdoor Recreation” worksheet for each student
- A copy of the “Logo Design Rubric” for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Resources/References
- Video: “Marina SAE | Ben Walker,” https://vimeo.com/377156789; Article: “The Four Most Important Features of a Professional Logo Design,” https://www.freelogoservices.com/blog/2017/10/03/the-4-most-important-features-of-a-professional-logo-design/
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- English/Language Arts: Examine preconceived ideas through written responses. Social Studies: Identify what types of community members would be interested in an outdoor recreation business and create a logo that appeals to them.
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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.05Consider the environmental, social and economic impact of decisions.
- 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.
AFNR Performance Element
- ABS.04Develop a business plan for an AFNR business.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-BIZ4Develop a business plan for an AFNR business.
Common Core – Language
- CCSS.ELA-Literacty.L.9-10.6Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.2Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
Common Core – Science & Technical Subjects
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- 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 Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
NASDCTEc
- AGPG01.01Employ leadership skills to accomplish goals and objectives in an AFNR business environment.