Caleb Wilkerson – Tractor Restoration SAE
This National FFA lesson plan, “Revving Up History,” centers on tractor restoration as a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). Students watch a video about Caleb Wilkerson restoring a 1948 tractor, then brainstorm and plan how they could restore, reuse, or repurpose items in their own lives as a potential SAE or small business. Includes two student worksheets with answer keys.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Examine the components of a tractor restoration SAE.
- Describe the importance of restoring or repurposing an item instead of discarding it.
- Develop a plan to restore or repurpose items in their own lives.
- Time required
- 40 minutes (*Time requirements may vary based upon student understanding and class schedule.)
- Grade level
- Grades 9 and 10
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Revving Up History" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Restore, Reuse, Repurpose" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Vocabulary
- Repurpose; Restore; Reuse
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- English/Language Arts: Explain a process for planning how to perform a restoration on an item in the home, school or community.
- Virtual Instruction Ideas
- Instructor may post the student activity sheets to an LMS. Students may access the SAE video on their own devices to complete.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Environmental Literacy; Global Awareness; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Think Creatively
- Resources/References
- Video: "Tractor Restoration SAE | Caleb Wilkerson," https://vimeo.com/857908281.
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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.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 Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.1Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
- 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 – Math Practices
- CCSS.Math.Practice.MP1Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
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 – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- 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-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.