HS.130 Enjoying the Ride
This high school LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.130, “Enjoying the Ride—Keeping Fuel in the Tank”) is part of the Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) unit and introduces students to how FFA motivates students through its degree program and proficiency awards program. Through a competitive review game, note-taking, and an online research/presentation activity, students learn to connect their SAE experiences to the five FFA degrees and the FFA proficiency award areas.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain the connection between the FFA degree program and his or her SAE experience.
- Describe the connection between the FFA proficiency awards program and his or her SAE experience.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Small Box
- 3 x 5 Index Cards
- Overhead Projector
- Writing Surface
- Official FFA Manual
- HS.130.TM.A
- HS.130.TM.B
- HS.130.Assess—one per student
- FFA CD, "Guide to National Activities"
- FFA Web Site—www.ffa.org
- SAE Tool Box—www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/sae/toolbox/
- Unit
- Supervised Agricultural Experience
- Problem Area
- Introduction to SAE
- Precepts
- F5: Acquire new knowledge
- Key Terms
- Proficiency Awards; Degree Program
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.