James Ritchie – Pressure Washing SAE
This National FFA lesson plan, “High Pressure, High Potential,” introduces students to entrepreneurship by following the story of a student-run pressure washing SAE through a video. Students analyze the real-world SAE, brainstorm how their own interests and community needs could become a business, design a business plan with a $5,000 budget, and create a video advertisement for their idea. The resource includes student activity sheets, a video rubric, and an answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Analyze a real-world entrepreneurship SAE.
- Connect personal interests and community needs to potential business opportunities.
- Develop a plan for launching a student-led business.
- Time required
- 60 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 “High Pressure, High Potential” worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Vocabulary
- Budget; Business plan; Entrepreneurship; Ownership; Pressure washing; SAE
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- English/Language Arts: Create a business plan. Technology: Create a video advertisement.
- Resources/References
- Video: https://vimeo.com/1108190780
- Related Resources
- SAE for All Ownership/Entrepreneurship resources, https://FFA.box.com/s/pohkxu0xswbx9rd85ld2sojkgi8ukgqw
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Worksheet
Student Activity Sheets_James Ritchie- Pressure Washing SAE (PDF)
Student Activity Sheets_James Ritchie- Pressure Washing SAE (DOCX)
Other
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.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.
AFNR Performance Element
- CS.05.Describe 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.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
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.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-PTechnical/Function Skills in Agriculture: Obtain knowledge and skills needed for a career in agriculture and related industries.
- FFA.PG-IProfessional Growth: Assume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PL-CVision: Visualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-EAwareness: Understand personal vision, mission and goals.
NASDCTEc
- AGC09.02Select, research and examine critical aspects of career opportunities in one or more AFNR career pathways in order to gain an understanding of the breadth of occupations within this cluster.