John Zuppan SAE – Prune Orchard
This FFA lesson plan, “Prune Orchard SAE,” uses a video of student John Zuppan’s supervised agricultural experience (SAE) as a prune orchard worker, along with a series of student worksheets, to teach students about the prune/dried plum industry. Students explore the history, production process, nutritional benefits, and career opportunities tied to prune production, and learn to incorporate prunes into recipes. The resource includes student activity sheets and an answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe a prune orchard SAE.
- Identify the history behind the dried plum industry.
- Illustrate the prune production process.
- Describe how prunes can be used in the daily diet.
- Identify career focus areas that are involved in the prune production process.
- Time required
- 120 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Prune" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Prunes and Nutrition" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Trivia!" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Production" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Prunes Every Day" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- SAE Video Summary
- Follow John as he walks us through his supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program as a prune orchard worker. John works to learn the business so he can one day make this a career.
- Resources
- 1. "John Zuppan – SAE – Prune Orchard," https://vimeo.com/289989630. 2. Ag Explorer – https://agexplorer.ffa.org/ 3. California Dried Plums – https://www.californiadriedplums.org/
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As Part Of
- 1. An SAE lesson/unit. 2. A plant science lesson. 3. A research lesson/unit. 4. A food science lesson.
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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.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
- CS.01Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the agriculture, food & natural resources career cluster.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG1Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster.
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 – Math Practices
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the 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.
FFA Precept
- 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-E.AwarenessUnderstand personal vision, mission and goals.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
NASDCTEc
- AGC02.02Employ the use of technical information effectively to maintain and communicate records and reporting procedures commonly used in the AFNR cluster.