Lindsay, Eric, Kailey Lipka – SAE – School Garden & Food Dishes
This is a 45-minute FFA lesson plan titled “Garden to Plate” built around a short video about triplets Lindsay, Eric, and Kailey Lipka and their collaborative school-garden SAE program. Students watch the video, identify the production process from garden to plate (planting, growing, harvesting, food production), and design their own garden-to-plate enterprise using an accompanying worksheet. It works well as part of an SAE, food science, or plant science unit.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe an SAE.
- Identify the steps in the production process from garden to plate.
- Design and create their own garden-to-plate enterprise.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Garden → Plate" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Internet access for students
- SAE Video Summary
- Lindsay, Eric and Kailey are triplets who wanted to work together for their supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program. Follow them as they walk us through their school garden and explain how they use the produce to create food dishes such as salsa.
- Resources
- Video: "Lindsay, Eric and Kailey Lipka – SAE – School Garden and Food Dishes," https://vimeo.com/300298422
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As Part Of
- An SAE lesson/unit; A food science lesson; A plant science lesson.
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- 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.10Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. Career-ready individuals take personal ownership of their own educational and career goals, and they regularly act on a plan to attain these goals.
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.
- 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-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.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.PL-F.Continuous ImprovementAccept responsibility for learning and personal growth.