SAE

Non-negotiable Standard and Learning Targets

1st Semester

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025

Objective: To experience opportunities in FFA

Leading Question: What can I do in FFA?

CDE activity

First Day Facebook

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025

Objective: To determine classroom expectations

Leading Question: What are the classroom expectations?

Course Syllabus

Classroom Expectations Activity

Scavenger Hunt

Friday, Sept. 5, 2025

Objective: To experience opportunities in FFA

Leading Question: What can I do in FFA?

Who Are We Now: What is FFA?

Monday, Sept. 8, 2025

Objective: To describe what SAE's are

Leading Question: What is a foundational SAE?

Battle of the Best activity

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025

Objective: To identify careers in agriculture

Leading Question: What are 4 agriculture careers that are interesting to me?

SAE Idea Card Activity

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025

Objective: To describe what SAE's are and the different types

Leading Question: What is an SAE?

Welcome to Your SAE Project

Project Brainstorm

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

Objective: To identify a semester SAE project

Leading Question: What is a placement SAE?

Project Brainstorm is due today

Determine an appropriate SAE - use SAE cards to help.

SAE Friday's: Every Friday we have school, it will be expected of you to complete certain components in your SAE google document linked above. SAE's are not optional; they are required in order to be eligible to pass this course.

Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Objective: To describe what FFA is

Leading Question: What is FFA?

State Officer Visit

Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

Objective: To create an SAE plan.

Leading Question: What is a research SAE?

Begin making a project plan.

Continue work on SAE project

Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

Objective: To create an SAE plan.

Leading Question: What is a research SAE?

Project plan due today

Begin work on SAE project - fill out record book as you go. These are linked above.

Friday, Oct. 3 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Record book page 1 is due today

Continue work on SAE project

Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Feedback - Student Ticket

Continue work on SAE project

Friday, Oct. 17 , 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Record book page 2 is due today

Continue work on SAE project

Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Circles

Continue work on SAE project

Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Record book page 3 is due today

Continue work on SAE project

Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Check-In

Continue work on SAE project

Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Record book page 4 is due today

Continue work on SAE project

Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Record book page 5 is due today

SAE Feedback - Student Ticket

Continue work on SAE project

Begin work on SAE presentation

Friday, Dec. 12, 2025

Objective: To record work completed on SAE project

SAE Conclusion is due today

Finish SAE presentation

Friday, Dec. 19, 2025

Objective: To evaluate SAE project

SAE Circles

Create SAE display

Monday, Jan. 5, 2026

Objective: To present SAE project to the class

Present SAE project to the class

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026

Objective: To present SAE project to the class

Present SAE project to the class

2nd Semester

Monday, January 20, 2025

Objective: To get to know each other in class

Who are We? activity
Circles
Scavenger Hunt

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Virtual Learning Day

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Objective: To identify classroom expectations

Leading Question: What are the classroom expectations?

Read through the Course Syllabus
Develop classroom expectations
Lab Activity

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Objective: Identify what an SAE is

Leading Question: What is an SAE?

3 Circle model
SAE Why's
Example SAE videos (Research)
Semester project expectations

Friday, January 24, 2025 (Introduction to Agriculture only - January 29)

Objective: Develop an agriculture question and research that question.

Leading Question: What is a research SAE?

Begin semester project work developing a question, hypothesis and research on topic

Friday, January 31, 2025 (Introduction to Agriculture only - January 30)

Objective: Design an experiment related to an agriculture question.

Leading Question: What is the difference between a foundational SAE and an immersion SAE?

Continue research on question
Develop procedures and materials and Experiment sections
Begin testing question and collecting data