Media Type: Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation

Duration: 110 Slides

Goal: To recognize the types of poultry and poultry products and how they are produced, prepared and marketed. Description: This presentation explains how the use of technology and biotechnology has impacted the poultry industry as well as evaluates the health and nutrition of poultry. The proper techniques for classification and grading of poultry and poultry products are also explained.

Objectives:

1. To evaluate knowledge of health and nutrition for poultry.

2. To explain how the use of biotechnology has impacted the poultry industry.

3. To differentiate proper techniques for classification and grading of poultry and poultry products.

Media Type: Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation

Duration: 89 slides

Goal: To provide students with the primary cattle breeds, their origins, characteristics, unique facts and purposes for production.

Description: Livestock production is one of the most important industries in the World. The Livestock Breeds Identification series takes a look at cattle, sheep, goats and swine breeds. In this presentation, students will discover valuable information regarding the types of cattle raised in the world as well as their origins and characteristics. Students will also learn what important roles and purposes they have in livestock production.

Objectives:

1. To identify the breeds of cattle, goats, lambs and swine.

2. To understand the breeds origins and characteristics.

3. To analyze the breeds importance in livestock production.

Parliamentary Procedure

Goal: To give students and understanding of the importance of officers, traditions and parliamentary procedures within an FFA chapter.

Objectives:

1. To define parliamentary procedure and identify the reasons for using it.

2. To discuss the reasons and significance for FFA ceremonies and officers.

3. To demonstrate opening and closing ceremonies.

4. To learn how to properly run a productive and efficient FFA meeting.

Approx. 4 Days of practice until proficient!

Goal: To introduce students to a key component of an FFA program, the FFA Creed. Students

should gain an understanding of the FFA Creed’s history, meaning and significance.

Description: Follow along as this presentation details the history of the FFA Creed as well as a

detailed description of its contents and meaning. 

Objectives:

1. To explain the purpose of a creed.
2. To learn and explain the background and history of the FFA Creed.
3. To memorize and recite the FFA Creed.
4. To analyze the meaning and significance of the FFA Creed.

Day One-Three: Students will practice memorization of the creed together in class

Day Four: Students will take the first paragraph of the creed and break it down. Students will use critical thinking to decide what the paragraph is saying, write it in their own words and what it means to them and draw a small simple picture to relate to the paragraph. 

Day Five: Students will have a short activity at the beginning of the class to review yesterday’s paragraph. The first paragraph will be cut into one word pieces and the class will work together to piece it together. Once completed students will write the second paragraph into their journal and write about how it can relate to their life in 4 or more sentences. We will have a class discussion about what students wrote. 

Day Six: Students will have a short activity at the beginning of the class to review yesterday’s paragraph. The second paragraph will be cut into one word pieces and the class will work together to piece it together. Students will then receive the handout of the third paragraph and be asked to write it out using symbols. Ie. for ‘I believe’ I would draw an eyeball and then a bee and a leaf. 

Day Seven: Students will write out fourth and fifth paragraph and write about what it means and how it could apply to their lives. After writing students will discuss what they wrote about. 

Day 8-10 : Students will one by one present the creed to the class for a test grade and to complete one of the requirements of their greenhand degree.

Media Type: power-point

Duration: at least one week – two weeks

Goal: To introduce students to the National FFA Organization and what it has to offer them as a member.

Description: Follow along as this series provides a description and break down of the National FFA
Organization. Students will learn the history and traditions of the National FFA Organization, as well as
discover what this organization can offer them in terms of competitions, scholarships and personal
development.

Objectives:
1. To explain how, when and why the FFA was organized.
2. To explain the mission and strategies, colors, motto, vision, creed, emblem and organizational
structure of the FFA.
3. To explain the purpose of a Program of Activities and its committee structure and the importance of
officers, meetings, conferences and conventions.
4. To describe official FFA dress for males and females and how to appropriately wear the FFA jacket.
5. To describe the levels of memberships and the awards and degrees associated with these.