What is an SAE?

All In One Lessons from One Less Thing

The Supervised Agriculture Experience

Georgia MSAGED8-1: Students will identify the three main parts of the agricultural education program. Georgia MSAGED8-2:

Students will develop an understanding of the FFA organization.

What is an SAE?• It is a:

•Supervised

•Agriculture

•Experience

•You will do this project on your own time outside of class.

•This is to gain experience in the real world, apply knowledge, and learn responsibility.

•Choose something that you are interested in and will enjoy doing.

First Choose Your SAE Type

1.Exploratory

2.Placement

3.Entrepreneurship

4.Research

Exploratory•research an area of

agriculture that is interesting to you

•determine career opportunities in that field

•examples: beekeeping, landscape architect, marine welder

Placement•do agricultural related work

for someone

•keep track of hours and skills

•could be paid or unpaid

•examples: volunteer at a vet office, work at a horse barn, do landscape work for family or neighbors

Entrepreneurship•do your own agriculture-related

project or develop a business

•invest time and money in materials

•keep or sell the resulting project

•examples: build a bench or dog house, fix a lawnmower or tractor, start a pet-sitting service

Research•conduct an agriculture-

related experiment (like a science fair project)

•develop a theory and test it

•record results

•example: test different fertilizers on plant growth

All SAE Projects Must...•receive the instructor’s approval

•be related to agriculture

•take at least 50 hours to complete

•have a record of time spent and materials used

•have at least 5 photos of the student completing the project

•Tip: Don’t Wait to Get Started!

Hours•At least 2 hours of research on

what you want to do and is it possible.

•At least 10 hours of research

•At least 30 hours on project

•At least 5 hours on paperwork

•At least 3 hours presentation

Ideas

• plant a vegetable garden

• make a walking path/build stepping stones

• make a compost bin

• build a picnic table, flower box, birdhouse, or doghouse

• build or repair a fence

• construct a deer stand, duck or bat nesting box, or animal trap

• develop wildlife habitat or food plot

• raise and care for a an animal

• build shelves, a bookcase, or toolbox

More Ideas• rake pine straw

• start a pet-sitting or pet-exercise service

• repair equipment (lawnmowers, tractors, chainsaws)

• cut firewood; sell firewood

• make an insect collection

• make and press a tree or flower collection

• create floral designs

• create holiday arrangements

• volunteer at a vet’s office

• work at a horse barn

• volunteer at a feed store or garden center

• shadow an electrician or small engines mechanic

• THINK OF YOUR OWN IDEA!

More Ideas• Volunteer to teach

about agriculture

• Develop a community service project and see it through

• Grow a crop in the greenhouse

• Develop a cook book of family recipes, print it and sell it

• cut grass or do other landscape maintenance

• clear yard debris

• plant flowers or trees

• Log fishing time and bait used – fishing time of day and best bait for each time.

Examples

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Examples

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Any Question?

• When can you start? – after your idea has been approved.

• Do you have to spend money? – no, find a project that works for you