Lesson Plans-Curriculum

In partnership with Outrun the Sun, this sun safety in agriculture resource is designed to teach students about sun-safe practices in agriculture and the importance of being sun-smart. In addition to the two lesson plans, use the outreach guide to help share sun safety in agriculture with the community through projects and activities.

Students will practice selecting and promoting effective sun protection strategies to reduce Ultraviolet (UV) exposure in agricultural work settings. This lesson is part of a resource in partnership with Outrun the Sun.

Students will examine how sun exposure impacts people, crops and livestock in agriculture and identify work situations that increase Ultraviolet (UV)-related health risks. This lesson is part of a resource in partnership with Outrun the Sun.

Addison Kennon processes jalapenos as part of her supervised agricultural experience (SAE). She grows and sells jalapenos locally, focusing on food safety and proper canning techniques she learned from her mother. Students will watch a video on Addison’s SAE and explore how they could begin their own food processing SAE.

"Raising the Steaks" is a National FFA lesson plan in which students learn about beef production and marketing by exploring a real student's beef entrepreneurship supervised agricultural experience…

"Wild About Animals" is a National FFA Organization lesson plan that introduces students to the exotic animal industry through an animal systems supervised agricultural experience (SAE) profiled in a…

"From Farm to Freezer" is a National FFA lesson plan in which students explore poultry processing and food science by following a real student's supervised agricultural experience (SAE) at a poultry…

Students will leap into the world of raising and showing livestock by learning about a sheep focused ownership/entrepreneurship SAE and explore options for their own version of one FFA member's project.

Students will explore the benefits of therapeutic gardening by learning about one FFA member's service learning SAE and how they could create their own version.

In this lesson, students will explore how an FFA chapter turned a dairy goat SAE into a successful school-based enterprise by processing and selling by-products from their goats.