CDE Handbook - Florida FFA Association
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FLORIDA <strong>FFA</strong><br />
A S S O C I A T I O N<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Leadership Planning Guide
Table of Contents<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Career Development Event Policies 3<br />
Official Dress Scoring 6<br />
High School<br />
Agribusiness Management <strong>CDE</strong> 8<br />
Agricultural Communications <strong>CDE</strong> 9<br />
Agricultural Issues Forum <strong>CDE</strong> 19<br />
Agricultural Sales <strong>CDE</strong> 24<br />
Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
28<br />
Alumni Scholarship Essay 30<br />
Aquaculture <strong>CDE</strong> 31<br />
Citrus <strong>CDE</strong> 36<br />
Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> 40<br />
Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong> 43<br />
Environmental Science and Natural Resources <strong>CDE</strong> 48<br />
Extemporaneous Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> 65<br />
Floriculture <strong>CDE</strong> 69<br />
Food Science and Technology <strong>CDE</strong> 73<br />
Forestry <strong>CDE</strong> 78<br />
Horse Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong> 90<br />
Job Interview <strong>CDE</strong> 96<br />
Land Judging <strong>CDE</strong> 105<br />
Livestock Evaluation & Selection <strong>CDE</strong> 106<br />
Meats Evaluation <strong>CDE</strong> 110<br />
Nursery and Landscape <strong>CDE</strong> 120<br />
Ornamental Horticulture Demonstration <strong>CDE</strong> 126<br />
Parliamentary Procedure <strong>CDE</strong> 129<br />
Poultry <strong>CDE</strong> 138<br />
Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> 144<br />
Safe Tractor Operations and Maintenance <strong>CDE</strong> 150<br />
Vegetable Identification and Judging <strong>CDE</strong> 153<br />
Veterinary Assisting <strong>CDE</strong> 158<br />
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Middle School<br />
Middle School Agricultural Electrification Essay<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
169<br />
Middle School Aquaculture <strong>CDE</strong> 170<br />
Middle School Citrus <strong>CDE</strong> 175<br />
Middle School Creed <strong>CDE</strong> 179<br />
Middle School Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
182<br />
Middle School Extemporaneous Public Speaking<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
186<br />
Middle School Floriculture <strong>CDE</strong> 190<br />
Middle School Food Science and Technology <strong>CDE</strong> 194<br />
Middle School Forestry <strong>CDE</strong> 199<br />
Middle School Horse Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong> 211<br />
Middle School Land Judging <strong>CDE</strong> 214<br />
Middle School Livestock Evaluation & Selection<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
215<br />
Middle School Meats Evaluation <strong>CDE</strong> 218<br />
Middle School Nursery and Landscape <strong>CDE</strong> 227<br />
Middle School Opening and Closing Ceremony <strong>CDE</strong> 233<br />
Middle School Ornamental Horticulture<br />
Demonstration <strong>CDE</strong><br />
238<br />
Middle School Parliamentary Procedure <strong>CDE</strong> 241<br />
Middle School Poultry <strong>CDE</strong> 250<br />
Middle School Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> 256<br />
Middle School Tool Identification <strong>CDE</strong> 262<br />
Middle School Vegetable Identification and Judging<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
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<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career<br />
Development Event<br />
Policies<br />
Member Eligibility<br />
To be eligible for participation in <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Events<br />
or awards, a participant must meet one of the following criteria:<br />
1. Be an active member in good standing with the local<br />
bona fide chapter, State, and National <strong>Association</strong>s for the<br />
school year during which the event is held (or the previous<br />
year), be enrolled in Agribusiness and Natural Resources<br />
Education, and maintain a Supervised Agricultural<br />
Experience (SAE) program. Note: Certain exceptions<br />
may apply as follows. If a student is unable to enroll in<br />
an agriculture course due to extenuating circumstance,<br />
such as program closure or scheduling problems, that<br />
student may maintain active membership status for up<br />
to one membership year by paying local, chapter and<br />
state dues and by maintaining a Supervised Agricultural<br />
Experience (SAE) program and active involvement with<br />
the local <strong>FFA</strong> chapter. This period of <strong>FFA</strong> membership<br />
will be terminated at the end of that membership year if<br />
the student does not re-enroll in a systematic program of<br />
agricultural instruction.<br />
2. Members may retain their active membership until<br />
November 30, following the fourth National <strong>FFA</strong><br />
Convention after graduating from high school. A member<br />
who is in good standing at the time of induction into the<br />
armed forces of the United States of America shall be in<br />
good standing during the period of active service without<br />
further payment of dues or attendance at meetings.<br />
Time spent in the armed forces shall not be considered<br />
as elapsed time in determining the maximum period of<br />
four conventions following graduation from high school<br />
or leaving high school. Members making use of this<br />
waiver of service time for the purpose of maintaining<br />
active membership for application for advanced degrees<br />
must resume active participation within the six months<br />
after having been honorably discharged from service,<br />
indicating such a desire by payment of dues and attendance<br />
at meetings. Members participating in the six-month’<br />
Armed Service program shall be eligible for one full year of<br />
extended membership. No individual, however, may retain<br />
active membership beyond the 23rd birthday.<br />
3. These members are not eligible to participate in judging<br />
events with the exception of those members on a state<br />
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winning team as graduating senior competing in national<br />
competition.<br />
4. A member who is a former state winner, either individual<br />
or team, in a particular <strong>FFA</strong> contest or award program is<br />
not eligible to compete in that contest or award area again.<br />
5. The student must not have previously participated in a<br />
National Career Development Event of the same kind.<br />
6. Few exceptions will be made in the scheduling of events<br />
for teams participating in two events, which are held<br />
simultaneously. Prior notice must be given to the <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong> office for such consideration.<br />
7. Members below the ninth grade are eligible to participate<br />
in state competitive events, unless otherwise stated in<br />
the specific contest or award program area. Members<br />
below the ninth grade will not be certified for national<br />
competition because of national restrictions, excluding the<br />
Creed <strong>CDE</strong>. In the event that one, two, or three members<br />
of a four member team are ineligible to compete in national<br />
competition, the advisor must substitute eligible members<br />
from the chapter to compete nationally. A state winning<br />
team comprised totally of less than ninth graders will yield<br />
to the next eligible chapter. Members serving as substitutes<br />
will be ineligible for future competition in that contest or<br />
award program area.<br />
Registration<br />
1. Pre-registration is required for all events at the sub-district,<br />
district and state level, unless otherwise announced by the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong>. Chapters should register at www.<br />
flaffa.org. Registration will open approximately four (4)<br />
weeks prior to the event and will close approximately two<br />
(2) weeks prior to the event, as published on the official<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> calendar.<br />
2. Following the close of registration, a list of registered<br />
teams will be distributed electronically on the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong><br />
listserv. If a chapter’s name does not appear on the list as a<br />
result of registration error, notification must be made to the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Office within twenty-four (24) hours or by the<br />
published deadline.<br />
3. Chapters not properly registered will not be eligible for<br />
competition.<br />
General Guidelines<br />
1. Advisors should properly instruct students how to<br />
participate in a Career Development Event (<strong>CDE</strong>) prior<br />
to arrival at the event (including judging card completion,<br />
contest expectations, etc.).<br />
2. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
clip boards and other necessary items necessary for<br />
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competition.<br />
3. Late arrivals may be ineligible for competition. Decisions<br />
regarding participation will be made at the discretion of<br />
the <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members should be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
event, and will be scored accordingly. (See Official Dress<br />
Scoring for details.)<br />
5. <strong>FFA</strong> members and advisors should act in a manner that<br />
will reflect favorably on the <strong>FFA</strong> chapter and the school.<br />
6. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be accompanied by a school district<br />
approved chaperones at all events. For all overnight events<br />
a ratio of one adult per six students will be required. (See<br />
Advisor Attendance Policy for details.)<br />
7. Advisors are responsible for registering individuals or<br />
team members for competition or group functions on the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong> website at www.flaffa.org.<br />
8. There shall be no communication among the contestants<br />
or between contestants and anyone else except as directed<br />
by the event coordinator while event is in progress. It is<br />
prohibited for advisors or anyone else to interfere with,<br />
interrupt or distract a contestant while event is in progress.<br />
If there is an obvious and flagrant infraction of this rule,<br />
the event coordinator has the authority to disqualify the<br />
violator from competition.<br />
9. Advisors will be expected to assist in event facilitation<br />
(i.e. act as group leaders, room monitors, proctors, etc.) as<br />
requested by the event coordinator.<br />
10. It is prohibited for an advisor or anyone else to register<br />
their members under another member or chapter name.<br />
If this rule is violated, the chapter(s) involved will be<br />
disqualified from the event or award program involved.<br />
11. If membership is questioned in any competitive event or<br />
award programs held above the chapter level, the advisor<br />
must then show evidence that state and national dues<br />
were paid by the member prior to the student having<br />
participated in that event or award program.<br />
12. Upon notification from the state office indicating the<br />
chapter’s ineligibility, (i.e. the initial membership roster,<br />
dues and Quality Chapter Planning Guide have not<br />
reached the state office) all members in that chapter are<br />
ineligible for competition above the chapter level until<br />
the roster, dues and Quality Chapter Planning Guide are<br />
received in the state office.<br />
13. Judging cards that are incorrectly completed (i.e. contestant<br />
number not shaded in, stray marks, etc.) will not be scored.<br />
14. Participants will not be allowed to utilize personal<br />
electronic devices, other than those approved by the event<br />
officials, during the entire course of the event. Participants<br />
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who access personal electronic devices without prior<br />
approval of the event officials will be disqualified.<br />
15. In the case that a team who has qualified at a qualifying<br />
event (Ag. Mechanics, Agribusiness Management, High<br />
School Livestock, High School Horse) notifies the State<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Office, in writing, two (2) weeks prior to the Finals<br />
event that they are unable to compete, the State <strong>Association</strong><br />
has the authority to allow the next qualifying team to<br />
participate.<br />
16. Materials that have been used by chapters and coaches as<br />
resources for training purposes should not be presented in<br />
the same visual manner in the official <strong>CDE</strong>.<br />
Tabulation of Results<br />
1. At the conclusion of each event all completed cards will be<br />
delivered to the event coordinator for tabulation.<br />
2. Event results will be posted the first business day following<br />
the event on the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong> website at www.<br />
flaffa.org.<br />
3. Team scores and team names will be posted rank order as<br />
well as the names of the winning team members and high<br />
individual. Individual team results may be requested via<br />
email by the chapter advisor.<br />
4. State <strong>CDE</strong> results are considered unofficial for (2) business<br />
days following publishing. It is the responsibility of the<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Advisor to request and review individual team results.<br />
Any appeal must be made to the <strong>FFA</strong> Executive Secretary<br />
in writing for necessary adjustments to be made. At the<br />
close of business on the second business day following<br />
publishing, results will be official.<br />
5. Sub-District and District <strong>CDE</strong> results for individual and<br />
team events are to be considered final as announced onsite<br />
at each event location.<br />
6. Completed cards and testing materials of individual and<br />
team participants will not be returned for local, district or<br />
state competition.<br />
7. Judges of Leadership Events are encouraged to use official<br />
comment cards provided to offer feedback to individual<br />
contestants.<br />
8. For events with subjective scoring, participants shall be<br />
ranked in numerical order on the basis of the final score<br />
to be determined by each judge without consultation. The<br />
judges’ ranking of each participant shall then be added,<br />
and the winner will be that whose total of rankings is the<br />
lowest. Other placings shall be determined in the same<br />
manner. (low point method of selection)
Official Judges<br />
1. Official judges for each event will be selected by the<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> coordinator or his or her representative. Careful<br />
consideration should be given to select qualified and<br />
competent judges.<br />
2. The official judges should make their placing in the same<br />
manner as is required of contestants with respect to<br />
handling specimens or animals.<br />
3. The official judges will give their completed official placings<br />
and scores to the event coordinator.<br />
4. Placings by the official judges must be kept confidential<br />
until the event is completed and public announcements are<br />
made.<br />
5. Judges of Leadership Events are encouraged to use official<br />
comment cards provided to offer feedback to individual<br />
contestants.<br />
6. Current <strong>FFA</strong> Advisors are not permitted to serve as judges.<br />
7. Judges decisions are considered final.<br />
Advisor Attendance<br />
As a matter of policy set by the Board of Directors of the <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, it is required that an advisor or other school<br />
district approved representative accompany all students to,<br />
from and while attending any <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> event or activity. In<br />
the event that the advisor is unable to attend, a school district<br />
representative must be appointed by the school principal or<br />
superintendent and permission must be provided in writing to<br />
the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong>. In the event that this policy is not<br />
followed, the student(s) will not be permitted to attend the event.<br />
Rules & Revisions<br />
1. As a matter of policy set by the <strong>FFA</strong> Board of Directors,<br />
authority is given to State <strong>FFA</strong> Staff to make technical<br />
revisions to Career Development Event (<strong>CDE</strong>) rules as<br />
necessary.<br />
2. In addition, Board Policy directs <strong>CDE</strong> coordinators to<br />
follow <strong>CDE</strong> rules as closely as possible while also allowing<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> coordinator the flexibility to make adjustments as<br />
necessary based on availability of resources.<br />
3. All teachers, <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinators, and Participants will<br />
remain quiet while they are in any <strong>CDE</strong> room.<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
1. Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a<br />
tie for a team the drop score will be used first, followed by<br />
team written exam total, and then by team placing class<br />
total.<br />
2. Individual ties will be broken by oral reasons first, followed<br />
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by written exam, and then by a single placing class (chosen<br />
by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator). If any of these are absent from a<br />
<strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written exam, etc), then the next<br />
highest point practicum will be used.<br />
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Official Dress Scoring<br />
Official Dress Scoring<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Official Dress<br />
The uniform worn by <strong>FFA</strong> members at local, state and national<br />
functions is called Official Dress. It provides identify and gives<br />
a distinctive and recognizable image to the organization and its<br />
members. Official Dress has been worn with pride by millions of<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> members since 1933.<br />
Official Dress for female members includes:<br />
• Black skirt<br />
• White collared blouse<br />
• Official <strong>FFA</strong> blue scarf<br />
• Black dress shoes with a closed heel and toe<br />
• Off-Black or Black nylon hosiery<br />
• An official <strong>FFA</strong> jacket zipped to the top<br />
Note: the skirt is to be at least knee-length, hemmed evenly<br />
across the bottom, with a slit no higher than two inches above the<br />
knee, excluding the kick pleat. Black slacks may be appropriate<br />
for traveling and outdoor activities as outlined in the safety<br />
exceptions.<br />
Official Dress for male members includes:<br />
• Black slacks<br />
• White collared shirt<br />
• Official <strong>FFA</strong> tie<br />
• Black dress shoes<br />
• Black socks<br />
• An official <strong>FFA</strong> jacket zipped to the top<br />
Official Dress Exceptions for Safety<br />
1. <strong>FFA</strong> Jackets, ties and scarves may be removed prior to or<br />
during the following events:<br />
• Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems<br />
• Environmental Science<br />
• Forestry<br />
• Land Evaluation<br />
• Meat Evaluation<br />
• Tractor Operations<br />
2. Rubber boots may be worn during Land Judging. If<br />
desired, student can change footwear following Official<br />
Dress check prior to the start of the event.<br />
3. Appropriate attire should be worn for Meat Evaluation<br />
including hard hat, frocks, hair net, etc. Official Dress will<br />
not be scored.<br />
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4. Appropriate attire should be worn for Veterinary Assisting.<br />
Students may choose to wear Official Dress or Scrubs. Full<br />
Official Dress points will be awarded if scrubs are worn and<br />
professional appearance is given.<br />
Event Classifications for Official Dress<br />
Indoor/Leadership Events Include:<br />
• Agribusiness Management<br />
• Agricultural Communications<br />
• Agricultural Issues Forum<br />
• Agricultural Sales and Service<br />
• Alumni Scholarship Essay<br />
• Citrus<br />
• Creed Speaking<br />
• Extemporaneous Public Speaking<br />
• Food Science and Technology<br />
• Job Interview<br />
• Ornamental Horticulture Demonstration<br />
• Parliamentary Procedure<br />
• Prepared Public Speaking<br />
• Tool Identification<br />
• Vegetable Identification and Evaluation<br />
Outdoor Events Include:<br />
• Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems<br />
• Aquaculture<br />
• Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection<br />
• Environmental Science and Natural Resources<br />
• Floriculture<br />
• Forestry<br />
• Horse Evaluation and Selection<br />
• Land Judging<br />
• Livestock Evaluation & Selection<br />
• Meats Evaluation<br />
• Nursery and Landscape<br />
• Poultry<br />
• Safe Tractor Operations and Maintenance<br />
• Veterinary Assisting
Official Dress Scoring Rubric<br />
Scoring Rubric for Females Scoring Rubric for Males<br />
Garment Description<br />
Points<br />
Garment Description<br />
Possible<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Jacket – zipped to the top<br />
– Deduct 5 points if unwilling to zip<br />
to top<br />
Note: Points will not be deducted in<br />
cases where <strong>FFA</strong> jacket was unavailable<br />
(new members, middle school members,<br />
etc.) and all other official dress criteria is<br />
followed.<br />
White Collared Blouse / Shirt<br />
– Deduct 5 points if shirt is not solid<br />
white or has no collar<br />
Black Skirt or Pants<br />
– Deduct 5 points if skirt is more than<br />
2 inches above the knee<br />
– Deduct 5 points if fabric has tears or<br />
is patterned<br />
– Deduct 5 points if pants are worn in<br />
Indoor Events<br />
Note: Black Jeans are acceptable for<br />
Outdoor Events.<br />
Black Dress Shoes – closed toe & closed<br />
heel<br />
– Deduct 5 points for open toe and/or<br />
open heel<br />
Note: Dark black or brown shoes/boots are<br />
acceptable for Outdoor Events and when<br />
black dress shoes are not yet available.<br />
Off Black or Black Hosiery<br />
Note: Students will not be asked to reveal<br />
garments that are not otherwise visible. If<br />
socks are completely covered by pants and<br />
shoes, full points will be given.<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Scarf - Official Navy Blue<br />
Note: Solid navy or black tie is<br />
acceptable when official <strong>FFA</strong> tie is not yet<br />
available.<br />
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10<br />
10<br />
10<br />
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2<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Jacket – zipped to the top<br />
– Deduct 5 points if unwilling to zip<br />
to top<br />
Note: Points will not be deducted in<br />
cases where <strong>FFA</strong> jacket was unavailable<br />
(new members, middle school members,<br />
etc.) and all other official dress criteria is<br />
followed.<br />
White Collared Shirt<br />
– Deduct 5 points if shirt is not solid<br />
white or has no collar<br />
Black Slacks<br />
– Deduct 5 points if fabric has tears or<br />
is patterned<br />
– Deduct 5 points if jeans are worn in<br />
Indoor Events<br />
Note: Black Jeans are acceptable for<br />
Outdoor Events.<br />
Black Dress Shoes / Boots<br />
– Deduct 5 points for open toe and/or<br />
open heel<br />
Note: Dark black or brown shoes/boots are<br />
acceptable for Outdoor Events and when<br />
black dress shoes are not yet available.<br />
Black Socks<br />
Note: Students will not be asked to reveal<br />
garments that are not otherwise visible. If<br />
socks are completely covered by pants and<br />
shoes, full points will be given.<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Tie – Official Navy Blue<br />
Note: Solid navy or black tie is acceptable<br />
when official <strong>FFA</strong> tie is not yet available.<br />
Official Dress Scoring<br />
Points<br />
Possible<br />
15<br />
10<br />
10<br />
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Agribusiness Management <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Agribusiness<br />
Management <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Agribusiness Management Career Development Event<br />
provides competition that fosters information assimilation,<br />
critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary<br />
to successfully manage a farm or pursue farm business<br />
management careers. The Farm Business Management Career<br />
Development Event enhances and encourages opportunities<br />
for all participants to receive instruction that develops farm<br />
business management skills.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Team members will work individually on their test<br />
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materials.<br />
2. Team members should bring two #2 pencils.<br />
3. Team members may bring a hand held non-programmable<br />
calculator for use during the contest.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The competition will be held in two rounds: the<br />
preliminary event will be held in conjunction with the<br />
District level leadership development contests. The state<br />
event will be conducted for the top ten teams as decided<br />
by the scoring of the preliminary events.<br />
2. The test at the preliminary level will consist of both<br />
multiple choice and problem solving questions to be<br />
answered on a scantron sheet.<br />
3. The state event will consist of 50 multiple choice questions<br />
relating to problematic situations to test understanding of<br />
principles and a problem solving analysis section where<br />
contestants will use data and the application of principles<br />
to solve these situational problems.<br />
Scoring<br />
Written Test 100<br />
Problem Solving 200<br />
Total 300<br />
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Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• The Farm Management <strong>Handbook</strong>. Interstate<br />
Publishers.<br />
• Financial Planning in Agriculture. Interstate<br />
Publishers.<br />
• Introduction to Agribusiness Management. Interstate<br />
Publishers.<br />
Previous tests and other information pertinent to the <strong>CDE</strong> can be<br />
found on the University of <strong>Florida</strong>, Food and Resource Economics<br />
Department website.
Agricultural<br />
Communications<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The purpose of the Agricultural Communications Career<br />
Development Event is to provide individuals with practical<br />
communications skills necessary to pursue career opportunities<br />
in agricultural communications. Public communications about<br />
agricultural products, practices and policies are essential to the<br />
future of agriculture. Students who are equipped with strong<br />
communication skills, have developed teamwork skills and who<br />
can use a variety of media to help the public understand issues<br />
related to the industry of agriculture have a bright future in the<br />
job market.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of three individuals.<br />
Each of the contestants’ scores will be calculated for the team<br />
total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. The UF Department of Agricultural Education and<br />
Communication will be in charge of this event.<br />
2. All materials will be student-produced and verified by the<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> advisor.<br />
3. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
4. The panel of judges will consist of media representatives,<br />
Department of Agricultural Education and Communication<br />
students, AEC faculty, and other members of the<br />
agricultural communications community.<br />
5. An electronic copy of the media plan in PDF format must<br />
be submitted to Dr. Ricky Telg (rwtelg@ufl.edu) by April 1.<br />
Any media plans submitted after the April 1 deadline will<br />
not be accepted. The PDF should also include the three<br />
required tactics (See “Appendices/Examples” section.) The<br />
three tactics can be submitted as separate, individual files,<br />
depending on the file size.<br />
If the PDF is larger than 4 megabytes, please use yousendit.<br />
com or a similar file-sharing website, and then type in Dr.<br />
Telg’s email address in the “deliver to” line. He will send you<br />
a confirmation email when he has successfully opened the<br />
media plan PDF.<br />
Event Rules<br />
1. Teams will consist of three members.<br />
Agricultural Communications <strong>CDE</strong><br />
2. Team members will work together to prepare a<br />
written media plan prior to the State <strong>FFA</strong> Agricultural<br />
Communications Career Development Event (<strong>CDE</strong>).<br />
The team will also be responsible for presenting the<br />
plan at the State <strong>FFA</strong> Agricultural Communications<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> and completing individual tests.<br />
Event Format<br />
Each November following the National <strong>FFA</strong> Convention, the<br />
agricultural communications <strong>CDE</strong> committee will release event<br />
specifications for the next year. The specifications will outline<br />
the scenario to be used for the media plan and presentation.<br />
Please refer to the National <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>CDE</strong> site to learn about the<br />
media plan theme for the year. <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> will use National<br />
<strong>FFA</strong>’s theme for the state <strong>CDE</strong>.<br />
Event Schedule<br />
• Orientation – 15 minutes<br />
• Communications Quiz – 15 minutes<br />
• Editing Exercise – 15 minutes<br />
• Media Plan Presentation – 12 minutes<br />
Team Activities<br />
The event will consist of three components:<br />
1. Agriculture-related Media Plan (200 points/team)<br />
2. Agriculture-related Media Plan Presentation (125<br />
points/team)<br />
3. Individual Activities (150 points [total]/team)<br />
Agriculture-related Media Plan (200 points/<br />
teams)<br />
Teams will play the role of communications consultants and<br />
will develop a media plan for an assigned scenario. (See “Event<br />
Format” above for information about the scenario.) The scenario<br />
will identify a client with a communications need and a budget.<br />
Please reference the current event specifications in the term<br />
orientation packet. At the state event, the team will make an oral<br />
presentation of the media plan.<br />
A media plan is a written document that describes the following:<br />
• Objectives - What the group wants to accomplish with<br />
the media plan.<br />
• Target Audience - Description of who the client is<br />
trying to reach, including demographic data.<br />
• Strategic plan and tactics - Ways in which the objectives<br />
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can be accomplished.<br />
• Timeline - When the objectives will be accomplished.<br />
• Evaluation - How the results will be measured.<br />
• Budget - How much the plan will cost.<br />
Guidelines for media plan<br />
• A maximum of 15 typed pages not including cover<br />
page, table of contents, references or appendices.<br />
• Double-spaced with 1” margins.<br />
• Paginated (numbered pages not including cover page).<br />
• 12-point Times New Roman font (not including display<br />
text or headings).<br />
• Submitted electronically in PDF format to Dr. Ricky<br />
Telg. (See “Event Procedures” section.)<br />
• Formatted and edited according to the Publication<br />
Manual of the American Psychological <strong>Association</strong><br />
(APA) when citing sources.<br />
The media plan must include the following sections (points will<br />
be deducted for missing or incomplete sections):<br />
• Cover page<br />
– Must include the title of the media plan, <strong>CDE</strong><br />
name, chapter name, team member names and year<br />
in school.<br />
– May include a creative design.<br />
• Table of Contents<br />
• Executive Summary - 1 page maximum<br />
• Brief description of the contents of the media plan.<br />
The executive summary previews the main points of<br />
the complete plan. It allows the reader to get the main<br />
points without reading the whole document.<br />
– Helpful tip: complete this after the plan has been<br />
written.<br />
• Introduction and Overview - 2 pages maximum<br />
– Introduction- a brief background of the issue/topic<br />
and a statement of the problem establishing the<br />
need for this media plan.<br />
– Overview- a brief preview of what is contained in<br />
the plan and how it will benefit the client.<br />
• Audience - 2 pages maximum<br />
– Who the client is trying to reach with the media<br />
plan.<br />
– The demographic characteristics of the intended<br />
audience.<br />
• Strategic Plan - 6 pages maximum<br />
– The heart of the plan, including the objectives.<br />
– Key messages or themes to communicate to the<br />
audience.<br />
– Explanation of how the objectives will be met,<br />
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including justification of chosen media tactics.<br />
• A minimum of three examples must be<br />
included in the appendices. The tactics<br />
must include at least one example of each<br />
of the following: Design, Electronic Media,<br />
and Writing. Explanations of the required<br />
tactic components are included in the<br />
“Appendices/Examples” section.<br />
– Description of how the plan will be executed.<br />
• Timeline - 1 page maximum<br />
– Explanation of the duration of the plan and the<br />
timing of the media tactics.<br />
• Evaluation - 1 page maximum<br />
– Description of proposed methods to determine if<br />
the objectives were met.<br />
• Budget - 1 page maximum<br />
– Table of all costs associated with implementing the<br />
media plan.<br />
– Narratives typically will not be included with the<br />
budget table.<br />
• Conclusion - 1 page maximum<br />
– A final summary of key points related to the<br />
strategic plan and a statement persuading the<br />
client that the plan is a good solution to the<br />
communication problem.<br />
– Not a restatement of the introduction and<br />
overview.<br />
• References<br />
– Formatted and edited according to the Publication<br />
Manual of the American Psychological <strong>Association</strong><br />
(APA).<br />
• Appendices/Examples<br />
– Design: The objective under “design” is effective<br />
communication or information sharing through<br />
visual tools. The design example may include – but<br />
is not limited to – one the following:<br />
• Magazine page layout<br />
• Web page layout<br />
• Electronic publication layout<br />
• Print advertisement<br />
• Brochure<br />
• Flier or poster<br />
• Exhibit/display<br />
– Electronic Media: The objective under “electronic<br />
media” is the proper development and integration<br />
of electronic media, such as video, audio, and<br />
social media. The electronic media example<br />
may include – but is not limited to – one of the
following:<br />
• Digital news broadcast<br />
• Blog<br />
• Social media<br />
• Video<br />
• Broadcast (radio or TV) advertising<br />
• Broadcast (radio or TV) story<br />
– Writing: The objective under “writing” is effective<br />
and understandable writing, consistent with<br />
Associated Press Style, that conveys messages<br />
to targeted audiences. The writing example<br />
may include – but is not limited to – one of the<br />
following:<br />
• Press release<br />
• News story<br />
• Feature story<br />
Media Plan Presentation (125 points/team)<br />
• The team should present the media plan as if pitching it<br />
to the client identified in the scenario.<br />
• The presentation should follow the structure of the<br />
written media plan.<br />
• Teams are encouraged to bring examples of materials<br />
that would be used in the execution of the plan (e.g.,<br />
social media, broadcast advertising, print advertising,<br />
press releases, fliers, brochures, website, blogging, and<br />
displays).<br />
• Each team member must participate in the<br />
presentation.<br />
• Each team will be allowed 12 minutes to present its<br />
media plan to a panel of judges, who will play the role<br />
of the client. Five points will be deducted for each<br />
major fraction of a minute over the 12 minutes allowed<br />
for the presentation. Following the presentation, judges<br />
will be allowed five minutes to ask questions.<br />
• Teams will have a total of 10 minutes for setting-up and<br />
tearing-down equipment (e.g., 5 minutes to set up and<br />
5 minutes to tear down).<br />
• Provided equipment includes a PC computer with<br />
PowerPoint 97, digital projector, projector screen, and<br />
table.<br />
– Note: Teams may bring additional equipment for<br />
the presentation as long as they are able to set up<br />
and tear down equipment in the time allowed.<br />
• In the case of equipment failure, the team may be asked<br />
to move forward with the presentation. A back-up plan<br />
is recommended.<br />
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Individual Activities<br />
• Editing exercise - 25 points/individual; 75 points/team<br />
– Because editing is a critical skill for all<br />
communicators, each team member will complete<br />
an editing exercise. They will be given a printed<br />
document that contains 25 mistakes. In correcting<br />
the mistakes, team members may be required to<br />
use correct proofreader’s marks (see Associated<br />
Press Stylebook). Style, grammar, punctuation and<br />
spelling mistakes will be included. Team members<br />
will NOT be able to use the style manual or a<br />
dictionary during this exercise.<br />
• Communications quiz - 25 points/individual; 75<br />
points/team<br />
– Each member will complete a quiz that covers<br />
basic elements important to journalistic writing,<br />
broadcasting, public relations, graphic design, and<br />
communication ethics. Much of the information<br />
for the quiz will be drawn from the National <strong>FFA</strong>’s<br />
online resource: Agricultural Communications<br />
in the Classroom: Preparing for a Future in the<br />
Agricultural Communications Industry: http://<br />
www.ffa.org/documents/cde_agcomm_resources.<br />
pdf or from the Associated Press Stylebook. Team<br />
members will NOT be able to use the style manual<br />
or dictionary during this exercise.<br />
Equipment Provided<br />
• Pencils for the individual activities.<br />
• Specialized equipment listed below for team<br />
presentation:<br />
– PC computer with PowerPoint 97<br />
– Digital projector<br />
– Projector screen and table<br />
Note: Teams may bring additional equipment for the media plan<br />
presentation as long as they are able to set up and tear down<br />
equipment in the time allowed for the presentation.<br />
Scoring<br />
Activity Individual Score Team Score<br />
Media Plan 200<br />
Media Plan<br />
Presentation<br />
125<br />
Communications<br />
Quiz<br />
25 75<br />
Editing Exercise 25 75<br />
Total 150 475<br />
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Tiebreakers<br />
Team tiebreakers will be settled in the following order:<br />
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1. Media plan score<br />
2. Media plan presentation score<br />
3. Combined editing exercise score<br />
4. Combined communications quiz score<br />
Individual tiebreakers will be settled in the following order:<br />
1. Editing exercise score<br />
2. Communications quiz score<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclusive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized, and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• National <strong>FFA</strong> Core Catalog—Past <strong>CDE</strong> Material (http://<br />
shop.ffa.org/cde-qas-c1413.aspx)<br />
• Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual<br />
• Microsoft ® Office computer program<br />
• Adobe ® Creative Suite (most current edition)<br />
• Agriculture Communications in the Classroom;<br />
Shannon Hartenstein, advised by Tracy A. Rutherford,<br />
Ph.D. Agricultural Communications and Journalism,<br />
Kansas State University on behalf of the National<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Organization Copyright 2002, National <strong>FFA</strong><br />
Organization. This guide can be found on the <strong>CDE</strong><br />
webpage at https://www.ffa.org/documents/cde_<br />
agcomm_resources.pdf.<br />
• Bivins, T. Public Relations Writings: The Essentials of<br />
Style and Format, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill Higher<br />
Education, ISBN 0-844-20351-3<br />
• Calver, P. (editor). The Communicator’s <strong>Handbook</strong>. 4th<br />
edition. Maupin House, Gainesville, FL 32607 http://<br />
www.maupinhouse.com<br />
• Harrower, T. Newspaper Designer’s <strong>Handbook</strong>, 5th<br />
edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN 0-07-<br />
249291-0<br />
• Kalbfeld, B. Associated Press Broadcast News<br />
<strong>Handbook</strong>. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ISBN<br />
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0-07-136388-2<br />
• Telg, R. & Irani, T.A. (2011). Agricultural<br />
Communications in Action: A Hands-On Approach.<br />
Delmar-Cengage Publishing.
Agricultural Communications Career Development Event<br />
Media Plan Scorecard<br />
Agricultural Communications <strong>CDE</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Plan Includes all Requirements<br />
Cover page, titles and names on cover page, table of<br />
contents, does not exceed page limit, double spaced, one<br />
inch margins, page numbers, required headings (-‐1 point<br />
per missing item)<br />
Topic is Agricultural 10<br />
Executive Summary<br />
Adequately explains the plan without reading the entire<br />
document<br />
Introduction<br />
Provides adequate background of the issue; clearly<br />
states the problem and need for plan; describes how the<br />
plan will benefit the client<br />
Description of Audience<br />
Clearly describes (including demographics) who is<br />
targeted with the media plan<br />
Detailed Strategic Plan<br />
Clearly states objectives; explains how objectives will be<br />
met; explains why chosen mediums are appropriate to<br />
meet objectives; describes how plan will be executed<br />
Timeline<br />
Explains duration of plan and timing of media tactics<br />
Method of Evaluation<br />
Proposes methods to determine if the objectives were<br />
met<br />
Budget<br />
Explains all costs associated with implementing the 20<br />
media plan<br />
Conclusion 10<br />
Appendices<br />
30<br />
Quality of communications documents. Three required<br />
Possible<br />
Score<br />
Quality of writing<br />
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence 25<br />
structure<br />
TOTAL POINTS 200<br />
10<br />
10<br />
15<br />
15<br />
30<br />
10<br />
15<br />
Team Score<br />
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Presentation Rubric—125 points<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Indicators<br />
A. Examples<br />
B. Speaking<br />
without hesitation<br />
C. Tone<br />
D. Being detail-‐<br />
oriented<br />
E. Speaking<br />
unrehearsed<br />
F. Connecting and<br />
articulating facts<br />
and issues<br />
G. All team<br />
members<br />
participated<br />
I. Use of Visual Aids<br />
J. Media Plan<br />
H. Questions and<br />
Answers<br />
Very strong evidence skill is present<br />
5-‐4<br />
Examples are vivid, precise and<br />
clearly explained.<br />
· Examples are original, logical<br />
and relevant.<br />
Speaks very articulately without<br />
hesitation.<br />
· Never has the need for<br />
unnecessary pauses or hesitation<br />
when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is consistent.<br />
· Speaks at the right pace to be<br />
clear.<br />
· Pronunciation of words is very<br />
clear and intent is apparent.<br />
Is able to stay fully detail-‐<br />
oriented.<br />
· Always provides details which<br />
support the issue; is well<br />
organized.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed with com-‐fort<br />
and ease.<br />
· Is able to speak quickly with<br />
organized thoughts and concise<br />
answers.<br />
Exemplary in connecting facts and<br />
issues and articulating how they<br />
impact the issue locally and<br />
globally.<br />
· Possesses a strong knowledge<br />
base and is able to effectively<br />
articulate in-‐formation regarding<br />
related facts and current issues.<br />
· All team members took an<br />
active role in the presentation.<br />
· Visual aids add clarity and<br />
support what is being said<br />
during the presentation.<br />
· Key elements of the media plan<br />
are clearly communicated.<br />
· Strong understanding of chosen<br />
media is present.<br />
· Is able to correctly respond to<br />
judges’ questions.<br />
· Answers show familiarity with<br />
subject matter.<br />
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Moderate evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
3-‐2<br />
Examples are usually<br />
concrete, sometimes needs<br />
clarification.<br />
· Examples are effective, but<br />
need more originality or<br />
thought.<br />
Speaks articulately, but some-‐<br />
times hesitates.<br />
· Occasionally has the need<br />
for a long pause or moderate<br />
hesitation when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is usually<br />
consistent.<br />
· Speaks at the right pace<br />
most of the time, but shows<br />
some nervousness.<br />
· Pronunciation of words is<br />
usually clear, sometimes<br />
vague.<br />
Is mostly good at being detail-‐<br />
oriented.<br />
· Usually provides details<br />
which are supportive of the<br />
issue; displays good<br />
organizational skills.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed mostly<br />
with comfort and ease, but<br />
sometimes seems nervous or<br />
unsure.<br />
· Is able to speak effectively,<br />
has to stop and think and<br />
sometimes gets off focus.<br />
Sufficient in connecting facts<br />
and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact the issue<br />
locally and globally.<br />
· Possesses a good<br />
knowledge base and is able<br />
to, for the most part,<br />
articulate information<br />
regarding related facts and<br />
current issues.<br />
· Two team members took an<br />
active role in the<br />
presentation.<br />
· Visual aids add some clarity<br />
and support to what is being<br />
said during the presentation.<br />
· Key elements of the media<br />
plan are vaguely<br />
communicated.<br />
· Vague understanding of<br />
chosen media is present.<br />
· Is somewhat able to<br />
correctly respond to judges’<br />
questions.<br />
· Answers show vague<br />
familiarity with subject<br />
matter.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-‐0<br />
Examples are abstract or not<br />
clearly defined.<br />
· Examples are sometimes<br />
confusing, leaving the listeners<br />
with questions.<br />
Speaks articulately, but<br />
frequently hesitates.<br />
· Frequently hesitates or has<br />
long, awkward pauses while<br />
speaking.<br />
Has difficulty using an<br />
appropriate-‐ate tone.<br />
· Pace is too fast; nervous.<br />
· Pronunciation of words is<br />
difficult to understand;<br />
unclear.<br />
Has difficulty being detail-‐<br />
oriented.<br />
· Sometimes overlooks details<br />
that could be very beneficial to<br />
the issue; lacks organization.<br />
Shows nervousness or seems<br />
unprepared when speaking<br />
unrehearsed.<br />
· Seems to ramble or speaks<br />
before thinking.<br />
Has difficulty with connecting<br />
facts and issues and<br />
articulating how they impact<br />
the issue locally and globally.<br />
· Possesses some knowledge<br />
base but is unable to articulate<br />
information regarding related<br />
facts and current issues.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight<br />
X 3<br />
X 2<br />
X 1<br />
X 2<br />
X 2<br />
X 2<br />
· One team member took an<br />
active role in the presentation. X 2<br />
· Visual aids add little to no<br />
clarity and support to what is<br />
being said during the<br />
presentation.<br />
· Key elements of the media<br />
plan are not communicated.<br />
· Little to no understanding of<br />
chosen media is present.<br />
· Is unable to correctly<br />
respond to judges’ questions.<br />
· Answers do not reflect any<br />
familiarity with subject matter.<br />
X 2<br />
X 2<br />
X 7<br />
Total Points<br />
Total<br />
Score
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Communications Quiz<br />
Agricultural Communications <strong>CDE</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Team Members: 1______________________<br />
2_________________________<br />
3_________________________<br />
Team Member Possible Score Score<br />
1 25<br />
2 25<br />
3 25<br />
TOTAL 75<br />
COMMENTS<br />
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Editing Exercise<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Team Members: 1______________________<br />
2_________________________<br />
3_________________________<br />
Team Member Possible Score Score<br />
1 25<br />
2 25<br />
3 25<br />
TOTAL 75<br />
COMMENTS<br />
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Team Scorecard<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Team Members: 1_________________________<br />
2_________________________<br />
3_________________________<br />
Media Plan 200<br />
Media Plan Presentation 125<br />
Test Scores<br />
• Communications Quiz – 75 pts. (25 pts./member)<br />
Test Scores<br />
• Editing Exercise – 75 pts. (25 pts./member)<br />
Total Possible: 475<br />
Team Tie Breakers<br />
Team tiebreakers will be settled in the following order:<br />
1. Media plan score<br />
2. Media plan presentation score<br />
3. Combined editing exercise score<br />
4. Combined communications quiz score<br />
Individual Tie Breakers<br />
Individual tiebreakers will be settled in the following order:<br />
1. Editing exercise score<br />
2. Communications quiz score<br />
Possible<br />
Score<br />
75<br />
75<br />
Member<br />
Score<br />
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Agricultural Issues<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Ag Issues Career Development Event is designed:<br />
1. To provide an opportunity to expose a wide variety<br />
of students to the selection, research, planning and<br />
presentation of an agricultural issue.<br />
2. To acquire knowledge and skills in community leadership<br />
for present and future use.<br />
3. To become knowledgeable of, and familiar with a variety<br />
of local, state, national and international issues facing<br />
agriculture.<br />
4. To understand the principles and fundamentals of<br />
agricultural issue analysis.<br />
5. To further the awareness of agricultural issues in the local<br />
community.<br />
6. To promote integration of agricultural issue analysis in<br />
local school academic subject matter areas.<br />
7. To promote career choices by providing an opportunity for<br />
individuals to become acquainted with professionals in the<br />
industry.<br />
8. To foster teamwork, leadership and communication skills.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Each<br />
junior and senior chapter may enter one team of three to seven<br />
individuals.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
Equipment Provided<br />
Equipment provided by the event superintendent includes:<br />
overhead projector, TV/VCR, easel, slide projector and screen.<br />
Other equipment is allowed, but the presenting team must<br />
provide it.<br />
Presentation<br />
Each team will conduct a presentation on the issue developed<br />
and presented at the local level.<br />
Event Format<br />
Topic Selection<br />
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The issue will come from one of the following seven agricultural<br />
issue topic areas as listed in the focusing on the “Focusing on<br />
Agricultural Issues: Instructional Materials”, a publication from<br />
the National <strong>FFA</strong> Organization:<br />
– Environmental Issues<br />
– Agricultural Technology Issues<br />
– Animal Issues<br />
– Agricultural Career Issues<br />
– Economy and Trade Issues<br />
– Agricultural Policy Issues<br />
– Food Safety Issues<br />
Research on the topic must be current and students must be<br />
involved in all the research of the topic and development of the<br />
portfolio.<br />
Portfolio<br />
The portfolio should include items described in a, b, and c<br />
below, and will be limited to ten pages single sided or five pages<br />
double sided maximum not including cover page.<br />
The cover page will include:<br />
• Title of the issue state as a question<br />
• Date of the state event<br />
• Name, address, state and phone number of the <strong>FFA</strong><br />
chapter<br />
A maximum of ten (10) points will be deducted for exceeding<br />
the maximum amount of pages and/or for not including the<br />
cover page containing required information. Portfolios are to<br />
be printed on standard bond 8 1/2” x 11” paper, stapled in upper<br />
left hand corner or with spiral binding. Portfolios should not be<br />
sent in notebooks, page protectors or report covers. Ten copies<br />
of the portfolio must be sent to the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Office by MAY 1st .<br />
1. A maximum of two pages of the portfolio will include a<br />
summary of the issue, answering the questions that are<br />
most relevant to your topic.<br />
2. List course(s) in which instruction occurred include a<br />
summary of the issue, answering the questions that are<br />
most relevant to your topic. (See <strong>CDE</strong> Purpose #6.)<br />
– Why is this issue important now?<br />
– What is the nature of the issue?<br />
– Who is involved in the issue?<br />
– How can the issue be defined?<br />
– What is the historical background of the issue?<br />
– What caused the issue?<br />
– What are the risks?<br />
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– What are the benefits?<br />
– Is there strong disagreement on how the issue<br />
should be solved?<br />
3. A bibliography of all resources and references cited which<br />
may include personal interviews and any other supporting<br />
material.<br />
4. Indicate date of state competition and provide<br />
documentation that local forum(s) occurred prior to state<br />
qualifying competition such as:<br />
– Letters from organizations<br />
– News articles<br />
– Photos (3”x5” or 4”x6”)<br />
– Scrapbook<br />
5. Please state when, where and to whom the forum(s) were<br />
presented and indicate how many community members<br />
were in attendance at each of the forum(s).<br />
6. A chapter must have a minimum of five high quality public<br />
forums prior to their state qualifying event in order to<br />
receive the maximum of 15 points. Forum presentations<br />
given after having won the state competition are<br />
encouraged, but will not count toward the portfolio score.<br />
– Examples of High quality forums are those<br />
presentations made to community groups that<br />
would have an interest in the issue. Suggested<br />
procedures for setting up these presentations and<br />
examples of community groups have been provided<br />
in the Agricultural Issues Forum Presenter’s<br />
Guide. High quality forums can also be with<br />
smaller numbers of individuals who hold elected,<br />
appointed or some other official position that will<br />
be making decisions on the issue.<br />
– Examples of low quality forums would be dropping<br />
in at a local business and giving your presentation<br />
to the workers or going to the home of one of the<br />
parents to make a presentation.<br />
• Low quality forums will receive zero or<br />
minimal points.<br />
Presentation<br />
1. Time Limits: Five minutes will be allowed for set up. The<br />
presentation will be a maximum of 15 minutes in length.<br />
The presenters will receive a signal at 10 minutes and at<br />
14 minutes. At 15 minutes, the timekeeper will announce<br />
that time is up, and the presentation will end. A maximum<br />
of 5 minutes for questions and answers will be allotted.<br />
Questions and answers will terminate at the end of 5<br />
minutes. Five minutes will be allowed for take down.<br />
2. The presentations will be designed to be viewed by the<br />
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judges. The audience at-large will not be of concern to the<br />
presenters.<br />
3. The judges may ask questions of all individuals of the<br />
presenting team.<br />
Scoring<br />
Portfolio 25<br />
Summary of the issue 5<br />
Bibliography 5<br />
Documentation of local forums 15<br />
Team Presentation 125<br />
Introduction 20<br />
Pro view point 20<br />
Con view point 20<br />
Summary pf pr/con view points 20<br />
Effectiveness of presentation 25<br />
Questions 20<br />
Total Score 150<br />
Maximum of 10 points will be deducted for exceeding the<br />
maximum number of pages and/or not including cover page<br />
containing required information.<br />
Prior to the event the portfolios will be judged and scored by<br />
qualified individuals using the portfolio score sheet. Portfolio<br />
scores will be averaged and supplied to the presentation judges<br />
after they have scored the presentation. Portfolio comment<br />
cards will be completed by portfolio judges and presented to<br />
the teams at the awards function. Presentation judges will be<br />
furnished with copies of the team portfolio, which they will use<br />
to formulate questions.<br />
Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall then<br />
be added, and the winner will be that whose total of rankings<br />
is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined in the same<br />
manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclusive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Updated Focusing on Agricultural Issues Instructional<br />
Materials located at: http://web.ics. purdue.<br />
edu/~peters/ or can be purchased through The Core<br />
Catalog, National <strong>FFA</strong> Organization.<br />
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Portfolio Scorecard<br />
Chapter Name: _______________________________________________<br />
State: ______________________________________________________<br />
The portfolio should include items described in sections H1-H5 of the event format guidelines<br />
and is limited to ten single-sided pages or five double-sided pages maximum.<br />
Ten copies of the portfolio must be sent to the Career Development Event Program Manager at<br />
the National <strong>FFA</strong> Center postmarked by August 15 prior to the National <strong>FFA</strong> Convention at<br />
which the issue is to be presented.<br />
Summary of the issue<br />
(2 pages maximum)<br />
5<br />
Bibliography 5<br />
Documentation of<br />
local forums<br />
15<br />
Deductions<br />
Possible Points 15-11 10-6 5-1<br />
Subtotal:<br />
Judge’s Signature: _________________________________<br />
Total<br />
Score<br />
• Late submission to National <strong>FFA</strong> -2.5 points ( )<br />
• For exceeding maximum number of pages<br />
• Cover page not stating Title in form of a<br />
question, Date of state qualifying event, Chapter<br />
Name, Address, State and Phone Number<br />
-10 points ( )<br />
Total Points<br />
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Team Presentation Scorecard<br />
Chapter Name: _______________________________________________<br />
State: ______________________________________________________<br />
Circle One: Preliminaries Semifinals Finals<br />
Introduction<br />
• Statement of the issue<br />
• Why issue is important<br />
Pro view point<br />
• Identification of positive<br />
points<br />
• Points addressed are<br />
relevant<br />
Con view point<br />
• Identification of<br />
negative points<br />
• Points addressed are<br />
relevant<br />
Summary of pro/con view<br />
points<br />
Effectiveness of<br />
presentation<br />
• Participation, creativity,<br />
quality and power,<br />
clear with right pace<br />
and word pronunciation,<br />
no distractions,<br />
appropriate gestures,<br />
poised<br />
Questions<br />
• Appropriate response<br />
• Knowledge of issue<br />
Possible<br />
Points<br />
20<br />
20<br />
20<br />
20<br />
25<br />
20<br />
25-21 20-15 14-10 9-5 4-0<br />
Subtotal<br />
Portfolio Score<br />
Deduction for presenting a conclusion during<br />
the 15 minute presentation (-5 points)<br />
Total<br />
Judge’s Signature: _________________________________<br />
Total<br />
Score<br />
( )<br />
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Agricultural Sales <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Agricultural Sales<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The purpose of the Agricultural Sales Career Development<br />
Event is to evaluate skills that are essential for an individual to<br />
be successful in the agricultural sales field. The process of selling<br />
agricultural products is essential for production and marketing<br />
of agricultural products.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
The event will be a team event consisting of four students. All<br />
four students’ scores count toward the team total. A team may<br />
compete with less than four members.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. The event will be composed of three parts. Individual<br />
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scores will be comprised of the written exam and<br />
individual sales activity. The team score will be comprised<br />
of the team activity and all individual scores.<br />
2. The product(s) utilized in the event and activity examples<br />
will be announced by the <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator prior to<br />
the event. Provided product information may include<br />
appropriate company information and price list.<br />
Event Format<br />
Individual Written Exam - 100 points (400<br />
points total)<br />
The written exam is designed to evaluate an individual’s<br />
knowledge of sales skills. The listed resources will be used as a<br />
basic resource but the questions will be generated based on basic<br />
sales concepts. The test will not exceed thirty (30) questions and<br />
forty-five (45) minutes. The questions will consist of multiple<br />
choice, fill in the blank, short answer and essay format. Point<br />
values will be assigned to each question based on the skill level<br />
of the question.<br />
Team Activity - 150 points<br />
Each participant will be allowed to bring a one-inch binder to<br />
the team activity containing the provided product information<br />
and any other information gathered by<br />
the participant.<br />
Team members will work together to demonstrate teamwork,<br />
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group dynamics, problem solving, data analysis, decision<br />
making and oral communications.<br />
The following information will be provided to the team at the<br />
event as if they were a group of salespeople working together to<br />
develop the pre-call planning prior to conducting a sales call.<br />
1. Product information (before event)<br />
2. Profiles of different customers<br />
The team will be provided with paper and writing utensils. No<br />
presentation equipment such as laptops, flipcharts or dry erase<br />
boards will be allowed.<br />
The team will then develop the strategy (for the product(s)<br />
provided prior to the event) necessary to sell the product(s) in<br />
a face-to-face sales call. This strategy should include but not be<br />
limited to:<br />
• Determining potential customer needs and wants.<br />
• Identify features and benefits of the product(s) that<br />
address the customer’s needs and wants.<br />
• Identify potential customer objections and prepare to<br />
address them.<br />
• Identify possible related/complimentary products and<br />
their suggestive selling strategies.<br />
• Develop information gathering questions to be utilized<br />
in clarifying the customer’s needs and wants.<br />
Teamwork and involvement of team members will be judged<br />
during this event. Students are expected to justify their<br />
decisions based on selling principles.<br />
The team will be given twenty (20) minutes to analyze the<br />
information given and develop a presentation to provide the<br />
information listed above. During this twenty (20) minute<br />
period, the team will be judged using the team activity<br />
scorecard found in this chapter.<br />
At the conclusion of the twenty (20) minutes, the team will<br />
present to the judges who are acting as the team’s immediate<br />
supervisors. The presentation will be no<br />
longer than ten (10) minutes. At the conclusion of the<br />
presentation, the judges will have ten (10) minutes to ask<br />
questions of all team members. The questions will be taken<br />
from all aspects of the team event.<br />
Individual Sales Activity - 150 points<br />
Information and product(s) from team activity will be used<br />
in the individual sales activity. (Individual activity will be
conducted after the team activity.) Participants will directly<br />
sell the product(s) to judge(s). The judge(s) will fit one of the<br />
customer profiles identified in the team pre-call planning<br />
activity. The judge(s) will act as a real customer<br />
which may include not buying the product. Participants will<br />
have to establish rapport with the customer and ask probing<br />
questions to ensure they meet the customer’s needs.<br />
Participants will have twenty (20) minutes to interact with the<br />
judge(s). Participants are allowed to use their one-inch product<br />
information binder during individual activity.<br />
Scoring<br />
Written Exam 100 points<br />
Individual Sales Activity 150 points<br />
Team Activity 150 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie<br />
for a team the drop score will be used first, followed by team<br />
written exam total, and then by team placing class total.<br />
Individual ties will be broken by oral reasons first, followed<br />
by written exam, and then by a single placing class (chosen by<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator). If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie.<br />
oral reasons, written exam, etc), then the next highest point<br />
practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make use<br />
of the very best instructional materials available. The following<br />
list contains references that may prove helpful during event<br />
preparation.<br />
• CRISP Publications, 1200 Hamilton Court, Menlo Park,<br />
CA 94025-1427 1-800-442-7477) FAX 650-323-5800)<br />
• Professional Selling, Rebecca L. Morgan ISBN<br />
0-931961-42-4<br />
• Sales Training Basics, Elwood N. Chapman ISBN<br />
1-56052-119-8<br />
• Closing, Virden J. Thorton ISBN 1-56052-318-2<br />
Agricultural Sales <strong>CDE</strong><br />
• Calming Upset Customers, Rebecca L. Morgan ISBN<br />
1-56052-384-0<br />
• Telephone Courtesy & Customer Service, Loyd Finch<br />
ISBN 1-56052-064-7<br />
• Sales and Service, Mike Martin Ditzenberger and<br />
Kidney. Selling-Helping Customers Buy. South-Western<br />
Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992, 1-800-<br />
543-7972) ISBN 0538605316<br />
• Ditzenberger and Kidney, Selling-Helping Customers<br />
Buy, South-Western Publishing Company, Cincinnati,<br />
Ohio, 1992, 1-800-543-7972, ISBN 0538605316.<br />
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Team Event Scorecard<br />
Skills<br />
Points<br />
Possible<br />
How well did each team member participate by analyzing and<br />
providing input to the solution?<br />
8<br />
How well did each team member communicate with the rest of the<br />
team members?<br />
10<br />
How well did each team member demonstrate effective listening<br />
skills?<br />
10<br />
How well did each team member respect the input of other team<br />
members?<br />
9<br />
What level of knowledge did the team have of the products they<br />
are selling?<br />
12<br />
Did the team accurately analyze all the information for each<br />
customer type?<br />
12<br />
Did the team identify customer needs and wants, and prepare<br />
quality questions to help clarify the customer’s needs and wants?<br />
Did the team identify products for each customer type based on<br />
12<br />
their product’s features and benefits and the customer’s<br />
anticipated needs and wants?<br />
15<br />
How well did the team identify potential objections for each<br />
customer type and how to address them?<br />
12<br />
Were complimentary/related products also identified? 10<br />
Were the decisions made by the team based on sound sales<br />
principles using the information they were given?<br />
12<br />
Was the presentation delivered professionally? 8<br />
Did all team members participate in the presentation? 8<br />
Were the questions answered correctly by all team members? 12<br />
TOTAL POINTS 150<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
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Individual Sales Call Scorecard<br />
Student Name: ____________________ Chapter Name: _______________________<br />
State: ______________<br />
Skills<br />
Points<br />
Possible<br />
Did the sales person identify themselves with a good first<br />
impression?<br />
5<br />
Did the student ask questions/dialogue in an attempt to build<br />
personal rapport with you?<br />
8<br />
Did the student actively listen to your personal comments when<br />
you answered?<br />
8<br />
Did the student use the information from your answers to further<br />
establish personal rapport?<br />
8<br />
Did the student ask questions to learn about your business? 10<br />
Did the student listen to the answers about your business you<br />
provided?<br />
10<br />
Did the student confirm and discover your needs and<br />
wants?<br />
12<br />
Did the student apply the features/benefits of their product to your<br />
needs/wants?<br />
16<br />
Did the student allow you to participate in matching your needs/<br />
wants to their product features?<br />
Did the student effectively use trail close (gain acceptance on an<br />
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point, identify customers willingness to buy or a closing<br />
opportunity?)<br />
11<br />
Did the student listen to and clarify your objections? 14<br />
Did the student apply and discuss the features/benefits of their<br />
product to address your objections?<br />
13<br />
Did the student clearly close or attempt to close the sale? 20<br />
TOTAL POINTS 150<br />
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Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Agricultural<br />
Technology and<br />
Mechanical Systems<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
This event is designed to stimulate learning in the five areas of<br />
the agricultural mechanics industry: machinery and equipment<br />
systems, electrical systems, energy systems, structural systems<br />
and environmental and natural resource systems.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers, and<br />
other necessary items for contest competition. <strong>FFA</strong> members<br />
must be in official dress, appropriate to the contest, and will be<br />
scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
Topics<br />
Each year the contest questions will be centered around an<br />
integrated agricultural mechanics theme as announced by the<br />
contest coordinator.<br />
See National <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>CDE</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> for annual themes.<br />
Event Schedule<br />
Preliminary<br />
The preliminary contest will be conducted in conjunction<br />
with the District level leadership contests. The top ten teams<br />
completing the written 50-question exam will be eligible for<br />
competition in the state level contest. 40 minutes will be allotted<br />
for the written exam.<br />
Finals<br />
The state level event will be comprised of written questions, skill<br />
activities, and a team activity.<br />
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Written Examination covering all subject matter areas identified.<br />
Each contestant will complete 75 four-item multiple choice<br />
questions, 15 in each of the five contest areas. Each contestant<br />
will have one hour to complete the 75 questions. Each question<br />
is worth one point for a total of 75 points.<br />
Skill Activities<br />
Each contestant will complete specific hands-on performance<br />
operations in a time period of 20 – 40 minutes, depending<br />
upon the nature of the operations to be performed. There will<br />
be six skill activities for the contestant to complete. Each skill<br />
performance activity will total 25 points. The total of six equal<br />
150 points.<br />
Scoring<br />
Preliminaries 100<br />
Written Exam 50<br />
Official Dress 50<br />
Finals<br />
Written Exam 75<br />
Problem Solving Practicums 150<br />
Team Activity 250<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make use<br />
of the very best instructional materials available. The following<br />
list contains references that may prove helpful during event<br />
preparation.<br />
• FOS. John Deere.
• Agricultural Power and Machinery. McGraw-Hill.<br />
• Mechanics in Agriculture. Interstate Publishers.<br />
• Agricultural Mechanics Fundamentals and<br />
Applications. Delmar Publishers.<br />
• Modern Agricultural Mechanics. Interstate Printers and<br />
Publishers.<br />
• Developing Shop Safety Skills. American <strong>Association</strong><br />
for Vocational Instructional Materials.<br />
• Power Tool Safety and Operation. Hobar.<br />
• Agricultural Mechanics I Lesson Plans. UMC-IML.<br />
• Agricultural Mechanics II Lesson Plans. UMC-IML.<br />
• Agricultural Buildings and Structures. Reston<br />
Publications.<br />
• Practical Farm Buildings. Interstate Publishers.<br />
• National Electrical Code (1993 edition). NFPA.<br />
• Agricultural Structures, Volumes I and II. UMC-IML.<br />
• National <strong>FFA</strong> Agricultural Mechanics web site:<br />
• http://web.missouri.edu/~pavt0689/natcon.html<br />
Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems <strong>CDE</strong><br />
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Alumi Scholarship Essay <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Alumni Scholarship<br />
Essay<br />
Purpose<br />
To provide recognition for outstanding <strong>FFA</strong> members from<br />
chapters with an active Alumni Affiliate.<br />
Eligibility<br />
1. Must be a member in good standing who is below the 12th<br />
grade at the time of applying for the scholarship.<br />
2. Must be a member of a chapter who is in good standing<br />
with the State and National Alumni Organizations.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. This program is sponsored by the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Alumni<br />
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<strong>Association</strong>.<br />
2. The essays must by submitted to the Executive Secretary by<br />
the posted date on the official <strong>Association</strong> Calendar.<br />
3. The essay must be 500 words in length and address the<br />
topic “What <strong>FFA</strong> Means To Me”.<br />
4. The essay must be typed and double spaced on 8 1/2” x 11”<br />
white paper.<br />
5. The format should use 1” margins, 10 characters per inch,<br />
12 font size, Times New Roman font and follow the APA<br />
(American Psychological <strong>Association</strong>) or Chicago style<br />
manuals.<br />
6. Should include a “What <strong>FFA</strong> Means To Me” cover page<br />
with title, name, chapter and date.<br />
7. Do not bind or place in folders, special binders or covers.<br />
Place a staple in upper-left corner.<br />
8. Manuscripts not meeting these guidelines will be<br />
penalized.<br />
Scoring<br />
1. A committee appointed by the Executive Secretary will<br />
review and place the submitted essays.<br />
Awards<br />
1. Award winners will receive scholarships to assist in<br />
attendance at either the Washington Conference or the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Leadership Adventures programs depending on<br />
their ranking.<br />
2. Specific prize levels will be announced each spring prior to<br />
the essay submission deadline.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong>
Aquaculture <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The purpose of the Aquaculture Career Development Event<br />
(<strong>CDE</strong>) is to stimulate student interest in the aquaculture<br />
industry, encourage aquaculture instruction in the agricultural<br />
education curriculum, and to provide recognition for those<br />
who have demonstrated skills and competencies in the area of<br />
aquaculture management. <strong>Florida</strong> has a unique and diverse<br />
aquaculture industry which includes the culture of tropical<br />
ornamental fish, aquatic plants, clams, shrimp, alligators, tilapia,<br />
catfish, live rock, and other assorted aquatic animals.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6 - 12. Each chartered<br />
chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Team Make-up- Team size shall be four members. All<br />
four members will be scored and the top three scores<br />
will count towards the total team score.<br />
2. Under no circumstance will any participants be allowed<br />
to handle any of the items in the identification portion<br />
of the practicum’s. Any infraction of this rule will be<br />
sufficient to eliminate a team from the event.<br />
3. Participants will be assigned to groups and will rotate<br />
throughout the contest. Each participant is to stay with<br />
his or her assigned group throughout the event until<br />
instructed otherwise by an event official.<br />
4. Participants must come to the event prepared to work<br />
in adverse weather conditions.<br />
5. All written material will be provided for the event.<br />
6. Each participant must have a clipboard free of notes,<br />
two sharpened No. 2 pencils, and an electronic<br />
calculator if needed. If used, calculators should be<br />
standard four function, battery operated, and nonprogrammable.<br />
The use of other electronic devices is<br />
strictly prohibited, including cell phones, iPods, PDA’s,<br />
etc.<br />
7. All other tools and equipment will be furnished for<br />
the event, unless otherwise directed by the event<br />
coordinator<br />
Event Format<br />
The event will include<br />
• Team Activity<br />
• Individual Objective Written Exam<br />
• Individual Practicums<br />
HS Aquaculture <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Team Activity<br />
Students will be provided a scenario related to the Aquaculture<br />
Industry. Possible scenarios include, but are not limited<br />
to: Education, Marketing or Advertising, Best Management<br />
Practices (BMPs), Biosecurity, Environmental Issues, Stressors,<br />
etc.<br />
1. Teams will have thirty (30) minutes to develop an oral<br />
presentation that addresses the issue(s) raised in the<br />
scenario. Teams are allowed to prepare visual aides to<br />
accompany the presentation.<br />
2. Teams will present an oral presentation justifying the<br />
decisions or recommendations made by the team. The<br />
presentation period will be five to seven (5-7) minutes<br />
for high school teams and three to five (3-5) minutes<br />
for middle school teams. Teams will not be allowed to<br />
continue beyond the presentation time limit.<br />
3. Teams will be required to answer questions in regards to<br />
the decision reached by their team. The question period<br />
will be three to five (3-5) minutes in length. Teams will not<br />
be allowed to continue beyond the question period time<br />
limit.<br />
Individual Written Exam<br />
The objective general knowledge exam administered during<br />
the Aquaculture <strong>CDE</strong> will be designed to determine each team<br />
member’s general knowledge of the basic principles of the<br />
aquaculture industry. Team members will work individually<br />
to answer each of the twenty-five (25) questions. Questions<br />
can include multiple choice, matching and/or true and false.<br />
Each contestant will have thirty (30) minutes to complete the<br />
examination. Each question will be worth four (4) points for a<br />
total of one hundred (100) points per individual.<br />
Individual Problem Solving Practicum<br />
Students will participate in three (3) individual problem<br />
solving practicums related to the aquaculture industry. Species<br />
Identification and Selection will be presented annually, along<br />
with two (2) additional rotational practicums chosen each year.<br />
Problem solving topics may include:<br />
1. Species Identification and Selection – can include both<br />
fresh and saltwater species and aquatic plants. Students<br />
will be required to know the common and scientific name.<br />
Twenty-five (25) specimens will be shown each year.<br />
2. Anatomy and Physiology - students will identify various<br />
parts and provide information about their use, strucuture<br />
and abilities.<br />
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3. Water Quality Analysis – possible focus areas include, but<br />
are not limited to, pH, NH3, NO2, and Dissolved Oxygen.<br />
4. Aquatic System Design & Troubleshooting – possible focus<br />
areas include, but are not limited to, filtration, pumps,<br />
sterilization, and system design.<br />
5. Identification & Treatment of Disease, Pests, and Predators<br />
– students will be asked to positively identify diseases,<br />
pests, and/or predators. In addition, students will be asked<br />
to identify or explain possible treatments and/or solutions<br />
related to the problem identified.<br />
Scoring<br />
Only the top three individual scores and the team activity will be<br />
counted towards the total team score.<br />
Team Activity 400<br />
Indiviudal Written Exam 100<br />
Individual Problem Solving Practicums (100 ea) 300<br />
Total 800<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
In the event of a team or individual score, the contest<br />
coordinator will break the tie in the following manner: team tie<br />
broken by highest drop score, then by team activity. Individual<br />
ties broken by exam score, then by species identification.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclusive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Aquaculture Resource Guide for Educators<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Aquaculture in the Classroom<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Education Frameworks<br />
(Aquaculture)<br />
• Aquaculture Science Text Book(s)<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong>
Aquaculture <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Career Development Event<br />
© <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
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Disease & Pest ID<br />
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Water Analysis<br />
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D Balansae Plant Cryptocoryne crispatula<br />
E Banana Plant Nymphoides aquatica<br />
E Electric Yellow Cichlid Labidochromis caeruleus<br />
A Kenyi Maylandia lombardoi<br />
Fish<br />
A Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana<br />
B Corkscrew Vallisneria Vallisneria americana<br />
B Livingstoni Nimbochromis livingstonii<br />
C Maingano Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos<br />
Common Name Scientifi c Name<br />
Betta / Gourami / Paradise<br />
C Cryptocoryne Cryptocoryne wendtii<br />
D Dwarf Baby Tears Hemianthus callitrichoides<br />
D Red Jewelfi sh Hemichromis bimaculatus<br />
E Red Zebra Metriaclima estherae<br />
A Betta Betta splendens<br />
B Blue Gourami Trichogaster trichopterus<br />
E Dwarf Hairgrass Eleocharis acicularis<br />
A Dwarf Sagittaria Sagittaria subulata<br />
A Socolofi Pseudotropheus socolofi<br />
Livebearers<br />
C Dwarf Gourami Colisa lalia<br />
D Gold Gourami Trichogaster trichopterus<br />
B Four Leaf Clover Marsilea drummondii<br />
C Indian Red Sword Echinodorus 'Indian Red'<br />
B Fancy Guppy Poecilia reticulata<br />
C Green Sailfi n Molly Poecilia latipinna<br />
E Kissing Gourami Helostoma temminkii<br />
A Opaline Gourami Trichogaster trichopterus<br />
D Java Fern Microsorum pteropus<br />
E Ludwigia - Broad Ludwigia repens<br />
D Halfbeak Dermogenys sumatrana<br />
E Mosquitofi sh Gambusia affi nis<br />
B Paradise Fish Macropodus opercularis<br />
Barbs / Danios / Rasboras / Carp<br />
A Ludwigia inclinata Ludwigia inclinata<br />
B Madagascar Lace Aponogeton madagascariensis<br />
A Red Wag Hi-fi n Platy Xiphophorus maculatus<br />
B Spotted Tail Mosquito Fish Heterandria bimaculata<br />
C Bala Shark Balantiocheilus melanopterus<br />
D Cherry Barb Barbus titteya<br />
C Melon Sword Echinodorus osiris<br />
D Micro Sword Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae<br />
C Sunset Variatus Platy Xiphophorus vriatus<br />
D Swordtail Xiphophorus helleri<br />
E Harlequin Rasbora Trigonostigma heteromorpha<br />
A Redtail Shark Epalzeorhynchus bicolor<br />
E Moneywort Bacopa monnieri<br />
A Moss Ball Chladophora aegagropila<br />
Saltwater Fish - Tank Raised<br />
B Rosy Barb Barbus conchonius<br />
C Tiger Barb Barbus tetrazona<br />
E Blue Stripe Neon Goby Gobiosoma oceanops<br />
A Fridmani Pseudochromis Pseudochromis fridmani<br />
B Myrio - Green Myriophyllum pinnatum<br />
C Ozelot Sword Echinodorus ozelot<br />
D Tinfold Barb Barbus schwanefeldii<br />
E Zebra Danios Danio rerio<br />
D Radican Sword Chinodorus cordifolius<br />
E Red Rubin Echinodorus rubin<br />
B Maroon Clownfi sh Premnas biaculeatus<br />
C Ocellaris Clownfi sh Amphiprion ocellaris<br />
Tetras<br />
A Koi Cyprinus carpio<br />
Catfi sh<br />
A Rotala Indica Rotala indica<br />
B Rotala Magenta Rotala macranda<br />
D Apple Snail Pomacea bridgesi<br />
E Black Phantom Tetra Megalamphodus megalopterus<br />
B Bristlenose Pleco Ancistrus dolichopterus<br />
C Emerald Cory Corydoras aeneus<br />
C Ruffl e Plant Echinodorus martii<br />
D Temple - Narrow Leaf Hygrophila corymbosa<br />
A Black tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi<br />
B Bleeding Heart Tetra Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma<br />
D Flagtail Porthole Catfi sh Dianema urostriata<br />
E Panda Cory Corydoras panda<br />
E Variegated Japanese Dwarf Acorus variegatus<br />
Rush<br />
A Water Sprite Ceratopteris thalictroides<br />
B Wisteria Hygrophilia difformis<br />
C Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi<br />
D GlowLight Tetra Hemigrammus erythrozonus<br />
A Salt and Pepper Cory Corydoras paleatus<br />
B Skunk Catfi sh Corydoras arcuatus<br />
Cichlids - New World & Large<br />
E Lemon Tetra Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis<br />
A Neon Tetra Paracheirodon innesi<br />
C Angel Fish Pterophyllum scalare<br />
D Convict Cichlid Archocentrus nigrofasciatus<br />
Aquatic Plants - Marine<br />
A Black Needlerush Juncus roemerianus<br />
B Chaetomorpha Algae Aquacultured (Chaetomorpha sp<br />
B Penguin Tetra Thayeria boehlkei<br />
C Silver Dollar Metynnis argenteus<br />
E Firemouth Cichlid Thorichthys meeki<br />
A German Blue Ram Mikrogeophagus ramirezi<br />
D Silver Pacu Colossoma brachypomus<br />
C Cordgrass Spirtina alternifl ora<br />
D Halimeda Plant Halimeda sp<br />
B Golden Severum Heros severus<br />
C Green Terror Aequidens rivulatus<br />
Plants<br />
E Kelp on Rock, Grape Botryocladia sp<br />
A Kelp on Rock, Smooth Leaf Haliptilon sp<br />
D Jack Dempsey Cichlasoma octofasciatum<br />
E Oscar Astronnotus Ocellatus<br />
Common Name Scientifi c Name<br />
Aquatic Plants - Fresh Water<br />
Cichlids - African<br />
B Maiden's Hair Plant Chlorodesmis sp<br />
C Mermaid's Fan Plant Udotea sp<br />
E Amazon Sword Plant Echinodorus amazonicus<br />
A Anacharis Egeria densa<br />
A African Butterfl y Peacock Aulonocara jacobfreibergi<br />
B Bumblebee Pseudotropheus crabro<br />
D Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata<br />
E Red Mangrove Rhizophora mangle<br />
B Anubias Anubias nana<br />
C Anubias barteri Round Leaf Anubias barteri<br />
C Demason's Cichlid Pseudotropheus demasoni<br />
D Electric Blue Johannii Melanochromis johannii<br />
A Salt-marsh bulrush Scirpus robustus
Crassostrea virginica<br />
C Eastern oyster/ Virginia<br />
Oyster<br />
B Saw-grass Cladium jamaicense<br />
D Hybrid Striped Bass Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops<br />
E Java tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus<br />
C Shaving Brush Plant Penicillus sp<br />
D Smooth cordgrass Spartina alternifl ora<br />
A Northern Quahog Hard Clam Mercenaria mercenaria<br />
B Sheepswool sponge Hippospongia lachne<br />
C Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides<br />
D Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus<br />
E Spikerushes Eleocharis species<br />
A Ulva Lettuce Algae Aquacultured (Ulva sp<br />
Aquatic Plants - Pond<br />
A Black Gamecock Iris louisiana<br />
B Bluebell Ruellia brittoniana<br />
Aquatic Parasites<br />
C Bog Lily Crinum americanum<br />
D Corkscrew Rush Juncus effusus spiralis<br />
Scientifi c Name<br />
A Ambiphrya<br />
E Double Flowering Arrowhead Sagittaria japonica<br />
A Dwarf Cattail Typha minima<br />
B Apiosoma<br />
C Argulus (fi sh louse)<br />
B Dwarf Papyrus Cyperus haspens<br />
C Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus<br />
D Capriniana<br />
D Horsetail Rush Equisetum hyemele<br />
E Lizard Tail Saururus cernuus<br />
E Chilodonella<br />
A Epistylis<br />
A Orange Variegated Canna Canna americanallis variegata<br />
B Pickerel Rush Pondeteria cordata<br />
B Ergasilus<br />
C Ichthyophthirius (Ich)<br />
C Red Endeavor Canna Canna x generalis<br />
D Red Night Blooming Hibiscus Hibiscus acetosella<br />
D Lernaea (anchor worm)<br />
E Monogeneans<br />
E Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinacea<br />
A Sagittaria montevidensis Sagittaria montevidensis<br />
A Nematodes (roundworms)<br />
B Tetrahymena<br />
B Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea<br />
C Spider Lily Hymenocallis liriosome<br />
C Trichodina<br />
D Umbrella Palm Cyperus alternifolius<br />
E Variegated Cattail Typha latifolia variegata<br />
A Variegated Sweetfl ag Acorus calamus "variegatus"<br />
B Variegated Water Celery Oenanthe javanica "Flamingo"<br />
C Violet-Stemmed Taro Colocasia esculent 'Fontanesia'<br />
D Water Poppy Hydrocleys nymphoides<br />
E White Rush Scirpus albescens<br />
A Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus<br />
B Yellow Longwood Canna glauca<br />
C Zebra Rush Scirpus tabernaemontani<br />
Zephyranthes candida<br />
D Zephyr Lily or Dwarf Onion<br />
Plant<br />
Other <strong>Florida</strong> Species<br />
Common Name Scientifi c Name<br />
Other Species<br />
A American alligator Alligator mississippiensis<br />
B Channel Catfi sh Ictalurus punctatus
Citrus <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Citrus <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Citrus Career Development Event stimulates learning<br />
activities to the production and management of citrus fruit.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Each contestant should bring two #2 pencils, a clipboard,<br />
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and a hand lens.<br />
2. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
<strong>CDE</strong>, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. sThe <strong>CDE</strong> will deal with the identification of citrus<br />
rootstocks (mature leaves and/or fruit), leaves and fruit<br />
of commercial varieties, pests, pathogens, parasites, and<br />
predators, diseases/disorders, and weeds.<br />
2. There will be a 25 question multiple choice exam covering<br />
the General Knowledge of Citrus Growing in <strong>Florida</strong>. Each<br />
question will be worth (1) point for a total of 25 points.<br />
Scoring<br />
The team with the highest combined scores in all areas of the<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> will be declared the winner.<br />
Diseases/Disorders 1 point/specimen<br />
Pests, Pathogens, Parasites Predators 1 point/specimen<br />
Weed Identification 1 point/specimen<br />
Rootstocks, Leaves, and Fruit 1 point/specimen<br />
There will be a 25 question multiple choice exam covering<br />
the General Knowledge of Citrus Growing in <strong>Florida</strong>. Each<br />
question will be worth (1) point for a total of 25 points. Even<br />
chapters will be tested on even years and odd chapters on odd<br />
years.<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie<br />
for a team the drop score will be used first, followed by team<br />
written exam total, and then by team placing class total.<br />
Individual ties will be broken by oral reasons first, followed<br />
by written exam, and then by a single placing class (chosen by<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong><br />
<strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator). If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie.<br />
oral reasons, written exam, etc), then the next highest point<br />
practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• “Identification of Citrus Varieties and Problems” slide<br />
presentation.<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Citrus and Integrated Pest and Crop<br />
Management <strong>Handbook</strong>.<br />
• Citrus Diseases and Disorders. L.C. Knorr, The<br />
University Presses of <strong>Florida</strong>, Gainesville, 1973.<br />
• Weeds of the Southern United States, Dr. E. Walter<br />
Wilson, Cooperative Extension Service, University of<br />
Georgia.<br />
• Identification of Mites, Insects, Diseases, Nutritional<br />
Symptoms and Disorders on Citrus, SP 176, The<br />
University of <strong>Florida</strong><br />
• Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses, SP 79. The University<br />
of <strong>Florida</strong><br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Citrus Varieties, SP102, The University of<br />
<strong>Florida</strong><br />
• Identification of Weeds in <strong>Florida</strong> Citrus, SP341, The<br />
University of <strong>Florida</strong><br />
• Various bulletins are available from the Cooperative<br />
Extension Service, Gainesville, FL 32611<br />
• Exam Questions based upon Citrus Growing In<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Fifth Edition, by Jackson and Davies.
Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The <strong>FFA</strong> Creed outlines the organization’s beliefs regarding<br />
the agricultural industry, <strong>FFA</strong> membership and the value of<br />
citizenship and patriotism. The <strong>FFA</strong> Creed is recited by <strong>FFA</strong><br />
members, as part of the requirements to earn the Greenhand<br />
Degree. The purpose of the Creed Speaking Career Development<br />
Event is to develop the public speaking abilities of <strong>FFA</strong> members<br />
as well as develop their self confidence and contribute to their<br />
advancement in the <strong>FFA</strong> degree program.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 7, 8, or 9. These grade levels<br />
will compete against each other.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level a contest coordinator and three judges will<br />
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be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing contest materials.<br />
2. A microphone may be used at the contest.<br />
3. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The contest will be held in three rounds: sub-district,<br />
district and state level competitions. Each chapter may<br />
enter one participant at the sub-district level with each subdistrict<br />
forwarding their winners on to the district contest.<br />
The 12 district winners are then eligible to compete in the<br />
state contest.<br />
2. Contestants shall draw for places on the program. The<br />
program chairman shall then introduce each contestant by<br />
name and in order of the drawing.<br />
3. The judges will score each contestant upon the delivery<br />
of the <strong>FFA</strong> Creed, using the score sheet provided. The<br />
judges also score each contestant on his ability to<br />
extemporaneously answer three questions derived from the<br />
Creed. Note: The contestant will be allowed a maximum<br />
of five minutes to answer the questions. Time should be<br />
called at the end of five minutes.<br />
4. Each participant must recite the <strong>FFA</strong> Creed from memory.<br />
Each participant shall begin the presentation by stating,<br />
“The <strong>FFA</strong> Creed by E.M. Tiffany.” Each participant shall<br />
end their presentation with the statement, “...that inspiring<br />
task. Thank you.” The event will be a timed activity with<br />
four minutes for presentation. After four minutes, the<br />
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participant will be deducted 1 point for every second over<br />
set time.<br />
Scoring<br />
Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis of the<br />
final score to be determined by each judge without consultation.<br />
The judges’ ranking of each participant shall then be added, and<br />
the winner will be that whose total of rankings is the lowest.<br />
Other placings shall be determined in the same manner. (low<br />
point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken based on the greatest number of low ranks.<br />
Participant’s low ranks will becounted and the participant with the<br />
greatest number of low ranks will be declared the winner.<br />
If a tie still exists, then the event superintendent will rank the<br />
participant’s response to questions. The participant with the<br />
greatest number of low ranks from the response to questions<br />
will be declared the winner. If a tie still exists then the participant’s<br />
raw scores will be totaled. The participant with the greatest total of<br />
raw points will be declared the winner.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to individuals based upon their rankings. Awards are<br />
sponsored by a cooperating industry sponsor(s) as a special project<br />
and/or by the general fund of the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
• Current year’s Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual
Official Creed Script<br />
The <strong>FFA</strong> Creed<br />
Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations<br />
of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the<br />
struggles of former years.<br />
I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know<br />
the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement,<br />
I cannot deny.<br />
I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such<br />
knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest in producing<br />
and marketing the product of our toil.<br />
I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it<br />
so--for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those<br />
whose happiness depends upon me.<br />
I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my<br />
home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.<br />
The creed was written by E. M. Tiffany, and adopted at the 3rd National Convention of the <strong>FFA</strong>. It was<br />
revised at the 38th Convention and the 63rd Convention.<br />
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Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Oral Communication – 200 points<br />
Indicators<br />
A. Speaking<br />
without hesitation<br />
B. Pace<br />
C. Tone<br />
D. Pronunciation<br />
E. Volume<br />
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Very strong evidence skill is present<br />
5-4<br />
Speaks very articulately without hesitation.<br />
• Never has the need for unnecessary<br />
pauses or hesitation when speaking.<br />
Non-verbal Communication – 400 points<br />
A. Attention<br />
(eye contact)<br />
B. Mannerisms<br />
C. Gestures<br />
D. Well poised<br />
Question and Answer—400 points<br />
A. Being detailoriented<br />
B. Speaking unrehearsed<br />
C. Examples used<br />
in response to<br />
questions<br />
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Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> Presentation Rubric - 1,000 points<br />
Participant #_____________<br />
Moderate evidence skill is present<br />
3-2<br />
Speaks articulately, but sometimes hesitates.<br />
• Occasionally has the need for a long pause<br />
or moderate hesitation when speaking.<br />
Speaks at a moderate pace to be clear. Speaks at a moderate pace most of the time,<br />
but shows some nervousness.<br />
Voice is upbeat, impassioned and under<br />
control.<br />
Pronunciation of words is very clear and<br />
intent is apparent.<br />
Emitted a clear, audible voice for the<br />
audience present.<br />
Eye contact constantly used as an effective<br />
connection.<br />
• Constantly looks at the entire audience<br />
(90-100% of the time).<br />
Does not have distracting mannerisms that<br />
affect effectiveness.<br />
• No nervous habits.<br />
Gestures are purposeful and effective.<br />
• Hand motions are expressive and used to<br />
emphasize talking points.<br />
• Great posture (confident) with positive<br />
body language.<br />
Is extremely well poised.<br />
• Poised and in control at all times.<br />
Is able to stay fully detail-oriented.<br />
• Always provides details which support<br />
answers/basis of the question.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed with comfort and<br />
ease.<br />
• Is able to speak quickly with organized<br />
thoughts and concise answers.<br />
Examples are vivid, precise and clearly<br />
explained.<br />
• Examples are original, logical and relevant.<br />
* -1 point per second over, determined by the timekeepers<br />
** - 20 points per word, determined from by the accuracy judges.<br />
Voice is somewhat upbeat, impassioned and<br />
under control.<br />
Pronunciation of words is usually clear,<br />
sometimes mumbled.<br />
Emitted a somewhat clear, audible voice for<br />
the audience present.<br />
Eye contact is mostly effective and consistent.<br />
• Mostly looks around the audience (60-80%<br />
of the time).<br />
Sometimes has distracting mannerisms that<br />
pull from the presentation.<br />
• Sometimes exhibits nervous habits or<br />
ticks.<br />
Usually uses purposeful gestures.<br />
• Hands are sometimes used to express or<br />
emphasize.<br />
• Occasionally slumps; sometimes negative<br />
body language.<br />
Usually is well poised.<br />
• Poised and in control most of the time;<br />
rarely loses composure.<br />
Is mostly good at being detail-oriented.<br />
• Usually provides details which are supportive<br />
of the answers/basis of the question.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed mostly with comfort and<br />
ease, but sometimes seems nervous or unsure.<br />
• Is able to speak effectively, has to stop and<br />
think and sometimes gets off focus.<br />
Examples are usually concrete, some-times<br />
needs clarification.<br />
• Examples are effective, but need more<br />
originality or thought.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not present<br />
1-0<br />
Speaks articulately, but frequently hesitates.<br />
• Frequently hesitates or has long, awkward<br />
pauses while speaking.<br />
Pace is too fast/slow; nervous.<br />
Voice is not upbeat; lacks passion and control.<br />
Pronunciation of words is difficult to understand;<br />
unclear.<br />
Emitted a barely audible voice for the audience<br />
present.<br />
Eye contact does not always allow connection<br />
with the speaker.<br />
• Occasionally looks at someone or some<br />
groups (less than 50% of the time).<br />
Has mannerisms that pull from the effectiveness<br />
of the presentation.<br />
• Displays some nervous habits – fidgets or<br />
anxious ticks.<br />
Occasionally gestures are used effectively.<br />
• Hands are not used to emphasize talking<br />
points; hand motions are sometimes distracting.<br />
• Lacks positive body language; slumps.<br />
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Weight<br />
X 20<br />
X 5<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
Isn’t always well poised.<br />
• Sometimes seems to lose composure. X 20<br />
Has difficulty being detail-oriented.<br />
• Sometimes overlooks details that could be<br />
very beneficial to the answers/basis of the<br />
question.<br />
X 30<br />
Shows nervousness or seems unprepared when<br />
speaking unrehearsed.<br />
• Seems to ramble or speaks before thinking. X 30<br />
Examples are abstract or not clearly defined.<br />
• Examples are sometimes confusing, leaving<br />
the listeners with questions.<br />
Gross Total Points<br />
Time Deduction*<br />
Accuracy Deduction**<br />
Net Total Points<br />
Rank<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X20<br />
Total<br />
Score
Dairy Cattle<br />
Evaluation and<br />
Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
To provide a competitive event for agricultural education<br />
students, emphasizing skills in dairy cattle evaluation, selection<br />
and dairy herd management.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals. All<br />
four individual scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Preliminary contest events will be held as listed on the<br />
official <strong>FFA</strong> Event Calendar. From these events, teams<br />
qualifying will be invited to compete in the state contest.<br />
2. Contestants should bring a clipboard and two #2 pencils.<br />
3. The state winning team is invited to represent <strong>Florida</strong> at the<br />
National <strong>FFA</strong> event.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
The preliminary contest will consist of the following:<br />
1. two pedigree classes<br />
2. a multiple choice management exam of 25 questions<br />
3. a team activity of 10 questions on a DHIA evaluation<br />
4. a 25 question multiple choice exam on the PDCA score<br />
card<br />
The state contest will consist of the following:<br />
1. 4 to 6 placing classes (various breeds may be shown)<br />
2. 2 classes of oral reasons<br />
3. one pedigree class<br />
4. A management exam of 25 questions<br />
5. A team activity of 10 questions on a DHIA Evaluation<br />
Scoring<br />
• 4-6 Placing Classes 50 points/class<br />
• 2 Classes of Oral Reasons 50 Points/set<br />
• Pedigree Class 50 Points<br />
• 25 Question Management Exam 100 Points<br />
• 10 Question DHIA Team Activity 100 Points<br />
Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie<br />
for a team the drop score will be used first, followed by team<br />
written exam total, and then by team placing class total.<br />
Individual ties will be broken by oral reasons first, followed<br />
by written exam, and then by a single placing class (chosen by<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator). If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie.<br />
oral reasons, written exam, etc), then the next highest point<br />
practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make use<br />
of the very best instructional materials available. The following<br />
list contains references that may prove helpful during event<br />
preparation.<br />
• Dairy Judging and Evaluation Guidebook. James<br />
Umphrey, IFAS Publication.<br />
• Dairy Cattle Evaluation Internet Website<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Placing Class 6<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 5<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 4<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
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2134 ` ` 4123<br />
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2143 ` ` 4132<br />
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2314 ` ` 4213<br />
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2341 ` ` 4231<br />
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2413 ` ` 4312<br />
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Written Exam<br />
23 <br />
15 <br />
7 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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16 <br />
8 <br />
25 <br />
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17 <br />
9 <br />
1<br />
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18 <br />
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20 <br />
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22 <br />
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Pedigree Classes<br />
Pedigree Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
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Environmental<br />
Science and Natural<br />
Resources <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
Environmental and natural resource education has a<br />
responsibility to ensure an educated public and provide students<br />
prepared to enter careers in the environmental and natural<br />
resource industry. The purpose of the environmental and natural<br />
resource career development event is to stimulate student<br />
interest and to promote environmental and natural resource<br />
instruction in the agricultural education curriculum and to<br />
provide recognition for those who have demonstrated skills and<br />
competencies as a result of environmental and natural resource<br />
instruction.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.<br />
Each junior and senior chapter may enter one team of four<br />
individuals.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Team Make-up- Team size shall be four members. All four<br />
members will be scored and all scores will count towards<br />
the total team score. The team score is comprised of all<br />
four (4) members’ exam and practicum scores as well as<br />
the team activity.<br />
2. Under no circumstance will any participants be allowed to<br />
handle any of the items in the identification portion of the<br />
practicum’s. Any infraction of this rule will be sufficient to<br />
eliminate a team from the event.<br />
3. Participants will be assigned to group leaders who will<br />
escort them to various event-staging sites. Each participant<br />
is to stay with his or her assigned group leader throughout<br />
the event or until told to change leaders by the event<br />
superintendent.<br />
4. Participants must come to the event prepared to work in<br />
adverse weather conditions. The event will be conducted<br />
regardless of the weather. Participants should have<br />
rainwear, warm clothes and appropriate footwear.<br />
5. Written Material: All written material will be furnished for<br />
the event. No written materials such as tests, problems and<br />
worksheets shall be removed from the site.<br />
6. Materials student must provide – Each participant must<br />
Environmental Science and Natural Resources <strong>CDE</strong><br />
have a clean, free of notes clipboard, two sharpened No. 2<br />
pencils, and an electronic calculator. Calculators used in<br />
this event should be battery operated, non-programmable,<br />
silent with large keys and large displays. Calculators<br />
should have only these functions – addition, subtraction,<br />
multiplication, division, equals, percent, square root, +/key,<br />
and one memory register. No other calculators are<br />
allowed to be used during the event.<br />
7. Equipment provided – All other tools and equipment will<br />
be furnished for the event. Participants must use the tools<br />
and equipment furnished at the event.<br />
Event Format<br />
The event will include<br />
• Objective Written Exam<br />
• Team Activity<br />
• Identification of Material<br />
• Individual Practicums<br />
Team Activity<br />
90 MINUTES IN LENGTH, 1000 POINTS TOTAL<br />
Students will be provided a scenario that deals with an<br />
environmental/natural resource problem.<br />
• Teams will be required to develop both an oral, as well<br />
as a written statement that addresses the questions in<br />
the annual scenario.<br />
• Teams will submit a written summary of their findings<br />
at the end of one hour. Summary is to be submitted on<br />
the disk provided to each team.<br />
• Teams will have ten (10) minutes of prep time prior to<br />
their oral presentation.<br />
• Teams will be required to give an oral presentation<br />
justifying the decisions made by the team. The team<br />
will have eight minutes to make the oral presentation.<br />
• Teams will be required to answer questions in regards<br />
to the decision reached by their team. Question period<br />
will be 5 minutes in length.<br />
Team Activity Points<br />
Oral presentation 500 points<br />
Written presentation 300 points<br />
Question 200 points<br />
Total 1000 points<br />
Individual Activities<br />
Written Exam<br />
Objective Test (100 points) – (60 minutes) – 50 questions<br />
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Annual Practicums<br />
Students will participate in the following two areas on an annual<br />
basis:<br />
Press Release Writing<br />
1. Participants will be furnished access to computers, or<br />
similar equipment, on which to create a written document.<br />
(In the event electronic equipment is not available pencils/<br />
pens will be provided.)<br />
2. Participants will create a written document, 350 words or<br />
less in the style of a news/press release.<br />
3. Press release should contain the basic elements (facts)<br />
customarily found in written publications (who, what,<br />
where, when and how). The elements/facts presented are<br />
to reflect the thoughts of the participant in relation to the<br />
topic being addressed.<br />
4. Examples<br />
– What type of change is being proposed?<br />
– Does the proposed solution reflect an economic,<br />
or natural resource, impact on surrounding<br />
communities?<br />
– Have participants clearly stated the outlined<br />
problem and a solution?<br />
– Does the press release outline and explain the<br />
problem in a clear manner? (I.e.: could someone<br />
from outside the competition or <strong>FFA</strong> arena read<br />
the release and understand the problem and<br />
proposed solution)?<br />
Identification<br />
Students will identify fifty (50) items from the following<br />
combined areas:<br />
Equipment Reptiles/Amphibians<br />
Plants Predators<br />
Wildlife Birds<br />
Fish Non-Native Species<br />
Rotational Practicums<br />
Students will participate in three of the following practicums each<br />
year. Practicums may vary from year to year.<br />
Water Analysis<br />
Using measuring devices, each participant will measure a sample of<br />
water for quality analysis and contaminants.<br />
• Analyze the results of measurements.<br />
• Name possible causes of the particulate or other contaminant:<br />
• Are they natural<br />
• Are they pollutants (what level is acceptable)<br />
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• Describe the effects on the environment of the polluntants.<br />
• List the sources of the pollutants.<br />
• Discuss ways the water quality can be improved.<br />
Soil Nutrient Test<br />
Students will be furnished with a sample of soil and test kit.<br />
They will have to determine the current levels of:<br />
Nitrogen pH<br />
Potassium Phosphorus<br />
Students will use this information along with an extension<br />
service crop sheet provided to make suggestions for what<br />
fertilizers need to be added to grow a given crop. (Example of<br />
crops, corn, wheat, tobacco, soybeans)<br />
GPS Locations<br />
Students will be furnished with a Global Positioning System<br />
(GPS) unit and a map with points identified in longitude and<br />
latitude.<br />
Using the GPS unit, the participant will be required to walk to<br />
and locate the points.<br />
Participants will then record a predetermined identification<br />
mark located at each point.<br />
Participants shall know how to read longitude and latitude<br />
numbers, how to use a GPS unit and understand differential<br />
corrections.<br />
Environmental Analysis<br />
Students will address the following five aspects:<br />
• Living Organisms – students will identify and list as<br />
many living organisms (both native and invader) as<br />
they can find within the marked boundaries of the site.<br />
Additional species may be artificially introduced as<br />
mounted or preserved specimens.<br />
• Non-living components (shelter, nutrients) – students<br />
will inventory resources such as water, shelter, etc. upon<br />
which resident species depend for survival.<br />
• Food Web – students will define relationships among<br />
the plants and animal species that are found or<br />
introduced in the study area.<br />
• Ecological Succession – students will identify the stages<br />
of succession of various grasses, shrubs and trees.<br />
They will also identify causes of changes in succession<br />
patterns.<br />
• Situation Analysis – Students will determine whether a<br />
healthy balance exists between the environment and the<br />
native species that depend upon it. They will also check<br />
remediation practices where needed.
Soil Profile<br />
Students will be furnished with a scorecard; an interpretation<br />
guide and a pre-dug soil pit or core/monolith to judge. The<br />
participants will identify soil horizons, textures, percentage<br />
course fragments, pH, horizon colors, slope, geologic origin, soil<br />
permeability, irrigation suitability and soil structure types of the<br />
soil present in the given example.<br />
Using the information from the score card and interpretation<br />
guide, the student will then identify the most appropriate use for<br />
the given area, and the erosion control practice that best fits the<br />
designated use for the land.<br />
Waste Management<br />
Participants will be presented with a scenario (ag producer,<br />
neighborhood, office building, manufacturing plant, etc.) that<br />
generates waste material creating differing environmental<br />
threats.<br />
Participants will evaluate the nature of waste output to identify<br />
plausible options for reducing the rate of waste generation,<br />
recycling or providing potential alternative uses for the waste,<br />
treating the waste, or disposing of the waste.<br />
Participants should be able to identify at least one benefit and<br />
one deterrent for each possible option that is offered.<br />
Scoring<br />
• Written Exam 100 points<br />
• Team Activity 1000 points<br />
– Oral Presentation 500 points<br />
– Written Presentation 300 points<br />
– Questions 200 points<br />
• Press Release Writing 100 points<br />
• Identification 100 points<br />
• Rotational Practicums 100 points/<br />
practicum<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie<br />
for a team the drop score will be used first, followed by team<br />
written exam total, and then by team placing class total.<br />
Individual ties will be broken by oral reasons first, followed<br />
by written exam, and then by a single placing class (chosen by<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator). If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie.<br />
oral reasons, written exam, etc), then the next highest point<br />
practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
Environmental Science and Natural Resources <strong>CDE</strong><br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
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Team Activity Summary Scorecard<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Category Possible Score<br />
1 Quality of Management Plan (Written Statement) 150<br />
2 Teamwork Demonstrated 150<br />
3 Analysis of Information (Oral Presentation) 200<br />
4 Team Presentation 300<br />
5 Questions - need scorecard 200<br />
TOTAL 1000<br />
Judge’s Name Judge’s Signature Date<br />
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Indicators<br />
A. Spelling/<br />
grammar<br />
(sentence structure,<br />
verb<br />
agreement,<br />
etc.)<br />
Environmental and Natural Resources<br />
Team Activity Written Statement Scorecard – 150 points<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Very strong evidence skill<br />
is present<br />
5-4<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
extremely high quality.<br />
• 2 or fewer spelling<br />
errors are present.<br />
• 2 or fewer grammar<br />
errors are present.<br />
B. Message Communicates ideas extremely<br />
clearly as well as<br />
extremely focused.<br />
Thoughts are very interesting<br />
and understandable.<br />
• All main ideas are<br />
supported by clear and<br />
vivid details.<br />
• Clearly organized and<br />
concise by remaining<br />
on target, is completely<br />
focused with obvious<br />
construction and<br />
strong introduction,<br />
body and conclusion<br />
layout.<br />
C. Writing<br />
style<br />
CONTENT<br />
Moderate evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
3-2<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
adequate.<br />
• 3-5 spelling errors are<br />
present.<br />
• 3-5 grammar errors are<br />
present.<br />
Communicates ideas clearly<br />
and concisely, and message<br />
is interesting and understandable.<br />
• Most of the main ideas<br />
are supported by sufficient<br />
details.<br />
• Good organization<br />
with few statements<br />
out of place or lacking<br />
in clear construction.<br />
Writing style is selectively Thought was given to the<br />
appropriate for the intended intended audience, and the<br />
audience.<br />
style reflects the purpose<br />
• The style chosen has for communicating with<br />
obviously been well that audience.<br />
thought-out based on • Most language is ap-<br />
the specific audience. propriate for the intended<br />
audience.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-0<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
less than adequate.<br />
• 6 or more spelling<br />
errors are present.<br />
• 6 or more grammar<br />
errors are present.<br />
Communicates ideas clearly,<br />
but message is difficult<br />
to understand.<br />
• None of the main ideas<br />
are supported by sufficient<br />
details.<br />
• Little to no organization<br />
is present and is<br />
sometimes awkward<br />
and lacking construction.<br />
Writing style does not show<br />
intent to connect with different<br />
types of audiences,<br />
style is more for a generic<br />
reader.<br />
• Some language used<br />
might be confusing for<br />
some audiences<br />
Indicator 10-7 points 6-4 points 3-0 points<br />
D. Written<br />
content<br />
Covers topic in-depth with<br />
details and examples.<br />
• Subject knowledge is<br />
excellent.<br />
Includes essential<br />
knowledge about the topic.<br />
• Subject knowledge<br />
appears to be good.<br />
Includes essential information<br />
about the topic but<br />
there are 1-2 factual errors.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X 7.5<br />
Total Points<br />
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Score<br />
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Indicators<br />
A. Managing<br />
team<br />
dynamics<br />
B. Awareness<br />
of<br />
personality<br />
styles of<br />
others<br />
C. Uses<br />
positive and<br />
mature<br />
language and<br />
mannerisms<br />
D. Reacting<br />
to changes<br />
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State: Team No.:<br />
Very strong evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
5-4<br />
Completely committed to team<br />
dynamics, maturity and professionalism<br />
are always present.<br />
• In team conflicts, problemsolving<br />
and decisionmaking<br />
methods and skills<br />
are used to produce a positive<br />
compromise.<br />
Totally conscious and respectful<br />
of differing attitudes, personalities<br />
and behaviors.<br />
• Language is free of bias<br />
and completely shows an<br />
understanding and respect<br />
for others’ differences in<br />
learning and personality.<br />
Always uses mature language<br />
and mannerisms.<br />
• Never uses immature verbal<br />
and/or nonverbal communication.<br />
• Always has positive communications.<br />
Moderate evidence skill is present<br />
3-2<br />
Somewhat committed to team<br />
dynamics, maturity and professionalism<br />
are seldom present.<br />
• In team conflicts, problemsolving<br />
and decisionmaking<br />
methods and skills<br />
are sometimes used to<br />
produce a compromise.<br />
Sometimes involvement in<br />
this process is limited.<br />
Is, for the most part, respectful of<br />
others’ differences in personality<br />
and behavior.<br />
• For the most part, language<br />
conveys an understanding<br />
of others’ differences in<br />
learning and personality.<br />
Almost always uses mature<br />
language and mannerisms.<br />
• Rarely uses immature<br />
verbal and/or nonverbal<br />
communication.<br />
• Usually has positive communications.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-0<br />
Lacking team dynamics, maturity<br />
and professionalism.<br />
• When team conflict arises<br />
little is done to resolve the<br />
conflict at hand.<br />
Shows little tolerance for differing<br />
personalities and behaviors.<br />
• Language used may be<br />
expressed as not understanding<br />
others’ differences<br />
in personality and learning<br />
styles.<br />
Usually uses mature language<br />
and mannerisms.<br />
• Frequently uses immature<br />
verbal and/or nonverbal<br />
communication.<br />
• Seldom has positive communications.<br />
10-7 points 6-4 points 3-0 points<br />
Has ability to react and transition<br />
effortlessly to change.<br />
• Able to transition with<br />
change; thinks quickly;<br />
shows no sign of stress.<br />
Typically reacts well to changes.<br />
• Seems able to transition to<br />
change most of the time;<br />
occasionally stresses.<br />
Has difficulty reacting well to<br />
changes.<br />
• Seems stressed by change.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight<br />
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X 4<br />
X 4<br />
X 9<br />
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Total<br />
Score
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Team Activity - Analysis of Information (presentation) – 200 Points<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Very strong evidence<br />
skill is present<br />
5-4<br />
A. Examples Examples are vivid,<br />
precise and clearly explained.<br />
D. Being<br />
detailoriented<br />
F. Connecting<br />
and articulating<br />
facts<br />
and issues<br />
• Examples are original,<br />
logical and<br />
relevant.<br />
Is able to stay fully detail-oriented.<br />
• Always provides<br />
details which support<br />
the issue; is<br />
well organized.<br />
Exemplary in connecting<br />
facts and issues and<br />
articulating how they<br />
impact the issue locally<br />
and globally.<br />
• Possesses a strong<br />
knowledge-base<br />
and is able to effectively<br />
articulate<br />
information regarding<br />
related facts and<br />
current issues.<br />
Moderate evidence skill<br />
is present<br />
3-2<br />
Examples are usually<br />
concrete, sometimes<br />
needs clarification.<br />
• Examples are effective,<br />
but need more<br />
originality or<br />
thought.<br />
Is mostly good at being<br />
detail-oriented.<br />
• Usually provides<br />
details which are<br />
supportive of the<br />
issue; displays good<br />
organizational<br />
skills.<br />
Sufficient in connecting<br />
facts and issues and<br />
articulating how they<br />
impact the issue locally<br />
and globally.<br />
• Possesses a good<br />
knowledge-base<br />
and is able to, for<br />
the most part, articulate<br />
information<br />
regarding related<br />
facts and current<br />
issues.<br />
Strong evidence skill is<br />
not present<br />
1-0<br />
Examples are abstract or<br />
not clearly defined.<br />
• Examples are sometimes<br />
confusing,<br />
leaving the listeners<br />
with questions.<br />
Has difficulty being<br />
detail-oriented.<br />
• Sometimes overlooks<br />
details that<br />
could be very beneficial<br />
to the issue;<br />
lacks organization.<br />
Has difficulty with connecting<br />
facts and issues<br />
and articulating how<br />
they impact the issue<br />
locally and globally.<br />
• Possesses some<br />
knowledge-base but<br />
is unable to articulate<br />
information<br />
regarding related<br />
facts and current<br />
issues.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight<br />
X 10<br />
X 10<br />
X 20<br />
Total Points<br />
Total<br />
Score<br />
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Team Activity – Team Presentation – 300 points<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Oral Communication – 200 points<br />
Indicators<br />
B. Speaking<br />
without<br />
hesitation<br />
C. Tone<br />
E. Speaking<br />
unrehearsed<br />
G. All team<br />
members<br />
participated<br />
Very strong evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
5-4<br />
Speaks very articulately without<br />
hesitation.<br />
• Never has the need for<br />
unnecessary pauses or<br />
hesitation when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is consistent.<br />
• Speaks at the right pace to<br />
be clear.<br />
• Pronunciation of words is<br />
very clear and intent is<br />
apparent.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed with comfort<br />
and ease.<br />
• Is able to speak quickly<br />
with organized thoughts<br />
and concise answers.<br />
• All team members took an<br />
active role in the presentation.<br />
Non-verbal communication – 100 points<br />
A. Attention<br />
(eye contact)<br />
B. Mannerisms<br />
C. Gestures<br />
D. Wellpoised<br />
Eye contact constantly used as<br />
an effective connection.<br />
• Constantly looks at the<br />
entire audience (90-100%<br />
of the time).<br />
Does not have distracting mannerisms<br />
that affect effectiveness.<br />
• No nervous habits.<br />
Gestures are purposeful and<br />
effective.<br />
• Hand motions are expressive<br />
and used to emphasize<br />
talking points.<br />
• Great posture (confident)<br />
with positive body language.<br />
Is extremely well-poised.<br />
• Poised and in control at all<br />
times.<br />
Moderate evidence skill is present<br />
3-2<br />
Speaks articulately but sometimes<br />
hesitates.<br />
• Occasionally has the need for<br />
a long pause or moderate<br />
hesitation when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is usually consistent.<br />
• Speaks at the right pace most<br />
of the time but shows some<br />
nervousness.<br />
• Pronunciation of words is<br />
usually clear, sometimes<br />
vague.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed mostly with<br />
comfort and ease but sometimes<br />
seems nervous or unsure.<br />
• Is able to speak effectively,<br />
has to stop and think and<br />
sometimes gets off focus.<br />
• Three team members took an<br />
active role in the presentation.<br />
Eye contact is mostly effective and<br />
consistent.<br />
• Mostly looks around the<br />
audience (60-80% of the<br />
time).<br />
Sometimes has distracting mannerisms<br />
that pull from the presentation.<br />
• Sometimes exhibits nervous<br />
habits or ticks.<br />
Usually uses purposeful gestures.<br />
• Hands are sometimes used to<br />
express or emphasize.<br />
• Occasionally slumps; sometimes<br />
negative body language.<br />
Usually is well-poised.<br />
• Poised and in control most of<br />
the time; rarely loses composure.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-0<br />
Speaks articulately but frequently<br />
hesitates.<br />
• Frequently hesitates or has<br />
long, awkward pauses while<br />
speaking.<br />
Has difficulty using an appropriate<br />
tone.<br />
• Pace is too fast; nervous.<br />
• Pronunciation of words is<br />
difficult to understand;<br />
unclear.<br />
Shows nervousness or seems<br />
unprepared when speaking unrehearsed.<br />
• Seems to ramble or speaks<br />
before thinking.<br />
• Two or less team members<br />
took an active role in the<br />
presentation.<br />
Eye contact does not always<br />
allow connection with the speaker.<br />
• Occasionally looks at someone<br />
or some groups (less<br />
than 50% of the time).<br />
Has mannerisms that pull from<br />
the effectiveness of the presentation.<br />
• Displays some nervous<br />
habits – fidgets or anxious<br />
ticks.<br />
Occasionally gestures are used<br />
effectively.<br />
• Hands are not used to emphasize<br />
talking points; hand<br />
motions are sometimes<br />
distracting.<br />
• Lacks positive body language;<br />
slumps.<br />
Isn’t always well-poised.<br />
• Sometimes seems to lose<br />
composure.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight Total<br />
Score<br />
X 10<br />
X 10<br />
X 10<br />
X 10<br />
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X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
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Indicators<br />
A. Spelling/<br />
grammar<br />
(sentence structure,<br />
verb<br />
agreement,<br />
etc.)<br />
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Writing Exercise Scorecard – 100 points<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Very strong evidence skill<br />
is present<br />
5-4<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
extremely high quality.<br />
• 2 or fewer spelling<br />
errors are present.<br />
• 2 or fewer grammar<br />
errors are present.<br />
B. Message Communicates ideas extremely<br />
clearly as well as<br />
extremely focused.<br />
Thoughts are very interesting<br />
and understandable.<br />
• All main ideas are<br />
supported by clear and<br />
vivid details.<br />
• Clearly organized and<br />
concise by remaining<br />
on target, is completely<br />
focused with obvious<br />
construction and<br />
strong introduction,<br />
body and conclusion<br />
layout.<br />
C. Writing<br />
style<br />
CONTENT<br />
Moderate evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
3-2<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
adequate.<br />
• 3-5 spelling errors are<br />
present.<br />
• 3-5 grammar errors are<br />
present.<br />
Communicates ideas clearly<br />
and concisely, and message<br />
is interesting and understandable.<br />
• Most of the main ideas<br />
are supported by sufficient<br />
details.<br />
• Good organization<br />
with few statements<br />
out of place or lacking<br />
in clear construction.<br />
Writing style is selectively Thought was given to the<br />
appropriate for the intended intended audience, and the<br />
audience.<br />
style reflects the purpose<br />
• The style chosen has for communicating with<br />
obviously been well that audience.<br />
thought-out based on • Most language is ap-<br />
the specific audience. propriate for the intended<br />
audience.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-0<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
less than adequate.<br />
• 6 or more spelling<br />
errors are present.<br />
• 6 or more grammar<br />
errors are present.<br />
Communicates ideas clearly,<br />
but message is difficult<br />
to understand.<br />
• None of the main ideas<br />
are supported by sufficient<br />
details.<br />
• Little to no organization<br />
is present and is<br />
sometimes awkward<br />
and lacking construction.<br />
Writing style does not show<br />
intent to connect with different<br />
types of audiences,<br />
style is more for a generic<br />
reader.<br />
• Some language used<br />
might be confusing for<br />
some audiences.<br />
Indicator 10-7 points 6-4 points 3-0 points<br />
D. Written<br />
content<br />
Covers topic in-depth with<br />
details and examples.<br />
• Subject knowledge is<br />
excellent.<br />
Includes essential<br />
knowledge about the topic.<br />
• Subject knowledge<br />
appears to be good.<br />
Includes essential information<br />
about the topic but<br />
there are 1-2 factual errors.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
Total Points<br />
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Water Analysis Scorecard – 100 points<br />
Participant No.:<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Your job today is to analyze the given water sample. You will need to find the given levels of the<br />
following possible factors: nitrites, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, pH, phosphates, water hardness, chlorine,<br />
ammonia and the current temperature. Using this information indicate if the water quality is suitable for<br />
the given species. Indicate the limiting factors and explain ways this water quality can be improved.<br />
(Each year, you will test for four of the categories listed in the handbook.)<br />
Category Answers Possible Points<br />
1 10<br />
2 10<br />
3 10<br />
4 10<br />
Indicate if the quality of the sample is suitable for the<br />
following use:<br />
Indicate the limiting factor(s): 25<br />
How can water quality be improved? 25<br />
Total Score:<br />
Judge’s Name Judge’s Signature Date<br />
10<br />
100<br />
Score<br />
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Soil Analysis Scorecard – 100 points<br />
Participant No.:<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Your job today is to take a soil sample from the given area. You will need to determine the<br />
levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and pH from the lab results. Utilizing the lab results<br />
and the given Extension Service bulletin make a recommendation for the amount and type of<br />
fertilizer that should be added to grow the designated crop.<br />
Samples are pulled correctly - process<br />
Sample 10<br />
Samples are pulled from correct locations<br />
Analyze Lab Results<br />
Location 1 Yes No 4<br />
Location 2 Yes No 4<br />
Location 3 Yes No 4<br />
Location 4 Yes No 4<br />
Location 5 Yes No 4<br />
Location 6 Yes No 4<br />
Location 7 Yes No 4<br />
Location 8 Yes No 4<br />
Location 9 Yes No 4<br />
Location 10 Yes No 4<br />
Category Level<br />
Nitrogen (N) 5<br />
Potassium (K) 5<br />
Phosphorus (P) 5<br />
pH 5<br />
Fertilizer<br />
Recommendation<br />
Total<br />
Judge’s Name Judge’s Signature Date<br />
Possible Points Score<br />
30<br />
100<br />
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Soil Profile Scorecard – 100 points<br />
PART 1- 60 points<br />
Participant No.:<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Soil Factors – Part 1<br />
Interpretation of Soil Factors<br />
Check Appropriate Box<br />
Check Appropriate Box<br />
Score Score<br />
Texture<br />
E. Permeability<br />
Sur. Sub. 1. Rapid<br />
B. Depth of Soil<br />
1. Coarse 2. Moderate<br />
2. Moderately Coarse 3. Slow<br />
3. Medium 4. Very Slow<br />
4. Moderately Fine<br />
5. Fine<br />
F. Surface Runoff<br />
1. Deep 1. Rapid<br />
2. Moderately Deep 2. Moderate<br />
3. Shallow 3. Slow<br />
4. Very Shallow 4. Very Slow<br />
C. Slope G. Major Factors That Keep Area<br />
Out of Class 1<br />
1. Nearly Level 0-1% 1. Texture 6. Runoff<br />
2. Gently Sloping 1-3% 2. Depth 7. Wetness<br />
3. Moderate Sloping 3-5% 3. Slope 8. Flooding<br />
4. Strongly Sloping 5-8% 4. Erosion 9. None<br />
5. Steep 8-15% 5. Permeability<br />
6. Very Steep > 15%<br />
D. Erosion – Wind and Water<br />
H. Land Capability Class<br />
1. None to Slight 1. Class I 5. Class V<br />
2. Moderate 2. Class II 6. Class VI<br />
3. Severe 3. Class III 7. Class VII<br />
4. Very Severe 4. Class IV 8. ClassVIII<br />
Total Score Column Total Score Column<br />
Total Score PART 1<br />
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Soil Profile Scorecard PART 2- 40 points<br />
Recommended Treatments – Part 2 Check Appropriate Box<br />
Score<br />
A. Vegetative<br />
B. Mechanical<br />
1. Row crop/occasional soil conserving crop<br />
2. Row crop/frequent soil conserving crop<br />
3. Row crops not more than 2 out of 4 years<br />
4. Row crops not more than 1 out of 5 years<br />
5. Return crop residue to the soil<br />
6. Practice conservation tillage<br />
7. Establish recommended grass or grasses & legumes<br />
8. Proper pasture and range management<br />
9. Protect from burning<br />
10. Control grazing<br />
11. Plant recommended trees<br />
12. Harvest trees selectively<br />
13. Use only for wildlife or recreation area<br />
14. Control brush or trees<br />
15. Terrace and farm on contour<br />
16. Maintain terraces<br />
17. Construction diversion terraces<br />
18. Install drainage system<br />
19. Control gullies<br />
20. No mechanical treatment needed<br />
C. Fertilizer and Soil Amendments<br />
21. Soil amendments<br />
22. Phosphorous [P]<br />
23. Potassium [K]<br />
24. Nitrogen [N]<br />
25. Fertilizer or soil amendments not needed<br />
Total Score PART 2 -40<br />
Total Score PART 1 – 60<br />
GRAND Total Score – 100<br />
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Environmental and Natural Resources<br />
GPS Location Scorecard – 100 points<br />
Participant No.:<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
List your numbers for each location point following the latitude and longitude given.<br />
Note: Variance for differential corrections are noted on condition sheet.<br />
Location Point Point Number Possible Points Score<br />
1 20<br />
2 20<br />
3 20<br />
4 20<br />
5 20<br />
Total Points<br />
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Environmental and Natural Resources Career Development Event 2012-2016<br />
Environmental and Natural Resources<br />
Environmental Analysis Scorecard – 100 points<br />
Name: Participant No.:<br />
State: Team No.:<br />
Your assignment is to analyze the given ecosystem with the following aspects in mind:<br />
Question<br />
Possible<br />
Points<br />
List ten (10) biotic organisms that you observed within the marked boundaries of this site. 20<br />
List ten (10) abiotic organisms that you observed within the marked boundaries of this site. 20<br />
List five relationships (food web) found among the biotic factors in this environment. 20<br />
Identify the stages of succession found in this ecosystem.<br />
Is this a balanced ecosystem? – Yes or No (circle) – Why or Why Not? – Provide four reasons. 20<br />
Score<br />
Environmental and Natural Resources Career Development Event 21<br />
20<br />
Total Score 100<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Written Exam<br />
42 <br />
21 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
43 <br />
22 <br />
<br />
44 <br />
23 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
45 <br />
24 <br />
3 <br />
46 <br />
<br />
25<br />
4 <br />
47 <br />
26 <br />
5 <br />
48 <br />
27 <br />
6 <br />
49 <br />
28 <br />
7 <br />
50 <br />
29 <br />
8 <br />
30 <br />
9 <br />
31 <br />
10 <br />
32 <br />
11 <br />
33 <br />
12 <br />
34 <br />
13 <br />
35 <br />
14 <br />
36 <br />
15 <br />
37 <br />
16 <br />
38 <br />
17 <br />
39 <br />
18 <br />
40 <br />
19 <br />
41 <br />
20
B crayfi sh<br />
C fl athead catfi sh<br />
C mountain bluebird<br />
D osprey<br />
D chipmunk<br />
E cottontail<br />
Identifi cation<br />
Water Quality<br />
Identifi cation<br />
D largemouth bass<br />
E lobster<br />
E purple martin<br />
A quail<br />
A coyote<br />
B elk<br />
A refractometer<br />
B secchi disk<br />
C thermometer<br />
D water bottle samplers<br />
42 <br />
21 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
A salmon<br />
B shrimp<br />
C smallmouth bass<br />
D sturgeon<br />
B red-tailed hawk<br />
C ruby-throated<br />
C fox squirrel<br />
A gray squirrel<br />
43 <br />
22 <br />
<br />
23 <br />
1<br />
D hummingbird<br />
E turkey<br />
B gray wolf<br />
C grizzly bear<br />
E water meter for<br />
44 <br />
2 <br />
45 <br />
24 <br />
E trout<br />
physical/chemical parameters(pH,conductivity<br />
and/or DO)<br />
A<br />
3 <br />
A walleye<br />
D jack rabbit<br />
E mole<br />
<br />
Aquatic<br />
46 <br />
25<br />
yellow bullhead<br />
catfi sh<br />
B<br />
A white pelican<br />
B wood duck<br />
Native Reptiles/Amphibians<br />
A moose<br />
B mountain goat<br />
4 <br />
B aquatic net<br />
C bottom dredges<br />
47 <br />
26 <br />
Invasive/Non-Native Plants<br />
C Chinese tallow<br />
C alligator<br />
5 <br />
48 <br />
27 <br />
alligator snapping<br />
turtle<br />
D<br />
C mountain lion<br />
D muskrat<br />
D fi sh measuring board<br />
E plankton net<br />
6 <br />
D English ivy<br />
E Himalaya blackberry<br />
49 <br />
28 <br />
E black rat snake<br />
A bullfrog<br />
E opossum<br />
A pocket gopher<br />
A seines<br />
7 <br />
A hydrilla<br />
B kudzu<br />
B sieves<br />
50 <br />
29 <br />
B polar bear<br />
C porcupine<br />
stream bottom<br />
sampler<br />
C<br />
8 <br />
30 <br />
C leafy spurge<br />
D melaleuca<br />
B collared lizard<br />
C common snapping<br />
D turtle<br />
E copperhead snake<br />
D prairie dog<br />
E pronghorn<br />
Wildlife<br />
9 <br />
31 <br />
E mimosa tree<br />
A purple loosestrife<br />
A raccoon<br />
B red fox<br />
D binoculars<br />
E mammal traps<br />
10 <br />
A coral snake<br />
B corn snake<br />
32 <br />
B saltcedar<br />
Invasive/Non-Native<br />
Animals<br />
A snake/reptile stick<br />
B radio telemetry unit<br />
11 <br />
C cottonmouth<br />
C skunk<br />
D weasel<br />
E whitetail deer<br />
A woodchuck<br />
Native Birds<br />
33 <br />
D crocodile<br />
C animal tags/bands<br />
Geographical<br />
12 <br />
34 <br />
A Asiatic clam<br />
diamondback rattlesnake<br />
E<br />
13 <br />
Asian long-horned<br />
beetle<br />
B<br />
D GPS unit<br />
Weather<br />
35 <br />
A fence lizard<br />
B garter snake<br />
14 <br />
C brown trout<br />
D carp<br />
B bald eagle<br />
C blue jay<br />
E barometer<br />
A sling psychrometer<br />
36 <br />
C green anole lizard<br />
D gray tree frog<br />
15 <br />
D brown pelican<br />
E brown thrasher<br />
A calliope hummingbird<br />
B Canada goose<br />
37 <br />
E Chinese mitten crab<br />
A chukkar<br />
B rain gauge<br />
C wind speed meter<br />
16 <br />
E red eared slider<br />
A ring neck snake<br />
38 <br />
B English sparrow<br />
C European starling<br />
Forestry<br />
17 <br />
B rubber boa snake<br />
C scarlet king snake<br />
D biltmore stick<br />
E diameter tape<br />
A prism<br />
B tree increment borer<br />
Native Wildlife<br />
39 <br />
D feral hog<br />
E fi re ant<br />
C cardinal<br />
D Cooper’s hawk<br />
18 <br />
40 <br />
D timber rattlesnake<br />
E Woodhouse’s toad<br />
19 <br />
A Norway rat<br />
B nutria<br />
C ring neck pheasant<br />
D sea lamprey<br />
E Crissal’s thrasher<br />
A eastern bluebird<br />
41 <br />
Fish/Aquatic Animals<br />
20 <br />
A blue catfi sh<br />
B bream/bluegill<br />
B great horned owl<br />
C great blue heron<br />
C armadillo<br />
D badger<br />
E talipia<br />
A zebra mussel<br />
C channel catfi sh<br />
D clam<br />
D golden eagle<br />
E kestrel<br />
A least tern<br />
B mallard duck<br />
E beaver<br />
A bison<br />
E crab<br />
A crappie<br />
B black bear<br />
C bobcat
Extemporaneous Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Extemporaneous<br />
Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Extemporaneous Public Speaking Career Development<br />
Event is designed to develop the ability of all <strong>FFA</strong> members to<br />
express themselves on a given subject without having prepared<br />
or rehearsed its content in advance, therefore causing <strong>FFA</strong><br />
members to formulate their remarks for presentation in a very<br />
limited amount of time.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Participant<br />
can not participate in both Extemporaneous Public Speaking<br />
and Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong>s.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level a contest coordinator and three judges will<br />
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be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing contest materials.<br />
2. A list of all possible topics will be given to and reviewed by<br />
the judges prior to the beginning of the event.<br />
3. Cell phones will not be allowed as a time keeping device.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The contest will be held in three rounds: sub-district,<br />
district and state level competitions. Each chapter may<br />
enter one participant at the sub-district level with each subdistrict<br />
forwarding their winners on to the district contest.<br />
The 12 district winners are then eligible to compete in the<br />
state contest.<br />
2. At the time of the event, the judges will be seated in<br />
different sections of the room in which the event is held.<br />
They will score each participant on the delivery of the<br />
production, using the score sheet provided.<br />
3. Speaking order will be randomly drawn by event officials.<br />
The program chairman shall introduce each participant<br />
by name and in order of the drawing. A participant will<br />
be permitted to use notes while speaking, but deductions<br />
in scoring may be made for this practice if it detracts from<br />
the effectiveness of the presentation. Applause shall be<br />
withheld until all participants have spoken.<br />
4. Participants will be admitted to the preparation room at<br />
15 minute intervals and given exactly 30 minutes for topic<br />
selection and preparation.<br />
5. The officials in charge of the event on the following basis<br />
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will screen reference material: must be limited to five items.<br />
6. must be printed material such as books or magazines and/<br />
or a compilation of collected materials. To be counted as<br />
one item, a notebook or folder of collected materials may<br />
contain NO more than 100 single sided pages or 50 pages<br />
double sided numbered consecutively (cannot be notes<br />
or speeches prepared by the participant or notes prepared<br />
by another person for the purpose of use in this event).<br />
(Copies must reference the origination point).<br />
7. The selection of topics shall be held 30 minutes before the<br />
event. The participants will draw three specific topics,<br />
selected at random from one pool of 12, relating to the<br />
industry of agriculture. After selecting the topic they<br />
desire to speak on, all three topics will be returned for<br />
the next drawing. Twelve topics shall be prepared by<br />
the event superintendent from the following categories:<br />
a) agriscience and technology; b) agrimarketing and<br />
international agricultural relations; c) food and fiber<br />
systems; d) urban agriculture and e) <strong>FFA</strong> related issues.<br />
8. Each speech shall be the result of the participant’s own<br />
effort using approved reference material, which the<br />
participant may bring to the preparation room. No other<br />
assistance may be provided. Participants must use the<br />
uniform note cards provided. Any notes for speaking<br />
must be made during the 30 minute preparation period.<br />
9. Each speech shall be not less than four nor more than<br />
six minutes in length with five minutes additional time<br />
allowed for questions, which shall be asked by the judges.<br />
The program chairman of the event shall introduce the<br />
participant by name and chapter, and the participant may<br />
introduce his or her speech by title only.<br />
10. Participants will be penalized one point per second on<br />
each judge’s score sheet for being over six minutes or under<br />
four minutes. Time commences when the speaker begins<br />
talking. Speakers may use a watch to keep a record of their<br />
time. No time warnings will be given by event officials<br />
or observers. A timekeeper shall be designated who will<br />
record the time by each participant in delivering his or her<br />
speech, noting undertime and overtime, if any, for which<br />
deductions will be made.<br />
11. Each judge shall formulate and ask questions. Questions<br />
shall pertain directly to the speaker’s subject. Questions<br />
containing two or more parts should be avoided. Judges<br />
will score each participant on the ability to answer all<br />
questions asked by all judges. The full five minutes should<br />
be used.<br />
Scoring
1. When all participants have finished speaking, each judge<br />
will total the score on each speaker. The timekeeper’s<br />
record will be used in computing the final score for each<br />
participant. The judges’ score sheets will then be submitted<br />
to event officials to determine final ratings of participants.<br />
2. Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall<br />
then be added, and the winner will be that whose total of<br />
rankings is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined<br />
in the same manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
In case of a tie, the individual who has the highest grand total<br />
score shall have the higher rating.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
Reference material will be screened by the officials in charge of<br />
the event on the following basis:<br />
• Shall be limited to five items<br />
• Must be printed material such as books or magazines<br />
and/or a compilation of collected materials. To be<br />
counted as one item, a notebook or folder of collected<br />
materials may contain no more than 100 pages, single<br />
side (cannot be notes or speeches prepared by the<br />
participant or notes prepared by another person for the<br />
purpose of use for this event). (Copies must reference<br />
the origination point).<br />
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Extemporaneous Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> Scorecard – 1000 points<br />
State: ____________________ Participant #: _________________<br />
Oral Communication – 600 points<br />
Indicators<br />
A. Examples<br />
B. Speaking<br />
without<br />
hesitation<br />
C. Tone<br />
D. Being<br />
detailoriented<br />
E. Connecting<br />
and<br />
articulating<br />
facts and<br />
issues<br />
F. Speaking<br />
unrehearsed<br />
(questions &<br />
answers)<br />
Very strong evidence skill<br />
is present<br />
5-4<br />
Examples are vivid, precise<br />
and clearly explained.<br />
• Examples are original,<br />
logical and relevant.<br />
Speaks very articulately<br />
without hesitation.<br />
• Never has the need<br />
for unnecessary pauses<br />
or hesitation when<br />
speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is consistent.<br />
• Speaks at the right<br />
pace to be clear.<br />
• Pronunciation of<br />
words is very clear<br />
and intent is apparent.<br />
Is able to stay fully detailoriented.<br />
• Always provides<br />
details which support<br />
the issue; is well<br />
organized.<br />
Exemplary in connecting<br />
facts and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact<br />
the issue locally and globally.<br />
• Possesses a strong<br />
knowledge base and<br />
is able to effectively<br />
articulate information<br />
regarding related<br />
facts and current<br />
issues.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed with<br />
comfort and ease.<br />
• Is able to speak<br />
quickly with organized<br />
thoughts and<br />
concise answers.<br />
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Moderate evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
3-2<br />
Examples are usually<br />
concrete, sometimes needs<br />
clarification.<br />
• Examples are effective,<br />
but need more<br />
originality or<br />
thought.<br />
Speaks articulately, but<br />
sometimes hesitates.<br />
• Occasionally has the<br />
need for a long pause<br />
or moderate hesitation<br />
when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is usually<br />
consistent.<br />
• Speaks at the right<br />
pace most of the<br />
time, but shows some<br />
nervousness.<br />
• Pronunciation of<br />
words is usually<br />
clear, sometimes<br />
vague.<br />
Is mostly good at being<br />
detail-oriented.<br />
• Usually provides<br />
details which are<br />
supportive of the<br />
issue; displays good<br />
organizational skills.<br />
Sufficient in connecting<br />
facts and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact<br />
the issue locally and globally.<br />
• Possesses a good<br />
knowledge base and<br />
is able to, for the<br />
most part, articulate<br />
information regarding<br />
related facts and<br />
current issues.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed mostly<br />
with comfort and ease,<br />
but sometimes seems<br />
nervous or unsure.<br />
• Is able to speak effectively,<br />
has to stop<br />
and think and sometimes<br />
gets off focus.<br />
OVER<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-0<br />
Examples are abstract or not<br />
clearly defined.<br />
• Examples are sometimes<br />
confusing, leaving<br />
the listeners with questions.<br />
Speaks articulately, but frequently<br />
hesitates.<br />
• Frequently hesitates or<br />
has long, awkward<br />
pauses while speaking.<br />
Has difficulty using an appropriate<br />
tone.<br />
• Pace is too fast; nervous.<br />
• Pronunciation of words<br />
is difficult to understand;<br />
unclear.<br />
Has difficulty being detailoriented.<br />
• Sometimes overlooks<br />
details that could be<br />
very beneficial to the<br />
issue; lacks organization.<br />
Has difficulty with connecting<br />
facts and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact the<br />
issue locally and globally.<br />
• Possesses some<br />
knowledge base but is<br />
unable to articulate<br />
information regarding<br />
related facts and current<br />
issues.<br />
Shows nervousness or seems<br />
unprepared when speaking<br />
unrehearsed.<br />
• Seems to ramble or<br />
speaks before thinking.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight<br />
X 10<br />
X 15<br />
X 15<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
X 40<br />
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Non-verbal Communication – 400 points<br />
A. Attention<br />
(eye contact)<br />
B. Mannerisms<br />
Eye contact constantly<br />
used as an effective connection.<br />
• Constantly looks at<br />
the entire audience<br />
(90-100% of the<br />
time).<br />
Does not have distracting<br />
mannerisms that affect<br />
effectiveness.<br />
• No nervous habits.<br />
C. Gestures Gestures are purposeful<br />
and effective.<br />
• Hand motions are<br />
expressive and used<br />
to emphasize talking<br />
points.<br />
• Great posture<br />
(confident) with positive<br />
body language.<br />
D. Wellpoised<br />
Is extremely well-poised.<br />
• Poised and in control<br />
at all times.<br />
Eye contact is mostly<br />
effective and consistent.<br />
• Mostly looks around<br />
the audience (60-80%<br />
of the time).<br />
Sometimes has distracting<br />
mannerisms that pull from<br />
the presentation.<br />
• Sometimes exhibits<br />
nervous habits or<br />
ticks.<br />
Usually uses purposeful<br />
gestures.<br />
• Hands are sometimes<br />
used to express or<br />
emphasize.<br />
• Occasionally slumps;<br />
sometimes negative<br />
body language.<br />
Usually is well-poised.<br />
• Poised and in control<br />
most of the time;<br />
rarely loses composure.<br />
Eye contact does not always<br />
allow connection with the<br />
speaker.<br />
• Occasionally looks at<br />
someone or some<br />
groups (less than 50%<br />
of the time).<br />
Has mannerisms that pull<br />
from the effectiveness of the<br />
presentation.<br />
• Displays some nervous<br />
habits – fidgets or anxious<br />
ticks.<br />
Occasionally gestures are<br />
used effectively.<br />
• Hands are not used to<br />
emphasize talking<br />
points; hand motions<br />
are sometimes distracting.<br />
• Lacks positive body<br />
language; slumps.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
* -1 point per second under 4 minutes or over 6 minutes, determined by the timekeepers<br />
Weight<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
Isn’t always well-poised.<br />
• Sometimes seems to<br />
lose composure. X 20<br />
Gross Total Points<br />
Time Deduction*<br />
Net Total Points<br />
Rank<br />
Total<br />
Score<br />
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Floriculture <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Floriculture <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Floriculture <strong>CDE</strong> stimulates interest in learning activities<br />
related to the Floriculture industry, including the identification<br />
of plants, business situations and safety issues.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants should bring a clipboard and #2 pencils<br />
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2. Absolutely no communication will be tolerated during the<br />
event. Any contestants violating this rule will have their<br />
cards taken up and will be disqualified.<br />
3. No <strong>FFA</strong> advisors/coaches will be allowed in the area of<br />
the contest, but arrangements will be made to view the<br />
specimens directly following the last rotation.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
The contest will consist of:<br />
• 35 Question Written Exam<br />
• Identification (40 specimens)<br />
• Problem Solving Practicum<br />
• Pricing<br />
• Live Practicum<br />
Written Exam<br />
A 35 question written exam will be given to all participants.<br />
Please refer to the reference section for a reference listing.<br />
Questions will cover three of the following areas each year, in<br />
addition to general horticulture:<br />
• Principles of best management practices<br />
• Plant use<br />
• Product displays<br />
• Making sales & other business questions<br />
• Applying for a job<br />
Plant Identification<br />
Each participant will identify 40 plant specimens from the<br />
reference list provided.<br />
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Each year, two of the three practicums will be presented:<br />
Handling a Hazardous Situation (written - 100 points)<br />
Each participant will be presented a hazardous situation that<br />
could develop in a floriculture business. The participant will be<br />
asked to determine the most appropriate solution to the problem<br />
addressing the items below:<br />
• Proper personal safety precautions<br />
• Proper safety procedures in cleaning up the situation<br />
• Properly disposed of materials<br />
• Employed proper follow-up procedures<br />
Identifying and Controlling Plant Disorders (written - 100<br />
points)<br />
Each participation will be presented a situation describing a<br />
nutritional, environmental, disease or insect disorder. The<br />
participant will be asked to determine the most appropriate<br />
solution to the problem addressing the items below:<br />
• Diagnosis of the problem<br />
• Prescription of treatment<br />
• Preparation of treatment<br />
• Application of treatment<br />
• Recommended safety practices were used<br />
Handling a customer complaint (written - 100 points)<br />
Each participant will assume the role of an employee in a<br />
floriculture business. A complaint from a customer will be<br />
described. The participant will then determine the most<br />
appropriate responses addressing the items below:<br />
• Obtained clear understanding of the complaint<br />
• Reformed complaint to less negative terms<br />
• Changed complaint into question<br />
• Explored alternative solutions<br />
• Solved problem<br />
• Exhibited correct grammar and spelling<br />
Pricing<br />
The pricing of a floriculture product will focus on one of the<br />
following products each year.<br />
• Flower arrangement<br />
• Dish garden<br />
• Centerpiece<br />
• Corsage<br />
• Potted plants<br />
• Living Wall<br />
• Interiorscape
Live Practicum<br />
A live rotational practicum will be completed each year.<br />
Participants will be asked to complete one of the following<br />
events:<br />
• single corsage (boutonniere)<br />
• dish garden<br />
• asexual propagation (cuttings, air layering and division)<br />
• centerpiece<br />
Scoring<br />
35 Question Written Exam 350 points<br />
Identification (40 specimens) 400 points<br />
Problem Solving Practicum 200 points<br />
Pricing 100 points<br />
Live Practicum 150 points<br />
Total 1200 Points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional Manual, 8th Edition 2010. <strong>Florida</strong> Nursery Growers and Landscape<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, 1533 Park Center Drive, Orlando, FL<br />
32835, 800-375-3642 or www.fngla.org.<br />
• The <strong>Florida</strong> Yards & Neighborhoods <strong>Handbook</strong>, 2009.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Yards & Neighborhoods, University of <strong>Florida</strong>,<br />
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS),<br />
Environmental Horticulture Dept., P.O. Box 110675,<br />
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675, 352-392-1831, ext. 220.<br />
Floriculture <strong>CDE</strong><br />
www.floridayards.org, http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/materials/<br />
FYN_<strong>Handbook</strong>_vSept09.pdf<br />
• http://cfyn.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/pubs/handbook.pdf<br />
• Best Management Practices for <strong>Florida</strong> Container<br />
Nurseries. 2007 DAC-P -1267. <strong>Florida</strong> Department<br />
of Agriculture & Consumer Services Department<br />
of Agricultural Water Policy, Tallahassee, Fla. 850-<br />
617-1700 or www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com, http://<br />
www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com/PDF/Bmps/Bmp_<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>ContainerNurseries2007.pdf<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Friendly Best Management Practices for<br />
Protection of Water Resources by the Green Industries,<br />
2008. <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Environmental Protection<br />
Nonpoint Source Management Section, 850-245-7508.<br />
www.dep.state.fl.us, http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf.GIBMP_<br />
Manual_WEB_2_27_11.pdf<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Pricing<br />
ID & Controlling Plant Disorders<br />
Written Exam<br />
11 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
8 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
18 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
12 <br />
9 <br />
19 <br />
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13 <br />
1<br />
10 <br />
1<br />
20 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
14 <br />
11 <br />
21 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
15 <br />
12 <br />
22 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
16 <br />
13 <br />
23 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
17 <br />
14 <br />
24 <br />
6 <br />
6 <br />
6 <br />
18 <br />
15 <br />
25 <br />
7 <br />
7 <br />
7 <br />
19 <br />
26 <br />
8 <br />
8 <br />
20 <br />
Customer Complaint<br />
27 <br />
9 <br />
9 <br />
28 <br />
10 <br />
6 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
10 <br />
29 <br />
7 <br />
11 <br />
<br />
1<br />
30 <br />
8 <br />
12 <br />
2 <br />
31 <br />
9 <br />
13 <br />
3 <br />
32 <br />
10 <br />
14 <br />
4 <br />
33 <br />
15 <br />
5 <br />
34 <br />
16 <br />
35 <br />
17
E Hoya carnosa Wax Plant<br />
A Hyancinth orientalis Hyancinth<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
A Aechmea fasciata Silver Vase Bromeliad<br />
Identifi cation<br />
B Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea<br />
C Impatiens wallerana Impatiens<br />
B Ageratum houstonianum Ageratum<br />
C Aglaonema commutatum Aglaonema<br />
21 <br />
D Justicia brandegeana Shrimp Plant<br />
E Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Kalanchoe<br />
D Alstroemeria aurantiaca Peruvian Lily<br />
E Anthurium spp. Anthurium<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
22 <br />
A Leucanthemum x superbum Shasta Daisy<br />
B Liatris spicata Liatris<br />
A Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon<br />
B Aphelandra squarrosa Zebra Plant<br />
<br />
23 <br />
1<br />
C Lilium longifl orum Easter Lily<br />
D Lilium x hybridum Hybrid (garden) Lily<br />
C Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine<br />
D Asparagus densifl orus Sprengeri Fern<br />
2 <br />
24 <br />
E Limonium sinuatum Statice<br />
A Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum<br />
E Begonia cucullata Wax Begonia<br />
A Begonia x tuberhybrida Tuberous Begonia<br />
3 <br />
<br />
25<br />
B Maranta leuconeura Prayer Plant<br />
C Monstera deliciosa Cutleaf Philodendron<br />
B Caladium x hortulanum Caladium<br />
C Calceolaria crenatifl ora Pocketbook Plant<br />
4 <br />
26 <br />
D Narcissus pseudonarcissus Daffodil<br />
E Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis' Boston Fern<br />
D Callistephus chinensis China Aster<br />
E Camellia japonica Camellia<br />
5 <br />
27 <br />
A Opuntia tribe Cactus<br />
B Pelargonium argyrcia Ivy Geranium<br />
A Canna x generalis Canna<br />
B Catharanthus roseus Periwinkle / Vinca<br />
6 <br />
28 <br />
C Pelargonium x hortorum Geranium<br />
D Peperomia caperata Emerald Ripple Peperomia<br />
C Cattleya spp. Cattleya orchid<br />
D Celosia argentea Cockscomb<br />
7 <br />
29 <br />
E Peperomia obtusifolia 'variegata' Variegated Peperomia<br />
A Peperomia peltatum Watermelon Peperomia<br />
8 <br />
E Chamaedorea elegans Parlor Palm<br />
A Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum' Spider Plant<br />
30 <br />
B Petunia x hybrida Petunia<br />
C Phalaenopsis spp. Phalaenopsis Orchid<br />
9 <br />
B Cissus rhombifolia Grape Ivy<br />
C Codiaeum spp. Croton<br />
31 <br />
D Philodendron scandens oxycardium Heartleaf Philodendron<br />
E Pilea cadierei Aluminum Plant<br />
10 <br />
D Coleus x hybridus Coleus<br />
E Crassula argentea Jade Plant<br />
32 <br />
11 <br />
A Pilea involucrata Friendship Plant<br />
B Pilea microphylla Artillery Plant<br />
A Cyclamen x persicum Florist Cyclamen<br />
B Cymbidium Cymbidium Orchid<br />
33 <br />
12 <br />
C Pilea nummularifolia Creeping Charlie<br />
D Plectranthus mummularis Swedish Ivy<br />
C Dendranthemum morifolium Chrysanthemum<br />
D Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation<br />
34 <br />
13 <br />
E Rhododendron spp. Azalea<br />
A Rosa hybrid Hybrid Tea Rose<br />
E Dieffenbachia spp. Dumbcane<br />
A Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana' Corn Plant<br />
35 <br />
14 <br />
B Rumohra adiantiformis Leatherleaf Fern<br />
C Saintpaulia spp. African Violet<br />
B Dracaena marginata Red Edge Draceana<br />
C Echeveria spp. Hens and Chicks<br />
36 <br />
15 <br />
D Salvia splendens Salvia<br />
E Sansevieria trifasciata Snake Plant<br />
D Epipremnum aureum Golden Pothos<br />
E Euphorbia milii Crown of Thorns<br />
37 <br />
16 <br />
A Saxifraga stolonifera Strawberry Plant<br />
B Scheffl era arboricola Dwarf Scheffl era<br />
A Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia<br />
B Exacum affi ne Persian Violet<br />
38 <br />
17 <br />
C Schlumbergera bridgesii Christmas Cactus<br />
D Senecio cineraria Dusty Miller<br />
C Ficus benjamina Benjamin Fig<br />
D Ficus elastica 'Decora' Indian Rubber Plant<br />
39 <br />
18 <br />
E Sinningia speciosa Gloxinia<br />
A Solanum pseudocapsicum Jerusalem Cherry<br />
E Ficus pumila Creeping Fig<br />
A Fittonia verschaffeltii Nerve Plant<br />
40 <br />
19 <br />
B Spathiphyllum spp. Peace Lily<br />
C Strelitzia reginea Bird of Paradise<br />
B Gardenia augusta Gardenia<br />
C Gerbera jamesonii Transvaal Daisy<br />
20 <br />
D Syngonium podophyllum Nephthytis<br />
E Tagetes erecta Marigold<br />
A Tulipa Tulip<br />
B Viola x wittrockiana Pansy<br />
C Zamioculcas zamiifolia ZZ Plant / Aroid Palm<br />
D Zebrina pendula Wandering Jew<br />
D Gladiolus spp. Gladiolus<br />
E Gynura aurantiaca Velvet Plant<br />
A Gypsophila elegans Baby's Breath<br />
B Hedera helix English Ivy<br />
C Hemerocallis spp. Daylily<br />
D Hippeastrum hybrids spp. Amaryllis<br />
E Zinnia elegans Zinnia
Food Science and Technology <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Food Science and<br />
Technology <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Food Science and Technology <strong>CDE</strong> is designed to promote<br />
learning activities in food science and technology related to<br />
the food industry and to assist students in developing practical<br />
knowledge of principles used in a team decision-making process.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Teams<br />
will consist of four team members with all four team members’<br />
scores being totaled. Official dress will be required for all team<br />
members.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
Each participant must have:<br />
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1. A clean, free of notes clipboard<br />
2. Two sharpened No. 2 pencils<br />
3. Electronic calculator: Calculators used in this event<br />
should be battery operated, non-programmable, and<br />
silent. Calculators should have only these functions:<br />
addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, equals,<br />
percent, square root, +/- key, and one memory register.<br />
No other calculators will be allowed during the event.<br />
Any participant in possession of any other electronic<br />
device, except a calculator, in the event area is subject to<br />
disqualification.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The food science and technology career development event<br />
will consist of four activities: a team product development<br />
project, an objective test, a food safety and quality<br />
practicum and a sensory evaluation practicum.<br />
2. All team members will participate in all of the activities.<br />
There will be a possible 1,000 total points per team. The<br />
team product development project will be worth 400 points<br />
per team, the objective test will be worth 50 points per<br />
individual and each of the two practicums will be worth 50<br />
points per individual.<br />
3. Allergy Information: Food products used in this<br />
event may contain or come in contact with potential<br />
allergens. Advisors must submit a special needs request<br />
for participants with any allergies PRIOR to the event.<br />
The event committee will make all reasonable efforts to<br />
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accommodate students with food allergies.<br />
Team Product Development Project<br />
1. Each team will receive a product development scenario<br />
describing the need for a new or redesigned product that<br />
appeals to a potential market segment. The team’s task will<br />
be to design a new food product or reformulate an existing<br />
product based on information contained within the<br />
product development scenario.<br />
2. The team will be responsible for understanding and using<br />
the following concepts:<br />
– Formulation of product to meet specified<br />
requirements.<br />
– Package design and labeling requirements to reflect<br />
the developed product.<br />
– Nutritional fact development.<br />
– Production and packaging equipment.<br />
– Quality control and safety programs, i.e., good<br />
manufacturing practices (GMP) and hazard<br />
analysis critical control points (HACCP).<br />
– Formulation and costing (ingredient, packaging,<br />
etc.).<br />
– Current food trends.<br />
– Market segments.<br />
3. Each team will be provided with packaging materials,<br />
ingredients and necessary ingredientinformation in order<br />
to develop, label and package a product.<br />
4. The team will have 60 minutes to respond to the product<br />
development scenario and reformulate or develop<br />
a product, calculate a nutritional label, develop the<br />
ingredient statement and information panel and develop<br />
the front or principle display panel to reflect the new<br />
product.<br />
5. After this time period, each team member will contribute<br />
to a ten minute oral presentation delivered to a panel<br />
of judges. No electronic media will be used in the<br />
presentation.<br />
6. Following the presentation there will be a ten minute<br />
question and answer period with the judges in which each<br />
team member is expected to contribute. All materials will<br />
be collected after the presentation.<br />
7. Total time involved for each team will be 80 minutes. Total<br />
number of points possible for this activity will be 400<br />
points.<br />
8. Product development scenarios will describe a category,<br />
platform and market. These may include but are not<br />
limited to the following categories, platforms and markets<br />
listed below.
Categories Platform<br />
Cereal<br />
Frozen<br />
Snacks<br />
Refrigerated<br />
Meals<br />
Shelf-stable<br />
Side dishes<br />
Convenience<br />
Beverages<br />
Ready to eat<br />
Supplements<br />
Condiments<br />
Desserts<br />
Heat and serve<br />
Market (domestic and international)<br />
Retail<br />
Wholesale<br />
Food service<br />
Convenience store<br />
9. Examples of scenarios product from past events:<br />
– Ready to eat breakfast cereal for retail<br />
– Refrigerated frozen cookie dough for wholesale<br />
– Yogurt parfait for convenience store<br />
– Refrigerated, heat and serve pizza for retail<br />
– Shelf stable, dried fruit snack mix for retail<br />
10. Evaluation criteria and points for team activity can be<br />
found on the team product development project scorecard<br />
at the end of this chapter.<br />
Objective Test<br />
1. The objective questions administered during the food<br />
science and technology examination will be designed to<br />
determine each team member’s understanding of the basic<br />
principles of food science and technology. The test will be<br />
primarily based on the list of references at the end of this<br />
chapter.<br />
2. Team members will work individually to answer each of<br />
the 50 questions. Each person will have 60 minutes to<br />
complete the examination. Each question will be worth 1<br />
point, for a total of 50 points.<br />
Practicums<br />
Each team member will complete all parts of both practicums.<br />
Food Safety and Quality Practicum - 25 points<br />
Customer Inquiry- Each participant will be given five scenarios<br />
representing general consumer inquiries. Participants must<br />
determine if the consumer inquiry reflects a quality or safety<br />
issue and determine if it is a biological, chemical or physical<br />
concern or hazard. (25 points)<br />
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Sensory Evaluation Practicum - 50 points<br />
1. Triangle Tests - Three different triangle tests will be<br />
conducted. Participants are expected to identify the<br />
different samples through flavor, aroma, visual cues and/<br />
or textural differences. Answers will be given on the sheet<br />
provided. No list will be provided for this segment of the<br />
practicum. Each test is worth 5 points. (15 points)<br />
2. Flavor Identification - Three samples will be tasted<br />
Participants will be expected to discern the flavor of each<br />
sample by taste. Flavors may include but are not limited<br />
to fruits, vegetables, florals, savory, sweeteners, etc. Each<br />
sample is worth 5 points. (15 points)<br />
3. Aromas - Each participant will be asked to identify four<br />
different aromas from vials provided at each station and<br />
record the answer on the sheet provided. A list of potential<br />
aromas will be provided to each person. Each sample is<br />
worth 5 points. (20 points)<br />
Possible Aromas<br />
Almond<br />
Banana<br />
Basil<br />
Cherry<br />
Chocolate<br />
Cinnamon<br />
Clove<br />
Coconut<br />
Garlic<br />
Ginger<br />
Grape<br />
Lemon<br />
Licorice (anise)<br />
Lilac<br />
Lime<br />
Scoring<br />
Maple<br />
Menthol<br />
Molasses<br />
Nutmeg<br />
Onion<br />
Orange<br />
Oregano Butter<br />
Peanut Butter<br />
Peppermint<br />
Pine<br />
Raspberry<br />
Smoke (liquid)<br />
Strawberry<br />
Vanilla<br />
Wintergreen<br />
Team Product Development 400<br />
Package Design 100<br />
Product Development 250<br />
Response to Judges’ Questions 50<br />
Individual Activities 150<br />
Objective Test 50<br />
Food Safety and Quality Practicum 50<br />
Sensory Evaluation 50<br />
Tiebreakers<br />
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Should a tie occur in the overall team placing, the tie will be<br />
broken by the highest team product development project score.<br />
If this score does not break the tie, then the highest number<br />
of total points earned from the objective test (adding all four<br />
team member scores) will break the tie. If a third tiebreaker is<br />
needed, the response of the judges to the Team Question period<br />
from the team product development project will be used. To<br />
identify the high individual for this event in case of a tie, the<br />
highest examination score will be used as the first tiebreaker,<br />
followed by the highest Food Safety and Quality practicum score<br />
as the second tiebreaker.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• FOOD SCIENCE SAFETY AND NUTRITION a<br />
special project of the National Council of Agricultural<br />
Education.<br />
• Rules for the <strong>Florida</strong> Food Science and Technology<br />
Career Development were adapted from the National<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Food Science and Technology Career Development<br />
Rules.<br />
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Food Science and Technology Career Development Event 2012-2016<br />
Food Science and Technology <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Team Product Development Project Scorecard<br />
State: _______________________ Team #: ___________________________<br />
Package Design<br />
o Use and development of nutrition label<br />
Possible<br />
Score<br />
o Required information present 10<br />
o Correct calculations 10<br />
o Correct organization 10<br />
o Use and development of the ingredient statement<br />
o Present 10<br />
o Correct order and all ingredients included 10<br />
o Location on package 10<br />
o Use of principle display panel to convey information<br />
o All required components 15<br />
o Correct information 15<br />
o Location on package 10<br />
Package Design Subtotal 100<br />
Possible<br />
Product Development Oral Presentation<br />
Score<br />
• Cost of Goods Sold<br />
o Costing<br />
o Accuracy<br />
20<br />
• Nutrition<br />
20<br />
o Communicate nutritional quality of product<br />
•<br />
o Apply nutritional quality to health benefits<br />
Target Audience<br />
20<br />
o Identification of key consumer<br />
• Quality Control<br />
o Key quality attribute of consistent product<br />
o Examples: Flavor, color, texture, net weight, size, etc.<br />
• Marketing & Sales<br />
o Communicated with future users<br />
o Promotions<br />
o Market location<br />
20<br />
20<br />
Team<br />
Score<br />
Team<br />
Score<br />
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• Product<br />
o Appearance<br />
o Texture<br />
o Shelf-life<br />
o Interaction of ingredients<br />
o Creativity<br />
20<br />
• Processing<br />
o Description of how to make product<br />
o Equipment<br />
o Flow diagram, unit operations<br />
o People<br />
20<br />
• Packaging<br />
o Materials used<br />
o Appropriate for use of product<br />
o Creativity<br />
20<br />
• Food Safety<br />
o Discussed potential hazards/concerns associated with<br />
products<br />
20<br />
• Formulation Concepts<br />
o How well did product match concept/product development<br />
scenario<br />
30<br />
o Category 5<br />
o Platform 5<br />
• Quality of Presentation<br />
o Equitable participation of team members 5<br />
o Organization 5<br />
o Use of time allowed 5<br />
o Professionalism 5<br />
o Presence & enthusiasm 5<br />
o Mannerisms 5<br />
Product Development Oral Presentation Subtotal 250<br />
Possible<br />
Response to Judges’ Questions<br />
Score<br />
• Team Participation in Question Response<br />
o All team members contributed<br />
25<br />
• Quality of Response<br />
o Accuracy<br />
o Ability to answer<br />
o Originality<br />
o Knowledge<br />
25<br />
Response to Judges’ Questions Subtotal 50<br />
TOTAL POINTS 400<br />
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Team<br />
Score<br />
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Forestry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
To stimulate student interest in forestry, to promote forestry<br />
instruction in the agricultural education curriculum, and to<br />
provide recognition for those who have demonstrated skill and<br />
competency as a result of forestry instruction.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12.<br />
All four individual scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> chapters may have up to two separate teams in district<br />
contests. All four scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
These teams will be registered separately, as chapter team A and<br />
chapter team B, and members will not be able to switch from<br />
one team to the other after registration. Chapter team A must<br />
consist of 4 members before team B can be formed. No chapter<br />
will be allowed to register two three member teams. Only one<br />
high school four-member team may represent each district in<br />
the State Contest. Alternate team members may not participate<br />
except to observe the event.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. A contestant will be allowed to touch plant material during<br />
the contest but under no circumstances will the contestant<br />
damage the plant material. Students found damaging<br />
specimens will be disqualified from the contest.<br />
2. Contestants will be provided with a specimen list to use to<br />
complete the <strong>CDE</strong>.<br />
3. Observers will not be permitted in the contest area while<br />
the contest is in progress.<br />
4. Contestants will be assigned to group leaders who will<br />
escort them to various contest-staging sites of the different<br />
phases. Each contestant is to stay with his or her assigned<br />
group leader throughout the contest or until told to change<br />
leaders by the field day coordinator.<br />
5. All contestants will be given a contestant number by which<br />
they will be designated throughout the contest.<br />
6. Contestants must come to the field day prepared to work in<br />
adverse weather conditions. The contests will be conducted<br />
regardless of weather. They should have rain gear, warm<br />
clothes and footwear.<br />
7. Tools and Equipment: All tools and equipment will be<br />
furnished for the contest. Contestants must use the tools<br />
and equipment furnished at the contest site, including<br />
compasses.<br />
8. Written Materials: All written materials will be furnished<br />
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for the contest.<br />
9. All members must be eligible to participate at the National<br />
Level to compete at the senior level.<br />
10. All teams will consist of 4 members. All members of the<br />
team will participate in all 6 events.<br />
11. <strong>FFA</strong> chapters may have up to two separate teams in district<br />
contests. These teams will be registered separately, as<br />
chapter team A and chapter team B, and members will<br />
not be able to switch from one team to the other after<br />
registration. Chapter team A must consist of 4 members<br />
before team B can be formed. No chapter will be allowed<br />
to register two three member teams. Only one Senior 4<br />
member team and one Middle School 4 member team may<br />
represent each district in the State Contest. Alternate team<br />
members may not participate except to observe the event.<br />
12. Each <strong>FFA</strong> team must be accompanied by an adult.<br />
13. A completed contest entry list must be sent to the<br />
coordinator by the date specified on the registration form.<br />
If a chapter fails to register by this date, it is in the Field<br />
Day Coordinator’s sole discretion to disqualify the team or<br />
allow participation in the contest.<br />
14. Contest Check-in and orientation will begin at the time<br />
specified by the Coordinator. Teams are expected to be on<br />
site prior to this time. Any team arriving late will enter at<br />
the portion of the contest then in progress and will not be<br />
permitted to complete the missed portions of the event.<br />
15. Each contestant is required to provide his or her own<br />
pencil and clipboard. Clipboards are subject to inspection.<br />
Non-programmable calculators will be permitted in the<br />
contest.<br />
16. All score cards that cannot be read or whose work will be<br />
disqualified. All score cards must have the participant’s<br />
name and official chapter name. If the name is not on the<br />
score sheet the participants are subject to disqualification.<br />
17. A committee of <strong>FFA</strong> Advisors may assist with grading and<br />
review of score cards for consistency.<br />
18. The overall team score will be a compilation of all four<br />
team member scores.<br />
19. The Field Day Coordinator shall have the authority to make<br />
rule variances or restrictions to meet local conditions. Any<br />
protest should be made in writing, within three working<br />
days, to the:<br />
– Environmental Education Director<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Division of Forestry;<br />
24059 Childs Road<br />
Brooksville, FL 34601<br />
20. Presentation of materials that have been used by chapters,<br />
foresters, or other resources for training purposes should<br />
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not be presented in the same visual manner in the official<br />
<strong>CDE</strong>.<br />
Event Format<br />
The contest will consist of two parts. Part 1: the General<br />
Knowledge written test will be taken by all students at one time.<br />
Part 2: will consist of field application sessions; Dendrology,<br />
Equipment Identification/Forest Disorders, and Timber<br />
Cruising will be included each year. The remaining field<br />
application session will be identified before the event. Students<br />
will rotate through each session until all have been completed.<br />
General Knowledge (100 points)<br />
1. Fifty (50) objective-type multiple-choice questions will<br />
be selected from areas of the forestry industry reflected<br />
in the contest objectives. This part of the contest will test<br />
the contestants’ knowledge and understanding of basic<br />
principles of forestry.<br />
2. Time: Each contestant will be allowed forty-five (45)<br />
minutes to complete this phase of the contest.<br />
3. Scoring: Each answer has a value of two (2) points for a<br />
total maximum score of 100 points.<br />
4. Management – may be added at state level<br />
5. This section will include a forest business management<br />
problem to determine the contestant’s ability to apply<br />
economic principles and concepts of management to the<br />
decision making process by actual problem analysis and<br />
to defend the decisions made. This will involve a model<br />
forest operation with possible calculation on profit/loss,<br />
cost of operation, taxes, depreciation, marketing product,<br />
stumpage cost, record keeping, etc. The exact problem may<br />
or may not be in a listed reference.<br />
6. Current Forestry and Timber Stand improvement issues<br />
may be included on the <strong>Florida</strong> Division of Forestry<br />
website.<br />
Dendrology (100 points)<br />
1. Twenty (20) specimens from the following list will be<br />
displayed for contestants to identify by common names.<br />
Each specimen will be designated by a number. Specimens<br />
may include cut samples, potted samples, or standing trees<br />
located within 50 feet of the Dendrology site.<br />
2. Time: Each contestant will be allowed thirty (30) minutes<br />
to complete this session.<br />
3. Scoring: Five (5) points will be given for each specimen<br />
that is correctly identified for a maximum of one-hundred<br />
(100) points.<br />
4. Approved Dendrology list:<br />
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American Beech – Fagus grandifolia<br />
American Elm – Ulmus americana<br />
American Holly – Illex opaca<br />
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum<br />
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina<br />
Carolina Ash – Fraxinus caroliniana<br />
Common Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana<br />
Eastern Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana<br />
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana<br />
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis<br />
Flowering Dogwood – Cornus florida<br />
Laurel Oak – Quercus laurifolia<br />
Live Oak – Quercus virginiana<br />
Loblolly Bay – Gordonia lasianthus<br />
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda<br />
Longleaf Pine – Pinus palustris<br />
Mockernut Hickory – Carya tomentosa<br />
Pignut Hickory – Carya glabra<br />
Post Oak – Quercus stellata<br />
Red Maple – Acer rubrum<br />
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra<br />
Sand Pine – Pinus clausa<br />
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum<br />
Shumard Oak – Quercus shumardii<br />
Slash Pine – Pinus elliottii<br />
Southern Catalpa – Catalpa bignonioides<br />
Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora<br />
Southern Redcedar – Juniperus solicicola<br />
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata<br />
Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora<br />
Sweetbay – Magnolia virginiana<br />
Sweetgum – Liquidambar styraciflua<br />
Sycamore – Platanus occidentalis<br />
Turkey Oak – Quercus laevis<br />
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica<br />
Water Oak – Quercus nigra<br />
Waxmyrtle – Myrica cerifera<br />
White Oak – Quercus alba<br />
Winged Elm – Ulmus alata<br />
Yellow Poplar – Liriodendron tulipifera<br />
Additional Trees for the State Contest:<br />
41. Black Walnut – Juglans nigra<br />
42. Carolina Laurelcherry – Prunus caroliniana<br />
43. Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoids<br />
44. <strong>Florida</strong> Maple – Acer floridanum<br />
45. Gum Bumelia – Bumelia lanuginosa<br />
46. Gumbo Limbo – Bursera simaruba
47. Pond Apple – Annona glabra<br />
48. Red Bay – Persea borbonia<br />
49. Seagrape – Coccoloba uvifera<br />
50. Spruce Pine – Pinus glabra<br />
Equipment Identification (100 points)<br />
1. Twenty (20) pieces of equipment from the following list<br />
will be displayed for contestants to identify by technical<br />
names. Each piece of equipment will be designated by a<br />
number.<br />
2. Time: Each contestant will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes<br />
to complete this session.<br />
3. Scoring: Five (5) points will be given for each piece of<br />
equipment identified correctly for a total of 100 points.<br />
1. Backpack Fire Pump<br />
2. Bark Gauge<br />
3. Biltmore Stick<br />
4. Chainsaw<br />
5. Chainsaw Chaps<br />
6. Clinometer<br />
7. Council Fire Rake<br />
8. Data Recorder<br />
9. Diameter Tape<br />
10. Dibble Bar<br />
11. Dot Grid<br />
12. Drip Torch<br />
13. Ear Protectors<br />
14. Feller-buncher<br />
15. Fire Weather Kit<br />
16. Fireflap<br />
17. Flagging Tape<br />
18. Global Positioning System<br />
19. Hand Compass<br />
20. Hard Hat<br />
21. Hookeroon<br />
22. Increment Borer<br />
23. Knuckle-boom Loader<br />
24. Log Rule<br />
25. Logger’s Tape<br />
26. Mechanical Tree Planter<br />
27. Peavy Canthook<br />
28. Planimeter<br />
29. Pulaski<br />
30. Relaskop<br />
31. Rubber Tire Skidder<br />
32. Safety Glasses<br />
33. Soil Tube<br />
34. Spot Gun Applicator<br />
35. Staff Compass<br />
36. Steel Tape<br />
37. Stereoscope<br />
38. Tally Book<br />
39. Tally Meter<br />
40. Tree Caliper<br />
41. Tree Injector<br />
42. Tree Marking Gun<br />
43. Wedge Prism<br />
44. Wheeler Caliper<br />
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Forest Disorders (100 points)<br />
1. Examples of ten (10) or twenty (20) disorders from the<br />
following list will be displayed for contestants to identify<br />
by common names. Each specimen representing a disorder<br />
will be designated by a number. The examples will be<br />
presented in one or more of the following forms:<br />
– Actual Samples<br />
– Pictures/Slides<br />
– Written description<br />
– Written case history<br />
2. Each contestant will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes to<br />
complete this practicum session.<br />
3. Five (5) points (for 20 specimens) or Ten (10) points<br />
(for 10 specimens) will be given for each disorder that is<br />
correctly identified for a total of 100 points.<br />
Approved Forest Disorders List:<br />
1. Air Potato<br />
2. Ambrosia Beetles<br />
3. Annosum Root Rot<br />
4. Aphids<br />
5. Bagworm<br />
6. Black Turpentine Beetle<br />
7. Brown Spot Needle Blight<br />
8. Butt-Rot of Hardwoods<br />
9. Catalpa Worm<br />
10. Cedar-Apple Rust<br />
11. Cicadas<br />
12. Cogon Grass<br />
13. Eastern Gall Rust<br />
14. Eastern Tent Caterpillar<br />
15. Fall Webworm<br />
16. Wood Borers<br />
17. Fusiform Rust<br />
18. Gall Wasp<br />
19. Hardwood Leaf Spots<br />
20. Heart Rot<br />
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21. Hypoxylon Canker<br />
22. Ips Engraver Beetles<br />
23. Japanese Climbing Fern<br />
24. Juniper Blight<br />
25. Kudzu<br />
26. Melaleuca<br />
27. Mistletoe<br />
28. Mites<br />
29. Needle Cast of Pines<br />
30. Oak Leaf Blister<br />
31. Pine Coneworms<br />
32. Pine Needle Rust<br />
33. Pine Sawflies<br />
34. Pine Scale<br />
35. Pine Tip Moths<br />
36. Pine Webworm<br />
37. Pitch Canker<br />
38. Psocids<br />
39. Red Heart of Pine<br />
40. Reproduction Weevil<br />
41. Slime Flux<br />
42. Southern Pine Beetle<br />
43. Termite Damage<br />
44. Twig Girdler<br />
45. Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar<br />
Timber Cruising For Wood Volume (100 Points)<br />
Each event location will have either Saw Timber or Pulpwood.<br />
Participants are advised to be familiar with both applications,<br />
but only one will appear on the contest. The trees measured at<br />
the site will represent a partial acre, and students are expected to<br />
calculate the total volume per acre.<br />
Timber Cruising for Board Volume (Saw Timber)<br />
1. Using a Biltmore stick each contestant will measure<br />
ten (10) pre-numbered trees,on a fractional acre plot,<br />
for total board foot volume as specified by the Field<br />
Day Coordinator. The contestant must record the DBH<br />
(Diameter Breast<br />
2. Height) computed to the nearest inch and the<br />
merchantable height of each tree, rounded down to the<br />
nearest ½ log.<br />
3. There will be no cull trees on the contest. In the case of a<br />
forked tree, students should measure the dominant stem.<br />
4. The following minimum diameters and log length will be:<br />
DBH - 10 inches<br />
Top Diameter - 8 inches<br />
Height - 16 feet (one log)<br />
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5. Contestants will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes to record<br />
DBH and height of the trees and an additional fifteen (15)<br />
minutes to make volume recordings and conversions.<br />
Volume tables will be provided at the contest site.<br />
6. Three (3) points will be awarded for the correct DBH and<br />
three (3) points for the correct height.<br />
7. One (1) point will be allowed if the answer is incorrect but<br />
within one inch of the DBH or ½ log of the correct height.<br />
Forty (40) points will be allowed for any answer within<br />
10% of the correct total volume.<br />
8. Ten (10) points will be deducted from the forty points<br />
for each additional ten percent (plus or minus) from the<br />
correct measured volume beyond the first ten percent. (i.e.<br />
30 points if answer is between 10 and 20% from the correct<br />
answer, 20 points for 20 to 30% from the correct answer,<br />
etc.)<br />
Timber Cruising for Cord Volume (Pulpwood)<br />
1. Using Biltmore Stick each contestant will measure ten<br />
(10) pre-numbered standing trees, on a fractional acre<br />
plot, for total cord volume as specified by the Field<br />
Day Coordinator. The contestant will record the DHB<br />
(Diameter Breast Height) and merchantable height of each<br />
tree. The height will be rounded down to the nearest 5 ¼’<br />
stick. The DHB will be to the nearest inch.<br />
The following minimum diameters and log length will be:<br />
DBH- 5 inches<br />
Height - 12 feet<br />
Top Diameter - 4 inches<br />
2. Volume tables and the amount of cubic feet per cord will<br />
be provided for calculation at the contest site.<br />
3. Contestants will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes to record<br />
DBH and height of the trees and an additional fifteen (15)<br />
minutes to make volume recordings and conversions.<br />
4. Three (3) points will be awarded for the correct DBH and<br />
three (3) points for the correct height. One (1) point will be<br />
allowed if the answer is incorrect but within one inch of the<br />
correct DBH or one stick of the correct height. Forty (40)<br />
points will be allowed for any answer within 10% of the<br />
correct total volume. Ten (10) will be deducted from the<br />
forty points for each additional ten percent (plus or minus)<br />
from the correct measured volume beyond the first ten<br />
percent. (i.e. 30 points if answer is between 10 and 20% off<br />
from the correct answer, 20 points for 20 to 30% off from<br />
the correct answer, etc.)<br />
Map Interpretation (100 points)
1. Contestants will be furnished a U.S. geological survey<br />
topographic map with specific points marked for the<br />
contestant to identify. The contestant shall know: legal<br />
description, recognize topographic map symbols,<br />
understand the meaning of map symbols and size and<br />
location of forty (40) acres or more in a section.<br />
2. Examples:<br />
– (1) What is the legal description of the area boxed?<br />
– (2) What is the item located at this point?<br />
– (3) What is the acreage of the area enclosed?<br />
– (4) In what section is the city if Marshall located?<br />
– (5) What is the dominant feature in the SW1/4 of S<br />
13, T 7S, R 13E?<br />
– (6) What is the distance between point A & B?<br />
3. Legal descriptions will be written or described according to<br />
the following examples:<br />
– NW - Northwest<br />
– T - Township<br />
– SE - Southeast<br />
– R - Range<br />
– S - Section (640 acres)<br />
– ¼ - Quarter of a section (160 acres)<br />
4. Thirty (30) minutes will be allowed for this session.<br />
5. Ten (10) or 20 questions or problems will be completed.<br />
Ten (10) points (10 questions) or five (5) points (20<br />
questions) will be awarded for each correct answer.<br />
Compass and Pacing (100 points)<br />
1. The contestant will use a hand compass and pacing to<br />
simulate the determination of the property lines on a tract<br />
of timber for cruising timber. The compass course will have<br />
ten (10) marked points. The student will start at any point<br />
and record the compass azimuth reading and distance to<br />
the next point.<br />
2. Students must use the compasses supplied at the contest by<br />
the event judge. These compasses will be graduated in two<br />
degree (2º) increments and be attached to wooden stakes.<br />
3. Thirty (30) minutes will be provided for this session.<br />
4. A total of 100 points are possible: Ten (10) points for each<br />
correct numbered site. Five (5) points will be awarded for<br />
the correct azimuth and five (5) points for correct distance.<br />
Partial credit will be given with a deduction of one point<br />
for each two degrees or two feet the participant is off the<br />
correct answer.<br />
Scoring<br />
General Knowledge 100 points<br />
Dendrology 100 points<br />
Equipment Identification 100 points<br />
Forest Disorders 100 points<br />
Timber Cruising For Wood Volume 100 points<br />
Map Interpretation or Compass and Pacing 100 points<br />
TOTAL 600 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken by using the scores from the General<br />
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Knowledge test first, then if needed the tree identification, and<br />
then if still needed the Equipment Identification.<br />
Awards<br />
The top three contestants in each of the following areas will be<br />
given special recognition.<br />
• General Knowledge/Management<br />
• Dendrology<br />
• Equipment Identification<br />
• Forest Disorders<br />
• Timber Cruising<br />
• Alternate Forestry application<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Introduction to Forestry in <strong>Florida</strong>, <strong>Florida</strong> Division of<br />
Forestry<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Division of Forestry web page, http://www.<br />
fl-dof.com<br />
• Choices in Silviculture for American Forests, 1981.<br />
Society of American Foresters, 5400 Grosvenor Lane,<br />
• Bethesda, Maryland 20814<br />
• Elementary Forestry, B. McManar Collins and Fred M.<br />
White, Reston Publishing Company, In., Reston, VA<br />
• Forestry <strong>Handbook</strong>, 1984, Edited by Karl Wenger for<br />
the Society of American Foresters, 5400 Grosvenor<br />
• Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814<br />
• Forests and Forestry, 4th Edition, 1990. David<br />
A. Anderson, I.I. Holland and Gary L. Rolfe, the<br />
Interestate<br />
• Printers Publishers, Inc., Danville, IL<br />
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• Managing Our Natural Resources, 1988 Wm. G. Camp<br />
& Thomas R. Daugherty, Delmar Publishers, Inc.,<br />
• Albany, NY<br />
• Silvics of Forests of United States, <strong>Handbook</strong> #271, U.S.<br />
Forest Service, P.O. Box 2417, 12th and<br />
• Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20013<br />
• Textbook of Dendrology, 6th Edition, 1979, W.M.<br />
Harlow, E.S. Harrar, and F.M. White. McGraw-Hill<br />
Book<br />
• Company, NY<br />
• The U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey<br />
Topographic Map Information and Symbols Key, Map<br />
• Distribution, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25286,<br />
Federal Center, Denver, CO 80223<br />
• Timber Harvesting, 4th Ed. 1988 American Pulpwood<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, The Interstate Printers & Publishers, Inc.<br />
• Danville, IL<br />
Equipment References<br />
• Current Catalog of Forestry Suppliers, Inc., 205 West<br />
Rankin St., Jackson, MS 39204-0397<br />
• Other selected references are available from the U.S.<br />
Forest Service and state forestry agencies.<br />
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Information Applicable to Commercial Timber in the South”, by E.T. Hawes. Tables include bark-top utilization assumed<br />
to average approximately 5 inches outside bark, varying from 3.8 inches to 6 inches<br />
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FORESTRY FIELD DAY<br />
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA<br />
Forestry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Scoring: Five (5) points will be given for each specimen that is correctly identified for a maximum of one-hundred (100)<br />
points. Four (4) points for the correct common name and one (1) point for the correct scientific name.<br />
Enter the number that corresponds to the answer you have selected into the boxes to the right of the sample number.<br />
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Sub-totals<br />
Common<br />
Name<br />
Dendrology<br />
Points Scientific<br />
Name<br />
Grand total<br />
Points<br />
Name:<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter:<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Dist. #<br />
Team: A or B<br />
(circle one)<br />
Score:<br />
HS or MS<br />
(Circle one)<br />
Common Name Scientific Name<br />
1. American Beech 51. Acer floridanum<br />
2. American Elm 52. Acer rubrum<br />
3. American Holly 53. Annona glabra<br />
4. American Hornbeam 54. Bumelia lanuginose<br />
5. Bald Cypress 55. Bursera simaruba<br />
6. Black Cherry 56. Carpinus caroliniana<br />
7. Black Walnut 57. Carya aquatica<br />
8. Carolina Ash 58. Carya glabra<br />
9. Carolina Laurelcherry 59. Carya tomentosa<br />
10. Common Persimmon 60. Catalpa bignonioides<br />
11. Eastern Cottonwood 61. Celtis laevigata<br />
12. Eastern Hophornbeam 62. Cercis canadensis<br />
13. Eastern Redbud 63. Coccoloba uvifera<br />
14. <strong>Florida</strong> Maple 64. Cornus florida<br />
15. Flowering Dogwood 65. Diospyros virginiana<br />
16. Gum Bumelia 66. Fagus grandifolia<br />
17. Gumbo Limbo 67. Fraxinus caroliniana<br />
18. Laurel Oak 68. Gordonia lasianthus<br />
19. Live Oak 69. Ilex opaca<br />
20. Loblolly Bay 70. Juglans nigra<br />
21. Loblolly Pine 71. Juniperus silicicola<br />
22. Longleaf Pine 72. Liquidambar styraciflua<br />
23. Mockernut Hickory 73. Liriodendron tulipifera<br />
24. Pignut Hickory 74. Magnolia grandiflora<br />
25. Pond Apple 75. Magnolia virginiana<br />
26. Post Oak 76. Morus rubra<br />
27. Red Bay 77. Myrica cerifera<br />
28. Red Maple 78. Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora<br />
29. Red Mulberry 79. Ostrya virginiana<br />
30. Sand Pine 80. Persea borbonia<br />
31. Sassafras 81. Pinus clausa<br />
32. Seagrape 82. Pinus elliottii<br />
33. Shumard Oak 83. Pinus glabra<br />
34. Slash Pine 84. Pinus palustris<br />
35. Southern Catalpa 85. Pinus taeda<br />
36. Southern Magnolia 86. Platanus occidentalis<br />
37. Southern Redcedar 87. Populus deltoides<br />
38. Spruce Pine 88. Prunus caroliniana<br />
39. Sugarberry 89. Prunus serotina<br />
40. Swamp Tupelo 90. Quercus alba<br />
41. Sweetbay 91. Quercus laevis<br />
42. Sweetgum 92. Quercus laurifolia<br />
43. Sycamore 93. Quercus nigra<br />
44. Turkey Oak 94. Quercus shumardii<br />
45. Water Hickory 95. Quercus stellata<br />
46. Water Oak 96. Quercus virginiana<br />
47. Waxmyrtle 97. Sassafras albidum<br />
48. White Oak 98. Taxodium distichum<br />
49. Winged Elm 99. Ulmus alata<br />
50. Yellow Poplar 100 Ulmus americana<br />
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<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong>
Horse Evaluation<br />
and Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Horse Evaluation and Selection Career Development Event<br />
is designed to stimulate the study of and interest in, equine<br />
science selection while providing recognition for those who<br />
have demonstrated skill and competency in this area.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> chapter in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior and Senior<br />
chapter may enter one team of 4 members with only the top<br />
three scores used to determine team placings.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
2. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The Horse Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong> will be held in<br />
2 rounds of competition, a state preliminary event and a<br />
state final event. The top 15 teams at the preliminary event<br />
will advance to the state final event. The state winning<br />
team will be eligible to represent <strong>Florida</strong> at the National<br />
Event.<br />
2. The preliminary event will consist of a written exam, 8<br />
placing classes, and one set of questions on one of the<br />
8 classes. The 25-question exam will cover basic horse<br />
industry knowledge for a maximum of 100 points.<br />
3. At the state final event, contestants will place 8 classes<br />
of horses, give oral reasons on four of those classes, and<br />
participate in a team activity. One set of reasons will be<br />
given on a performance class, one on a halter class, and<br />
the third and fourth will be selected at the discretion of the<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> officials.<br />
4. Classes will be selected from the following categories:<br />
– Conformation or Halter Classes: Arabian,<br />
Quarter Horse (or mixed Stock Type), Morgan,<br />
Tennessee Walkers, Paso Fino, Hunters, Appaloosa,<br />
Thoroughbred, Buckskin, Paint, Saddlebred, POA<br />
and Draft Horses.<br />
– Performance Classes: Western Pleasure, Hunter<br />
Hack, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation,<br />
Western Riding, Western Horsemanship, Reining,<br />
Horse Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
English Pleasure (Saddle Seat), Plantation Pleasure<br />
and Pleasure Driving.<br />
– Performance horses will be shown at a walk, jog/<br />
trot/or preferred gait, and canter and may be asked<br />
to show at an extended jog, extended trot, road<br />
gait, or gallop depending on the class. The horses<br />
will also be required to back and stand quietly.<br />
Horses should be judged on brokeness, consistency,<br />
and way of going. In scored classes, horses are<br />
judged on execution of a prescribed pattern.<br />
5. Participants will be given 15 minutes to judge each class.<br />
Scoring<br />
Classes will be placed by an official committee of judges and cuts<br />
assigned to pairs. Contestant’s placing will be compared to the<br />
official placing and points deducted for switches based on cuts.<br />
Perfect score is 50 points per class. Reasons scores are assigned<br />
by official judges out of 50 possible. Questions are worth 5<br />
points each for a total of 50 possible points. The scores will be<br />
totaled for individuals and the top three scorers on each team<br />
are compiled for team scores.<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Horse and Horsemanship, <strong>Florida</strong> 4-H Horse Program,<br />
IFAS Publication # 4-H 147<br />
• Horse Science, 4-H Horse Program, IFAS Publication #<br />
4-H HSG01<br />
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• University of <strong>Florida</strong> Horse Judging Manual – email<br />
order to dcotton@ufl.edu<br />
• http://aged.ces.uga.edu/Games/horse_judging.htm<br />
• http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_eyas/horseman.pdf<br />
• http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/horse/4h_<br />
Horse/horse_judging_manual/horse_judging.htm<br />
• http://www.judging101.com/<br />
• http://www.animal.ufl.edu/Youth/Cards.shtml<br />
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Horse <strong>CDE</strong> - Finals<br />
Career Development Event<br />
© <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Placing Class 6<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 5<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 4<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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Placing Class 8<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 7<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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Horse <strong>CDE</strong> - Preliminaries<br />
Career Development Event<br />
© <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Placing Class 6<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 5<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 4<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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Written Exam<br />
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Placing Classes<br />
Questions #1 Y/T N/F<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 8<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 7<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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Job Interview <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The <strong>FFA</strong> Job Interview Career Development Event is designed<br />
for <strong>FFA</strong> members to develop, practice and demonstrate skills<br />
needed in seeking employment in the agricultural industry.<br />
Each part of the event simulates “real world” activities that will<br />
be used by real world employers.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> chapter in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. The <strong>FFA</strong> Job Interview<br />
Career Development Event is limited to one participant per<br />
chapter.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Each participant’s cover letter, resume and application<br />
will be the result of his or her own efforts.<br />
2. Participants will submit a signed statement of originality<br />
on the certification form accompanying these rules.<br />
3. Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the<br />
basis of the final score to be determined by each judge<br />
without consultation. The judges’ ranking of each<br />
participant then shall be added, and the winner will<br />
be that participant whose total ranking is the lowest.<br />
Other placings will be determined in the same manner.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. Students must provide their own writing utensils.<br />
2. The event is developed to help participants in their current<br />
job search (for SAE projects, part-time and full-time<br />
employment). Therefore, the cover letter and resume<br />
submitted by the participant must reflect their current<br />
skills and abilities and must be targeted to a job for which<br />
they would like to apply. In other words, participants<br />
cannot develop a fictitious resume for a fictitious job.<br />
Instead, they are expected to target the resume towards a<br />
real job that they can qualify.<br />
By May 1st of the year that the participant is competing they will<br />
submit the following to the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong> office:<br />
Cover Letter (Points – 100)<br />
1. Ten copies of a single-spaced 8 ½” x 11” white bond paper<br />
letter of intent. The paper is to be single sided only, typed<br />
with no more than ten characters per inch and block<br />
justified.<br />
2. Letter should be addressed to the Superintendent of the<br />
Job Interview <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Career Development Event (below) and dated for the first<br />
day of the event.<br />
– Mrs. Shirley Carte<br />
Job Interview <strong>CDE</strong> Superitendent<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
5700 SW 34th Street, Suite 106<br />
Gainesville, <strong>Florida</strong> 32608<br />
Resume (Points – 150)<br />
1. Ten copies of a single-spaced 8 ½” x 11” white bond paper.<br />
The resume is to be single sided only, typed not to exceed<br />
two pages total. Suggested formats can be found in the<br />
Greggs Manual.<br />
2. Resume must be non-fictitious and based upon their work<br />
history.<br />
3. Cover letter and resume must be submitted to the <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong> office by May 1st of the year that the<br />
participant is competing.<br />
At the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event the following will<br />
be completed:<br />
Application (Points – 50)<br />
Students will complete a standard job application on-site, prior to<br />
the personal interview.<br />
Telephone Interview (Points – 150)<br />
1. Students will interview with one of the following three<br />
people:<br />
– Human, Fiscal and Resource personnel director<br />
– Employer’s Assistant<br />
– Employer themselves<br />
2. The telephone interview will last a maximum of three<br />
minutes.<br />
3. Students are to position themselves so that they obtain a<br />
personal interview with the company they are applying.<br />
Student should interview with the thought that the<br />
company has already received their cover letter and<br />
resume.<br />
4. Telephone interview will be conducted in both the<br />
preliminary and final rounds.<br />
Personal Interview (Points – 450)<br />
Each student will interview with three separate judges with<br />
interviews that last no longer than twenty minutes each.<br />
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1. Participants will submit a follow up letter after each round<br />
of interviews. Students will be required to write their letter<br />
using a computer or with pencil and paper. Thirty minutes<br />
will be given.<br />
2. Letter is to be addressed to the Superintendent of the<br />
Career Development Event, and should be a response to<br />
their most recent interview.<br />
Scoring<br />
Cover Letter 100 points<br />
Resume 200 points<br />
Application 100 points<br />
Telephone Interview 50 points<br />
Personal Interview 500 points<br />
Follow Up Letter 50 points<br />
TOTAL 1000 Points<br />
Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis of the<br />
final score to be determined by each judge without consultation.<br />
The judges’ ranking of each participant shall then be added, and<br />
the winner will be that whose total of rankings is the lowest.<br />
Other placings shall be determined in the same manner. (low<br />
point method of selection)<br />
Tiebreakers<br />
Ties will be broken based on the greatest number of low ranks.<br />
Participant’s low ranks will be counted and the participant with<br />
the greatest number of low ranks will be declared the winner.<br />
If a tie still exists, then the event superintendent will rank the<br />
participant’s response to questions. The participant with the<br />
greatest number of low ranks from the response to questions will<br />
be declared the winner. If a tie still exists then the participant’s<br />
raw scores will be totaled. The participant with the greatest total<br />
of raw points will be declared the winner.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
The list of references is not intended to be inclusive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make use<br />
of the very best instructional materials available. The following<br />
list contains references that may prove helpful during event<br />
preparation.<br />
• Greggs Manual<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong><br />
• Elements of Style – Strunk and White<br />
• Microsoft Word resume templates<br />
• 101 Toughest Interview Questions…and Answers That<br />
Win Jobs<br />
• Daniel Porto, Daniel Porot / Paperback / Published<br />
1999<br />
• 25 Reasons Why I Won’t Hire You! What You Did<br />
Wrong Before, During & After the InterviewZenja<br />
Glass / Paperback / Published 1998<br />
• Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked<br />
Interview QuestionsMatthew J. Deluca, Mathew J.<br />
DeLuca / Paperback / Published 1996<br />
• The Complete Job Interview <strong>Handbook</strong>John J. Marcus /<br />
Paperback / Published 1994
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Job Interview <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Cover Letter Scorecard<br />
Name: State:<br />
Member #:<br />
Possible Score Participant’s Score<br />
Format<br />
• Spacing 5<br />
• Appropriate Font 5<br />
• Paragraph justification (left) 5<br />
• Addressed correctly 5<br />
• Limited to one page 5<br />
• Used correct paper 5<br />
Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling<br />
Content<br />
20<br />
• Identified position sought 5<br />
• Interest in position 5<br />
• Where learned of job 5<br />
• Appropriately conveyed contact info 5<br />
• Employability 10<br />
• Identified next steps 5<br />
• Meshed with resume and references 5<br />
General appearances<br />
• Overall impression 5<br />
• Readability and flow 5<br />
Subtotal 100<br />
Deduction for materials postmarked after the 10% or -10 points<br />
deadline<br />
maximum<br />
Total 100<br />
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Resume Scorecard<br />
Name: State:<br />
Member #:<br />
Possible Score Participant’s Score<br />
Format<br />
• Appropriate Font 2<br />
• Structure 2<br />
• Limited to two pages 4<br />
• Used correct paper 2<br />
Content<br />
• Contact information conveyed 25<br />
• Position sought or employment objective 25<br />
• Identified education or relevant coursework<br />
25<br />
• Identified relevant experience & skills 25<br />
• Identified achievements & honors 25<br />
• Mentioned/had references 25<br />
Grammar 3<br />
Punctuation 3<br />
Spelling<br />
General appearance<br />
4<br />
• Overall impression 15<br />
• Readability and flow- spacing 15<br />
Subtotal 200<br />
Deduction for materials postmarked after the 10% or -10 points<br />
deadline<br />
maximum<br />
Total 200<br />
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Application Scorecard<br />
Name: State:<br />
Member #:<br />
Possible Score Participant’s Score<br />
Consistent with Resume<br />
• Name 10<br />
• Education 10<br />
• Experience 10<br />
• Other information 10<br />
• Reference 10<br />
Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling<br />
• Capitalization when appropriate 6<br />
• Abbreviations when appropriate 6<br />
• Punctuation 6<br />
• Spelling 6<br />
• Grammar 6<br />
Form Completed<br />
• Finished in allotted time 5<br />
• “N/A” indicated where appropriate 5<br />
Overall impression<br />
• Spacing 5<br />
• Consistency 5<br />
Total 100<br />
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Initial Telephone Contact Scorecard<br />
Name: State:<br />
Member #:<br />
Possible Score Participant’s Score<br />
First Impression<br />
• Introduction 5<br />
• Spoke clearly 5<br />
• Appropriate voice inflection 5<br />
Gathered appropriate information<br />
• Time/Date 5<br />
• Location 5<br />
• Contact information (name, number, etc.) 5<br />
Response to questions<br />
• Accurate 5<br />
• Concise 5<br />
Overall impression<br />
10<br />
• Poise<br />
• Pleasant<br />
• Professional<br />
• Courteous<br />
• Communicated effectively<br />
• Ends call appropriately<br />
Total 50<br />
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Personal Interview Scorecard<br />
Name: State:<br />
Member #:<br />
Appearance<br />
• Professional dress 25<br />
• Appropriately groomed/neat 25<br />
First impression<br />
• Greeting 25<br />
• Introduction 25<br />
• Body language 25<br />
Responses to questions<br />
• Knowledge relayed 30<br />
• Abilities described & matched resume 20<br />
• Accurate 20<br />
• Cogent & organized 20<br />
• Shared appropriate experiences 20<br />
• Quality of information 20<br />
• Consistent responses 20<br />
Communication skills<br />
• Persuasive 20<br />
• Proper grammar 15<br />
• Enunciation 15<br />
• Appropriate volume 15<br />
• Concise, avoided rambling 15<br />
• Confident 20<br />
• Sincere 15<br />
• Poise 20<br />
• Discretion/tact 15<br />
Conclusion<br />
• Posed appropriate questions to employer 25<br />
• Clarified next steps 25<br />
• Appropriate thanks and exit 25<br />
Total 500<br />
Possible Score Participant’s Score<br />
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Follow-up Correspondence Scorecard<br />
Name: State:<br />
Member #:<br />
Possible Score Participant’s Score<br />
Format<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Directed to appropriate person<br />
Address/salutation appropriate<br />
10<br />
• Level of formality appropriate<br />
Content<br />
• Expressed appreciation 5<br />
• Appropriate level of reiteration of<br />
qualities<br />
5<br />
• Re-expressed interest 5<br />
• Provisions for follow-up stated 5<br />
Grammar/punctuation/spelling<br />
Overall impression<br />
10<br />
• Legible (including signature)<br />
10<br />
• Appropriate length<br />
Total 50<br />
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Networking Activity Scorecard<br />
Name: State:<br />
Member #:<br />
First Impression<br />
Possible Score<br />
• Initiated conversation politely 5<br />
• Clear introduction 5<br />
• Body language (posture, eye contact) 5<br />
Communication Skills<br />
• Engaged in the conversation 10<br />
• Concise, avoid rambling 10<br />
• Confident 10<br />
• Sincere 5<br />
Making the Connection<br />
• Connected interest to company/person 10<br />
• Attempted to find commonalities with company/person 10<br />
• Posed appropriate questions 10<br />
• Made positive comments about company/person 5<br />
Conclusion<br />
• Exchange of contact information 5<br />
• Inquired about follow-up options (website, email, upcoming company<br />
events)<br />
• Appropriate thanks and exit 5<br />
5<br />
Total 100<br />
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Land Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Land Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Land Judging Career Development Event is designed to<br />
stimulate learning activities related to soils and their best use.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. A<br />
participant must be 14 years old, or scheduled to turn 14, before<br />
the date of the current year’s National Land Judging Contest.<br />
Each chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only the<br />
top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. In order to participate in the State Land Judging Contest,<br />
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a team must have first participated in a Soil and Water<br />
Conservation District <strong>CDE</strong> and be declared the county<br />
winner. The site determination of the state event will be<br />
made by the State Land Judging Committee.<br />
2. A team may be composed of four members with the top<br />
three scores representing the chapter score.<br />
3. The team placing highest in the State Land Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
will represent <strong>Florida</strong> in the National Land Judging <strong>CDE</strong> in<br />
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<br />
4. Bubble vials, levels, notes and bulletins will not be allowed<br />
in the contest.<br />
5. It is permissible to carry a small bottle of water to moisten<br />
soil for making a determination of surface texture, and a<br />
clipboard may also be used.<br />
6. Decision of the judges will be final.<br />
7. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
8. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. Each team member will be required to judge four fields<br />
(pits). Each site will have an excavation to show soil<br />
profile, samples of subsoil and topsoil, and stakes or flags<br />
to indicate a 100-foot distance for estimating slopes.<br />
Homesite evaluation will be one of the four sites.<br />
2. Twenty minutes will be allowed to make the placings on<br />
each field unless otherwise designated.<br />
Scoring<br />
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Land Class Factors 33 points<br />
Recommended Land Treatments<br />
Homesite:<br />
30 points<br />
(varies with site)<br />
Characteristics 16 points<br />
Planned Uses and Interpretations 54 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Land Judging and Homesite Evaluation in <strong>Florida</strong>.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Cooperative Extension Service, University of<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Gainesville, FL 32611<br />
• Basic Principles of Soil Science. IFAS Publication.<br />
• Our Soils and Their Management. Donahue, Follett and<br />
Tulloch, The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.,<br />
Danville, Illinois 61832.<br />
• Approved Practices in Soil Conservation. Bosworth<br />
and Foster, The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.,<br />
Danville Illinois 61832.<br />
• Land Judging Website: http://landjudging.ifas.ufl.edu/
Livestock Evaluation<br />
& Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Livestock Evaluation and Selection Career Development<br />
Event stimulates learning activities related to the production and<br />
marketing of cattle, sheep and swine.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals. All<br />
four individual scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. The <strong>CDE</strong> will have two levels of competition. Qualifying<br />
events will be held each year. A percentage of teams<br />
participating at the qualifying event will then be eligible<br />
to participate in the state finals with thirty total teams<br />
competing at this event.<br />
2. Chapters may enter one team only at the qualifying events.<br />
3. Contestants should bring a clipboard and/or a clean<br />
notebook for taking notes for the reasons classes. No notes<br />
may be used while giving reasons.<br />
4. Absolutely no talking will be tolerated during the contest.<br />
Any contestants violating this rule will have their cards<br />
taken up and will be disqualified.<br />
5. No <strong>FFA</strong> advisors or coaches are allowed in the area of the<br />
contest, but arrangements will be made so that the coaches<br />
can view the classes.<br />
6. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
7. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
Preliminary Events<br />
The Preliminary event should consist of the following classes:<br />
• 2-4 market classes (beef, swine, lamb, and/or goats)<br />
• 4-5 breeding classes (beef, swine, goats and/or sheep)<br />
• One evaluation class (feeder cattle)<br />
• One questions class (10 questions) based on visual<br />
appraisal and performance records<br />
Finals Event<br />
The State Finals event will consist of the following classes:<br />
• 4-5 market classes (beef, swine, lamb and/or goat)<br />
• 4-5 breeding classes (beef, swine, and/or sheep)<br />
Livestock Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
• Two keep/cull classes with performance records (beef<br />
and/or swine consisting of 8 animals)<br />
• One evaluation class (feeder cattle)<br />
• Two sets of oral reasons (beef & swine)<br />
• Two sets of questions (beef & swine)<br />
• Team activity<br />
• 50-question written exam<br />
Written Exam<br />
The written exam will be a 50 question multiple choice<br />
exam with 45 minutes allotted for it. The focus of the<br />
information will be basic industry information, anatomy and<br />
physiology (including but not limited to the digestive system,<br />
pituitary system, genetics, etc.), breed information, and<br />
herd management, environmental concerns for the industry.<br />
marketing, and health and disease<br />
Oral Reasons<br />
Reasons classes will be designated by the <strong>CDE</strong> superintendent<br />
at the beginning of the <strong>CDE</strong> and during the contest. Reasons<br />
will be given after all classes have been placed. Two minutes will<br />
be allowed to give reasons and contestants may use a note card<br />
with placing of the class only on it. Participants will be given 12<br />
minutes to judge each class.<br />
Scoring<br />
Livestock Placing Classes 50 points/class<br />
Keep/Cull Classes 50 points/class<br />
Evaluation Class 50 points/class<br />
Written Exam 100 points<br />
Oral Reasons 50 points/set<br />
Questions Class 50 points/class<br />
Team Activity - Female Selection<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
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sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Modern Livestock and Poultry Production, 7th Edition,<br />
Delmar, ISBN#0-8273-6733-3<br />
• Introduction to Livestock and Poultry Production:<br />
Science & Technology, Interstate, ISBN # 0-8134-3050-<br />
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Meats Evaluation<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Meats Evaluation Career Development Event is designed<br />
to stimulate learning activities related to the processing of beef,<br />
pork and lamb carcasses, including retail cut identification and<br />
factors affecting meat quality.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. The team placing highest in the State Meat Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
at the University of <strong>Florida</strong> will represent <strong>Florida</strong> in the<br />
National Meat Evaluation Career Development Event.<br />
2. Contestants must come prepared to work in a cold storage<br />
room for over two hours. Participant must bring heavy<br />
sweaters, coats and other warm clothes, footwear, white lab<br />
coats, and hard hats.<br />
3. Frocks, hard hats (NO BUMP CAPS), shirts with sleeves,<br />
closed toed shoes, and long pants will be worn in all<br />
processing areas. Clothing and shoes must be clean.<br />
Official Dress is not required and will not be scored for this<br />
<strong>CDE</strong>.<br />
4. Frocks will not be worn outside the building. Therefore,<br />
as the contestants assemble for entry into the contest, they<br />
will keep their frocks folded and then put them on only<br />
after entering the building. Coaches will not put frocks on<br />
until they are inside the meat lab. Frocks worn outside will<br />
not be allowed inside the processing areas.<br />
5. No jewelry will be allowed in the <strong>CDE</strong> areas. This includes<br />
rings, earrings, necklaces, etc.<br />
6. Hair nets will be worn regardless of hair style or length.<br />
7. Contestants shall not use any mechanical aid, such<br />
as a measuring device, etc., in arriving at a decision.<br />
Contestants may bring notebooks or clipboards with only<br />
blank paper into the contest.<br />
8. No tobacco products will be allowed in the Meat<br />
Processing Center. No food, drinks, or gum will be<br />
allowed in meat processing areas.<br />
9. Hands will be washed with an antimicrobial soap after<br />
visiting the restroom.<br />
10. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
Meats Evaluation <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Event Format<br />
1. Contestants will be allowed 10 minutes for each placing<br />
class of carcasses and wholesale cuts; 10 minutes for<br />
identifying the cuts in retail meats class and for beef carcass<br />
grading classes.<br />
2. Contestants and official judges are to make their<br />
placings and identifications without handling the meat.<br />
Official grading for the grading classes will be done<br />
by a representative of the University of <strong>Florida</strong> Meats<br />
Laboratory.<br />
Scoring<br />
Placing Class- Retail Cuts 50 points/class<br />
Placing Class- Beef Carcasses 50 points/class<br />
Placing Class- Wholesale Cuts of Beef 50 points/class<br />
Placing Class- Pork Carcasses 50 points/class<br />
Placing Class- Wholesale cuts of Pork 50 points/class<br />
Quality Grading- Beef 60 points<br />
Yield Grading 60 points<br />
Meat Identification 240 points<br />
Questions- Beef Carcass 50 points<br />
Questions- Pork Carcass 50 points<br />
Beef Formulation Problem 50 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie<br />
for a team the drop score will be used first, followed by team<br />
written exam total, and then by team placing class total.<br />
Individual ties will be broken by oral reasons first, followed<br />
by written exam, and then by a single placing class (chosen by<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator). If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie.<br />
oral reasons, written exam, etc), then the next highest point<br />
practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
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• The Meat Evaluation <strong>Handbook</strong>, copies of wall size<br />
charts of beef, pork and lamb; and a set of full color<br />
slides of retail meat cuts is available from the National<br />
Livestock and Meat Board, Literature and Educational<br />
Services, 36 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois<br />
60603.<br />
• To obtain Service and Regulatory Announcement<br />
No. A-53 of US Grades for Beef Carcasses and USDA<br />
Yield Grades for Beef Marketing Bulletin No. 54,<br />
write Livestock Division, C & MS, Washington, DC<br />
20250. Preliminary Yield Grade Ruler is available from<br />
NASCO, Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538.<br />
• Ribeye Grid, Identification No. AS-34, November 1962,<br />
is available from Iowa State University, Cooperative<br />
Extension Service, Ames, Iowa 60010.<br />
• Frocks, Hard Hat, and Related Equipment Sources:<br />
– PH.--Koch 1-800-456-5624<br />
– PH.--Hantover 1-800-821-2227<br />
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Retail Cuts Code Sheet with Cookery<br />
Retail Cooking<br />
Cooking<br />
Species Primal Cut Method Species Primal Retail Cut<br />
Method<br />
B B 89 M Beef Brisket Corned Moist<br />
B B 15 M Beef Brisket Flat Half, Bnls Moist<br />
B B 10 M Beef Brisket Whole, Bnls Moist<br />
B C 26 M Beef Chuck 7-bone Pot-Roast Moist<br />
B C 03 M Beef Chuck Arm Pot-Roast Moist<br />
B C 04 M Beef Chuck Arm Pot-Roast, Bnls Moist<br />
B C 06 M Beef Chuck Blade Roast Moist<br />
B C 13 D/M Beef Chuck Eye Roast, Bnls Dry/Moist<br />
B C 45 D Beef Chuck Eye Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B C 20 M Beef Chuck Mock Tender Roast Moist<br />
B C 48 M Beef Chuck Mock Tender Steak Moist<br />
B C 21 D Beef Chuck Petite Tender Dry<br />
B C 29 D/M Beef Chuck Shoulder Pot Roast (Bnls) Dry/Moist<br />
B C 58 D Beef Chuck Top Blade Steak (Flat Iron) Dry<br />
B D 47 D/M Beef Flank Flank Steak Dry/Moist<br />
B F 49 D Beef Loin Porterhouse Steak Dry<br />
B F 55 D Beef Loin T-bone Steak Dry<br />
B F 34 D Beef Loin Tenderloin Roast Dry<br />
B F 56 D Beef Loin Tenderloin Steak Dry<br />
B F 59 D Beef Loin Top Loin Steak Dry<br />
B F 60 D Beef Loin Top Loin Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B F 64 D Beef Loin Top Sirloin Cap Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B F 63 D Beef Loin<br />
Top Sirloin Steak, Bnls Cap<br />
Off Dry<br />
B F 62 D Beef Loin Top Sirloin Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B F 40 D Beef Loin Tri Tip Roast Dry<br />
B G 28 M Beef Plate Short Ribs Moist<br />
B G 54 D/M Beef Plate Skirt Steak, Bnls D/M<br />
B H 22 D Beef Rib Rib Roast Dry<br />
B H 13 D Beef Rib Ribeye Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
B H 45 D Beef Rib Ribeye Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B H 50 D Beef Rib Ribeye Steak, Lip-On Dry<br />
B I 08 D/M Beef Round Bottom Round Roast Dry/Moist<br />
B I 09 D/M Beef Round Bottom Round Rump Roast Dry/Moist<br />
B I 43 M Beef Round Bottom Round Steak Moist<br />
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Retail Cooking<br />
Cooking<br />
Species Primal Cut Method Species Primal Retail Cut<br />
Method<br />
B I 46 D/M Beef Round Eye Round Steak Dry/Moist<br />
B I 51 M Beef Round Round Steak Moist<br />
B I 52 M Beef Round Round Steak, Bnls Moist<br />
B I 36 D/M Beef Round Tip Roast - Cap Off Dry/Moist<br />
B I 57 D Beef Round Tip Steak - Cap Off Dry<br />
B I 39 D Beef Round Top Round Roast Dry<br />
B I 61 D Beef Round Top Round Steak Dry<br />
B N 82 M Beef Various Beef for Stew Moist<br />
B N 83 D/M Beef Various Cubed Steak Dry/Moist<br />
B N 84 D Beef Various Ground Beef Dry<br />
P E 44 D/M Pork Ham/Leg Pork Fresh Ham Center Slice<br />
Pork Fresh Ham Rump Por-<br />
Dry/Moist<br />
P E 25 D/M Pork Ham/Leg tion<br />
Pork Fresh Ham Shank Por-<br />
Dry/Moist<br />
P E 27 D/M Pork Ham/Leg tion Dry/Moist<br />
P E 91 D Pork Ham/Leg Smoked Ham, Bnls Dry<br />
P E 90 D Pork Ham/Leg Smoked Ham, Center Slice Dry<br />
P E 96 D Pork Ham/Leg Smoked Ham, Rump Portion Dry<br />
P E 97 D Pork Ham/Leg Smoked Ham, Shank Portion Dry<br />
P E 35 D Pork Ham/Leg Tip Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
P E 38 D Pork Ham/Leg Top Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
P F 05 D/M Pork Loin Back Ribs Dry/Moist<br />
P F 66 D/M Pork Loin Blade Chops Dry/Moist<br />
P F 67 D/M Pork Loin Blade Chops, Bnls Dry/Moist<br />
P F 06 D/M Pork Loin Blade Roast Dry/Moist<br />
P F 68 D Pork Loin Butterflied Chops Bnls Dry<br />
P F 11 D Pork Loin Center Loin Roast Dry<br />
P F 12 D Pork Loin Center Rib Roast Dry<br />
P F 69 D/M Pork Loin Country Style Ribs Dry/Moist<br />
P F 70 D Pork Loin Loin Chops Dry<br />
P F 71 D Pork Loin Rib Chops Dry<br />
P F 73 D Pork Loin Sirloin Chops Dry<br />
P F 53 D Pork Loin Sirloin Cutlets Dry<br />
P F 30 D Pork Loin Sirloin Roast Dry<br />
P F 93 D Pork Loin Smoked Pork Loin Chop Dry<br />
P F 95 D Pork Loin Smoked Pork Loin Rib Chop Dry<br />
P F 34 D Pork Loin Tenderloin, Whole Dry<br />
P F 74 D Pork Loin Top Loin Chops Dry<br />
P F 75 D Pork Loin Top Loin Chops, Bnls Dry<br />
P F 37 D Pork Loin Top Loin Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
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Retail Cooking<br />
Cooking<br />
Species Primal Cut Method Species Primal Retail Cut<br />
Method<br />
P J 03 D/M Pork Shoulder Arm Roast Dry/Moist<br />
P J 41 D/M Pork Shoulder Arm Steak Dry/Moist<br />
P J 07 D/M Pork Shoulder Blade Boston Roast Dry/Moist<br />
P J 42 D/M Pork Shoulder Blade Steak Dry/Moist<br />
P J 94 D/M Pork Shoulder Smoked Picnic, Whole Dry/Moist<br />
P K 98 D Pork Side Slab Bacon Dry<br />
P K 99 D Pork Side Sliced Bacon Dry<br />
P K 17 M Pork Side/Belly Fresh Side Moist<br />
P L 32 D/M Pork Spareribs Pork Spareribs Dry/Moist<br />
P N 85 D Pork Various Ground Pork Dry<br />
P N 86 M Pork Various Hock Moist<br />
P N 83 D/M Pork Various Pork Cubed Steak Dry/Moist<br />
P N 87 D Pork Various Pork Sausage Links Dry<br />
P N 87 D Pork Various Sausage Dry<br />
P N 92 M Pork Various Smoked Pork Hock Moist<br />
L A 24 D/M Lamb Breast Ribs (Denver Style) Dry/Moist<br />
L E 01 D Lamb Leg American Style Roast Dry<br />
L E 44 D Lamb Leg Center Slice Dry<br />
L E 16 D Lamb Leg Frenched Style Roast Dry<br />
L E 18 D Lamb Leg Leg Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
L E 73 D Lamb Leg Sirloin Chops Dry<br />
L E 31 D Lamb Leg Sirloin Half Dry<br />
L F 70 D Lamb Loin Loin Chops Dry<br />
L F 19 D Lamb Loin Loin Roast Dry<br />
L H 71 D Lamb Rib Rib Chops Dry<br />
L H 72 D Lamb Rib Rib Chops Frenched Dry<br />
L H 22 D Lamb Rib Rib Roast Dry<br />
L H 23 D Lamb Rib Rib Roast, Frenched Dry<br />
L J 65 D/M Lamb Shoulder Arm Chops Dry/Moist<br />
L J 66 D/M Lamb Shoulder Blade Chops Dry/Moist<br />
L J 33 D/M Lamb Shoulder Square Cut Dry/Moist<br />
L N 88 M Lamb Various Shank Moist<br />
B M 76 D/M Beef Variety Heart Dry/Moist<br />
L M 76 D/M Lamb Variety Heart Dry/Moist<br />
P M 76 D/M Pork Variety Heart Dry/Moist<br />
B M 77 D/M Beef Variety Kidney Dry/Moist<br />
L M 77 D/M Lamb Variety Kidney Dry/Moist<br />
P M 77 D/M Pork Variety Kidney Dry/Moist<br />
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Retail Cooking<br />
Cooking<br />
Species Primal Cut Method Species Primal Retail Cut Method<br />
L M 78 D/M Lamb Variety Liver Dry/Moist<br />
P M 78 D/M Pork Variety Liver Dry/Moist<br />
B M 79 M Beef Variety Oxtail Moist<br />
B M 80 D/M Beef Variety Tongue Dry/Moist<br />
L M 80 D/M Lamb Variety Tongue Dry/Moist<br />
P M 80 D/M Pork Variety Tongue Dry/Moist<br />
B M 81 M Beef Variety Tripe Moist<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Placing Class 6<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 5<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 4<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
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1243 ` ` 3142<br />
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1324 ` ` 3214<br />
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1342 ` ` 3241<br />
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1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
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1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
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2134 ` ` 4123<br />
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Beef Carcass Quality Grading<br />
Questions<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Questions #1 Y/T N/F<br />
Prime Choice Select Standard Commercial Utility<br />
Questions #2 Y/T N/F<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
1 1 2 3 4<br />
1 1 2 3 4<br />
Low<br />
Average<br />
High<br />
Low<br />
Average<br />
High<br />
Low<br />
High<br />
Low<br />
High<br />
Low<br />
Average<br />
High<br />
Low<br />
Average<br />
High<br />
Carcass<br />
2 1 2 3 4<br />
2 1 2 3 4<br />
1 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `<br />
3 1 2 3 4<br />
3 1 2 3 4<br />
2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `<br />
4 1 2 3 4<br />
4 1 2 3 4<br />
3 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `<br />
5 1 2 3 4<br />
5 1 2 3 4<br />
4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `<br />
6 1 2 3 4<br />
6 1 2 3 4<br />
5 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `<br />
7 1 2 3 4<br />
7 1 2 3 4<br />
Beef Carcass Yield Grading<br />
8 1 2 3 4<br />
8 1 2 3 4<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
9 1 2 3 4<br />
9 1 2 3 4<br />
10 1 2 3 4<br />
10 1 2 3 4<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
5.67-5.99<br />
5.34-5.66<br />
5.00-5.33<br />
4.67-4.99<br />
4.34-4.66<br />
4.00-4.33<br />
3.67-3.99<br />
3.34-3.66<br />
3.00-3.33<br />
2.67-2.99<br />
2.34-2.66<br />
2.00-2.33<br />
1.67-1.99<br />
1.34-1.66<br />
1.00-1.33<br />
Carcass<br />
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2 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `<br />
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Retail ID - Page 1<br />
# Species Primal Retail Cuts Cookery<br />
B First <br />
Second <br />
1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
2<br />
64 Top Sirloin Cap<br />
Steak (Bnls)<br />
Chops<br />
24 Ribs (Denver<br />
Style)<br />
25 Rump Portion<br />
26 Seven (7) Bone<br />
Roast<br />
27 Shank Portion<br />
Species<br />
B Beef<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
3<br />
65 Arm Chop<br />
66 Blade Chop<br />
67 Blade Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
68 Butterfl ied Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
69 Country Style<br />
Ribs<br />
70 Loin Chop<br />
P Pork<br />
L Lamb<br />
Primal Cuts<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
4<br />
28 Short Ribs<br />
29 Shoulder Roast<br />
(Bnls)<br />
30 Sirloin Roast<br />
A Breast<br />
B Brisket<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
5<br />
C Chuck<br />
D Flank<br />
E Ham or Leg<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
6<br />
71 Rib Chop<br />
72 Rib Chop<br />
(Frenched)<br />
73 Sirloin Chop<br />
74 Top Loin Chop<br />
75 Top Loin Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
Variety Meats<br />
F Loin<br />
G Plate<br />
H Rib or Rack<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
7<br />
I Round<br />
J Shoulder<br />
K Side (Belly)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
8<br />
76 Heart<br />
77 Kidney<br />
31 Sirloin Half<br />
32 Spareribs<br />
33 Square Cut<br />
(Whole)<br />
34 Tenderloin<br />
(Whole/Roast)<br />
35 Tip Roast (Bnls)<br />
36 Tip, Cap Off<br />
Roast<br />
37 Top Loin Roast<br />
(Bnls)<br />
38 Top Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
L Spareribs<br />
M Variety Meats<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
9<br />
78 Liver<br />
79 Oxtail<br />
80 Tongue<br />
39 Top Round Roast<br />
40 Tri-Tip Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
10<br />
Steaks<br />
41 Arm Steak<br />
N Various Meats<br />
Retail Cuts<br />
Roasts/Pot Roasts<br />
81 Tripe<br />
Various Meats<br />
<br />
01 American Style<br />
02 Arm Picnic<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
11<br />
82 Beef for Stew<br />
83 Cubed Steak<br />
42 Blade Steak<br />
43 Bottom Round<br />
Steak<br />
44 Center Slice<br />
03 Arm Roast<br />
04 Arm Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
12<br />
84 Ground Beef<br />
85 Ground Pork<br />
05 Back Ribs<br />
06 Blade Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
13<br />
86 Hocks<br />
87 Sausage Link/<br />
Pattie<br />
88 Shank<br />
07 Blade Boston<br />
08 Bottom Round<br />
Roast (Bnls)<br />
09 Bottom Round<br />
Rump Roast (Bnls)<br />
10 Brisket, Whole<br />
(Bnls)<br />
11 Center Loin<br />
Roast<br />
12 Center Rib Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
14<br />
Smoked/Cured<br />
89 Brisket,Corned<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
15<br />
90 Center Slice<br />
91 Ham (Bnls)<br />
<br />
92 Hocks<br />
93 Loin Chop<br />
94 Picnic (Whole)<br />
45 Eye Steak (Bnls)<br />
46 Eye Round Steak<br />
47 Flank Steak<br />
48 Mock Tender<br />
Steak<br />
49 Porterhouse<br />
Steak<br />
50 Ribeye, Lip-On<br />
Steak<br />
51 Round Steak<br />
52 Round Steak<br />
(Bnls)<br />
53 Sirloin Cutlets<br />
54 Skirt Steak (Bnls)<br />
55 T-Bone Steak<br />
56 Tenderloin Steak<br />
57 Tip, Cap Off<br />
Steak<br />
58 Top Blade (Bnls)<br />
Flat Iron Steak<br />
59 Top Loin Steak<br />
60 Top Loin (Bnls)<br />
Steak<br />
61 Top Round Steak<br />
62 Top Sirloin Steak<br />
(Bnls)<br />
63 Top Sirloin Cap<br />
Off Steak (Bnls)<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
16<br />
13 Eye Roast (Bnls)<br />
14 Eye Round Roast<br />
15 Flat Half (Bnls)<br />
16 Frenched Style<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
17<br />
95 Rib Chop<br />
96 Rump Portion<br />
97 Shank Portion<br />
98 Slab Bacon<br />
99 Sliced Bacon<br />
Cookery Methods<br />
D Dry Heat<br />
M Moist Heat<br />
/ Dry or Moist Heat<br />
17 Fresh Side<br />
18 Leg Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
18<br />
19 Loin Roast<br />
20 Mock Tender<br />
Roast<br />
21 Petite Tender<br />
22 Rib Roast<br />
23 Rib Roast<br />
(Frenched)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
19<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
20
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# Species Primal Retail Cuts Cookery<br />
B First <br />
Second <br />
21<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
22<br />
64 Top Sirloin Cap<br />
Steak (Bnls)<br />
Chops<br />
24 Ribs (Denver<br />
Style)<br />
25 Rump Portion<br />
26 Seven (7) Bone<br />
Roast<br />
27 Shank Portion<br />
Species<br />
B Beef<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
23<br />
65 Arm Chop<br />
66 Blade Chop<br />
67 Blade Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
68 Butterfl ied Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
69 Country Style<br />
Ribs<br />
70 Loin Chop<br />
P Pork<br />
L Lamb<br />
Primal Cuts<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
24<br />
28 Short Ribs<br />
29 Shoulder Roast<br />
(Bnls)<br />
30 Sirloin Roast<br />
A Breast<br />
B Brisket<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
25<br />
C Chuck<br />
D Flank<br />
E Ham or Leg<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
26<br />
71 Rib Chop<br />
72 Rib Chop<br />
(Frenched)<br />
73 Sirloin Chop<br />
74 Top Loin Chop<br />
75 Top Loin Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
Variety Meats<br />
F Loin<br />
G Plate<br />
H Rib or Rack<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
27<br />
I Round<br />
J Shoulder<br />
K Side (Belly)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
28<br />
76 Heart<br />
77 Kidney<br />
31 Sirloin Half<br />
32 Spareribs<br />
33 Square Cut<br />
(Whole)<br />
34 Tenderloin<br />
(Whole/Roast)<br />
35 Tip Roast (Bnls)<br />
36 Tip, Cap Off<br />
Roast<br />
37 Top Loin Roast<br />
(Bnls)<br />
38 Top Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
L Spareribs<br />
M Variety Meats<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
29<br />
78 Liver<br />
79 Oxtail<br />
80 Tongue<br />
39 Top Round Roast<br />
40 Tri-Tip Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
30<br />
Steaks<br />
41 Arm Steak<br />
N Various Meats<br />
Retail Cuts<br />
Roasts/Pot Roasts<br />
81 Tripe<br />
Various Meats<br />
<br />
01 American Style<br />
02 Arm Picnic<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
31<br />
82 Beef for Stew<br />
83 Cubed Steak<br />
42 Blade Steak<br />
43 Bottom Round<br />
Steak<br />
44 Center Slice<br />
03 Arm Roast<br />
04 Arm Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
32<br />
84 Ground Beef<br />
85 Ground Pork<br />
05 Back Ribs<br />
06 Blade Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
33<br />
86 Hocks<br />
87 Sausage Link/<br />
Pattie<br />
88 Shank<br />
07 Blade Boston<br />
08 Bottom Round<br />
Roast (Bnls)<br />
09 Bottom Round<br />
Rump Roast (Bnls)<br />
10 Brisket, Whole<br />
(Bnls)<br />
11 Center Loin<br />
Roast<br />
12 Center Rib Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
34<br />
Smoked/Cured<br />
89 Brisket,Corned<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
35<br />
90 Center Slice<br />
91 Ham (Bnls)<br />
<br />
92 Hocks<br />
93 Loin Chop<br />
94 Picnic (Whole)<br />
45 Eye Steak (Bnls)<br />
46 Eye Round Steak<br />
47 Flank Steak<br />
48 Mock Tender<br />
Steak<br />
49 Porterhouse<br />
Steak<br />
50 Ribeye, Lip-On<br />
Steak<br />
51 Round Steak<br />
52 Round Steak<br />
(Bnls)<br />
53 Sirloin Cutlets<br />
54 Skirt Steak (Bnls)<br />
55 T-Bone Steak<br />
56 Tenderloin Steak<br />
57 Tip, Cap Off<br />
Steak<br />
58 Top Blade (Bnls)<br />
Flat Iron Steak<br />
59 Top Loin Steak<br />
60 Top Loin (Bnls)<br />
Steak<br />
61 Top Round Steak<br />
62 Top Sirloin Steak<br />
(Bnls)<br />
63 Top Sirloin Cap<br />
Off Steak (Bnls)<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
36<br />
13 Eye Roast (Bnls)<br />
14 Eye Round Roast<br />
15 Flat Half (Bnls)<br />
16 Frenched Style<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
37<br />
95 Rib Chop<br />
96 Rump Portion<br />
97 Shank Portion<br />
98 Slab Bacon<br />
99 Sliced Bacon<br />
Cookery Methods<br />
D Dry Heat<br />
M Moist Heat<br />
/ Dry or Moist Heat<br />
17 Fresh Side<br />
18 Leg Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
38<br />
19 Loin Roast<br />
20 Mock Tender<br />
Roast<br />
21 Petite Tender<br />
22 Rib Roast<br />
23 Rib Roast<br />
(Frenched)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
39<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
40
Nursery and<br />
Landscape <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event is<br />
designed to stimulate learning activities related to nursery<br />
practices and landscaping including the identification of plants,<br />
insects, and diseases.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants should bring a clipboard and #2 pencils.<br />
2. Absolutely no talking will be tolerated during the contest.<br />
Any contestants violating this rule will have their cards<br />
taken up and will be disqualified.<br />
3. No <strong>FFA</strong> advisors/coaches will be allowed in the area of<br />
the contest, but arrangements will be made to view the<br />
specimens directly following the last rotation.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
Written Exam<br />
A written exam of 35 questions will cover three of the following<br />
areas each year, in addition to general horticulture:<br />
• Principles of best management practices<br />
• Plant use<br />
• Business<br />
• Applying for a job<br />
• Grades and standards for nursery stock<br />
Live Practicums<br />
Two of the three live practicum’s will be a part of the event as<br />
described below:<br />
• Measuring Nursery Stock (100 points)<br />
• Landscape Interpretations (100 points)<br />
• Landscape Drawing (100 points - written)<br />
• Pruning (100 points)<br />
• Plan Layout (100 points – written)<br />
• Job Evaluation (100 points)<br />
• Landscape management (100 points)<br />
Nursery and Landscape <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Problem Solving Practicums<br />
Two of the following problem solving practicums will be part<br />
of the event as described below. The situation will be presented<br />
and the student will answer questions in a multiple choice<br />
format.<br />
• Handling a hazardous situation (100 points – written)<br />
• Identifying and controlling plant disorders (100 points<br />
– written)<br />
• Customer assistance (100 points – written)<br />
• Equipment maintenance (100 points – written)<br />
Identification<br />
Each student will demonstrate their ability to properly identify<br />
plants, pests and tools related to the nursery industry. The<br />
identification portion of this event will include 30 plants, 15<br />
pests, and 15 tools.<br />
Scoring<br />
35 Question Knowledge Test 350 points<br />
Live Practicum 200 points<br />
Problem Solving Practicum 200 points<br />
Plant, Pest & Tool Identification 600 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong> 119
Nursery and Landscape <strong>CDE</strong><br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional Manual, 8th Edition 2010. <strong>Florida</strong> Nursery Growers and Landscape<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, 1533 Park Center Drive, Orlando, FL<br />
32835, 800-375-3642 or www.fngla.org.<br />
• The <strong>Florida</strong> Yards & Neighborhoods <strong>Handbook</strong>, 2009.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Yards & Neighborhoods, University of <strong>Florida</strong>,<br />
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS),<br />
Environmental Horticulture Dept., P.O. Box 110675,<br />
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675, 352-392-1831, ext. 220.<br />
www.floridayards.org, http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/materials/<br />
FYN_<strong>Handbook</strong>_vSept09.pdf<br />
• Best Management Practices for <strong>Florida</strong> Container<br />
Nurseries. 2007 DAC-P -1267. <strong>Florida</strong> Department<br />
of Agriculture & Consumer Services Department of<br />
Agricultural Water Policy, Tallahassee, Fla. 850-617-<br />
1700 or www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com<br />
• http://www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com/PDF/Bmps/<br />
Bmp_<strong>Florida</strong>ContainerNurseries2007.pdf<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Friendly Best Management Practices for<br />
Protection of Water Resources in <strong>Florida</strong> by the Green<br />
Industries, 2008. <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Environmental<br />
Protection Nonpoint Source Management Section, 850-<br />
245-7508. www.dep.state.fl.us, http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/<br />
pdf/GIBMP_Manual_WEB_2_17_11.pdf<br />
• American Standard for Nursery Stock. ANSI<br />
Z60.1–2004, copyright 2004 ISBN 1-890148-06-7.<br />
American Nursery and Landscape <strong>Association</strong> at 202-<br />
789-2900, www.anla.org and click on ‘publications’.<br />
http://www.anla.org/applications/Documents/Docs/<br />
ANLAStandard2004.pdf<br />
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Career Development Event<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Job Evaluation<br />
Handling a Hazardous Situation<br />
Written Exam<br />
13 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
5 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
11 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
14 <br />
6 <br />
12 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
15 <br />
1<br />
7 <br />
1<br />
13 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
16 <br />
8 <br />
14 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
17 <br />
9 <br />
15 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
18 <br />
10 <br />
16 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
19 <br />
17 <br />
6 <br />
Customer Assistance<br />
6 <br />
20 <br />
18 <br />
7 <br />
5 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
7 <br />
21 <br />
19 <br />
8 <br />
6 <br />
8 <br />
22 <br />
20 <br />
9 <br />
<br />
7 <br />
1<br />
9 <br />
23 <br />
10 <br />
2 <br />
8 <br />
10 <br />
24 <br />
11 <br />
3 <br />
25 <br />
9 <br />
12 <br />
4 <br />
10
Pruning<br />
11 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
12 <br />
<br />
13 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
14 <br />
3 <br />
15 <br />
4 <br />
16 <br />
5 <br />
17 <br />
6 <br />
18 <br />
7 <br />
19 <br />
8 <br />
20 <br />
9 <br />
10
E Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper<br />
A Juniperus virginiana Southern Red Cedar<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
A Abelia x grandifl ora Glossy Abelia<br />
Plant ID<br />
B Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle<br />
C Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet<br />
B Acalypha wilkesiana Copperleaf<br />
C Acca sellowiana Pineapple Guava / Feijoa<br />
16 <br />
D Liquidambar styracifl ua Sweetgum<br />
E Liriope muscari Liriope<br />
D Acer rubrum Red Maple<br />
E Ajuga reptans Bugleweed<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
17 <br />
A Magnolia grandifl ora Southern Magnolia<br />
B Mangifera indica Mango<br />
A Allamanda cathartica Allamanda<br />
B Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon<br />
<br />
18 <br />
1<br />
C Melaleuca viminalis Weeping Bottlebrush<br />
D Muhlenbergia capillaris Muhly Grass<br />
C Betula nigra River Birch<br />
D Bismarckia nobilis Bismark Palm<br />
2 <br />
19 <br />
E Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle<br />
A Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’ Dwarf Nandina<br />
E Bougainvillea spp. Bougainvillea<br />
A Breynia disticha Snowbush<br />
3 <br />
20 <br />
B Nerium oleander Oleander<br />
C Paspalum notatum Bahiagrass<br />
B Buxus microphylla Boxwood<br />
C Caladium x hortulanum Caladium<br />
4 <br />
21 <br />
D Pelargonium x hortorum Geranium<br />
E Pennisetum ruppelia Fountain Grass<br />
D Camellia japonica Common camellia<br />
E Cercis Canadensis Eastern Redbud<br />
5 <br />
22 <br />
A Philodendron scandens oxycardium Heartleaf Philodendron<br />
B Phoenix canariensis Canary Island Date Palm<br />
A Chamaerops humilis European Fan Palm<br />
B Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Areca Palm<br />
6 <br />
23 <br />
C Pinus elliottii Slash Pine<br />
D Pittosporum tobira Japanese Pittosporum<br />
C Chrysobalanus icaco Cocoplum<br />
D Chrysophyllum oliviforme Satinleaf<br />
7 <br />
24 <br />
E Plantanus occidentalis Sycamore<br />
A Plumbago auriculata Plumbago<br />
E Coccoloba uvifera Sea Grape<br />
A Codiaeum variegatum Croton<br />
8 <br />
25 <br />
B Plumeria rubra Frangipani<br />
C Podocarpus macrophyllus Yew Podocarpus<br />
B Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus Silver Buttonwood<br />
C Cornus fl orida Flowering Dogwood<br />
9 <br />
26 <br />
D Pyracantha coccinea Red Firethorn<br />
E Quercus virginana Live Oak<br />
D Cuphea hyssopifolia False Heather<br />
E Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland Cypress<br />
10 <br />
27 <br />
A Raphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorne<br />
B Rhapis excelsa Lady Palm<br />
11 <br />
A Cycas spp. Sago Palm<br />
B Cynodon dactylon Bermuda Grass<br />
28 <br />
C Rhododendron spp. Azalea<br />
D Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm<br />
12 <br />
C Cyrtomium falcatum Holly Fern<br />
D Eremochloa ophiuroides Centipedegrass<br />
29 <br />
E Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto<br />
A Spiraea cantoniensis Bridal Wreath Spirea<br />
13 <br />
E Eriobotrya japonica Loquat<br />
A Euphorbia milii Crown of Thorns<br />
30 <br />
B Stenotaphrum secundatum St. Augustine Grass<br />
C Swietenia mahagoni Mahogany<br />
14 <br />
B Ficus benjamina Benjamin Fig<br />
C Ficus elastica ‘Decora’ Indian Rubber Plant<br />
15 <br />
D Syagrus romanzoffi ana Queen Palm<br />
E Tagetes spp. Marigold<br />
D Gardenia augusta Gardenia<br />
E Gelsenium sempervirens Carolina Yellow Jasmine<br />
A Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress<br />
B Tibouchina urvilleana Princess Flower<br />
A Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly Bay<br />
B Hemerocallis spp. Day Lily<br />
C Trachelosperum asiaticum Asian Jasmine<br />
D Trachelosperum jasminoides Confederate Jasmine<br />
C Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hibiscus<br />
D Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea<br />
E Tripsacum fl oridana Dwarf Fakahatchee Grass<br />
A Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic<br />
E Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii Nana’ Dwarf Burford Holly<br />
A Ilex cornuta ‘Rotunda’ Rotunda Holly<br />
B Ulmus parvifolia ‘Drake’ Drake Elm<br />
C Verbena x hybrida Verbena<br />
B Ilex crenata Japanese Holly<br />
C Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ Dwarf Yaupon Holly<br />
D Viburnum odoratissimum Sweet Viburnum<br />
E Viburnum suspensum Sandankwa Viburnum<br />
D Ilex x attenuate ‘East Palatka’ East Palatka Holly<br />
E Illicium parvifl orum Ocala Anise<br />
A Vinca major Periwinkle<br />
B Washingtonia robusta Washington Palm<br />
A Illicium fl oridanum <strong>Florida</strong> Anise<br />
B Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’ Hollywood Juniper<br />
C Wisteria sinesis Chinese Wisteria<br />
D Zamia pumila Coontie<br />
C Juniperus conferta Blue Pacifi c Juniper<br />
D Juniperus davurica ‘Parsonii’ Parsoni Juniper<br />
E Zoysia spp. Zoysiagrass
B Spider Mite Insect<br />
C Spittle Bug Insect<br />
C Black widow spider Insect<br />
D Brown recluse spider Insect<br />
Pest and Tool ID Pest or Disorder Category<br />
A Assassin Bug Benefi cial<br />
D Stink Bug Insect<br />
E Tea Scale Insect<br />
E Chinch Bug Insect<br />
A Cicada Insect<br />
B Lace Wing Benefi cial<br />
C Lady Beetle Benefi cial<br />
16 <br />
A Thorn Bug Insect<br />
B Thrips Insect<br />
B Cottony Cushion Scale Insect<br />
C Earwig Insect<br />
D Parasitic Wasp Benefi cial<br />
E Praying Mantid Benefi cial<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
17 <br />
C Twig Girdler Insect<br />
D Wax Scale Insect<br />
D Eastern Tent Caterpillar Insect<br />
E Fall Webworm Insect<br />
A Azalea Petal Blight Disease<br />
B Black Spot of Rose Disease<br />
<br />
18 <br />
1<br />
E White Fly Insect<br />
A White Grub Insect<br />
A <strong>Florida</strong> Red Scale Insect<br />
B Grasshopper Insect<br />
C Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease<br />
D Dollar Spot of Turf Disease<br />
2 <br />
19 <br />
B Frost Damage Physiological<br />
C Iron Defi ciency Physiological<br />
C Katydid Insect<br />
D Lacebug Insect<br />
E Fairy Ring Disease<br />
A Galls Disease<br />
3 <br />
20 <br />
D Magnesium Defi ciency Physiological<br />
E Nitrogen Defi ciency Physiological<br />
E Leaf Hopper Insect<br />
A Leafminer Insect<br />
B Ganoderma Butt Rot Disease<br />
C Gray Leaf Spot Disease<br />
4 <br />
21 <br />
A Sunburn Physiological<br />
B Air Potato Vine Weed<br />
B Leaf-footed Plant Bug Insect<br />
C Mealybug Insect<br />
D Mushroom Root Rot Disease<br />
E Oakleaf Blister Disease<br />
5 <br />
22 <br />
C Dollar Weed Weed<br />
D Mistletoe Weed<br />
D Mole Cricket Insect<br />
E Oleander Caterpillar Insect<br />
A Poinsettia Scab Disease<br />
B Rust Disease<br />
6 <br />
23 <br />
E Nutsedge Weed<br />
A Poison Ivy Weed<br />
A Palmetto Weevil Insect<br />
B Root Knot Nematode Insect<br />
C Sooty Mold Disease<br />
D Stem Canker of Roses Disease<br />
7 <br />
24 <br />
B Spurge Weed<br />
C Virginia Creeper Weed<br />
C Snails or Slugs Insect<br />
D Snow Scale Insect<br />
8 <br />
E Aphid Insect<br />
A Bagworm Insect<br />
25 <br />
D Wood Sorrel Weed<br />
E Sod Webworm Insect<br />
A Soft Brown Scale Insect<br />
B Black Scale Insect<br />
9 <br />
26 <br />
10 <br />
A Safety goggles<br />
B Sand<br />
A Mulches<br />
B Nematode assay kit<br />
E Garden rake<br />
A Gas mask<br />
Tool<br />
27 <br />
A 2-cycle oil<br />
B Anvil-and-blade pruner<br />
11 <br />
C Scoop shovel<br />
D Shade fabric<br />
C Nursery containers<br />
D Oscillating sprinkler<br />
B Grafting band<br />
C Grafting tool<br />
28 <br />
C Architects scale<br />
D Back back sprayer<br />
12 <br />
E Sharpening stone<br />
A Siphon proportioner<br />
E Peat moss<br />
A Perlite<br />
D Granular fertilizer<br />
E Grass shears<br />
29 <br />
E Ball cart (B&B truck)<br />
A Bench grinder<br />
13 <br />
B Soaker hose<br />
C Soil sampling tube<br />
B pH tester<br />
C Pitchfork<br />
A Gravity (drop) spreader<br />
B Grease gun<br />
30 <br />
B Bow saw<br />
14 <br />
D Solenoid valve<br />
E Spark plug gap gauge<br />
D Pole pruner<br />
E Polyethylene fi lm<br />
C Hearing protection<br />
D Hedge shears<br />
Broadcast (cyclone)<br />
spreader<br />
C<br />
15 <br />
A Sphagnum moss<br />
B Spray suit<br />
E Hoe<br />
A Hook-and-blade pruners<br />
D Burlap<br />
E Chain saw<br />
C String trimmer<br />
D Tape measure<br />
A Polyethylene pipe<br />
B Pony shovel<br />
C Pop-up irrigation head<br />
D Power blower<br />
B Hose-end repair fi tting<br />
C Hose-end sprayer<br />
A Chaps<br />
B Compressed air sprayer<br />
E Thatch rake<br />
A Tie down straps<br />
E Propagation mat<br />
A Pruning saw<br />
D Hose-end washer<br />
E Hose repair coupling<br />
C Drip emitter, irrigation<br />
D Dust mask<br />
B Timeclock<br />
C Topsoil<br />
D Tree caliper<br />
E Tree sling<br />
A Tree wrap<br />
B T-square<br />
C Vermiculite<br />
D Verticut mower<br />
E Water breaker<br />
PVC (polyvinylchloride)<br />
pipe<br />
B<br />
A Impulse sprinkler<br />
B Inverted paint marker<br />
C Rain gear<br />
D Rain sensor<br />
E Edger<br />
A Edging<br />
B Emergency Triangles<br />
C Landscape fabric (mulch)<br />
D Leaf rake<br />
E Reel mower<br />
A Resin-coated fertilizer<br />
C Engineers scale<br />
D Erosion netting<br />
E Loppers<br />
A Measuring wheel<br />
B Respirator<br />
C Rope caribiners<br />
E Fertilizer label<br />
A Fertilizer tablet<br />
B Metric sockets<br />
C Mist nozzle (mist bed)<br />
D Rotary mower<br />
E Rototiller<br />
D Mower blade balancer<br />
E MSDS sheet<br />
B First aid kit<br />
C Frost cloth<br />
D Galvanized pipe
Ornamental<br />
Horticulture<br />
Demonstration <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Horticulture Demonstration Contests are designed to<br />
stimulate careful planning, thorough knowledge and the ability<br />
to explain, by work and action, the “how and why” of various<br />
horticulture practices.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level a <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator and three judges will<br />
be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing <strong>CDE</strong> materials.<br />
2. The contests will be held in two rounds. Area level contests<br />
will be held to determine the top two demonstrations in<br />
each <strong>CDE</strong> division. These teams will then complete in the<br />
state level event.<br />
3. Any team or individual that has received the state award in<br />
a previous Demonstration <strong>CDE</strong> Category Division is not<br />
eligible for further competition in that category.<br />
4. Contestants in this <strong>CDE</strong> may participate as individuals or<br />
as a team of two.<br />
5. A Chapter may enter one or more of the divisions. All<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> divisions will be conducted simultaneously. However,<br />
each chapter may only enter one team in each <strong>CDE</strong><br />
division.<br />
6. Demonstrators must bring all of the equipment and<br />
materials needed for the demonstration.<br />
7. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly. The individual<br />
participant official dress score or the average official dress<br />
score for teams will be added to the final demonstration<br />
score to determine the winners.<br />
Event Format<br />
Contestants will be limited to a maximum of ten minutes and<br />
a minimum of seven minutes for the actual demonstration. A<br />
time limit of three minutes will be allocated for judges to ask<br />
questions. A set up time of five minutes will be enforced for all<br />
demonstrations. One point will be deducted for each 30 seconds<br />
over-time or under-time and a maximum of 5 points may be<br />
deducted for time infractions.<br />
Ornamental Horticulture Demonstration <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Judges will provide a brief critique for individual demonstrations<br />
at the conclusion of the <strong>CDE</strong> if the team so desires. Participants<br />
shall not present any items to the judges as gifts or souvenirs at<br />
any time during the event. The only exception is an item created<br />
as part of the demonstration that is intended for human<br />
consumption. In that situation, participants may, but are not<br />
required, to present a small sample to the judges to be consumed<br />
at the event and in the allotted demonstration time. The top<br />
demonstration in each of the five divisions will be the state<br />
winning demonstration in that division.<br />
Demonstrations will be divided into five divisions:<br />
Production<br />
Any practice that has to do with growing vegetables, fruits,<br />
nuts, flowers, ornamental and foliage plants and turfs. Those<br />
practices concerned with maintaining or replenishing the<br />
productive capacity of the soils also fall into this category.<br />
Marketing<br />
Operations in preparing vegetables, edible tree nuts, fruits,<br />
flowers and ornamental plants for market; to a buyer, or for<br />
storage, and in preparing for and exhibiting these horticulture<br />
crops. Marketing strategies must be included.<br />
Consumer Use<br />
Preparing vegetables and/or nuts for use, canning, freezing, or<br />
dehydration.<br />
Artistic Arrangement of Horticulture Crops<br />
The use of flowers and other horticultural crops in<br />
arrangements, corsages and plaques. Material used may be live<br />
or dried. Weeds and native materials may be used. Artificial<br />
plants and flowers may not be used. The making and use of dish<br />
gardens, terrariums and planters are included in this class. The<br />
end product should not be edible.<br />
Landscaping<br />
Any practice that has to do with arrangement, establishments<br />
and maintenance of flowers, ornamental and foliage plants and<br />
turf around or within the home, business, or public grounds.<br />
(Demonstrations on growing landscaping materials should<br />
be entered in production divisions. Cut flower arrangements<br />
should be entered in the Artistic Arrangement of Horticulture<br />
Crops division).<br />
Scoring<br />
Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
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of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall then<br />
be added, and the winner will be that whose total of rankings<br />
is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined in the same<br />
manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie<br />
for a team the drop score will be used first, followed by team<br />
written exam total, and then by team placing class total.<br />
Individual ties will be broken by oral reasons first, followed<br />
by written exam, and then by a single placing class (chosen by<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator). If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie.<br />
oral reasons, written exam, etc), then the next highest point<br />
practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
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Chapter:<br />
Name(s):<br />
Title of Demonstration:<br />
Starting time:________<br />
Finish time:__________<br />
Elapse time:_________<br />
1. Demonstrator 15<br />
Voice - words clear and well chosen 5<br />
Appearance - neat and proper for the<br />
job 5<br />
Suitable posture and action 5<br />
2. Subject Matter 30<br />
Brief introduction giving practical<br />
value of the topic and gaining interest. 5<br />
Accurate, up-to-date and complete<br />
information. 12<br />
Accurate answers to questions. 10<br />
Sources of information. 3<br />
3. Presentation 40<br />
Arrangement and use of equipment. 10<br />
Organization of subject matter 10<br />
Demonstration materials - neat and<br />
clear. 5<br />
Ability to work easily and efficiently. 10<br />
Summary statement 5<br />
4. Results<br />
Was the purpose of the demonstration<br />
15<br />
accomplished? 5<br />
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Possible<br />
Score<br />
Was it a "show-how" demonstration? 10<br />
TOTAL POINTS 100<br />
Official Dress<br />
(individual or average of team) 50<br />
Time Deduction (If necessary) One<br />
point deduction for each 30 seconds<br />
over or under time for a maximum<br />
deduction of 5 points. -5<br />
TOTAL POSSIBLE (150) 150<br />
Actual<br />
Score<br />
Excellent Good Fair<br />
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Parliamentary<br />
Procedure <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The purpose of the Parliamentary Procedure <strong>CDE</strong> is to<br />
encourage students to learn to effectively participate in a<br />
business meeting and to assist in the development of their<br />
leadership skills.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. A team representing a chapter will consist of six members<br />
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of the same chapter. No alternates will be permitted.<br />
2. The event is open to one team per chapter.<br />
3. The event will have four phases: written examination, a 10minute<br />
team presentation of parliamentary procedure, oral<br />
questions following the presentation, and minutes prepared<br />
by the team secretary in consultation with the team chair.<br />
4. The advisor shall not consult with the team after beginning<br />
the event.<br />
5. Official <strong>FFA</strong> dress is highly recommended for participation<br />
in the parliamentary procedure career development event.<br />
Official <strong>FFA</strong> dress will be scored for each participant and<br />
the average team score will be added to the total team score<br />
for the <strong>CDE</strong> to determine the winners.<br />
Event Format<br />
Each participant must bring a minimum of two sharpened No.<br />
2 pencils. All other materials are to be furnished by the <strong>CDE</strong><br />
coordinator or host site. Teams may use their own gavel if they<br />
so desire.<br />
Presentation (670 points)<br />
1. Rounds - The <strong>CDE</strong> will be held at the sub-district level,<br />
with the winning team advancing to the district <strong>CDE</strong>. The<br />
winning district team will advance to the state preliminary<br />
round. The preliminary round will have two sections. Each<br />
section shall be made up of no more than six teams. The<br />
top two teams from each section will advance to the final<br />
round (a total of four teams).<br />
2. Seeding Process - Teams will be placed into preliminary<br />
and semi-final rounds based on a procedure determined by<br />
the official(s) in charge of the event.<br />
• Preliminary Rounds - two sessions of six teams each<br />
• Finals Round - One round of four teams, top two from<br />
each flight<br />
3. Item of Business - Each team will address a local chapter<br />
item of business, which would normally be a part of a<br />
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chapter’s Program of Activities (e.g., Food for America,<br />
PALS, GLOBAL, fundraisers, recreation, etc.) Consult the<br />
Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual and Student <strong>Handbook</strong> for specific<br />
activities. The motion will be specific and must be moved<br />
as an original main motion as it is written on the card.<br />
4. Event Card - The event officials will select two subsidiary,<br />
two incidental, and one privileged motion or a motion<br />
that brings a question again before the assembly from the<br />
list of permissible motions. These motions will be on an<br />
index card and one will be randomly assigned to each team<br />
member, except the chair. All teams in each section will<br />
be assigned the same motions. Team members will have<br />
one minute to review the main motion, the motions to<br />
be demonstrated, and to identify his/her motion (which<br />
may be noted by bolding, underlining or highlighting).<br />
Members may refer to the card throughout the<br />
presentation, but may not confer during the one-minute<br />
time period or during the demonstration.<br />
Sample Card<br />
Main Motion:<br />
I move to sell citrus as a fundraiser.<br />
Required Motions:<br />
Lay on the Table<br />
Amend<br />
Suspend the Rules<br />
Appeal<br />
Reconsider<br />
5. Opening the Demonstration - The team demonstrating<br />
should assume that a regular chapter meeting is in progress<br />
and new business is being handled on the agenda. The<br />
Chair shall tap the gavel once to signify the end of the<br />
previous item of business, then start the presentation by<br />
saying, “Is there any new business that should be presented<br />
at this time?” A team member should then move the<br />
assigned main motion as written on the card.<br />
6. Original Main Motion - The event official will assign the<br />
original main motion on an index card. This is to be the<br />
first item of business presented. All teams in each section<br />
will use the same main motion. This original main motion<br />
must be the first motion presented, unless orders of the<br />
day, take from the table, reconsider or rescind are required.<br />
7. Individual Member Recognition - A member may speak
in debate on the main motion and conclude by offering<br />
a secondary motion. While it is discouraged, judges will<br />
award points accordingly for both the debate and the<br />
secondary motion.<br />
8. Take from the Table - If the officials in charge designate<br />
Take from the Table as a motion to be demonstrated, you<br />
should assume that you would take from the table a motion<br />
that was laid on the table earlier in the present meeting.<br />
Example: “I move to take from the table the motion to<br />
hold an <strong>FFA</strong> hayride.” The original main motion, assigned<br />
on the card, cannot be taken from the table. The motion<br />
to Take from the Table should not be used unless it is a<br />
required motion. This motion will NOT be required at the<br />
sub-district level.<br />
9. Reconsider - If the officials in charge designate Reconsider<br />
as a motion to be demonstrated, you should assume that<br />
you would reconsider a motion you considered earlier<br />
in the present meeting. Example: “I move to reconsider<br />
the motion adopted earlier to hold an <strong>FFA</strong> hayride.” This<br />
motion should not be used unless it is a required motion.<br />
Unrealistic or canned debate on the motion to reconsider<br />
may be penalized at the judges’ discretion. This motion will<br />
NOT be required at the sub-district level.<br />
10. Rescind - If the officials in charge designate Rescind as<br />
a motion to be demonstrated, you should assume that<br />
you would rescind a motion adopted at the last meeting.<br />
Example: “I move to rescind the motion that was adopted<br />
at our last meeting to hold an <strong>FFA</strong> hayride.” This motion<br />
should not be used unless it is a required motion.<br />
Unrealistic or canned debate on the motion to rescind may<br />
be penalized at the judges’ discretion. This motion will<br />
NOT be required at the sub-district level.<br />
11. Call for the Orders of the Day - If the event officials<br />
designate Call for the Orders of the Day as a motion to be<br />
demonstrated, you may use an alternative main motion<br />
not pertaining to the assigned main motion to facilitate the<br />
correct demonstration of the motion. If an alternative main<br />
motion is used, the member will not be given credit for an<br />
additional motion. This motion will NOT be required at<br />
the sub-district level.<br />
12. Number of Motions - There shall be no limitation to the<br />
number of subsidiary, incidental, privileged motions or a<br />
motion that brings a question again before the assembly<br />
demonstrated by the team. However, the team must<br />
demonstrate two subsidiary, two incidental and one<br />
privileged motion (or a motion which brings a question<br />
again before the assembly) designated by the officials in<br />
charge. The team may use more than one original main<br />
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motion as long as it pertains to the assigned main motion.<br />
While acceptable, this practice is strongly discouraged.<br />
13. Using a Motion Twice - A member’s required motion<br />
will not be counted as an additional motion for another<br />
member. The person who makes the assigned original main<br />
motion will be given credit for an additional motion (10<br />
pts). If an alternative main motion is used, the member will<br />
NOT be given credit for an additional motion.<br />
14. Debate - The top four debates per member will be<br />
tabulated in the presentation score. No more than two<br />
debates per member per motion will be tabulated, even if<br />
the subsidiary motion to extend the limits of debate has<br />
been adopted.<br />
15. Time Limit and Deductions - A team shall be allowed<br />
10 minutes and 30 seconds in which to demonstrate<br />
knowledge of parliamentary law. A deduction of 2 points/<br />
second for every second over 10:30 will be assessed.<br />
(Example: 10:35 =10 point deduction.) A timekeeper will<br />
furnish the time used by each team at the close of the<br />
event.<br />
16. Disqualification - Any assistance given to a team member<br />
from any source other than the career development event<br />
officials will be sufficient cause to eliminate the team from<br />
the career development event. Team members may have no<br />
contact with individuals other than team members from<br />
the time the event begins (when placed in a holding room)<br />
until the team has completed its participation in the event.<br />
Oral Questions (135 points)<br />
Individual Oral Questions – 90 points (6 x 15 points)<br />
The team members (not including the chair) will be asked a<br />
planned question, which may include 1-3 parts, relating to their<br />
assigned motion. No one may step forward to help another<br />
member answer their individual question. The Chair will be<br />
asked a question relating to presiding, debate, assigning the<br />
floor, or other general parliamentary procedures.<br />
General Questions (45 points) - (State Preliminary and Final<br />
Rounds only)<br />
At the state preliminary and final events only, the judges will<br />
have four minutes to ask general questions to clarify the team’s<br />
demonstration. Questions may be directed to the team or an<br />
individual member. Team members may volunteer to answer<br />
the question for the team or to help another member. General<br />
questions will not be asked at the sub-district or district levels.<br />
Presentation Minutes (45 points) - Each team will have a<br />
secretary take minutes of the presentation. A possible score<br />
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of 45 points will be allowed for the minutes. Pencil and paper<br />
will be supplied to take notes during the presentation. If paper<br />
and pencil are not present it is the secretary’s responsibility to<br />
request these items from the judges or event officials. Following<br />
the presentation, the secretary, in consultation with the<br />
president, will have 20 minutes to prepare the official minutes.<br />
Notes taken by the secretary during the presentation must be<br />
turned in with the official copy of the minutes on Form 1. (The<br />
lowest possible score for the section is zero (0).) Event officials<br />
shall use Form 3 to score the official minutes of the presentation.<br />
• Use the example of proper minutes as illustrated in<br />
the Official <strong>FFA</strong> Secretary’s Book and/or outlined in<br />
Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised.<br />
• A dictionary will be permitted for writing the official<br />
minutes of the presentation.<br />
• The minutes will begin by recording the first item of<br />
business presented. Opening ceremonies and other<br />
preliminary information will not be used. Example: “It<br />
was moved by John Smith and seconded to start the<br />
Food for America program during the month of April.”<br />
• The chair and the secretary may consult in preparing<br />
the official minutes of the presentation. A total of 20<br />
minutes will be allowed to prepare the minutes.<br />
• A judge will read, review, and grade the official<br />
minutes of the presentation after completion of each<br />
round of the event. The scores will be provided to the<br />
presentation judges for use in computing final scores.<br />
Written Test (150 points)<br />
A written test will consist of 25 objective-type multiple choice<br />
questions covering basic parliamentary law and information<br />
pertaining to minutes. Thirty minutes will be allowed to<br />
complete the test. Each participant may score a maximum of<br />
25 points. The score of the six-team members will be used to<br />
compute the total team score in each round.<br />
Scoring<br />
Guidelines for Scoring Discussion<br />
1. It is essential that each judge observes and maintains<br />
consistent criteria in scoring discussions for the duration of<br />
the event.<br />
2. Judges must overlook personal opinions and beliefs and<br />
score discussion in an unbiased manner. All discussion<br />
should be scored at the time it is delivered.<br />
3. Characteristics of effective discussion include a)<br />
completeness of thought, b) logical reasoning, c) clear<br />
statement of speaker’s position, d) conviction of delivery,<br />
and e) concise and effective statement of debate. A<br />
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suggested grading scale is as follows: Excellent = 13-15<br />
points, Good = 9-12 points, Average = 6-8 points, Poor =<br />
0-5 points<br />
4. An excellent discussion would be characterized by a truly<br />
stirring delivery and brilliant in terms of information<br />
provided and/or suggestions for action offered. Poor debate<br />
would be characterized by a lack of effective delivery, poor<br />
grammar, reasoning and substance. An example of poor<br />
debate might be: “I think this is a good idea.”<br />
5. Most debate generally falls in the range of 6-15 points. An<br />
example of debate might be: “I am in favor of this idea.<br />
I think this is a very significant motion which should be<br />
adopted for the following reasons (new, informative and<br />
logically related). I encourage you to vote in favor of this<br />
motion.” Each debate should have a logical conclusion.<br />
Good debate would be characterized by effective delivery,<br />
substance, creative and visionary thought delivered in a<br />
convincing and compelling manner.<br />
6. Each time a participant in the presentation properly<br />
debates any motion, they may earn a score. However, an<br />
individual may never earn more than 60 discussion points<br />
in a given presentation. Furthermore, no more than 15<br />
points may be earned during one recognition by the chair.<br />
7. The top four debates per member will be tabulated in the<br />
presentation score. No more than two debates per member<br />
per motion will be tabulated.<br />
Guidelines for Scoring the Chair<br />
1. Ability to preside: state motions correctly, follow rules<br />
of debate, keep members informed, put motions to a<br />
vote, announce results of vote, use of gavel, awareness of<br />
business on the floor. (80 points) A suggested grading<br />
scale is as follows: Excellent = 71-80 points, Good = 61-70<br />
points, Average = 51-60 points, Poor = 0-50 points<br />
2. Leadership – stage presence, poise, self-confidence,<br />
politeness and voice. (20 points) A suggested grading scale<br />
is as follows: Excellent = 16–20 points, Good = 11–15<br />
points, Average = 6–10 points, Poor = 0–5 points<br />
Guidelines for Scoring Team Effect<br />
1. Conclusions reached by the team – Main motion was well<br />
analyzed which may include: Who, What, When, Where,<br />
How. (40 points)<br />
2. Team Use of Debate – degree to which debate was<br />
convincing, logical, realistic, orderly and efficient, germane<br />
and free from repetition. (40 points)<br />
3. Team Presence – voice, poise, expression, grammar,<br />
gestures and professionalism. (40 points)
Permissable Motions<br />
Required motions will be assigned from the following list of<br />
motions:<br />
Sub-District Level<br />
• Assigned Motions<br />
• Adjourn<br />
• Amend<br />
• Appeal the Decision of the Chair<br />
• Division of the House (Assembly)<br />
• Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn<br />
• Main Motion<br />
• Lay on the Table<br />
• Postpone Definitely<br />
• Postpone Indefinitely<br />
• Refer to a Committee<br />
• Rise to a Point of Order<br />
• Suspend the Rules<br />
Optional Motions (will not be assigned, but may be used)<br />
• Call for Orders of the Day<br />
• Division of the Question<br />
• Extend or Limit Debate<br />
• Object to the Consideration of the Question<br />
• Parliamentary Inquiry<br />
• Previous Question<br />
• Question of Privilege<br />
• Recess<br />
• Reconsider<br />
• Rescind<br />
• Take from the Table<br />
• Withdraw a Motion<br />
District and State Level - (Any of these abilities may be assigned<br />
at these levels)<br />
• Adjourn<br />
• Amend<br />
• Appeal the Decision of the Chair<br />
• Call for Orders of the Day<br />
• Division of the House (Assembly)<br />
• Division of the Question<br />
• Extend or Limit Debate<br />
• Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn<br />
• Lay on the Table<br />
• Main motion<br />
• Object to the Consideration of the Question<br />
• Parliamentary Inquiry<br />
• Postpone Definitely<br />
• Postpone Indefinitely<br />
• Previous Question<br />
• Question of Privilege<br />
• Recess<br />
• Reconsider<br />
• Refer to a Committee<br />
• Rescind<br />
• Rise to a Point of Order<br />
• Suspend the Rules<br />
• Take from the Table<br />
• Withdraw a Motion<br />
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Note: Only those abilities listed under the event level will be<br />
assigned by the <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator. One additional motion<br />
per member will be scored. A team may choose any of the<br />
remaining abilities listed above as their additional motions or to<br />
facilitate completion of the assigned abilities.<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Tiebreakers for teams will be the:<br />
1. total presentation score<br />
2. team’s average score on the written test<br />
3. total score for questions.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclusive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (latest edition)<br />
• Dunbar’s Manual of Parliamentary Procedure Test<br />
Questions (by Shane D. Dunbar)<br />
• Parliamentary Procedure Oral Questions (by Shane D.<br />
Dunbar)<br />
• Parliamentary Procedure Judging Guide (by Shane D.<br />
Dunbar & James J. Connors)<br />
Additional references may include <strong>FFA</strong> New Horizons magazine,<br />
the Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual, the <strong>FFA</strong> Student <strong>Handbook</strong>, and the<br />
Official Chapter Secretary’s Book.<br />
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Chart of Permissible Motions<br />
Motion<br />
Second<br />
Required<br />
Debatable Amendable<br />
Vote<br />
Required<br />
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Reconsider<br />
Privileged Motions<br />
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn Yes No Yes Majority Yes<br />
Adjourn Yes No No Majority No<br />
Recess Yes No Yes Majority No<br />
Raise a Question of Privilege<br />
Subsidiary Motions<br />
No No No Chair Grants No<br />
Lay on the Table Yes No No Majority Neg only (3)<br />
Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely) Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes<br />
Commit or Refer Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes<br />
Amend Yes Yes (1) Yes Majority Yes<br />
Postpone Indefinitely Yes Yes No Majority Affirm. Only<br />
Main Motion<br />
Incidental Motions<br />
Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes<br />
Appeal Yes Yes (1) No Majority Yes<br />
Division of the Assembly No No No No vote, demand No<br />
Parliamentary Inquiry No No No Chair answers No<br />
Point of Order No No No Chair rules No<br />
Suspend the Rules Yes No No (2) No<br />
(1) If applied to a debatable motion, (2) Rules of Order – 2/3 vote, standing rules - majority vote, (3) Refer to Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th edition) for rule(s), (4) Refer to <strong>CDE</strong> rule #9 before using<br />
these motions in the demonstration<br />
Scoring<br />
Phase<br />
1. Written Test (average of 6 members scores) .............................................................. 150<br />
Breakdown<br />
of Points<br />
2. Presentation .............................................................. 670<br />
A. Total of 5 members on the floor ....................450 pts.<br />
1. Required motion ...................20/motion = 100 pts.<br />
2. Additional motion .................10/member = 50 pts.<br />
3. Debates (max. of 4 debates @ 15 pts. each) 60/member = 300 pts.<br />
4. Chair .........................................................100 pts.<br />
a. Ability to preside ....................................80 pts.<br />
b. Leadership ..............................................20 pts.<br />
C. Teams’ General Effect ....................................120 pts.<br />
1. Conclusions Reached by Team ........................... 40<br />
(Main motion was well analyzed, What, When, Where, Who, How was answered)<br />
2. Team Effect ....................................................... 40<br />
(Convincing, logical, realistic, orderly and efficient, germane and free from repetition)<br />
3. Team’s voice, poise, expression ......................... 40<br />
(Voice: Volume, enunciation, pitch, pace, grammar; Poise: Confidence, professional, eye contact;<br />
Expression: Conviction, gestures)<br />
3. Oral Questions ........................................90 (135 at State)<br />
1. Total for members’ questions (6 x 15 pts) ................ 90<br />
2. Additional clarification questions (4 min.) (STATE ONLY) 45<br />
4. Minutes of Presentation .............................................. 45<br />
1. Completeness and Accuracy .................................... 15<br />
2. Format 15<br />
3. Grammar, style, legibility ........................................ 15<br />
5. Deductions<br />
1. Deductions for parliamentary mistakes .................... 5-20 pts/minor mistake<br />
2. Deductions for omitting assigned motion ................. 50<br />
3. Deductions for going overtime ................................. 2 pts for every second over 10:30<br />
TOTAL ........................................................................... SUB-DISTRICT AND DISTRICT TOTAL 955<br />
TOTAL .............................................................................................................. STATE TOTAL 1,000<br />
Section<br />
Points<br />
Total<br />
Points<br />
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<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter:<br />
Individual<br />
Questions Total<br />
15 pts/ 105 pts/<br />
person person<br />
10 pts/<br />
person<br />
Total<br />
Disc. Pts. Additional Motion<br />
Discussion (60 pts. max./member, 15 pts. max./item, 4 debates scored/member)<br />
Excellent = 13-15 pts., Good = 9-12 pts., Average = 6-8 pts., Poor = 3-5 pts)<br />
20 Pts./<br />
Person Main PP Indef. Amend Refer PP Def. Bring Back<br />
Participant Required Motion<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
Chair<br />
Questions (15 pts.)<br />
Points Leadership (20 pts.)<br />
Points<br />
Tactful, sensitive, firm, understanding, good voice,<br />
proper pace<br />
Ability to Preside (80 pts.)<br />
State motions correctly, follow rules of debate,<br />
keep members informed, put motions to a vote,<br />
announce results of vote, use of gavel, awareness<br />
of business on the floor<br />
Chair<br />
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Excellent = 16-20 pts., Good = 11-15 pts.<br />
Excellent = 71-80 pts., Good = 61-70 pts.<br />
Average = 6-10 pts., Poor = 0-5 pts.<br />
Average = 51-60 pts., Poor = 0-50 pts.<br />
Conclusions (40 pts.) Points Discussion (40 pts.)<br />
Points Team Voice (40 pts.)<br />
Points<br />
Voice: Volume, enunciation, pitch, pace,<br />
grammar<br />
Poise: Confidence, professional, eye contact<br />
Expression: Conviction, gestures<br />
Excellent = 31-40 pts., Good = 21-30 pts.,<br />
Average = 11-20 pts., Poor = 0-10 pts.<br />
Convincing, logical, realistic, orderly and efficient,<br />
germane and free from repetition<br />
Main motion was well analyzed,<br />
What, When, Where, Who, How was answered<br />
Team<br />
Effect<br />
Excellent = 31-40 pts., Good = 21-30 pts.,<br />
Average = 11-20 pts., Poor = 0-10 pts.<br />
Excellent = 31-40 pts., Good = 21-30 pts.,<br />
Average = 11-20 pts., Poor = 0-10 pts.<br />
Total Points for General Questions<br />
General Clarification Questions (3 judges x 15 pts/each = 45 pts)<br />
Judge # 1 Judge # 2 Judge # 3<br />
General<br />
Questions<br />
STATE<br />
Level Only<br />
Sum of all 6 individual exam scores (150 pts.; up to 25 pts/exam)<br />
Exam<br />
Minutes taken from minutes scorecard (45 pts)<br />
Minutes<br />
Omitting assigned motion - 50 pts.<br />
Deductions<br />
(List mistakes<br />
5-20<br />
pts./mistake<br />
Deduction for overtime: -2 pts./second after 10:30<br />
Time<br />
Total Deductions<br />
Team Score<br />
Notes
FORM 3<br />
FLORIDA <strong>FFA</strong> ASSOCIATION<br />
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT<br />
TABULATION SHEET FOR SCORING MINUTES<br />
Chapter: Team No.:<br />
District: Sub-District:<br />
Tabulation Sheet for Scoring Minutes<br />
Parliamentary Procedure <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Scoring Criteria<br />
Completeness and accuracy<br />
Points possible Points Earned<br />
• Minutes accurately reflect all business transacted during<br />
demonstration<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Kind of meeting (regular)<br />
Name of chapter<br />
15<br />
• Date and time of meeting<br />
• President and Secretary were present?<br />
• Minutes of the previous meeting read?<br />
Format of Minutes<br />
• Separate paragraph for all items<br />
• All main motions (including those withdrawn)<br />
• All secondary motions (including those lost)<br />
• All points of order and appeals<br />
15<br />
• Name of person making motion<br />
• Name of seconder NOT included<br />
• Vote count for motions requiring a 2/3 vote<br />
• Signed by the President and Secretary<br />
Grammar, Style, & Legibility<br />
• Complete sentences<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Correct spelling [deduction of 1 pt/error]<br />
Correct punctuation [deduction 1 pt/error]<br />
15<br />
• Legibility/Clarity<br />
TOTAL POINTS 45<br />
Comments:<br />
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Official Minutes<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Parliamentary Procedure <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Chapter: Date:<br />
District: Sub-District: Place:<br />
Chair’s Signature: Secretary’s Signature:<br />
Add Additional Pages if Needed<br />
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Poultry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Poultry Career Development Event stimulates learning<br />
related to the production, processing, marketing and<br />
consumption of poultry products.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants will report for instructions to the <strong>CDE</strong><br />
superintendent at the time and place shown in the current<br />
year’s date sheet.<br />
2. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
3. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. Ten (10) minutes will be allowed contestants for<br />
completing each class.<br />
2. The live poultry will be Single Comb White Leghorns or a<br />
commercial strain of Leghorn-type (inbred cross) birds.<br />
3. There will be two production classes of hens with four<br />
birds each to be judged on past production. The birds may<br />
have beaks and/or combs trimmed.<br />
4. There will be a set of oral reasons on one of the production<br />
classes (Sr. Division only).<br />
5. Contestants will be permitted to handle live bird classes.<br />
Some type of identification will be used to identify each<br />
bird.<br />
6. There will be one class of 10 ready-to-cook broilers, two<br />
to six pounds, hung from shackles to be graded according<br />
to quality. Grades are A, B and C. Pinfeathers, filoplumes<br />
(hair) and discoloration will not be considered in grading.<br />
7. Contestants are not to handle the dressed birds or the eggs<br />
graded for exterior quality. Shackles of dressed birds may<br />
be turned by contestants to show entire carcass.<br />
8. There will be two classes of 20 white market eggs. One<br />
class is to be graded for interior quality (candled) only:<br />
these eggs must be handled. One class is to be graded for<br />
exterior quality only. The eggs in the class to be graded for<br />
exterior quality are not to be handled. They will be laid<br />
horizontally and decisions will be based on visible portions<br />
Poultry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
only.<br />
9. The ready-to cook and egg classes will be graded in<br />
accordance with the criteria of the “Poultry Science<br />
Manual” referenced in #12.<br />
10. There will be one class of 10 carcass parts for identification.<br />
11. There will be a written exam consisting of 50 multiple<br />
choice questions for a total score of 100 points for the Sr.<br />
Division teams. The Junior Division teams will answer<br />
only the first 15 questions of the exam.<br />
Scoring<br />
Placing Classes - Live Birds 50 points per class<br />
Ready to Cook Broilers 100 points<br />
Interior Egg Quality 100 points<br />
Exterior Egg Quality 100 points<br />
Parts Identification 100 points<br />
Management Exam 100 points<br />
Oral Reasons 50 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• The questions for the exam will be based on the subject<br />
matter in “Poultry Science Manual for the National<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Events” #0418-5, 5th edition,<br />
2005, Instructional Materials Service, Texas A&M<br />
University.<br />
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EXTERIOR EGG QUALITY<br />
Poultry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Contestant Name: Contestant Name:<br />
Chapter Name: Chapter Name:<br />
Team Number: ______________ Individual Number: _____________ Team Number: _____<br />
Directions: For each egg, mark the grade which you observed. Directions: For each e<br />
Egg Grade<br />
Egg<br />
Number A B Dirty Deduction Number A<br />
1 1<br />
2 2<br />
3 3<br />
4 4<br />
5 5<br />
6 6<br />
7 7<br />
8 8<br />
9 9<br />
10 10<br />
11 11<br />
12 12<br />
13 13<br />
14 14<br />
15 15<br />
16 16<br />
17 17<br />
18 18<br />
19 19<br />
20 20<br />
Total<br />
For exterior eggs, 2 points will be deducted when the separation line between<br />
grade "A" and "B" is crossed. When the line between "B" grade and "Dirty" is<br />
crossed, 3 points will be deducted. Five points will be deducted if a contestant<br />
fails to enter a grade for and egg, or enters more than one grade for the same<br />
egg. Perfect score is 100 points.<br />
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For exterior eggs, 2 po<br />
grade "A" and "B" is cr<br />
crossed, 3 points will b<br />
fails to enter a grade fo<br />
egg. Perfect score is 1
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Contestant Name: Contestant Name:<br />
Chapter Name: Chapter Name:<br />
Team Number: ______________ Individual Number: ___________ Team Number: ____<br />
Directions: For each egg, mark the grade which you observed. Directions: For each e<br />
Bird Grade<br />
Bird<br />
Number AA A B Inedible Deduction Number AA<br />
1 1<br />
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2 2<br />
3 3<br />
4 4<br />
5 5<br />
6 6<br />
7 7<br />
8 8<br />
9 9<br />
10 10<br />
11 11<br />
12 12<br />
13 13<br />
14 14<br />
15 15<br />
16 16<br />
17 17<br />
18 18<br />
19 19<br />
20 20<br />
Total<br />
For interior eggs (candled), 1 point will be deducted for each grade separation<br />
line crossed, except when the line between "B" grade and "Inedible" is<br />
crossed; then 3 points will be deducted. Five points will be deducted if a<br />
contestant fails to enter a grade for an egg, or enters more than one grade for<br />
the same egg. Perfect score is 100 points.<br />
INTER<br />
For interior eggs (can<br />
line crossed, except w<br />
crossed; then 3 point<br />
contestant fails to ent<br />
the same egg. Perfe
READY-TO-COOK<br />
Poultry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Contestant Name: Contestant Name:<br />
Chapter Name: Chapter Name:<br />
Team Number: ______________ Individual Number: _____________ Team Number: _____<br />
Directions: For each bird, mark the grade which you observed. Directions: For each b<br />
Bird Grade<br />
Bird<br />
Number A B C Deduction Number A<br />
1 1<br />
2 2<br />
3 3<br />
4 4<br />
5 5<br />
6 6<br />
7 7<br />
8 8<br />
9 9<br />
10 10<br />
Total<br />
For ready-to-cook, a 5 point deduction will be made for each grade separation line<br />
crossed. Ten (10) points will be deducted if a contestant fails to enter a grade for<br />
a bird, or enters more than one grade for a bird. Perfect score is 100 points.<br />
For ready-to-cook, a 5<br />
crossed. Ten (10) poin<br />
a bird, or enters more<br />
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Contestant Name Contestant Name<br />
Chapter Name Contestant Number<br />
Team Number Individual Number _________ Team Number<br />
Directions: For each carcass part, mark the part name, which you identified. Directions: For each carc<br />
Part Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Deduction Part Name<br />
Breast Quarter Breast Quarter<br />
Breast, Split w/ribs Breast, Split w/ribs<br />
Breast, Whole Breast, Whole<br />
Breast, Whole<br />
Boneless/Skinnless<br />
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PARTS IDENTIFICATION<br />
Breast, Whole<br />
Boneless/Skinnless<br />
Breast, Whole w/ribs Breast, Whole w/ribs<br />
Drumette Drumette<br />
Drumstick Drumstick<br />
Gizzard Gizzard<br />
Heart Heart<br />
Leg Leg<br />
Leq Quarter Leq Quarter<br />
Liver Liver<br />
Neck Neck<br />
Tenderloin Tenderloin<br />
Thigh Thigh<br />
Thigh, Boneless/skinless Thigh, Boneless/skinless<br />
Wing Wing<br />
Wing Portion Wing Portion<br />
For each part, a 10 point deducation will be made for an incorrect identification.<br />
Perfect score is 100 points.<br />
For each part, a 10 point<br />
Perfect score is 100 poin
Prepared Public<br />
Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event is<br />
designed to develop agricultural leadership by providing for<br />
member participation in agricultural public speaking activities<br />
and stimulating interest in leadership and citizenship.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Only one<br />
member per chapter may be eligible to compete. Participant can<br />
not participate in both Extemporaneous Public Speaking and<br />
Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong>s.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level a <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator and three judges will<br />
be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing <strong>CDE</strong> materials.<br />
2. Each participant’s manuscript will be the result of his or<br />
her own efforts. It is expected that the participant will take<br />
advantage of all available training facilities at his or her<br />
local school in developing his or her speaking ability. Facts<br />
and working data may be secured from any source but<br />
must be appropriately documented.<br />
3. A participant shall be in official dress as defined in the<br />
current Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual.<br />
4. Three competent and impartial persons will be selected<br />
to judge the event. At least one judge should have an<br />
agricultural background.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The <strong>CDE</strong> will be held in three rounds: sub-district, district<br />
and state level competitions. Each chapter may enter one<br />
participant at the sub-district level with each sub-district<br />
forwarding their winners on to the district contest. The 12<br />
district winners are then eligible to compete in the state<br />
contest.<br />
2. Participants may choose any current subject for their<br />
speeches that is of an agricultural character (nature), which<br />
may include agriscience and technology, agribusiness,<br />
agrimarketing, international agricultural relations<br />
and agricultural communications. Official judges<br />
shall disqualify a participant if he or she speaks on a<br />
nonagricultural subject.<br />
3. Prior to the event the content and composition of all<br />
Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
manuscripts will be scored by one qualified individual who<br />
will record the scores on a score sheet that will be provided.<br />
4. Participants will submit the following materials:<br />
– Three double-spaced typewritten copies of<br />
the speech on 8 1/2” x 11” white paper with<br />
cover that gives the speech title, participant’s<br />
name, state and date. The format should use 1”<br />
margins, 10 characters per inch, 12 font size,<br />
Times New Roman or Arial fonts, and follow<br />
the APA (American Psychological <strong>Association</strong>)<br />
manual. Do not bind or place in folders, special<br />
binders or covers. Place a staple in upper-left<br />
corner. See manuscript score sheet for specific<br />
point distributions related to the content and<br />
composition of the manuscript. Manuscripts not<br />
meeting these guidelines will be penalized.<br />
– Manuscripts at the sub-district and district levels<br />
are due to the <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator one week prior<br />
to the event. State level participants must submit<br />
seven copies of their manuscripts by the date listed<br />
on the Official <strong>FFA</strong> Calendar. Failure to meet these<br />
deadlines will result in disqualification.<br />
– A complete and accurate bibliography used in<br />
writing the speech. All participants should give<br />
credit to others where any direct quotes, phrases or<br />
special dates are used in the manuscript, in order<br />
not to be quality of plagiarism. A bibliography<br />
MUST be included as part of the public speaker’s<br />
manuscript, and direct quotes from any source of<br />
information must be marked in “quotes” on the<br />
manuscript and be identified in the bibliography.<br />
Failure to do so will automatically disqualify a<br />
participant. This applies to all events above the<br />
local level. (Factual information pertaining to<br />
agriculture is available from the United States<br />
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC<br />
20250; state colleges, research centers and /or<br />
experiment stations; or the Superintendent of<br />
Documents, US Government Printing Office,<br />
Washington, DC 20402)<br />
– Failure to submit a manuscript will result in<br />
disqualification from the event.<br />
5. Each speech shall be a minimum of six (6) minutes<br />
in length and a maximum of eight (8) minutes. Each<br />
participant will be allowed five minutes additional time<br />
in which he or she will be asked questions relating to his<br />
or her speech. Participants will be penalized one point<br />
per second on each judge’s score sheet for being under six<br />
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minutes or over eight minutes. No time warnings will be<br />
given.<br />
6. The speaking order will be randomly determined by<br />
event officials. The program chairman shall introduce<br />
each participant by name and in order of drawing. A<br />
participant will be permitted to use notes while speaking,<br />
but deductions in scoring may be made for this practice if<br />
it detracts from the effectiveness of the presentation. No<br />
props are to be used. Applause shall be withheld until all<br />
participants have spoken.<br />
7. A timekeeper shall be designated who will record the time<br />
used by each participant in delivering his or her speech,<br />
noting undertime or overtime, if any, for which deductions<br />
will be made.<br />
8. At the time of the event, the judges will be seated in<br />
different sections of the room in which the event is<br />
held. They will score each participant on the delivery of<br />
production, using the score sheet provided.<br />
9. Each judge shall formulate and ask questions. Questions<br />
shall pertain directly to the speaker’s subject. Questions<br />
containing two or more should be avoided. Judges will<br />
score each participant on the ability to answer all questions<br />
asked by all judges. The full five minutes for questions<br />
should be used.<br />
Scoring<br />
1. Prior to the event the content and composition of all<br />
manuscripts will be scored by one qualified individual who<br />
will record the scores on a score sheet that will be provided.<br />
2. When all participants have finished speaking, each judge<br />
will total the score on delivery and response to questions<br />
for each participant. The composition score and the<br />
timekeepers’ record will be used in computing the final<br />
score for each participant. The judges’ score sheets will<br />
then be submitted to event officials to determine final<br />
ratings of participants.<br />
3. Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall<br />
then be added, and the winner will be that whose total of<br />
rankings is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined<br />
in the same manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
In case of a tie, that individual who has the highest grand total<br />
score shall have higher rating.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
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presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
• Agnes, M. (2003). Plagiarism. In Webster’s new world<br />
dictionary 4th Ed. New York: Pocket Books.<br />
• Kapoun, Jim. Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A<br />
guide for library instruction. C&RL News (July/August<br />
1998): 522-523. Retrieved July 15, 2007 from http://<br />
www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html<br />
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, 5th Ed. (2001) Washington D.C.:<br />
American Psychological <strong>Association</strong><br />
• The Owl at Purdue University. Is it Plagiarism yet?<br />
Retrieved July 15, 2007 from http://owl.english.purdue.<br />
edu/owl/resource/589/02/<br />
• The Owl at Purdue University. APA formatting and<br />
style guide. Retrieved July 15, 2007 from http://owl.<br />
english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event 2012-2016<br />
Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> Manuscript Rubric – 200 points<br />
Evaluation Criteria<br />
200<br />
possible points<br />
Very strong evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
Moderate evidence skill<br />
is present<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
Weight Total Score<br />
5-4 3-2 1-0<br />
Manuscript Content<br />
100<br />
possible points<br />
Topic is important and appropriate 50 points<br />
Topic is current or a strong Topic is dated or some Topic is irrelevant for the<br />
Current topic of interest<br />
evidence of personal<br />
involvement in the topic is<br />
evidence of personal<br />
involvement has been<br />
times or unrelated to<br />
personal involvement.<br />
X5<br />
expressed.<br />
expressed.<br />
Topic is relevant and Topic addresses an issue Topic addresses an issue Topic addresses an issue that<br />
within the scope of<br />
identified subjects in the<br />
facing the industry of<br />
agriculture.<br />
that may show some<br />
relationship to the<br />
is unrelated to the industry<br />
of agriculture.<br />
X5<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> guide<br />
industry of agriculture.<br />
Suitability of materials used 50 points<br />
Validity of resources<br />
Resources are from<br />
reputable sources.<br />
Resources are from<br />
questionable sources.<br />
Resources are from<br />
unreliable sources. x5<br />
Accuracy of content<br />
Manuscript reflects accurate<br />
statements from resources.<br />
Manuscript reflects some<br />
misinterpretation of<br />
resource materials.<br />
Manuscript does not reflect<br />
accurate statements based on<br />
the resources provided.<br />
x5<br />
Total points for this section<br />
Manuscript Composition<br />
100<br />
possible points<br />
Organization and development of content<br />
Clearly organized and<br />
40 points<br />
Logical order and unity of<br />
thought<br />
concise by remaining on<br />
target; completely focused<br />
with obvious construction<br />
and strong introduction,<br />
body and conclusion layout.<br />
Good organization with<br />
few statements out of<br />
place or lacking in clear<br />
construction.<br />
Little to no organization is<br />
present; sometimes awkward<br />
and lacking construction.<br />
x4<br />
Accomplishment of<br />
purpose<br />
The style chosen has<br />
obviously been well<br />
thought out based on the<br />
specific audience.<br />
Most language is<br />
appropriate for the<br />
intended audience.<br />
Some language used might<br />
be confusing for some<br />
audiences.<br />
x4<br />
Grammatical accuracy 35 points<br />
Spelling/grammar<br />
(sentence structure, verb<br />
agreement, etc.)<br />
Manuscript written<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
extremely high quality with<br />
2 or less errors in the<br />
document.<br />
Spelling and grammar<br />
are adequate with 3-5<br />
errors in the document.<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
less than adequate with 6 or<br />
more errors in the document. X7<br />
according to event format<br />
rule #1<br />
Double-spaced on 8½" x<br />
5 points 0 points 25 points<br />
11" white bond paper<br />
12<br />
12<br />
point<br />
point<br />
Times<br />
Arial or<br />
New<br />
sans<br />
Roman<br />
serif<br />
or font Arial Font<br />
1" margins in the body of<br />
the paper<br />
Cover page with speech<br />
title, participant's name,<br />
state and year<br />
x1<br />
x1<br />
APA style for references<br />
and bibliography<br />
X3<br />
Total points for this section<br />
Grand Total Points<br />
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Indicators<br />
Oral Communication<br />
A. Examples<br />
B. Speaking<br />
without<br />
hesitation<br />
C. Tone<br />
D. Being detail<br />
oriented<br />
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Very strong evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
5-4<br />
Examples are vivid, precise and<br />
clearly explained.<br />
Examples are original,<br />
logical and relevant.<br />
Speaks very articulately without<br />
hesitation.<br />
Never has the need for<br />
unnecessary pauses or<br />
hesitation when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is consistent.<br />
Speaks at the right pace to<br />
be clear.<br />
Pronunciation of words is<br />
very clear and intent is<br />
apparent.<br />
Is able to stay fully detail<br />
oriented.<br />
Always provides details<br />
which support the issue; is<br />
well organized.<br />
Speaker uses power of<br />
E. Command presentation to engage and<br />
of Audience captivate the audience with the<br />
message of the speech.<br />
Exemplary in connecting facts<br />
and issues and articulating how<br />
they impact the issue locally and<br />
globally.<br />
F. Connect and<br />
Possesses a strong<br />
articulate facts<br />
knowledge base and is able<br />
and issues<br />
to effectively articulate<br />
information regarding<br />
related facts and current<br />
issues.<br />
Non-verbal Communication<br />
Eye contact constantly used as an<br />
effective connection.<br />
A. Attention Constantly looks at the<br />
(eye contact) entire audience (90-100% of<br />
the time).<br />
B. Mannerisms<br />
C. Gestures<br />
D. Well-poised<br />
Does not have distracting mannerisms<br />
that affect effectiveness.<br />
No nervous habits.<br />
Gestures are purposeful and<br />
effective.<br />
Hand motions are expressive<br />
and used to emphasize<br />
talking points.<br />
Great posture (confident)<br />
with positive body language.<br />
Is extremely well-poised.<br />
Poised and in control at all<br />
times.<br />
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Moderate evidence skill is present<br />
3-2<br />
Examples are usually concrete,<br />
sometimes needs clarification.<br />
Examples are effective, but<br />
need more originality or<br />
thought.<br />
Speaks articulately, but sometimes<br />
hesitates.<br />
Occasionally has the need for<br />
a long pause or moderate<br />
hesitation when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is usually<br />
consistent.<br />
Speaks at the right pace most<br />
of the time, but shows some<br />
nervousness.<br />
Pronunciation of words is<br />
usually clear, sometimes<br />
vague.<br />
Is mostly good at being detail<br />
oriented.<br />
Usually provides details<br />
which are supportive of the<br />
issue; displays good<br />
organizational skills.<br />
Speaker presents speech as mere<br />
repeating of facts and speech<br />
comes across as a report<br />
Sufficient in connecting facts and<br />
issues and articulating how they<br />
impact the issue locally and<br />
globally.<br />
Possesses a good knowledge<br />
base and is able to, for the<br />
most part, articulate<br />
information regarding related<br />
facts and current issues.<br />
Eye contact is mostly effective and<br />
consistent.<br />
Mostly looks around the<br />
audience (60-80% of the<br />
time).<br />
Sometimes has distracting<br />
mannerisms that pull from the<br />
presentation.<br />
Sometimes exhibits nervous<br />
habits or ticks.<br />
Usually uses purposeful gestures.<br />
Hands are sometimes used to<br />
express or emphasize.<br />
Occasionally slumps;<br />
sometimes negative body<br />
language.<br />
Usually is well-poised.<br />
Poised and in control most of<br />
the time; rarely loses<br />
composure.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-0<br />
Examples are abstract or not<br />
clearly defined.<br />
Examples are sometimes<br />
confusing, leaving the<br />
listeners with questions.<br />
Speaks articulately, but frequently<br />
hesitates.<br />
Frequently hesitates or has<br />
long, awkward pauses while<br />
speaking.<br />
Has difficulty using an<br />
appropriate tone.<br />
Pace is too fast; nervous.<br />
Pronunciation of words is<br />
difficult to understand;<br />
unclear.<br />
Has difficulty being detail<br />
oriented.<br />
Sometimes overlooks details<br />
that could be very beneficial<br />
to the issue; lacks<br />
organization.<br />
Speaker bores the audience with<br />
lack of enthusiasm and power to<br />
deliver the speech.<br />
Has difficulty with connecting<br />
facts and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact the issue locally<br />
and globally.<br />
Possesses some knowledge<br />
base but is unable to<br />
articulate information<br />
regarding related facts and<br />
current issues.<br />
Eye contact does not always<br />
allow connection with the<br />
speaker.<br />
Occasionally looks at<br />
someone or some groups<br />
(less than 50% of the time).<br />
Have mannerisms that pull from<br />
the effectiveness of the<br />
presentation.<br />
Displays some nervous<br />
habits – fidgets or anxious<br />
ticks.<br />
Occasionally gestures are used<br />
effectively.<br />
Hands are not used to<br />
emphasize talking points;<br />
hand motions are sometimes<br />
distracting.<br />
Lacks positive body<br />
language; slumps.<br />
Isn’t always well-poised.<br />
Sometimes seems to lose<br />
composure.<br />
TOTAL<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight Total Score<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
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300 possible<br />
points<br />
200 possible<br />
points
Indicators<br />
Response to Questions<br />
A. Speaking<br />
unrehearsed<br />
(question and<br />
answer)<br />
B. Demonstrates<br />
knowledge of<br />
topic<br />
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Very strong evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
5-4<br />
Speaks unrehearsed with comfort<br />
and ease.<br />
Is able to speak quickly with<br />
organized thoughts and<br />
concise answers.<br />
Answer shows thorough<br />
knowledge of the subject of the<br />
speech.<br />
Supports answer with strong<br />
evidence.<br />
Moderate evidence skill is present<br />
3-2<br />
Speaks unrehearsed mostly with<br />
comfort and ease, but sometimes<br />
seems nervous or unsure.<br />
Is able to speak effectively, has<br />
to stop and think, and sometimes<br />
gets off focus.<br />
Answer shows some knowledge of<br />
the subject.<br />
Some evidence, but lacking in<br />
strength.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not present<br />
1-0<br />
Shows nervousness or seems<br />
unprepared when speaking<br />
unrehearsed.<br />
Seems to ramble or speaks<br />
before thinking.<br />
Answer shows little knowledge of<br />
the subject.<br />
Evidence is lacking to<br />
support the answer.<br />
TOTAL<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
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Weight Total Score<br />
x 10<br />
x 50<br />
300 possible<br />
points<br />
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Evaluation Criteria<br />
National <strong>FFA</strong> Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> Official Scorecard<br />
A. Verbal Communication Skills (from rubric) - 300 possible points<br />
Use of examples<br />
Speaking without<br />
hesitation<br />
50<br />
50<br />
Tone 50<br />
Being detailed<br />
oriented<br />
Command of<br />
audience<br />
Connecting and<br />
articulating facts<br />
and issues<br />
50<br />
50<br />
50<br />
B. Non-verbal Communication Skills (from rubric) - 200 possible points<br />
Attention<br />
(eye contact)<br />
50<br />
Mannerisms 50<br />
Gestures 50<br />
Well poised 50<br />
C. Response to Questions (from rubric) - 300 possible points<br />
Speaking<br />
unrehearsed<br />
50<br />
Command of<br />
questions<br />
250<br />
Subtotal points 800<br />
Less time<br />
deductions<br />
Provided by<br />
room<br />
coordinator<br />
Net communication skills<br />
score<br />
Manuscript<br />
200<br />
Score<br />
Net Total<br />
Points<br />
1000<br />
Participant Ranking<br />
Maximum Points<br />
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Participant 8:
Safe Tractor<br />
Operations and<br />
Maintenance <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Safe Tractor Operation and Maintenance Contest<br />
is designed to develop the ability of all <strong>FFA</strong> members to<br />
demonstrate the knowledge and ability as related to the<br />
maintenance and safe operation skills of tractors.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level a contest coordinator and three judges will<br />
be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing contest materials.<br />
2. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
and other necessary items for contest competition.<br />
3. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The contest will be held in three rounds: sub-district,<br />
district and state level competitions. Each chapter may<br />
enter one participant at the sub-district level with each subdistrict<br />
forwarding their winners on to the district contest.<br />
The 12 district winners are then eligible to compete in the<br />
state contest.<br />
2. The contest consists of three parts: written exam (multiple<br />
choice, True/False and fill in the blank questions); oral<br />
exam or demonstration on tractor safety, operations, and/<br />
or maintenance and related jobs; and tractor operation.<br />
3. The student must score 80% on the written exam safety<br />
portion (first ten quesions of exam) in order to be allowed<br />
to compete in the remainder of the contest.<br />
4. The student is to drive the tractor to the implement, stop<br />
tractor, turn off tractor, dismount and attach implement to<br />
the tractor drawbar. The student will then drive through<br />
the course layout, returning implement to its starting point<br />
and then the tractor to the starting line.<br />
5. A two wheeled trailer will be the used (not a farming<br />
implement)<br />
6. Each student may take a 2 minute test drive with the<br />
implement, but not through the course<br />
7. Safety belts must be worn by the student, only if the tractor<br />
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is equpped with a ROPS.<br />
8. Time begins when the operator releases the clutch after the<br />
warm-up and is signaled from the judge in charge<br />
9. No assistance will be allowed in spotting<br />
10. No running or jumping on the tractor is allowed<br />
11. Three safety violations result in disqualification of the<br />
contestant at the discretion of the judges<br />
12. Time ends when the tractor is unhitched and returned to<br />
the starting point with the engine stopped.<br />
Scoring<br />
The student with the lowest score sheet wins. Participants shall<br />
be ranked in numerical order on the basis of the final score to<br />
be determined by each judge without consultation. The judges’<br />
ranking of each participant shall then be added, and the winner<br />
will be that whose total of rankings is the lowest. Other placings<br />
shall be determined in the same manner. (low point method of<br />
selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken at the disgretion of the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
Safer Tractor Operations for Agricultural Employers, CIR1249,<br />
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.<br />
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TWO-WHEEL TRACTOR LAYOUT<br />
FLORIDA <strong>FFA</strong> SAFE TRACTOR OPERATIONS <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Stretch string<br />
between boundary<br />
stakes that are<br />
shown in Diagram<br />
BOUNDARY<br />
60’<br />
STARTING<br />
LINE<br />
BOUNDARY<br />
From the starting line the<br />
contestant will back the<br />
tractor to the implement and<br />
then follow the course as outlined.<br />
FORWARD<br />
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BACKING<br />
26’<br />
Two Wheel<br />
Trailer<br />
26’<br />
2’<br />
BOUNDARY<br />
All stakes will be<br />
spaced so that there<br />
is a 4” clearance in<br />
all directions<br />
Note: If combined length of tractor and trailer exceeds 22 feet, then 4 feet should be added to every boundary.
Safe Tractor Operation and Maintenance <strong>CDE</strong> Scorecard<br />
Tractor Operation Scoring: Number of Total Points<br />
Infractions Off<br />
Safe Tractor Operations and Maintenance <strong>CDE</strong><br />
PRE-WARM-UP:<br />
1. Failure to check water _________ x 7 = _________<br />
2. Failure to check oil _________ x 7 = _________<br />
3. Failure to check fuel<br />
STARTING ENGINE:<br />
_________ x 7 = _________<br />
1. Failure to check neutral position _________ x 10 = _________<br />
2. Failure to disengage clutch while starting engine _________ x 10 = _________<br />
3. Switch not turned on _________ x 3 = _________<br />
WARM-UP AND CLUTCH OPERATION:<br />
1. Failure to warm-up engine for period specified _________ x 7 = _________<br />
DRIVING: (No points deducted for the first three and one half minutes, however,<br />
seconds more than three and one half will be multiplied by one-fifth.)<br />
1. Time:__________ minutes. ___________ seconds<br />
Total Seconds<br />
_________ x 1/5 = _________<br />
2. Number of pull ups to improve position ________ x 2 = _________<br />
(While backing into the shed or through the course.<br />
3. Markers scraped (number) _________ x 4 = _________<br />
4. Markers moved or upset (number) _________ x 5 = _________<br />
5. Killed engine (number times) _________ x 2 = _________<br />
6. Grated gears (number times) _________ x 1 = _________<br />
7. Rough clutch engagement (number times) _________ x 1 = _________<br />
8. Failure to disengage clutch (number times) _________ x 2 = _________<br />
9. Number of inches wheel off center _________ x 2 = _________<br />
10. Number of inches trailer is + or - 4 inches from rear boundary _________ x 2 = _________<br />
11. Out of bounds (number times)<br />
SAFETY:<br />
_________ x 5 = _________<br />
1. Skidding or spinning wheels when starting (number of violations) _________ x 2 = _________<br />
2. Turning too short and fouling implement (number of violations) _________ x 2 = _________<br />
3. Operation of tractor at unsafe speed (number of violations) _________ x 4 = _________<br />
4. Moving tractor with brake set (number of violations) _________ x 1 = _________<br />
5. Failure to dismount to insert or remove drawbar pin _________ x 2 = _________<br />
6. Failure to bring tractor to complete stop and / or turn<br />
tractor off before dismounting<br />
_________ x 5 = _________<br />
7. Failure to lock brakes before dismounting to hook-up or<br />
unhook implement at finish line<br />
_________ x 5 = _________<br />
8. Excessive use of brakes (number of violations) _________ x 2 = _________<br />
9. Failure to wear safety belts (only if equipped with ROPS) _________ x 2 = _________<br />
GRAND TOTAL (TRACTOR OPERATIONS) _________<br />
FIGURING FINAL SCORE<br />
1. Written Exam (number missed x four) _________<br />
2. Tractor Operation (number missed) _________<br />
3. Oral Exam and / or Demonstration (number missed) _________<br />
GRAND TOTAL _________<br />
THE LOW SCORE WINS!<br />
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Vegetable Identification and Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Vegetable<br />
Identification and<br />
Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Vegetable Identification and Judging event is designed to<br />
test skills and knowledge of students in the area of vegetable<br />
production and management.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior<br />
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants will report to the <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator for specific<br />
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instructions and details of the event.<br />
2. Contestants will be provided Scantron answer sheets.<br />
3. Contestants should bring a clipboard and two #2 pencils.<br />
Use of a hand lens is encouraged.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
<strong>CDE</strong>, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. Identification of specimens will be composed of vegetable<br />
varieties, insects, diseases, weeds, seeds, nutrient<br />
deficiencies, grades, and defects.<br />
2. Varieties may be shown in either mature or seedling stages.<br />
3. Four judging classes will be placed based on items of<br />
quality and other characteristics that a consumer utilizes in<br />
buying vegetables.<br />
4. The vegetable specimen plates in each placing class will be<br />
placed on individual merit.<br />
5. Each placing class is worth 50 points.<br />
6. Each specimen to be identified is worth 5 points.<br />
7. A 25 question multiple choice exam covering general<br />
knowledge of vegetable production will be given. Each<br />
question is worth 4 points for a total of 100 points.<br />
Scoring<br />
4 Placing Classes 50 points/class<br />
25 Question Written Exam 100 points<br />
Kinds & Varieties 5 points/specimen<br />
Insects 5 points/specimen<br />
Diseases 5 points/specimen<br />
Weeds 5 points/specimen<br />
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Seeds 5 points/specimen<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Vegetable Gardening in <strong>Florida</strong> –1999 – Dr. Jim<br />
Stephens.<br />
• Vegetable Production Guide for <strong>Florida</strong> – IFAS<br />
Publication (sp 170) – Sonja Tighe, Publisher<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Vegetable Gardening Guide J. M. Stephens,<br />
R. A. Dunn, G. Kidder, D. Short, and G. W.<br />
SimoneDocument Number: SP 103, March 1994 http://<br />
edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/VH/VH02100.pdf, http://edis.<br />
ifas.ufl.edu/VH021<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Crop/Pest Management Profiles: Watermelons<br />
Barbra C. Larson Vasquez & O. Norman Nesheim<br />
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI031<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Crop/Pest Management Profiles: Snap Beans<br />
Barbra C. Larson Vasquez & O. Norman Nesheim<br />
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI032<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Crop/Pest Management Profiles: Cabbage<br />
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI042<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Crop/Pest Management Profiles: Tomatoes<br />
Michael J. Aerts & O. Norman Nesheim http://edis.ifas.<br />
ufl.edu/PI039
Vegetable <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Career Development Event<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Placing Class 4<br />
*2105001*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*2104001*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*2103001*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*2102001*<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
Written Exam<br />
23 <br />
15 <br />
7 <br />
*2106001*<br />
24 <br />
16 <br />
8 <br />
<br />
25 <br />
17 <br />
9 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
18 <br />
10 <br />
3 <br />
19 <br />
11 <br />
4 <br />
20 <br />
12 <br />
5 <br />
21 <br />
13 <br />
6 <br />
22 <br />
14
Insects Diseases<br />
21 <br />
10 <br />
*2108001*<br />
21 <br />
10 <br />
*2107001*<br />
22 <br />
11 <br />
22 <br />
11 <br />
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23 <br />
12 <br />
1<br />
23 <br />
12 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
24 <br />
13 <br />
24 <br />
13 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
25 <br />
14 <br />
25 <br />
14 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
26 <br />
15 <br />
26 <br />
15 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
27 <br />
16 <br />
27 <br />
16 <br />
6 <br />
6 <br />
28 <br />
17 <br />
28 <br />
17 <br />
7 <br />
7 <br />
29 <br />
18 <br />
29 <br />
18 <br />
8 <br />
8 <br />
30 <br />
19 <br />
30 <br />
19 <br />
9 <br />
9 <br />
20 <br />
20 <br />
Squash powdery<br />
D<br />
mildew<br />
E Sunscald<br />
A Tomato bacterial spot<br />
B Tomato bacterial wilt<br />
C Magnesium defi ciency<br />
D Nitrogen defi ciency<br />
Diseases<br />
E Squash bug<br />
A Sweet potato weevil<br />
B Flea beetle<br />
C Green Stinkbug<br />
Insects<br />
Harmful Insects<br />
Alternaria leafspot (on<br />
crucifers)<br />
D<br />
E Onion neckrot<br />
A Onion purple blotch<br />
B Tomato hornworm<br />
D Harlequin bug<br />
A Aphids<br />
B Pepper bacterial spot<br />
E Bean rust<br />
A Cabbage black rot<br />
Twelve-spotted cucumber<br />
beetle<br />
C<br />
Banded cucumber<br />
beetle<br />
B<br />
Tomato blossom-end<br />
rot<br />
C<br />
Pepper blossom-end<br />
rot<br />
C<br />
B Cabbage soft rot<br />
C Celery early blight<br />
C Bean leaf roller<br />
D Cabbage looper<br />
D Tomato early blight<br />
D White grub<br />
E Wireworm<br />
Benefi cial Insects<br />
Imported cabbage<br />
E<br />
worm<br />
A June beetle<br />
B Leaf-footed plant bug<br />
E Tomato leaf mold<br />
D Potassium defi ciency<br />
E Potato early blight<br />
D Celery late blight<br />
E Corn rust<br />
C Leafhopper<br />
D Leafminer<br />
Watermelon mosaic<br />
virus<br />
A<br />
A Potato Rhizoctonia<br />
B Potato weather fl eck<br />
A Corn smut<br />
A Earwig<br />
B Green garden spider<br />
E Lesser cornstalk borer<br />
E Click beetle<br />
Colorado potato<br />
A<br />
beetle, adult<br />
Cucumber downy<br />
mildew<br />
B<br />
A<br />
Colorado potato<br />
beetle, larvae<br />
B<br />
C Rootknot<br />
C Ground beetle<br />
D Honey bee<br />
Mexican bean beetle,<br />
adult<br />
E Lady beetle<br />
A Praying mantis<br />
Mexican bean beetle,<br />
larvae<br />
B<br />
C Corn earworm<br />
D Cutworm<br />
B Tachnid fl y<br />
C Tider beetle<br />
C Mole cricket<br />
D Pickleworm<br />
E Fall armyworm<br />
A Field cricket
Seeds Weeds<br />
5 <br />
*2110001*<br />
10 <br />
*2109001*<br />
6 <br />
11 <br />
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7 <br />
1<br />
12 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
8 <br />
13 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
9 <br />
14 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
10 <br />
15 <br />
5 <br />
16 <br />
Cypressvine morning<br />
glory<br />
E<br />
Weeds<br />
B Beggarweed<br />
6 <br />
17 <br />
A <strong>Florida</strong> pusley<br />
B Lambsquarters<br />
C Nutgrass<br />
D Pepperweed<br />
7 <br />
C Bermuda grass<br />
D Chickweed<br />
18 <br />
8 <br />
E Common cocklebur<br />
A Common purslane<br />
19 <br />
9 <br />
E Pigweed<br />
20 <br />
Sicklepod (coffeeweed)<br />
A<br />
B Common ragweed<br />
C Crabgrass<br />
D Curly dock<br />
D Okra<br />
E Onion<br />
A Parsnip<br />
B Pea, English<br />
Seeds<br />
B Asparagus<br />
C Beans, Lima<br />
D Beans, snap<br />
C Pepper<br />
D Radish<br />
E Beets<br />
A Cabbage<br />
Spinich, round or<br />
prickley<br />
E<br />
A Squash, C. maxima<br />
B Squash, C. moschata<br />
B Carrot<br />
C Celery<br />
D Corn, sweet<br />
C Squash, C. pepo<br />
D Tomato<br />
E Cucumber<br />
A Eggplant<br />
B Lettuce, black or white<br />
E Watermelon<br />
C Muskmelon
C Squash, Table Queen<br />
D Squash, zucchini<br />
D Garlic<br />
E Kale<br />
Kinds and Varieties<br />
A Artichoke, globe<br />
Kinds and Varieties<br />
E Sweet Corn<br />
A Sweet Potato<br />
A Kohlrabi<br />
B Leek<br />
C Lettuce, butterhead<br />
B Artichoke, Jerusalem<br />
C Asparagus<br />
34 <br />
17 <br />
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B Tomato<br />
C Turnip<br />
D Watermelon, Charleston<br />
Grey<br />
D Bean, Bush<br />
E Bean, horticultural<br />
35 <br />
18 <br />
D Lettuce, crisphead<br />
E Lettuce, leaf<br />
<br />
36 <br />
19 <br />
1<br />
A Bean, Lima<br />
B Bean, pole<br />
2 <br />
37 <br />
20 <br />
E Watermelon, Crimson<br />
Sweet<br />
A Lettuce, romaine<br />
B Muskmelon<br />
C Bean, wax<br />
D Beets<br />
3 <br />
C Mustard<br />
D New Zealand spinach<br />
38 <br />
21 <br />
4 <br />
39 <br />
22 <br />
E Okra<br />
A Onion, Bermuda<br />
B Onion, Sweet Spanish<br />
C Parsley<br />
E Broccoli<br />
A Brussels sprouts<br />
5 <br />
B Cabbage, Golden Acre<br />
C Cabbage, red<br />
40 <br />
23 <br />
6 <br />
41 <br />
24 <br />
D Cabbage, savoy<br />
E Carrot, Chantenay<br />
7 <br />
D Parsnip<br />
E Pea, English<br />
42 <br />
25 <br />
A Carrot, Danvers<br />
B Carrot, Imperator<br />
8 <br />
43 <br />
26 <br />
A Pea, Southern<br />
B Pepper<br />
9 <br />
C Caulifl ower<br />
D Celeriac<br />
44 <br />
27 <br />
C Potato, Irish<br />
D Pumpkin<br />
10 <br />
45 <br />
28 <br />
E Celery<br />
A Chard, Swiss<br />
11 <br />
E Radish<br />
A Rutabaga<br />
46 <br />
29 <br />
B Chinese cabbage<br />
C Chives<br />
12 <br />
B Spinich<br />
C Squash, butternut<br />
47 <br />
30 <br />
13 <br />
D Collards<br />
E Cucumber<br />
48 <br />
31 <br />
D Squash, crookneck<br />
E Squash, Hubbard<br />
A Squash, scallop<br />
B Squash, straightneck<br />
14 <br />
A Eggplant<br />
B Endive<br />
49 <br />
32 <br />
15 <br />
50 <br />
33 <br />
C Escarole<br />
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Veterinary Assisting<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The purpose of the veterinary assisting <strong>CDE</strong> is to provide<br />
students with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate<br />
knowledge and skills for both companion animal and livestock<br />
within the veterinary industry.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participants must be an active member of a chartered<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12.<br />
Each Junior and Senior chapter may enter one team of four<br />
individuals. Only the top three scores will be calculated for the<br />
team total.<br />
Event Format<br />
This event will consist of two rounds of competition.<br />
Round One<br />
1. Consists of a 25 question written, multiple choice test of<br />
veterinary knowledge and understanding. Each correct<br />
answer is worth 2 points. The test will include questions on<br />
both large and small animals in the following topic areas:<br />
Veterinary Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology.<br />
2. In addition, a breed identification test will be given.<br />
Students will identify 20 breeds from a power point<br />
presentation or printed pictures. Each correct answer is<br />
worth 1 point. The species covered each year will rotate.<br />
3. Even years will be Canine, Cattle and Swine.<br />
4. Odd years will be Feline, Horse, Goat, Sheep and Rabbit.<br />
5. A list of breeds is provided in the reference section of this<br />
document.<br />
Round two: Skill Procedures<br />
1. A selected procedure in the form of a written scenario will<br />
be presented to the competitor at the start of the skill to<br />
be performed. Each skill will be timed, beginning when<br />
the scenario is presented. Each contestant will complete<br />
specific hands on performance operations. There will be a 3<br />
year rotation of 4 skills each year.<br />
2. Competitors must complete all steps of the procedure listed<br />
in the guidelines even if the steps must be simulated or<br />
verbalized. Steps may not be simulated or verbalized when<br />
the equipment or materials are available.<br />
Veterinary Assisting <strong>CDE</strong><br />
2008, 2011, and 2014<br />
Skill #1 – Equipment and Instrument Identification. (25<br />
instruments) The official list can be found in the reference<br />
section of this document. Participants will be given 1 minute per<br />
item to identify the piece. Participants will not be permitted to<br />
go back to an item a second time. Each correctly identified item<br />
will be awarded 1 point.<br />
Skill #2 – Apply/Remove Gauze Restraint Muzzle and<br />
Commercial Muzzle<br />
Skill #3 – Preliminary History and Initial Exam with vital signs<br />
Skill #4 – Wrapping Surgical Gown<br />
2009, 2012, and 2015<br />
Skill #1 - Equipment and Instrument Identification. (25<br />
instruments) The official list can be found in the reference<br />
section of this document. Participants will be given 1 minute per<br />
item to identify the piece. Participants will not be permitted to<br />
go back to an item a second time. Each correctly identified item<br />
will be awarded 1 point.<br />
Skill #2 – Animal Restraint Techniques.<br />
Skill #3 – Canine Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation<br />
Skill #4 – Surgical Gowning/Closed Gloving<br />
2010, 2013, and 2016<br />
Skill #1 - Equipment and Instrument Identification. (25<br />
instruments) The official list can be found in the reference<br />
section of this document. Participants will be given 1 minute per<br />
item to identify the piece. Participants will not be permitted to<br />
go back to an item a second time. Each correctly identified item<br />
will be awarded 1 point.<br />
Skill #2 – Restraining for Canine/Feline Venipuncture<br />
Skill #3 – Apply/Remove Bandaging<br />
Skill #4 – Preparing an Animal for Surgery<br />
Scoring<br />
See Official Score Sheets.<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at the annual State Conventino and<br />
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Leadership Conference. Awards are presented to teams as well as<br />
individuals based upon their rankings. Awards are sponsored by<br />
a cooperating industry sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by<br />
the general fund of the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians, written<br />
by Dennis M. McCurnin and JoAnna Bassert and<br />
published by Elsevier Saunders. Students may register<br />
for online study materials on their website http://www.<br />
evolve.elsevier.com.<br />
• An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical<br />
Terminology., Second Edition. Janet Amundson<br />
Romich. Cengage Delmar Learning. ISBN#:<br />
1401873812 http://www.delmarlearning.com<br />
Breed Identification<br />
• Feline breeds – Cat Fancier <strong>Association</strong> – http://www.<br />
cfainc.org<br />
• Canine breeds – American Kennel Club – http://www.<br />
akc.org<br />
• Livestock breeds – Oklahoma State University – http://<br />
www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds<br />
• Rabbit breeds – American Rabbit Breeders <strong>Association</strong><br />
– http://www.arba.net/photo.htm<br />
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Veterinary Assisting Equipment and<br />
Instrument Identification<br />
A. Adson Thumb forceps<br />
B. Alligator Forceps<br />
C. Allis tissue forceps<br />
D. Ambubag<br />
E. Anesthetic Machines<br />
A. Animal Clippers<br />
B. Autoclave<br />
C. Autoclave tape indicator<br />
D. Babcock tissue forceps<br />
E. Backhaus towel clamps<br />
A. Bandaging Material<br />
B. Basket Muzzle<br />
C. Bone chisel<br />
D. Bone curettes<br />
E. Bone Mallet<br />
A. Brown-Adson Thumb forceps<br />
B. Bulb Syringe<br />
C. Centrifuge<br />
D. Chain Twitch<br />
E. Chemical indicator strip<br />
A. Clipper Blades<br />
B. Cloth surgical drapes<br />
C. Cold sterile tray<br />
D. Crile forceps<br />
E. DeBakey vascular thumb forceps<br />
A. Digital Thermometer<br />
B. Disposable gloves<br />
C. Disposable Hypodermic needles<br />
D. Ear notcher<br />
E. Electric Defibrillator and EDG<br />
A. Emasculators<br />
B. Endotracheal Tube<br />
C. Fecal Loop<br />
D. Fecalyzers<br />
E. Gag mouth speculum<br />
A. Gauze Muzzle<br />
B. Gelpi retractor<br />
C.<br />
Halsted mosquito hemostatic<br />
forceps<br />
D. Halter and Lead Rope<br />
E. Head Chute<br />
A. Hog Snare<br />
B. Hoof Knife<br />
C. Hoof Nippers<br />
D. Hoof Rasp<br />
E. Humane Twitch<br />
A. Hydraulic Chute<br />
B. Identification Tag Applicator<br />
C. Kelly forceps<br />
D. Laryngoscopes<br />
E.<br />
Lead Shank with chain across the<br />
nose<br />
A. Lister bandage scissors<br />
B. Littauer suture removal scissors<br />
C. Mayo dissceting scissors<br />
D. Mayo-Hegar needle holder<br />
E. Metal Balling Gun<br />
A. Metzenbaum dissecting scissors<br />
B. Mouth Speculum<br />
C. Nail Trimmers<br />
D. Nylon Muzzle<br />
E. Olsen-Hegar needle holder<br />
A. Ophthalmoscope<br />
B. Otoscope<br />
Veterinary Assisting <strong>CDE</strong><br />
C. Personal Protective Clothing<br />
D. Pet piller<br />
E. Pill counting tray<br />
A.<br />
Radiology Personal Protective<br />
Equipment<br />
B. Rat tooth thumb forceps<br />
C. Rochester-Carmalt forceps<br />
D. Rochester-Ochsner forceps<br />
E. Rochester-Pean forceps<br />
A. Russian thumb forceps<br />
B. Silver Nitrate Sticks<br />
C. Small Animal Oxygen Cage<br />
D.<br />
Snook ovariohysterectomy hook<br />
(spay hook)<br />
E. Sphygmomanometer<br />
A. Steel Lift Table<br />
B. Stethoscope<br />
C. Suction tips<br />
D. Suction Unit<br />
E. Surgical Cap<br />
A. Surgical Gloves<br />
B. Surgical Gown<br />
C. Surgical masks<br />
D. Surgical needles<br />
E. Suture Material<br />
A. Syringe with Butterfly Catheter<br />
B. Tenotome Knife<br />
C. Thermometer<br />
D. Tooth floats<br />
E. Tourniquet<br />
A. Trocar<br />
B. Weitlaner retractor<br />
C. Wire suture cutting scissors<br />
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Veterinary Assisting <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Veterinary Assisting Breed<br />
Identification<br />
160<br />
Canine Breeds<br />
Sporting Dogs<br />
A. Pointer<br />
B. Retriever, Golden<br />
C. Retriever, Labrador<br />
D. Setter, Irish<br />
E. Spaniel, Cocker<br />
Hounds<br />
A. Afghan Hound<br />
B. Basset Hound<br />
C. Beagle<br />
D. Dachshund<br />
E. Greyhound<br />
Non-Sporting Dogs<br />
A. Bichon Frise<br />
B. Boston Terrier<br />
C. Bulldog<br />
D. Chow Chow<br />
E. Dalmatian<br />
A. Poodle<br />
Herding Dogs<br />
A. Australian Shepherd<br />
B. Border Collie<br />
C. Collie<br />
D. German Shepherd<br />
E. Old English Sheepdog<br />
A.<br />
Toys<br />
Welsh or Pembroke<br />
Corgi<br />
A. Chihuahua<br />
B. Papillon<br />
C. Pekingese<br />
D. Pomeranian<br />
E. Pug<br />
A. Shih Tzu<br />
B. Yorkshire Terrier<br />
Working Dogs<br />
A. Alaskan Malamute<br />
B. Boxer<br />
C. Doberman Pincher<br />
D. Great Dane<br />
E. Great Pyrenees<br />
A. Rottweiler<br />
B. Saint Bernard<br />
C. Siberian Husky<br />
Terriers<br />
A. Airedale Terrier<br />
B. A m e r i c a n<br />
C.<br />
Staffordshire Terrier<br />
Miniature Schnauzer<br />
D. Scottish Terrier<br />
E. West Highland White<br />
Terrier<br />
Cattle Breeds<br />
A. Ayrshire<br />
B. Black Angus<br />
C. Braford<br />
D. Brahman<br />
E. Brangus<br />
A. Brown Swiss<br />
B. Charolais<br />
C. Chianina<br />
D. Guernsey<br />
E. Hereford<br />
A. Holstein<br />
B. Jersey<br />
C. Limousin<br />
D. Maine Anjou<br />
E. Simmental<br />
Swine Breeds<br />
A. American Landrace<br />
B. Berkshire<br />
C. Chester White<br />
D. Duroc<br />
E. Hampshire<br />
A. Poland China<br />
B. Tamworth<br />
C. Vietnamese Potbelly<br />
D. Yorkshire<br />
Feline Breeds<br />
A. Abyssinian<br />
B. Balinese<br />
C. Birman<br />
D. Bombay<br />
E. Burmese<br />
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A. Devon Rex<br />
B. Egyptian Mau<br />
C. Maine Coon<br />
D. Manx<br />
E. Ocicat<br />
A. Persian<br />
B. Ragdoll<br />
C. Russian Blue<br />
D. Scottish Fold<br />
E. Siamese<br />
A. Sphynx<br />
Horse Breeds<br />
A. Appaloosa<br />
B. Arabian<br />
C. Belgian<br />
D. Clydesdale<br />
E. Miniature<br />
A. Morgan<br />
B. Paint<br />
C. Palomino<br />
D. Paso Fino<br />
E. Percheron<br />
A. Pinto<br />
B. POA<br />
C. Quarter Horse<br />
D. Saddlebred<br />
E. Standardbred<br />
A. Tennessee Walking<br />
Horse<br />
B. Thoroughbred<br />
C. Warmblood<br />
Goat Breeds<br />
A. Alpine<br />
B. Anglo-Nubian<br />
(Nubian)<br />
C. Angora<br />
D. Boer<br />
E. LaMancha<br />
A. Oberhasli<br />
B. Pygmy<br />
C. Saanen<br />
D. Toggenburg<br />
Sheep Breeds<br />
A. Cheviot<br />
B. Dorset<br />
C. Hampshire<br />
D. Merino<br />
E. Rambouillet<br />
A. Southdown<br />
B. Suffolk<br />
Rabbit Breeds<br />
A. American Fuzzy Lop<br />
B. Californian<br />
C. Dutch<br />
D. Flemish Giant<br />
E. <strong>Florida</strong> White<br />
A. French Lop<br />
B. Himalayan<br />
C. Holland Lop<br />
D. Jersey Wooly<br />
E. Mini Rex<br />
A. Netherland Dwarf
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Competitor’s Name Chapter Judge’s Signature<br />
Surgical Gowning /Closed Gloving<br />
(Time limit: 10 minutes)<br />
Possible<br />
Points<br />
1. Assembled supplies 2<br />
2. Donned surgical cap & mask 2<br />
3. Opened sterile gown and glove packs 2<br />
4. Performed surgical hand washing. 30<br />
5. Grasped gown firmly and gently lifted away from the table 2<br />
6. Stepped away from table to perform gowning 2<br />
7. Held gown by inside shoulder seams and gently unfolded 2<br />
8. Guided arms into sleeves 2<br />
9. Kept hands inside sleeve of cuffs 2<br />
10. **Assistant pulled gown onto shoulders and secured ties -<br />
11. Hands kept inside cuffs and held up in front of chest 2<br />
12. Closed gloving:<br />
a. Picked up one glove through the gown sleeve 2<br />
b. Laid glove palm down over cuff of gown, with thumb and fingers<br />
of glove facing elbows<br />
2<br />
c. Grasped cuff of glove with index finger and thumb through gown 2<br />
d. Used index finger and thumb of opposite hand to grasp the<br />
opposite side of the edge of the glove<br />
2<br />
e. Lifted cuff of glove up and over gown cuff and hand, then<br />
released<br />
f. Moved to palm side of glove and grasped gown and glove, pulling<br />
2<br />
them toward elbow, while pushing hand through cuff and into<br />
glove<br />
2<br />
g. Repeated 12 A-F on opposite hand 12<br />
13. Maintained sterility of gloves and gown throughout procedure 2<br />
14. Folded gloved hands together in front of chest and away from<br />
gown<br />
2<br />
Total Points 76<br />
Veterinary Assisting <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Allocated<br />
Points<br />
_______________________________<br />
Time Completed In<br />
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162<br />
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Competitor’s Name Chapter Judge’s Signature<br />
Canine Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation<br />
(Small-Sized Dog, Time Limit: 5 Minutes)<br />
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Possible<br />
Points<br />
1. Surveyed the scene and inspected the area 2<br />
2. Determined unresponsiveness 2<br />
*Judge states, “Airway obstructed.”<br />
3. Checked for open airway 2<br />
4. Laid animal down on the right side 2<br />
5. Gently tilted the head slightly back to extend the neck and head 2<br />
6. Pulled tongue between front teeth 2<br />
7. Performed finger sweep to check for and remove any foreign material or vomit from the mouth 2<br />
8. Checked for breathing (looked, listened, felt) 2<br />
*Judge states, “Not breathing.”<br />
9. Placed mouth (simulated) over animal’s mouth and lips and forcefully exhaled, giving four or<br />
five breaths rapidly at a rate of 20-30 breaths per minute.<br />
10. Rechecked breathing and checked for heartbeat or femoral pulse 2<br />
*Judge states, “Not breathing, no heartbeat.”<br />
11. Kneeled next to pet with animal’s chest facing the rescuer 2<br />
12. Placed the palm of one hand over the ribs at the point where the elbow touches the chest,<br />
placing the other hand underneath the right side of the animal.<br />
2<br />
13. Compressed the chest ½ - 1” with elbows softly locked during compressions, alternating 5<br />
compressions for each breath, then checked for pulse.<br />
2<br />
14. Performed 4 cycles of 5 compressions to one breath or until: 2<br />
*Judge states, “Pulse detected, still not breathing.”<br />
15. Delivered 5 more breaths at a rate of 20-30 breaths per minute, then rechecked breathing 2<br />
*Judge states, “Dog is breathing”<br />
16. Treated for shock.<br />
a. Wrapped the dog in a blanket 2<br />
b. Spoke reassuringly to dog 2<br />
17. Said, “Dog is stable: transport to hospital.” 2<br />
Total points 36<br />
_______________________________<br />
Time Completed In<br />
2<br />
Allocated<br />
Points
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Competitor’s Name Chapter Judge’s Signature<br />
Livestock Restraint Techniques<br />
(knot tying, Time limit : 3 minutes per knot)<br />
Judge may choose 3 from the following knots.<br />
Time<br />
Completed<br />
in<br />
Possible<br />
Points<br />
1. Quick release knot 5<br />
2. Bowline knot 5<br />
3. Tomfool knot 5<br />
4. Double half hitch knot 5<br />
5. Tail knot 5<br />
6. Braiding an eye splice 5<br />
7. Rope Halter for cattle or sheep 5<br />
8. Rope Halter for horse 5<br />
Total points 15<br />
Veterinary Assisting <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Allocated<br />
Points<br />
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Competitor’s Name Chapter Judge’s Signature<br />
Apply/Remove Gauze Restraint Muzzle and Commercial<br />
Muzzle<br />
(Time limit : 5 minutes)<br />
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Possible<br />
Points<br />
1. Assembled supplies. 2<br />
2. Approached dog cautiously. 2<br />
3. Spoke to dog in calm, affectionate tone throughout<br />
procedure.<br />
4. Created a loop twice the snout size prior to approaching. 2<br />
5. Slipped loop over dog’s nose and mouth with square knot<br />
on dorsal surface of dog’s snout at top.<br />
6. Quickly tightened by pulling on ends of gauze. 2<br />
7. Made second slip knot under the dog’s nose. 2<br />
8. Secured gauze behind the ears using a quick release knot. 2<br />
9. Kept hands and face away from dog’s muzzle throughout<br />
the procedure.<br />
10. Removal: Untied knot and pulled on one end of gauze<br />
muzzle<br />
Total Points 20<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
Allocated<br />
Points<br />
_______________________________<br />
Time Completed In
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Competitor’s Name Chapter Judge’s Signature<br />
Preliminary History and Initial Exam with vital signs.<br />
(Time: 12 minutes)<br />
Possible<br />
Points<br />
1. Introduced self and position in professional manner. 2<br />
2. Determined and record the following information by<br />
questioning owner and/or proper procedure or observation<br />
of patient.<br />
a. Verified owner’s name, address and phone numbers 2<br />
b. Pet’s name 2<br />
c. Color and Species 2<br />
d. Determined breed/dominant breed of pet. 2<br />
e. Age/birth date 2<br />
f. Sex (neutered or spayed) 2<br />
g. Date of visit 2<br />
h. Determined reason for visit during conversation and<br />
2<br />
properly noted on chart using least amount of space.<br />
3. Described temperature taking procedure (or performed<br />
if animal available), then read thermometer and recorded<br />
2<br />
results within .2 degrees.<br />
4. Described pulse taking procedure (or performed if animal<br />
available), and recorded results.<br />
5. Described respiration taking procedure (or performed if<br />
animal available) and recorded results.<br />
6. Obtained weight using scale and recorded. 2<br />
7. File completed legibly. 2<br />
8. Excused themselves from exam room in a friendly manner,<br />
indicating Veterinarian would be right in.<br />
TOTAL POINTS 30<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
Veterinary Assisting <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Allocated<br />
Points<br />
_______________________________<br />
Time Completed In<br />
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Competitor’s Name Chapter Judge’s Signature<br />
Date:_______________<br />
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Preliminary History and Physical Sheet<br />
Owner’s name: __Andy Animallover _____________________________<br />
Owner’s address: _1234 Mammal Lane_________________________________<br />
Owner’s Home phone: _(813)123-4567 work: (813)890-1234 cell: (813)567-8901<br />
Pet’s name: _____________________________ Species: _______________<br />
Breed: _________________________________<br />
Color and Physical description: ________________________________________<br />
Pet’s age/DOB: _________________ Sex: ___________ Intact/Neutered<br />
General Information: Reason for visit. _______________________________________<br />
Weight: _____________ Temp: ___________ Pulse: ___________ Resp: ___________
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Competitor’s Name Chapter Judge’s Signature<br />
Wrapping Surgical Gown<br />
(Time: 5 minutes)<br />
Possible<br />
Points<br />
1. Assembled supplies 2<br />
2. Placed gown on countertop with the outside of gown<br />
facing up.<br />
3. Folded near edge of gown to the center. 2<br />
4. Folded far edge of gown to center to meet near edge. 2<br />
5. Folded gown in half with sleeves inside. 2<br />
6. Folded gown in half again. 2<br />
7. Folded gown lengthwise in accordion fashion into thirds. 2<br />
8. Hand towel fan folded into four folds with one corner turned<br />
back and placed on top of gown.<br />
9. Folded gown placed to one side. Placed two drapes on top of<br />
each other on counter top.<br />
10. Placed folded gown and hand towel diagonally on top of<br />
drapes.<br />
11. Sterilization indicator strip placed on top of gown/towel. 2<br />
12. Folded the first drape from bottom up to cover the gown,<br />
leaving the corner doubled back.<br />
13. Folded the three remaining corners, (right, left and top)<br />
to cover the gown in a similar manner.<br />
14. Folded the first three corners of the second drape in a<br />
similar manner.<br />
15. Folded the remaining corner under and then folded over<br />
the top of the pack.<br />
16. Secured pack with autoclave tape. 2<br />
17. Labeled with contents, date and initials of individual<br />
preparing the pack.<br />
TOTAL POINTS: 34<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
Veterinary Assisting <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Allocated<br />
Points<br />
_______________________________<br />
Time Completed In<br />
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Middle School Agricultural Electrification Essay <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Middle School<br />
Agricultural<br />
Electrification Essay<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Agricultural Electrification Essay contest is designed to<br />
stimulate understanding of energy saving measures and devices<br />
that can be applied around the home and within the agricultural<br />
industry.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> chapter and in grades 6-8.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. The essay must be submitted to the State Executive<br />
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Secretary by the date published in the Annual Calendar<br />
of Events. The essay must be self-explanatory, that is, no<br />
pictures, tapes or films will be accepted.<br />
2. Entries submitted must be original and be the work of the<br />
student.<br />
3. Each chapter may submit its top five essays for<br />
consideration on the state level. The chapter is responsible<br />
for ranking its entries before submitting to the state office.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The essay must be centered around the title “Conserving<br />
Electrical Energy”. All entries must be related to the<br />
country’s future and contain or suggest ideas for evaluating<br />
and /or coping with changes that will affect the nations<br />
energy consumption in the years ahead.<br />
2. Each entry must be accompanied by a cover sheet<br />
containing the following information: name, age, grade,<br />
and chapter.<br />
3. The essay should not be more than 1,500 words and not<br />
less than 1,000 words.<br />
4. All essays must be typewritten and double-spaced and<br />
must include a bibliography.<br />
5. The top ten finalists will be notified prior to the State<br />
Convention in order that they may prepare for the finals to<br />
be held in conjunction with the State Convention.<br />
6. Students qualifying to participate in the state finals will<br />
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participate in an interview process at state convention.<br />
Scoring<br />
1. A committee will screen the essays and determine the top<br />
entries.<br />
2. Each of the finalists will be asked several impromptu<br />
questions relating to his or her essay.<br />
3. Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall<br />
then be added, and the winner will be that whose total of<br />
rankings is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined<br />
in the same manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
4. Energy Conservation for Farm and Home - to be used for<br />
teaching exploratory programs in Agribusiness and Natural<br />
Resources Education.<br />
5. Energy Conservation for Farm and Home - to be used<br />
for teaching occupational proficiency programs in<br />
Agribusiness and Natural Resources Education.<br />
6. Cutting Energy Costs - the 1980 Yearbook of Agriculture.<br />
Available from the Superintendent of Documents, US<br />
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.<br />
7. Various energy conservation materials are available from<br />
USDA, Energy Office, 145th and Independence Avenue,<br />
SW., Washington, DC 20250.<br />
8. Various energy conservation materials are available from<br />
US Department of Energy, Information Center, PO Box 62<br />
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830.<br />
9. Various publications form electric companies in your<br />
geographical area.
Middle School<br />
Aquaculture <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The purpose of the Aquaculture Career Development Event<br />
(<strong>CDE</strong>) is to stimulate student interest in the aquaculture<br />
industry, encourage aquaculture instruction in the agricultural<br />
education curriculum, and to provide recognition for those<br />
who have demonstrated skills and competencies in the area of<br />
aquaculture management. <strong>Florida</strong> has a unique and diverse<br />
aquaculture industry which includes the culture of tropical<br />
ornamental fish, aquatic plants, clams, shrimp, alligators, tilapia,<br />
catfish, live rock, and other assorted aquatic animals.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6 - 12. Each chartered<br />
chapter may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Team Make-up- Team size shall be four members. All four<br />
members will be scored and the top three scores will count<br />
towards the total team score.<br />
2. Under no circumstance will any participants be allowed to<br />
handle any of the items in the identification portion of the<br />
practicum’s. Any infraction of this rule will be sufficient to<br />
eliminate a team from the event.<br />
3. Participants will be assigned to groups and will rotate<br />
throughout the contest. Each participant is to stay with<br />
his or her assigned group throughout the event until<br />
instructed otherwise by an event official.<br />
4. Participants must come to the event prepared to work in<br />
adverse weather conditions.<br />
5. All written material will be provided for the event.<br />
6. Each participant must have a clipboard free of notes, two<br />
sharpened No. 2 pencils, and an electronic calculator<br />
if needed. If used, calculators should be standard four<br />
function, battery operated, and non-programmable.<br />
The use of other electronic devices is strictly prohibited,<br />
including cell phones, iPods, PDA’s, etc.<br />
7. All other tools and equipment will be furnished for the<br />
event, unless otherwise directed by the event coordinator<br />
Event Format<br />
The event will include a Team Activity, Individual Objective,<br />
snf s Written Exam.<br />
Team Activity<br />
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Students will be provided a scenario related to the Aquaculture<br />
Industry. Possible scenarios include, but are not limited<br />
to: Education, Marketing or Advertising, Best Management<br />
Practices (BMPs), Biosecurity, Environmental Issues, Stressors,<br />
etc.<br />
1. Teams will have thirty (30) minutes to develop an oral<br />
presentation that addresses the issue(s) raised in the<br />
scenario. Teams are allowed to prepare visual aides to<br />
accompany the presentation.<br />
2. Teams will present an oral presentation justifying the<br />
decisions or recommendations made by the team. The<br />
presentation period will be five to seven (5-7) minutes<br />
for high school teams and three to five (3-5) minutes<br />
for middle school teams. Teams will not be allowed to<br />
continue beyond the presentation time limit.<br />
3. Teams will be required to answer questions in regards to<br />
the decision reached by their team. The question period<br />
will be three to five (3-5) minutes in length. Teams will not<br />
be allowed to continue beyond the question period time<br />
limit.<br />
Individual Written Exam<br />
The objective general knowledge exam administered during<br />
the Aquaculture <strong>CDE</strong> will be designed to determine each team<br />
member’s general knowledge of the basic principles of the<br />
aquaculture industry. Team members will work individually<br />
to answer each of the twenty-five (25) questions. Questions<br />
can include multiple choice, matching and/or true and false.<br />
Each contestant will have thirty (30) minutes to complete the<br />
examination. Each question will be worth four (4) points for a<br />
total of one hundred (100) points per individual.<br />
Individual Problem Solving Practicum<br />
Students will participate in three (3) individual problem<br />
solving practicums related to the aquaculture industry. Species<br />
Identification and Selection will be presented annually, along<br />
with two (2) additional rotational practicums chosen each year.<br />
Problem solving topics may include:<br />
1. Species Identification and Selection – can include both<br />
fresh and saltwater species and aquatic plants. Students<br />
will be required to know the common and scientific name.<br />
Twenty-five (25) specimens will be shown each year.<br />
2. Anatomy and Physiology - students will identify various<br />
parts and provide information about their use, strucuture<br />
and abilities.<br />
3. Water Quality Analysis – possible focus areas include, but<br />
are not limited to, pH, NH3, NO2, and Dissolved Oxygen.<br />
4. Aquatic System Design & Troubleshooting – possible focus<br />
areas include, but are not limited to, filtration, pumps,<br />
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sterilization, and system design.<br />
5. Identification & Treatment of Disease, Pests, and Predators<br />
– students will be asked to positively identify diseases,<br />
pests, and/or predators. In addition, students will be asked<br />
to identify or explain possible treatments and/or solutions<br />
related to the problem identified.<br />
Scoring<br />
Only the top three individual scores and the team activity will<br />
be counted towards the total team score.<br />
Team Activity 400<br />
Indiviudal Written Exam 100<br />
Individual Problem Solving Practicums<br />
(100 points each)<br />
300<br />
Total 800<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
In the event of a team or individual score, the contest<br />
coordinator will break the tie in the following manner: team tie<br />
broken by highest drop score, then by team activity. Individual<br />
ties broken by exam score, then by species identification.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Aquaculture Resource Guide for Educators<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Aquaculture in the Classroom<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Education Frameworks<br />
(Aquaculture)<br />
• Aquaculture Science Text Book(s)<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Disease & Pest ID<br />
Species ID<br />
Anatomy & Phys.<br />
Water Analysis<br />
Written Exam<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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2 <br />
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19 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
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20 <br />
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4 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
21 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
22 <br />
6 <br />
6 <br />
6 <br />
6 <br />
23 <br />
7 <br />
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Aquatic Systems<br />
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9 <br />
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*SAMPLE*<br />
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D Balansae Plant Cryptocoryne crispatula<br />
E Banana Plant Nymphoides aquatica<br />
E Electric Yellow Cichlid Labidochromis caeruleus<br />
A Kenyi Maylandia lombardoi<br />
Fish<br />
A Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana<br />
B Corkscrew Vallisneria Vallisneria americana<br />
B Livingstoni Nimbochromis livingstonii<br />
C Maingano Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos<br />
Common Name Scientifi c Name<br />
Betta / Gourami / Paradise<br />
C Cryptocoryne Cryptocoryne wendtii<br />
D Dwarf Baby Tears Hemianthus callitrichoides<br />
D Red Jewelfi sh Hemichromis bimaculatus<br />
E Red Zebra Metriaclima estherae<br />
A Betta Betta splendens<br />
B Blue Gourami Trichogaster trichopterus<br />
E Dwarf Hairgrass Eleocharis acicularis<br />
A Dwarf Sagittaria Sagittaria subulata<br />
A Socolofi Pseudotropheus socolofi<br />
Livebearers<br />
C Dwarf Gourami Colisa lalia<br />
D Gold Gourami Trichogaster trichopterus<br />
B Four Leaf Clover Marsilea drummondii<br />
C Indian Red Sword Echinodorus 'Indian Red'<br />
B Fancy Guppy Poecilia reticulata<br />
C Green Sailfi n Molly Poecilia latipinna<br />
E Kissing Gourami Helostoma temminkii<br />
A Opaline Gourami Trichogaster trichopterus<br />
D Java Fern Microsorum pteropus<br />
E Ludwigia - Broad Ludwigia repens<br />
D Halfbeak Dermogenys sumatrana<br />
E Mosquitofi sh Gambusia affi nis<br />
B Paradise Fish Macropodus opercularis<br />
Barbs / Danios / Rasboras / Carp<br />
A Ludwigia inclinata Ludwigia inclinata<br />
B Madagascar Lace Aponogeton madagascariensis<br />
A Red Wag Hi-fi n Platy Xiphophorus maculatus<br />
B Spotted Tail Mosquito Fish Heterandria bimaculata<br />
C Bala Shark Balantiocheilus melanopterus<br />
D Cherry Barb Barbus titteya<br />
C Melon Sword Echinodorus osiris<br />
D Micro Sword Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae<br />
C Sunset Variatus Platy Xiphophorus vriatus<br />
D Swordtail Xiphophorus helleri<br />
E Harlequin Rasbora Trigonostigma heteromorpha<br />
A Redtail Shark Epalzeorhynchus bicolor<br />
E Moneywort Bacopa monnieri<br />
A Moss Ball Chladophora aegagropila<br />
Saltwater Fish - Tank Raised<br />
B Rosy Barb Barbus conchonius<br />
C Tiger Barb Barbus tetrazona<br />
E Blue Stripe Neon Goby Gobiosoma oceanops<br />
A Fridmani Pseudochromis Pseudochromis fridmani<br />
B Myrio - Green Myriophyllum pinnatum<br />
C Ozelot Sword Echinodorus ozelot<br />
D Tinfold Barb Barbus schwanefeldii<br />
E Zebra Danios Danio rerio<br />
D Radican Sword Chinodorus cordifolius<br />
E Red Rubin Echinodorus rubin<br />
B Maroon Clownfi sh Premnas biaculeatus<br />
C Ocellaris Clownfi sh Amphiprion ocellaris<br />
Tetras<br />
A Koi Cyprinus carpio<br />
Catfi sh<br />
A Rotala Indica Rotala indica<br />
B Rotala Magenta Rotala macranda<br />
D Apple Snail Pomacea bridgesi<br />
E Black Phantom Tetra Megalamphodus megalopterus<br />
B Bristlenose Pleco Ancistrus dolichopterus<br />
C Emerald Cory Corydoras aeneus<br />
C Ruffl e Plant Echinodorus martii<br />
D Temple - Narrow Leaf Hygrophila corymbosa<br />
A Black tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi<br />
B Bleeding Heart Tetra Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma<br />
D Flagtail Porthole Catfi sh Dianema urostriata<br />
E Panda Cory Corydoras panda<br />
E Variegated Japanese Dwarf Acorus variegatus<br />
Rush<br />
A Water Sprite Ceratopteris thalictroides<br />
B Wisteria Hygrophilia difformis<br />
C Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi<br />
D GlowLight Tetra Hemigrammus erythrozonus<br />
A Salt and Pepper Cory Corydoras paleatus<br />
B Skunk Catfi sh Corydoras arcuatus<br />
Cichlids - New World & Large<br />
E Lemon Tetra Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis<br />
A Neon Tetra Paracheirodon innesi<br />
C Angel Fish Pterophyllum scalare<br />
D Convict Cichlid Archocentrus nigrofasciatus<br />
Aquatic Plants - Marine<br />
A Black Needlerush Juncus roemerianus<br />
B Chaetomorpha Algae Aquacultured (Chaetomorpha sp<br />
B Penguin Tetra Thayeria boehlkei<br />
C Silver Dollar Metynnis argenteus<br />
E Firemouth Cichlid Thorichthys meeki<br />
A German Blue Ram Mikrogeophagus ramirezi<br />
D Silver Pacu Colossoma brachypomus<br />
C Cordgrass Spirtina alternifl ora<br />
D Halimeda Plant Halimeda sp<br />
B Golden Severum Heros severus<br />
C Green Terror Aequidens rivulatus<br />
Plants<br />
E Kelp on Rock, Grape Botryocladia sp<br />
A Kelp on Rock, Smooth Leaf Haliptilon sp<br />
D Jack Dempsey Cichlasoma octofasciatum<br />
E Oscar Astronnotus Ocellatus<br />
Common Name Scientifi c Name<br />
Aquatic Plants - Fresh Water<br />
Cichlids - African<br />
B Maiden's Hair Plant Chlorodesmis sp<br />
C Mermaid's Fan Plant Udotea sp<br />
E Amazon Sword Plant Echinodorus amazonicus<br />
A Anacharis Egeria densa<br />
A African Butterfl y Peacock Aulonocara jacobfreibergi<br />
B Bumblebee Pseudotropheus crabro<br />
D Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata<br />
E Red Mangrove Rhizophora mangle<br />
B Anubias Anubias nana<br />
C Anubias barteri Round Leaf Anubias barteri<br />
C Demason's Cichlid Pseudotropheus demasoni<br />
D Electric Blue Johannii Melanochromis johannii<br />
A Salt-marsh bulrush Scirpus robustus
Crassostrea virginica<br />
C Eastern oyster/ Virginia<br />
Oyster<br />
B Saw-grass Cladium jamaicense<br />
D Hybrid Striped Bass Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops<br />
E Java tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus<br />
C Shaving Brush Plant Penicillus sp<br />
D Smooth cordgrass Spartina alternifl ora<br />
A Northern Quahog Hard Clam Mercenaria mercenaria<br />
B Sheepswool sponge Hippospongia lachne<br />
C Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides<br />
D Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus<br />
E Spikerushes Eleocharis species<br />
A Ulva Lettuce Algae Aquacultured (Ulva sp<br />
Aquatic Plants - Pond<br />
A Black Gamecock Iris louisiana<br />
B Bluebell Ruellia brittoniana<br />
Aquatic Parasites<br />
C Bog Lily Crinum americanum<br />
D Corkscrew Rush Juncus effusus spiralis<br />
Scientifi c Name<br />
A Ambiphrya<br />
E Double Flowering Arrowhead Sagittaria japonica<br />
A Dwarf Cattail Typha minima<br />
B Apiosoma<br />
C Argulus (fi sh louse)<br />
B Dwarf Papyrus Cyperus haspens<br />
C Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus<br />
D Capriniana<br />
D Horsetail Rush Equisetum hyemele<br />
E Lizard Tail Saururus cernuus<br />
E Chilodonella<br />
A Epistylis<br />
A Orange Variegated Canna Canna americanallis variegata<br />
B Pickerel Rush Pondeteria cordata<br />
B Ergasilus<br />
C Ichthyophthirius (Ich)<br />
C Red Endeavor Canna Canna x generalis<br />
D Red Night Blooming Hibiscus Hibiscus acetosella<br />
D Lernaea (anchor worm)<br />
E Monogeneans<br />
E Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinacea<br />
A Sagittaria montevidensis Sagittaria montevidensis<br />
A Nematodes (roundworms)<br />
B Tetrahymena<br />
B Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea<br />
C Spider Lily Hymenocallis liriosome<br />
C Trichodina<br />
D Umbrella Palm Cyperus alternifolius<br />
E Variegated Cattail Typha latifolia variegata<br />
A Variegated Sweetfl ag Acorus calamus "variegatus"<br />
B Variegated Water Celery Oenanthe javanica "Flamingo"<br />
C Violet-Stemmed Taro Colocasia esculent 'Fontanesia'<br />
D Water Poppy Hydrocleys nymphoides<br />
E White Rush Scirpus albescens<br />
A Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus<br />
B Yellow Longwood Canna glauca<br />
C Zebra Rush Scirpus tabernaemontani<br />
Zephyranthes candida<br />
D Zephyr Lily or Dwarf Onion<br />
Plant<br />
Other <strong>Florida</strong> Species<br />
Common Name Scientifi c Name<br />
Other Species<br />
A American alligator Alligator mississippiensis<br />
B Channel Catfi sh Ictalurus punctatus
Middle School Citrus <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Middle School Citrus<br />
<strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Citrus Career Development Event stimulates learning<br />
activities to the production and management of citrus fruit.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each middle<br />
school chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only the<br />
top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Each contestant should bring two #2 pencils, a clipboard,<br />
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and a hand lens.<br />
2. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
<strong>CDE</strong>, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The <strong>CDE</strong> will deal with the identification of citrus<br />
rootstocks (mature leaves and/or fruit), leaves and fruit<br />
of commercial varieties, pests, pathogens, parasites, and<br />
predators, diseases/disorders, and weeds.<br />
2. There will be a 15 question multiple choice exam covering<br />
the General Knowledge of Citrus Growing in <strong>Florida</strong>. Each<br />
question will be worth (1) point for a total of 15 points.<br />
Scoring<br />
The team with the highest combined scores in all areas of the<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> will be declared the winner. The scoring will be as follows:<br />
Diseases/Disorders 1 point/specimen<br />
Pests, Pathogens, Parasites Predators 1 point/specimen<br />
Weed Identification 1 point/specimen<br />
Rootstocks, Leaves, and Fruit 1 point/specimen<br />
Exam 1 point/question<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
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Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• “Identification of Citrus Varieties and Problems” slide<br />
presentation.<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Citrus and Integrated Pest and Crop<br />
Management <strong>Handbook</strong>.<br />
• Citrus Diseases and Disorders. L.C. Knorr, The<br />
University Presses of <strong>Florida</strong>, Gainesville, 1973.<br />
• Weeds of the Southern United States, Dr. E. Walter<br />
Wilson, Cooperative Extension Service, University of<br />
Georgia.<br />
• Various bulletins are available from the Cooperative<br />
Extension Service, Gainesville, FL 32611<br />
• Exam Questions based upon Citrus Growing In<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Fifth Edition, by Jackson and Davies.
Middle School Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Middle School Creed<br />
Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The <strong>FFA</strong> Creed outlines the organization’s beliefs regarding<br />
the agricultural industry, <strong>FFA</strong> membership and the value of<br />
citizenship and patriotism. The <strong>FFA</strong> Creed is recited by <strong>FFA</strong><br />
members, as part of the requirements to earn the Greenhand<br />
Degree. The purpose of the Creed Speaking Career Development<br />
Event is to develop the public speaking abilities of <strong>FFA</strong> members<br />
as well as develop their self confidence and contribute to their<br />
advancement in the <strong>FFA</strong> degree program.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 7, 8, or 9. These grade levels<br />
will compete against each other.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level a contest coordinator and three judges will<br />
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be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing contest materials.<br />
2. A microphone may be used at the contest.<br />
3. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The contest will be held in three rounds: sub-district,<br />
district and state level competitions. Each chapter may<br />
enter one participant at the sub-district level with each subdistrict<br />
forwarding their winners on to the district contest.<br />
The 12 district winners are then eligible to compete in the<br />
state contest.<br />
2. Contestants shall draw for places on the program. The<br />
program chairman shall then introduce each contestant by<br />
name and in order of the drawing.<br />
3. The judges will score each contestant upon the delivery<br />
of the <strong>FFA</strong> Creed, using the score sheet provided. The<br />
judges also score each contestant on his ability to<br />
extemporaneously answer three questions derived from the<br />
Creed. Note: The contestant will be allowed a maximum<br />
of five minutes to answer the questions. Time should be<br />
called at the end of five mintues.<br />
4. Each participant must recite the <strong>FFA</strong> Creed from memory.<br />
Each participant shall begin the presentation by stating,<br />
“The <strong>FFA</strong> Creed by E.M. Tiffany.” Each participant shall<br />
end their presentation with the statement, “...that inspiring<br />
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task. Thank you.” The event will be a timed activity with<br />
four minutes for presentation. After four minutes, the<br />
participant will be deducted 1 point for every second over<br />
set time.<br />
Scoring<br />
Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall then<br />
be added, and the winner will be that whose total of rankings<br />
is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined in the same<br />
manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken based on the greatest number of low ranks.<br />
Participant’s low ranks will becounted and the participant with<br />
the greatest number of low ranks will be declared the winner.<br />
If a tie still exists, then the event superintendent will rank the<br />
participant’s response to questions. The participant with the<br />
greatest number of low ranks from the response to questions<br />
will be declared the winner. If a tie still exists then the<br />
participant’s raw scores will be totaled. The participant with the<br />
greatest total of raw points will be declared the winner.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to individuals based upon their rankings. Awards<br />
are sponsored by a cooperating industry sponsor(s) as a<br />
special project and/or by the general fund of the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong><br />
Foundation.<br />
References<br />
Current year’s Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual
Official Creed Script<br />
The <strong>FFA</strong> Creed<br />
Middle School Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the<br />
present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the<br />
better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.<br />
I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as<br />
well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for<br />
those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny.<br />
I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently<br />
and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists<br />
to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.<br />
I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough<br />
honest wealth to help make it so--for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when<br />
needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.<br />
I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I<br />
can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.<br />
The creed was written by E. M. Tiffany, and adopted at the 3rd National Convention of the <strong>FFA</strong>. It was revised<br />
at the 38th Convention and the 63rd Convention.<br />
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Middle School Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Oral Communication – 200 points<br />
Indicators<br />
A. Speaking<br />
without hesitation<br />
B. Pace<br />
C. Tone<br />
D. Pronunciation<br />
E. Volume<br />
180<br />
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Very strong evidence skill is present<br />
5-4<br />
Speaks very articulately without hesitation.<br />
• Never has the need for unnecessary<br />
pauses or hesitation when speaking.<br />
Non-verbal Communication – 400 points<br />
A. Attention<br />
(eye contact)<br />
B. Mannerisms<br />
C. Gestures<br />
D. Well poised<br />
Question and Answer—400 points<br />
A. Being detailoriented<br />
B. Speaking unrehearsed<br />
C. Examples used<br />
in response to<br />
questions<br />
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Creed Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> Presentation Rubric - 1,000 points<br />
Participant #_____________<br />
Moderate evidence skill is present<br />
3-2<br />
Speaks articulately, but sometimes hesitates.<br />
• Occasionally has the need for a long pause<br />
or moderate hesitation when speaking.<br />
Speaks at a moderate pace to be clear. Speaks at a moderate pace most of the time,<br />
but shows some nervousness.<br />
Voice is upbeat, impassioned and under<br />
control.<br />
Pronunciation of words is very clear and<br />
intent is apparent.<br />
Emitted a clear, audible voice for the<br />
audience present.<br />
Eye contact constantly used as an effective<br />
connection.<br />
• Constantly looks at the entire audience<br />
(90-100% of the time).<br />
Does not have distracting mannerisms that<br />
affect effectiveness.<br />
• No nervous habits.<br />
Gestures are purposeful and effective.<br />
• Hand motions are expressive and used to<br />
emphasize talking points.<br />
• Great posture (confident) with positive<br />
body language.<br />
Is extremely well poised.<br />
• Poised and in control at all times.<br />
Is able to stay fully detail-oriented.<br />
• Always provides details which support<br />
answers/basis of the question.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed with comfort and<br />
ease.<br />
• Is able to speak quickly with organized<br />
thoughts and concise answers.<br />
Examples are vivid, precise and clearly<br />
explained.<br />
• Examples are original, logical and relevant.<br />
* -1 point per second over, determined by the timekeepers<br />
** - 20 points per word, determined from by the accuracy judges.<br />
Voice is somewhat upbeat, impassioned and<br />
under control.<br />
Pronunciation of words is usually clear,<br />
sometimes mumbled.<br />
Emitted a somewhat clear, audible voice for<br />
the audience present.<br />
Eye contact is mostly effective and consistent.<br />
• Mostly looks around the audience (60-80%<br />
of the time).<br />
Sometimes has distracting mannerisms that<br />
pull from the presentation.<br />
• Sometimes exhibits nervous habits or<br />
ticks.<br />
Usually uses purposeful gestures.<br />
• Hands are sometimes used to express or<br />
emphasize.<br />
• Occasionally slumps; sometimes negative<br />
body language.<br />
Usually is well poised.<br />
• Poised and in control most of the time;<br />
rarely loses composure.<br />
Is mostly good at being detail-oriented.<br />
• Usually provides details which are supportive<br />
of the answers/basis of the question.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed mostly with comfort and<br />
ease, but sometimes seems nervous or unsure.<br />
• Is able to speak effectively, has to stop and<br />
think and sometimes gets off focus.<br />
Examples are usually concrete, some-times<br />
needs clarification.<br />
• Examples are effective, but need more<br />
originality or thought.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not present<br />
1-0<br />
Speaks articulately, but frequently hesitates.<br />
• Frequently hesitates or has long, awkward<br />
pauses while speaking.<br />
Pace is too fast/slow; nervous.<br />
Voice is not upbeat; lacks passion and control.<br />
Pronunciation of words is difficult to understand;<br />
unclear.<br />
Emitted a barely audible voice for the audience<br />
present.<br />
Eye contact does not always allow connection<br />
with the speaker.<br />
• Occasionally looks at someone or some<br />
groups (less than 50% of the time).<br />
Has mannerisms that pull from the effectiveness<br />
of the presentation.<br />
• Displays some nervous habits – fidgets or<br />
anxious ticks.<br />
Occasionally gestures are used effectively.<br />
• Hands are not used to emphasize talking<br />
points; hand motions are sometimes distracting.<br />
• Lacks positive body language; slumps.<br />
Creed Speaking Career Development Event 4<br />
Weight<br />
X 20<br />
X 5<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
Isn’t always well poised.<br />
• Sometimes seems to lose composure. X 20<br />
Has difficulty being detail-oriented.<br />
• Sometimes overlooks details that could be<br />
very beneficial to the answers/basis of the<br />
question.<br />
X 30<br />
Shows nervousness or seems unprepared when<br />
speaking unrehearsed.<br />
• Seems to ramble or speaks before thinking. X 30<br />
Examples are abstract or not clearly defined.<br />
• Examples are sometimes confusing, leaving<br />
the listeners with questions.<br />
Gross Total Points<br />
Time Deduction*<br />
Accuracy Deduction**<br />
Net Total Points<br />
Rank<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X 5<br />
X20<br />
Total<br />
Score
Middle School Dairy<br />
Cattle Evaluation<br />
and Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
This Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong> is designed<br />
to promote student knowledge of dairy cattle management<br />
practices.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each Middle<br />
School chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only<br />
the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Preliminary contest events will be held as listed on the<br />
official <strong>FFA</strong> Event Calendar. From these events, teams<br />
participating will be invited to compete in the state<br />
contest.<br />
2. Contestants should bring a clipboard and two #2<br />
pencils.<br />
3. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to<br />
the contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
The preliminary contest will consist of the following:<br />
1. two pedigree classes<br />
2. a multiple choice management exam of 25 questions<br />
3. a team activity of 10 questions on a DHIA evaluation<br />
4. a 25 question multiple choice exam on the PDCA score<br />
card<br />
The state contest will consist of the following:<br />
1. 4 to 6 placing classes (various breeds may be shown)<br />
2. One pedigree class<br />
3. A management exam of 25 questions<br />
4. A team activity of 10 questions on a DHIA Evaluation<br />
5. One set of oral reasons<br />
Scoring<br />
4-6 Placing Classes 50 Points/class<br />
Pedigree Class 50 Points<br />
Oral Reason 50 Points<br />
25 Question Management Exam 100 Points<br />
10 Question DHIA Team Activity 100 Points<br />
Middle School Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Dairy Judging and Evaluation Guidebook. James<br />
Umphrey, IFAS Publication.<br />
• Dairy Cattle Evaluation Website<br />
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Dairy <strong>CDE</strong> - Finals<br />
Career Development Event<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Placing Class 6<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 5<br />
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Placing Class 4<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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Written Exam<br />
23 <br />
15 <br />
7 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
24 <br />
16 <br />
8 <br />
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25 <br />
17 <br />
9 <br />
1<br />
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Pedigree Classes<br />
Pedigree Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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Middle School<br />
Extemporaneous<br />
Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Extemporaneous Public Speaking Career Development<br />
Event is designed to develop the ability of seventh and eighth<br />
grade <strong>FFA</strong> members to express themselves on a given subject<br />
without having prepared or rehearsed its content in advance,<br />
therefore causing <strong>FFA</strong> members to formulate their remarks for<br />
presentation in a very limited amount of time.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Participant can<br />
not participate in both Extemporaneous Public Speaking and<br />
Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong>s.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. A list of all possible topics will be given to and reviewed by<br />
the judges prior to the beginning of the event.<br />
2. At each level a contest coordinator and three judges will<br />
be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing contest materials.<br />
3. Cell phones will not be permitted as a time keeping device.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The selection of topics shall be held 30 minutes before the<br />
event. The participants will draw three specific topics,<br />
selected at random from one pool of 12, relating to the<br />
industry of agriculture. After selecting the topic they<br />
desire to speak on, all three topics will be returned for<br />
the next drawing. Twelve topics shall be prepared by<br />
the event superintendent from the following categories:<br />
a) agriscience and technology; b) agrimarketing and<br />
international agricultural relations; c) food and fiber<br />
systems; d) urban agriculture and e) <strong>FFA</strong> related issues.<br />
2. Participants will be admitted to the preparation room at<br />
15 minute intervals and given exactly 30 minutes for topic<br />
selection and preparation.<br />
3. The officials in charge of the event on the following basis<br />
will screen reference material:<br />
– must be limited to five items.<br />
– must be printed material such as books or<br />
magazines and/or a compilation of collected<br />
materials. To be counted as one item, a notebook<br />
or folder of collected materials may contain NO<br />
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more than 100 single sided pages or 50 pages<br />
double sided numbered consecutively (cannot be<br />
notes or speeches prepared by the participant or<br />
notes prepared by another person for the purpose<br />
of use in this event). (Copies must reference the<br />
origination point).<br />
4. Each speech shall be the result of the participant’s own<br />
effort using approved reference material, which the<br />
participant may bring to the preparation room. No other<br />
assistance may be provided. Participants must use the<br />
uniform note cards provided. Any notes for speaking must<br />
be made during the 30 minute preparation period.<br />
5. Each speech shall be not less than three nor more than<br />
five minutes in length with five minutes additional time<br />
allowed for questions, which shall be asked by the judges.<br />
The program chairman of the event shall introduce the<br />
participant by name and chapter, and the participant may<br />
introduce his or her speech by title only. Participants will<br />
be penalized one point per second on each judge’s score<br />
sheet for being over five minutes or under three minutes.<br />
Time commences when the speaker begins talking.<br />
Speakers may use a watch to keep a record of their time. No<br />
time warnings will be given by event officials or observers.<br />
6. Speaking order will be randomly drawn by event officials.<br />
The program chairman shall introduce each participant<br />
by name and in order of the drawing. A participant will<br />
be permitted to use notes while speaking, but deductions<br />
in scoring may be made for this practice if it detracts from<br />
the effectiveness of the presentation. Applause shall be<br />
withheld until all participants have spoken.<br />
7. The contest will be held in three rounds: sub-district,<br />
district and state level competitions. Each chapter may<br />
enter one participant at the sub-district level with each subdistrict<br />
forwarding their winners on to the district contest.<br />
The 12 district winners then eligible to compete in the state<br />
contest.<br />
8. A timekeeper shall be designated who will record the time<br />
by each participant in delivering his or her speech, noting<br />
undertime and overtime, if any, for which deductions will<br />
be made.<br />
9. At the time of the event, the judges will be seated in<br />
different sections of the room in which the event is held.<br />
They will score each participant on the delivery of the<br />
production, using the score sheet provided.<br />
10. Each judge shall formulate and ask questions. Questions<br />
shall pertain directly to the speaker’s subject. Questions<br />
containing two or more parts should be avoided. Judges<br />
will score each participant on the ability to answer all<br />
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questions asked by all judges. The full five minutes<br />
should be used.<br />
Scoring<br />
1. When all participants have finished speaking, each judge<br />
will total the score on each speaker. The timekeeper’s<br />
record will be used in computing the final score for each<br />
participant. The judges’ score sheets will then be submitted<br />
to event officials to determine final ratings of participants.<br />
2. Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall<br />
then be added, and the winner will be that whose total of<br />
rankings is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined<br />
in the same manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
In case of a tie, the individual who has the highest grand total<br />
score shall have the higher rating.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
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Extemporaneous Public Speaking Career Development Event 2012-2016<br />
Extemporaneous Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> Scorecard – 1000 points<br />
State: ____________________ Participant #: _________________<br />
Oral Communication – 600 points<br />
Indicators<br />
A. Examples<br />
B. Speaking<br />
without<br />
hesitation<br />
C. Tone<br />
D. Being<br />
detailoriented<br />
E. Connecting<br />
and<br />
articulating<br />
facts and<br />
issues<br />
F. Speaking<br />
unrehearsed<br />
(questions &<br />
answers)<br />
Very strong evidence skill<br />
is present<br />
5-4<br />
Examples are vivid, precise<br />
and clearly explained.<br />
• Examples are original,<br />
logical and relevant.<br />
Speaks very articulately<br />
without hesitation.<br />
• Never has the need<br />
for unnecessary pauses<br />
or hesitation when<br />
speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is consistent.<br />
• Speaks at the right<br />
pace to be clear.<br />
• Pronunciation of<br />
words is very clear<br />
and intent is apparent.<br />
Is able to stay fully detailoriented.<br />
• Always provides<br />
details which support<br />
the issue; is well<br />
organized.<br />
Exemplary in connecting<br />
facts and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact<br />
the issue locally and globally.<br />
• Possesses a strong<br />
knowledge base and<br />
is able to effectively<br />
articulate information<br />
regarding related<br />
facts and current<br />
issues.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed with<br />
comfort and ease.<br />
• Is able to speak<br />
quickly with organized<br />
thoughts and<br />
concise answers.<br />
Moderate evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
3-2<br />
Examples are usually<br />
concrete, sometimes needs<br />
clarification.<br />
• Examples are effective,<br />
but need more<br />
originality or<br />
thought.<br />
Speaks articulately, but<br />
sometimes hesitates.<br />
• Occasionally has the<br />
need for a long pause<br />
or moderate hesitation<br />
when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is usually<br />
consistent.<br />
• Speaks at the right<br />
pace most of the<br />
time, but shows some<br />
nervousness.<br />
• Pronunciation of<br />
words is usually<br />
clear, sometimes<br />
vague.<br />
Is mostly good at being<br />
detail-oriented.<br />
• Usually provides<br />
details which are<br />
supportive of the<br />
issue; displays good<br />
organizational skills.<br />
Sufficient in connecting<br />
facts and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact<br />
the issue locally and globally.<br />
• Possesses a good<br />
knowledge base and<br />
is able to, for the<br />
most part, articulate<br />
information regarding<br />
related facts and<br />
current issues.<br />
Speaks unrehearsed mostly<br />
with comfort and ease,<br />
but sometimes seems<br />
nervous or unsure.<br />
• Is able to speak effectively,<br />
has to stop<br />
and think and sometimes<br />
gets off focus.<br />
OVER<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-0<br />
Examples are abstract or not<br />
clearly defined.<br />
• Examples are sometimes<br />
confusing, leaving<br />
the listeners with questions.<br />
Speaks articulately, but frequently<br />
hesitates.<br />
• Frequently hesitates or<br />
has long, awkward<br />
pauses while speaking.<br />
Has difficulty using an appropriate<br />
tone.<br />
• Pace is too fast; nervous.<br />
• Pronunciation of words<br />
is difficult to understand;<br />
unclear.<br />
Has difficulty being detailoriented.<br />
• Sometimes overlooks<br />
details that could be<br />
very beneficial to the<br />
issue; lacks organization.<br />
Has difficulty with connecting<br />
facts and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact the<br />
issue locally and globally.<br />
• Possesses some<br />
knowledge base but is<br />
unable to articulate<br />
information regarding<br />
related facts and current<br />
issues.<br />
Shows nervousness or seems<br />
unprepared when speaking<br />
unrehearsed.<br />
• Seems to ramble or<br />
speaks before thinking.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight<br />
X 10<br />
X 15<br />
X 15<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
X 40<br />
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Score<br />
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Non-verbal Communication – 400 points<br />
A. Attention<br />
(eye contact)<br />
B. Mannerisms<br />
Eye contact constantly<br />
used as an effective connection.<br />
• Constantly looks at<br />
the entire audience<br />
(90-100% of the<br />
time).<br />
Does not have distracting<br />
mannerisms that affect<br />
effectiveness.<br />
• No nervous habits.<br />
C. Gestures Gestures are purposeful<br />
and effective.<br />
• Hand motions are<br />
expressive and used<br />
to emphasize talking<br />
points.<br />
• Great posture<br />
(confident) with positive<br />
body language.<br />
D. Wellpoised<br />
Is extremely well-poised.<br />
• Poised and in control<br />
at all times.<br />
* -1 point per second under 3 mintues or over 5 minutes, determined by timekeepers<br />
* -1 point per second under 4 minutes or over 6 minutes, determined by the timekeepers<br />
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Eye contact is mostly<br />
effective and consistent.<br />
• Mostly looks around<br />
the audience (60-80%<br />
of the time).<br />
Sometimes has distracting<br />
mannerisms that pull from<br />
the presentation.<br />
• Sometimes exhibits<br />
nervous habits or<br />
ticks.<br />
Usually uses purposeful<br />
gestures.<br />
• Hands are sometimes<br />
used to express or<br />
emphasize.<br />
• Occasionally slumps;<br />
sometimes negative<br />
body language.<br />
Usually is well-poised.<br />
• Poised and in control<br />
most of the time;<br />
rarely loses composure.<br />
Eye contact does not always<br />
allow connection with the<br />
speaker.<br />
• Occasionally looks at<br />
someone or some<br />
groups (less than 50%<br />
of the time).<br />
Has mannerisms that pull<br />
from the effectiveness of the<br />
presentation.<br />
• Displays some nervous<br />
habits – fidgets or anxious<br />
ticks.<br />
Occasionally gestures are<br />
used effectively.<br />
• Hands are not used to<br />
emphasize talking<br />
points; hand motions<br />
are sometimes distracting.<br />
• Lacks positive body<br />
language; slumps.<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
X 20<br />
Isn’t always well-poised.<br />
• Sometimes seems to<br />
lose composure. X 20<br />
Gross Total Points<br />
Time Deduction*<br />
Net Total Points<br />
Rank<br />
Total<br />
Score<br />
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Middle School<br />
Floriculture <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Floriculture <strong>CDE</strong> stimulates interest in learning activities<br />
related to the Floriculture industry, including the identification<br />
of plants, business situations and safety issues.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each middle<br />
school chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only the<br />
top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants should bring a clipboard and #2 pencils<br />
2. Absolutely no communication will be tolerated during the<br />
event. Any contestants violating this rule will have their<br />
cards taken up and will be disqualified.<br />
3. No <strong>FFA</strong> advisors/coaches will be allowed in the area of<br />
the contest, but arrangements will be made to view the<br />
specimens directly following the last rotation.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
The contest will consist of:<br />
• 35 Question Written Exam<br />
• Identification (40 specimens)<br />
• Problem Solving Practicum<br />
• Pricing<br />
• Live Practicum<br />
Written Exam<br />
A 35 question written exam will be given to all participants.<br />
Please refer to the reference section for a reference listing.<br />
Questions will cover three of the following areas each year, in<br />
addition to general horticulture:<br />
• Principles of best management practices<br />
• Plant use<br />
• Product displays<br />
• Making sales & other business questions<br />
• Applying for a job<br />
Plant Identification<br />
Each participant will identify 40 plant specimens from the<br />
reference list provided.<br />
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Each year, two of the three practicums will be presented:<br />
Handling a Hazardous Situation (written - 100 points)<br />
Each participant will be presented a hazardous situation that<br />
could develop in a floriculture business. The participant will be<br />
asked to determine the most appropriate solution to the problem<br />
addressing the items below:<br />
• Proper personal safety precautions<br />
• Proper safety procedures in cleaning up the situation<br />
• Properly disposed of materials<br />
• Employed proper follow-up procedures<br />
Identifying and Controlling Plant Disorders (written - 100<br />
points)<br />
Each participation will be presented a situation describing a<br />
nutritional, environmental, disease or insect disorder. The<br />
participant will be asked to determine the most appropriate<br />
solution to the problem addressing the items below:<br />
• Diagnosis of the problem<br />
• Prescription of treatment<br />
• Preparation of treatment<br />
• Application of treatment<br />
• Recommended safety practices were used<br />
Handling a customer complaint (written - 100 points)<br />
Each participant will assume the role of an employee in a<br />
floriculture business. A complaint from a customer will be<br />
described. The participant will then determine the most<br />
appropriate responses addressing the items below:<br />
• Obtained clear understanding of the complaint<br />
• Reformed complaint to less negative terms<br />
• Changed complaint into question<br />
• Explored alternative solutions<br />
• Solved problem<br />
• Exhibited correct grammar and spelling<br />
Pricing<br />
The pricing of a floriculture product will focus on one of the<br />
following products each year.<br />
• Flower arrangement<br />
• Dish garden<br />
• Centerpiece<br />
• Corsage<br />
• Potted plants<br />
• Living Wall<br />
• Interiorscape<br />
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Live Practicum<br />
A live rotational practicum will be completed each year.<br />
Participants will be asked to complete one of the following<br />
events:<br />
• single corsage (boutonniere)<br />
• dish garden<br />
• asexual propagation (cuttings, air layering and division)<br />
• centerpiece<br />
Scoring<br />
35 Question Written Exam 350 points<br />
Identification (40 specimens) 400 points<br />
Problem Solving Practicum 200 points<br />
Pricing 100 points<br />
Live Practicum 150 points<br />
Total 1200 Points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional Manual, 8th Edition 2010. <strong>Florida</strong> Nursery Growers and Landscape<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, 1533 Park Center Drive, Orlando, FL<br />
32835, 800-375-3642 or www.fngla.org.<br />
• The <strong>Florida</strong> Yards & Neighborhoods <strong>Handbook</strong>, 2009.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Yards & Neighborhoods, University of <strong>Florida</strong>,<br />
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS),<br />
Environmental Horticulture Dept., P.O. Box 110675,<br />
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675, 352-392-1831, ext. 220.<br />
190<br />
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www.floridayards.org, http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/materials/<br />
FYN_<strong>Handbook</strong>_vSept09.pdf<br />
• http://cfyn.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/pubs/handbook.pdf<br />
• Best Management Practices for <strong>Florida</strong> Container<br />
Nurseries. 2007 DAC-P -1267. <strong>Florida</strong> Department<br />
of Agriculture & Consumer Services Department<br />
of Agricultural Water Policy, Tallahassee, Fla. 850-<br />
617-1700 or www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com, http://<br />
www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com/PDF/Bmps/Bmp_<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>ContainerNurseries2007.pdf<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Friendly Best Management Practices for<br />
Protection of Water Resources by the Green Industries,<br />
2008. <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Environmental Protection<br />
Nonpoint Source Management Section, 850-245-7508.<br />
www.dep.state.fl.us, http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf.GIBMP_<br />
Manual_WEB_2_27_11.pdf
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Pricing<br />
ID & Controlling Plant Disorders<br />
Written Exam<br />
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Customer Complaint<br />
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*SAMPLE*<br />
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29 <br />
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11 <br />
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1<br />
30 <br />
8 <br />
12 <br />
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31 <br />
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13 <br />
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E Hoya carnosa Wax Plant<br />
A Hyancinth orientalis Hyancinth<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
A Aechmea fasciata Silver Vase Bromeliad<br />
Identifi cation<br />
B Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea<br />
C Impatiens wallerana Impatiens<br />
B Ageratum houstonianum Ageratum<br />
C Aglaonema commutatum Aglaonema<br />
21 <br />
D Justicia brandegeana Shrimp Plant<br />
E Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Kalanchoe<br />
D Alstroemeria aurantiaca Peruvian Lily<br />
E Anthurium spp. Anthurium<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
22 <br />
A Leucanthemum x superbum Shasta Daisy<br />
B Liatris spicata Liatris<br />
A Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon<br />
B Aphelandra squarrosa Zebra Plant<br />
<br />
23 <br />
1<br />
C Lilium longifl orum Easter Lily<br />
D Lilium x hybridum Hybrid (garden) Lily<br />
C Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine<br />
D Asparagus densifl orus Sprengeri Fern<br />
2 <br />
24 <br />
E Limonium sinuatum Statice<br />
A Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum<br />
E Begonia cucullata Wax Begonia<br />
A Begonia x tuberhybrida Tuberous Begonia<br />
3 <br />
<br />
25<br />
B Maranta leuconeura Prayer Plant<br />
C Monstera deliciosa Cutleaf Philodendron<br />
B Caladium x hortulanum Caladium<br />
C Calceolaria crenatifl ora Pocketbook Plant<br />
4 <br />
26 <br />
D Narcissus pseudonarcissus Daffodil<br />
E Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis' Boston Fern<br />
D Callistephus chinensis China Aster<br />
E Camellia japonica Camellia<br />
5 <br />
27 <br />
A Opuntia tribe Cactus<br />
B Pelargonium argyrcia Ivy Geranium<br />
A Canna x generalis Canna<br />
B Catharanthus roseus Periwinkle / Vinca<br />
6 <br />
28 <br />
C Pelargonium x hortorum Geranium<br />
D Peperomia caperata Emerald Ripple Peperomia<br />
C Cattleya spp. Cattleya orchid<br />
D Celosia argentea Cockscomb<br />
7 <br />
29 <br />
E Peperomia obtusifolia 'variegata' Variegated Peperomia<br />
A Peperomia peltatum Watermelon Peperomia<br />
8 <br />
E Chamaedorea elegans Parlor Palm<br />
A Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum' Spider Plant<br />
30 <br />
B Petunia x hybrida Petunia<br />
C Phalaenopsis spp. Phalaenopsis Orchid<br />
9 <br />
B Cissus rhombifolia Grape Ivy<br />
C Codiaeum spp. Croton<br />
31 <br />
D Philodendron scandens oxycardium Heartleaf Philodendron<br />
E Pilea cadierei Aluminum Plant<br />
10 <br />
D Coleus x hybridus Coleus<br />
E Crassula argentea Jade Plant<br />
32 <br />
11 <br />
A Pilea involucrata Friendship Plant<br />
B Pilea microphylla Artillery Plant<br />
A Cyclamen x persicum Florist Cyclamen<br />
B Cymbidium Cymbidium Orchid<br />
33 <br />
12 <br />
C Pilea nummularifolia Creeping Charlie<br />
D Plectranthus mummularis Swedish Ivy<br />
C Dendranthemum morifolium Chrysanthemum<br />
D Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation<br />
34 <br />
13 <br />
E Rhododendron spp. Azalea<br />
A Rosa hybrid Hybrid Tea Rose<br />
E Dieffenbachia spp. Dumbcane<br />
A Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana' Corn Plant<br />
35 <br />
14 <br />
B Rumohra adiantiformis Leatherleaf Fern<br />
C Saintpaulia spp. African Violet<br />
B Dracaena marginata Red Edge Draceana<br />
C Echeveria spp. Hens and Chicks<br />
36 <br />
15 <br />
D Salvia splendens Salvia<br />
E Sansevieria trifasciata Snake Plant<br />
D Epipremnum aureum Golden Pothos<br />
E Euphorbia milii Crown of Thorns<br />
37 <br />
16 <br />
A Saxifraga stolonifera Strawberry Plant<br />
B Scheffl era arboricola Dwarf Scheffl era<br />
A Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia<br />
B Exacum affi ne Persian Violet<br />
38 <br />
17 <br />
C Schlumbergera bridgesii Christmas Cactus<br />
D Senecio cineraria Dusty Miller<br />
C Ficus benjamina Benjamin Fig<br />
D Ficus elastica 'Decora' Indian Rubber Plant<br />
39 <br />
18 <br />
E Sinningia speciosa Gloxinia<br />
A Solanum pseudocapsicum Jerusalem Cherry<br />
E Ficus pumila Creeping Fig<br />
A Fittonia verschaffeltii Nerve Plant<br />
40 <br />
19 <br />
B Spathiphyllum spp. Peace Lily<br />
C Strelitzia reginea Bird of Paradise<br />
B Gardenia augusta Gardenia<br />
C Gerbera jamesonii Transvaal Daisy<br />
20 <br />
D Syngonium podophyllum Nephthytis<br />
E Tagetes erecta Marigold<br />
A Tulipa Tulip<br />
B Viola x wittrockiana Pansy<br />
C Zamioculcas zamiifolia ZZ Plant / Aroid Palm<br />
D Zebrina pendula Wandering Jew<br />
D Gladiolus spp. Gladiolus<br />
E Gynura aurantiaca Velvet Plant<br />
A Gypsophila elegans Baby's Breath<br />
B Hedera helix English Ivy<br />
C Hemerocallis spp. Daylily<br />
D Hippeastrum hybrids spp. Amaryllis<br />
E Zinnia elegans Zinnia
Middle School<br />
Food Science and<br />
Technology <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
To stimulate learning activities in food science and technology<br />
related to the food industry and to assist students in developing<br />
a good working knowledge of sound principles used in a team<br />
decision-making process.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each Middle<br />
School chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Teams<br />
will consist of four team members with all four team members’<br />
scores being totaled. Official dress will be required for all team<br />
members.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
Each participant must have:<br />
1. A clean, free of notes clipboard<br />
2. Two sharpened No. 2 pencils<br />
3. Electronic calculator: Calculators used in this event<br />
should be battery operated, non-programmable, and<br />
silent. Calculators should have only these functions:<br />
addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, equals,<br />
percent, square root, +/- key, and one memory register.<br />
No other calculators will be allowed during the event.<br />
Any participant in possession of any other electronic<br />
device, except a calculator, in the event area is subject to<br />
disqualification.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The food science and technology career development event<br />
will consist of four activities: a team product development<br />
project, an objective test, a food safety and quality<br />
practicum and a sensory evaluation practicum.<br />
2. All team members will participate in all of the activities.<br />
There will be a possible 1,000 total points per team. The<br />
team product development project will be worth 400 points<br />
per team, the objective test will be worth 50 points per<br />
individual and each of the two practicums will be worth 50<br />
points per individual.<br />
3. Allergy Information: Food products used in this<br />
event may contain or come in contact with potential<br />
allergens. Advisors must submit a special needs request<br />
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for participants with any allergies PRIOR to the event.<br />
The event committee will make all reasonable efforts to<br />
accommodate students with food allergies.<br />
Team Product Development Project<br />
1. Each team will receive a product development scenario<br />
describing the need for a new or redesigned product that<br />
appeals to a potential market segment. The team’s task<br />
will be to design a new food product or reformulate an<br />
existing product based on information contained within<br />
the product development scenario. The team will be<br />
responsible for understanding and using the following<br />
concepts:<br />
– Formulation of product to meet specified<br />
requirements.<br />
– Package design and labeling requirements to reflect<br />
the developed product.<br />
– Nutritional fact development.<br />
– Production and packaging equipment.<br />
– Quality control and safety programs, i.e., good<br />
manufacturing practices (GMP) and hazard<br />
analysis critical control points (HACCP).<br />
– Formulation and costing (ingredient, packaging,<br />
etc.).<br />
– Current food trends.<br />
– Market segments.<br />
2. Each team will be provided with packaging materials,<br />
ingredients and necessary ingredient information in order<br />
to develop, label and package a product.<br />
3. The team will have 60 minutes to respond to the product<br />
development scenario and reformulate or develop<br />
a product, calculate a nutritional label, develop the<br />
ingredient statement and information panel and develop<br />
the front or principle display panel to reflect the new<br />
product.<br />
4. After this time period, each team member will contribute<br />
to a ten minute oral presentation delivered to a panel<br />
of judges. No electronic media will be used in the<br />
presentation.<br />
5. Following the presentation there will be a ten minute<br />
question and answer period with the judges in which each<br />
team member is expected to contribute. All materials will<br />
be collected after the presentation.<br />
6. Total time involved for each team will be 80 minutes. Total<br />
number of points possible for this activity will be 400<br />
points.<br />
7. Product development scenarios will describe a category,<br />
platform and market. These may include but are not<br />
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limited to the following categories, platforms and markets<br />
listed below.<br />
Categories Platform<br />
Cereal<br />
Frozen<br />
Snacks<br />
Refrigerated<br />
Meals<br />
Shelf-stable<br />
Side dishes<br />
Convenience<br />
Beverages<br />
Ready to eat<br />
Supplements<br />
Heat and serve<br />
Condiments<br />
Desserts<br />
Market (domestic and international)<br />
Retail<br />
Wholesale<br />
Food service<br />
Convenience store<br />
8. Examples of scenarios product from past events:<br />
– Ready to eat breakfast cereal for retail<br />
– Refrigerated frozen cookie dough for wholesale<br />
– Yogurt parfait for convenience store<br />
– Refrigerated, heat and serve pizza for retail<br />
– Shelf stable, dried fruit snack mix for retail<br />
9. Evaluation criteria and points for team activity can be<br />
found on the team product development project scorecard<br />
at the end of this chapter.<br />
Objective Test<br />
1. The objective questions administered during the food<br />
science and technology examination will be designed to<br />
determine each team member’s understanding of the basic<br />
principles of food science and technology. The test will be<br />
primarily based on the list of references at the end of this<br />
chapter.<br />
2. Team members will work individually to answer each of<br />
the 50 questions. Each person will have 60 minutes to<br />
complete the examination. Each question will be worth 1<br />
point, for a total of 50 points.<br />
Practicums<br />
Each team member will complete all parts of both practicums.<br />
1. Food Safety and Quality Practicum - 25 points<br />
2. Customer Inquiry- Each participant will be given five<br />
scenarios representing general consumer inquiries.<br />
Participants must determine if the consumer inquiry<br />
reflects a quality or safety issue and determine if it is a<br />
biological, chemical or physical concern or hazard. (25<br />
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3. Sensory Evaluation Practicum - 50 points<br />
4. Triangle Tests - Three different triangle tests will be<br />
conducted. Participants are expected to identify the<br />
different samples through flavor, aroma, visual cues and/<br />
or textural differences. Answers will be given on the sheet<br />
provided. No list will be provided for this segment of the<br />
practicum. Each test is worth 5 points. (15 points)<br />
5. Flavor Identification - Three samples will be tasted<br />
Participants will be expected to discern the flavor of each<br />
sample by taste. Flavors may include but are not limited<br />
to fruits, vegetables, florals, savory, sweeteners, etc. Each<br />
sample is worth 5 points. (15 points)<br />
6. Aromas - Each participant will be asked to identify four<br />
different aromas from vials provided at each station and<br />
record the answer on the sheet provided. A list of potential<br />
aromas will be provided to each person. Each sample is<br />
worth 5 points. (20 points)<br />
Possible Aromas<br />
Almond<br />
Banana<br />
Basil<br />
Cherry<br />
Chocolate<br />
Cinnamon<br />
Clove<br />
Coconut<br />
Garlic<br />
Ginger<br />
Grape<br />
Lemon<br />
Licorice (anise)<br />
Lilac<br />
Lime<br />
Scoring<br />
Maple<br />
Menthol<br />
Molasses<br />
Nutmeg<br />
Onion<br />
Orange<br />
Oregano Butter<br />
Peanut Butter<br />
Peppermint<br />
Pine<br />
Raspberry<br />
Smoke (liquid)<br />
Strawberry<br />
Vanilla<br />
Wintergreen<br />
Team Product Development 400<br />
Package Design 100<br />
Product Development 250<br />
Response to Judges’ Questions 50<br />
Individual Activities 150<br />
Objective Test 50<br />
Food Safety and Quality Practicum 50<br />
Sensory Evaluation 50<br />
Tiebreakers
Should a tie occur in the overall team placing, the tie will be<br />
broken by the highest team product development project score.<br />
If this score does not break the tie, then the highest number<br />
of total points earned from the objective test (adding all four<br />
team member scores) will break the tie. If a third tiebreaker is<br />
needed, the response of the judges to the Team Question period<br />
from the team product development project will be used. To<br />
identify the high individual for this event in case of a tie, the<br />
highest examination score will be used as the first tiebreaker,<br />
followed by the highest Food Safety and Quality practicum score<br />
as the second tiebreaker.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• FOOD SCIENCE SAFETY AND NUTRITION a<br />
special project of the National Council of Agricultural<br />
Education.<br />
• Available for sale from the Ohio State University<br />
Curriculum Materials Service at http://www-cms.<br />
ag.ohio-state.edu/<br />
• Rules for the <strong>Florida</strong> Food Science and Technology<br />
Career Development were adapted from the National<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Food Science and Technology Career Development<br />
Rules.<br />
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Team Product Development Project Scorecard<br />
State: _______________________ Team #: ___________________________<br />
Package Design<br />
o Use and development of nutrition label<br />
Possible<br />
Score<br />
o Required information present 10<br />
o Correct calculations 10<br />
o Correct organization 10<br />
o Use and development of the ingredient statement<br />
o Present 10<br />
o Correct order and all ingredients included 10<br />
o Location on package 10<br />
o Use of principle display panel to convey information<br />
o All required components 15<br />
o Correct information 15<br />
o Location on package 10<br />
Package Design Subtotal 100<br />
Possible<br />
Product Development Oral Presentation<br />
Score<br />
• Cost of Goods Sold<br />
o Costing<br />
o Accuracy<br />
20<br />
• Nutrition<br />
20<br />
o Communicate nutritional quality of product<br />
•<br />
o Apply nutritional quality to health benefits<br />
Target Audience<br />
20<br />
o Identification of key consumer<br />
• Quality Control<br />
o Key quality attribute of consistent product<br />
o Examples: Flavor, color, texture, net weight, size, etc.<br />
• Marketing & Sales<br />
o Communicated with future users<br />
o Promotions<br />
o Market location<br />
20<br />
20<br />
Team<br />
Score<br />
Team<br />
Score<br />
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• Product<br />
o Appearance<br />
o Texture<br />
o Shelf-life<br />
o Interaction of ingredients<br />
o Creativity<br />
20<br />
• Processing<br />
o Description of how to make product<br />
o Equipment<br />
o Flow diagram, unit operations<br />
o People<br />
20<br />
• Packaging<br />
o Materials used<br />
o Appropriate for use of product<br />
o Creativity<br />
20<br />
• Food Safety<br />
o Discussed potential hazards/concerns associated with<br />
products<br />
20<br />
• Formulation Concepts<br />
o How well did product match concept/product development<br />
scenario<br />
30<br />
o Category 5<br />
o Platform 5<br />
• Quality of Presentation<br />
o Equitable participation of team members 5<br />
o Organization 5<br />
o Use of time allowed 5<br />
o Professionalism 5<br />
o Presence & enthusiasm 5<br />
o Mannerisms 5<br />
Product Development Oral Presentation Subtotal 250<br />
Possible<br />
Response to Judges’ Questions<br />
Score<br />
• Team Participation in Question Response<br />
o All team members contributed<br />
25<br />
• Quality of Response<br />
o Accuracy<br />
o Ability to answer<br />
o Originality<br />
o Knowledge<br />
25<br />
Response to Judges’ Questions Subtotal 50<br />
TOTAL POINTS 400<br />
Team<br />
Score<br />
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Middle School Forestry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Middle School<br />
Forestry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
To stimulate student interest in forestry, to promote forestry<br />
instruction in the agricultural education curriculum, and to<br />
provide recognition for those who have demonstrated skill and<br />
competency as a result of forestry instruction.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. All teams will<br />
consist of 4 members. All members of the team will participate<br />
in all 6 events. Only the top three scores will be calculated for<br />
the team total. <strong>FFA</strong> chapters may have up to two separate teams<br />
in district contests. These teams will be registered separately,<br />
as chapter team A and chapter team B, and members will not<br />
be able to switch from one team to the other after registration.<br />
Chapter team A must consist of 4 members before team B can<br />
be formed. No chapter will be allowed to register two three<br />
member teams. Only one middle school four-member team<br />
may represent each district in the State Contest. Alternate team<br />
members may not participate except to observe the event.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. A contestant will be allowed to touch plant material during<br />
198<br />
the contest but under no circumstances will the contestant<br />
damage the plant material. Students found damaging<br />
specimens will be disqualified from the contest.<br />
2. Contestants will be provided with a specimen list to<br />
complete the activities.<br />
3. Observers will not be permitted in the contest area while<br />
the contest is in progress.<br />
4. Contestants will be assigned to group leaders who will<br />
escort them to various contest-staging sites of the different<br />
phases. Each contestant is to stay with his or her assigned<br />
group leader throughout the contest or until told to change<br />
leaders by the field day coordinator.<br />
5. All contestants will be given a contestant number by which<br />
they will be designated throughout the contest.<br />
6. Contestants must come to the field day prepared to work in<br />
adverse weather conditions. The contests will be conducted<br />
regardless of weather. They should have rain gear, warm<br />
clothes and footwear.<br />
7. Tools and Equipment: All tools and equipment will be<br />
furnished for the contest. Contestants must use the tools<br />
and equipment furnished at the contest site, including<br />
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8. Written Materials: All written materials will be furnished<br />
for the contest.<br />
9. All teams will consist of 4 members. All members of the<br />
team will participate in all 6 events.<br />
10. Each <strong>FFA</strong> team must be accompanied by an adult.<br />
11. A completed contest entry list must be sent to the<br />
coordinator by the date specified on the registration form.<br />
If a chapter fails to register by this date, it is in the Field<br />
Day Coordinator’s sole discretion to disqualify the team or<br />
allow participation in the contest.<br />
12. Contest Check-in and orientation will begin at the time<br />
specified by the Coordinator. Teams are expected to be on<br />
site prior to this time. Any team arriving late will enter at<br />
the portion of the contest then in progress and will not be<br />
permitted to complete the missed portions of the event.<br />
13. Each contestant is required to provide his or her own<br />
pencil and clipboard. Clipboards are subject to inspection.<br />
Non-programmable calculators will be permitted in the<br />
contest.<br />
14. All score cards that cannot be read or whose work will be<br />
disqualified. All score cards must have the participant’s<br />
name and official chapter name. If the name is not on the<br />
score sheet the participants are subject to disqualification.<br />
15. A committee of <strong>FFA</strong> Advisors may assist with grading and<br />
review of score cards for consistency.<br />
16. The overall team score will be a compilation of the three<br />
highest individual team member’s scores.<br />
17. The Field Day Coordinator shall have the authority to make<br />
rule variances or restrictions to meet local conditions. Any<br />
protest should be made in writing, within three working<br />
days, to the:<br />
Environmental Education Director<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Division of Forestry;<br />
24059 Childs Road<br />
Brooksville, FL 34601<br />
18. Presentation of materials that have been used by chapters,<br />
foresters, or other resources for training purposes should<br />
not be presented in the same visual manner in the official<br />
<strong>CDE</strong>.<br />
Event Format<br />
The contest will consist of two parts. Part 1: the General<br />
Knowledge written test will be taken by all students at one time.<br />
Part 2: will consist of field application sessions; Dendrology,<br />
Equipment Identification/Forest Disorders, and Timber<br />
Cruising will be included each year. The remaining field<br />
application session will be identified before the event. Students
will rotate through each session until all have been completed.<br />
General Knowledge (100 points)<br />
1. Fifty (50) objective-type multiple-choice questions will<br />
be selected from areas of the forestry industry reflected<br />
in the contest objectives. This part of the contest will test<br />
the contestants’ knowledge and understanding of basic<br />
principles of forestry.<br />
2. Time: Each contestant will be allowed forty-five (45)<br />
minutes to complete this phase of the contest.<br />
3. Scoring: Each answer has a value of two (2) points for a<br />
total maximum score of 100 points.<br />
4. Management – may be added at state level<br />
5. This section will include a forest business management<br />
problem to determine the contestant’s ability to apply<br />
economic principles and concepts of management to the<br />
decision making process by actual problem analysis and<br />
to defend the decisions made. This will involve a model<br />
forest operation with possible calculation on profit/loss,<br />
cost of operation, taxes, depreciation, marketing product,<br />
stumpage cost, record keeping, etc. The exact problem may<br />
or may not be in a listed reference.<br />
6. Current Forestry and Timber Stand improvement issues<br />
may be included on the <strong>Florida</strong> Division of Forestry<br />
website.<br />
Dendrology (100 points)<br />
• Twenty (20) specimens from the following list will<br />
be displayed for contestants to identify by common<br />
names. Each specimen will be designated by a number.<br />
Specimens may include cut samples, potted samples, or<br />
standing trees located within 50 feet of the Dendrology<br />
site.<br />
• Time: Each contestant will be allowed thirty (30)<br />
minutes to complete this session.<br />
• Scoring: Five (5) points will be given for each specimen<br />
that is correctly identified for a maximum of onehundred<br />
(100) points.<br />
• Approved Dendrology list:<br />
1. American Beech – Fagus grandifolia<br />
2. American Elm – Ulmus americana<br />
3. American Holly – Illex opaca<br />
4. Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum<br />
5. Black Cherry – Prunus serotina<br />
6. Carolina Ash – Fraxinus caroliniana<br />
7. Common Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana<br />
8. Eastern Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana<br />
9. American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana<br />
10. Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis<br />
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11. Flowering Dogwood – Cornus florida<br />
12. Laurel Oak – Quercus laurifolia<br />
13. Live Oak – Quercus virginiana<br />
14. Loblolly Bay – Gordonia lasianthus<br />
15. Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda<br />
16. Longleaf Pine – Pinus palustris<br />
17. Mockernut Hickory – Carya tomentosa<br />
18. Pignut Hickory – Carya glabra<br />
19. Post Oak – Quercus stellata<br />
20. Red Maple – Acer rubrum<br />
21. Red Mulberry – Morus rubra<br />
22. Sand Pine – Pinus clausa<br />
23. Sassafras – Sassafras albidum<br />
24. Shumard Oak – Quercus shumardii<br />
25. Slash Pine – Pinus elliottii<br />
26. Southern Catalpa – Catalpa bignonioides<br />
27. Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora<br />
28. Southern Redcedar – Juniperus solicicola<br />
29. Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata<br />
30. Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora<br />
31. Sweetbay – Magnolia virginiana<br />
32. Sweetgum – Liquidambar styraciflua<br />
33. Sycamore – Platanus occidentalis<br />
34. Turkey Oak – Quercus laevis<br />
35. Water Hickory – Carya aquatica<br />
36. Water Oak – Quercus nigra<br />
37. Waxmyrtle – Myrica cerifera<br />
38. White Oak – Quercus alba<br />
39. Winged Elm – Ulmus alata<br />
40. Yellow Poplar – Liriodendron tulipifera<br />
Additional Trees for the State Contest:<br />
41. Black Walnut – Juglans nigra<br />
42. Carolina Laurelcherry – Prunus caroliniana<br />
43. Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoids<br />
44. <strong>Florida</strong> Maple – Acer floridanum<br />
45. Gum Bumelia – Bumelia lanuginosa<br />
46. Gumbo Limbo – Bursera simaruba<br />
47. Pond Apple – Annona glabra<br />
48. Red Bay – Persea borbonia<br />
49. Seagrape – Coccoloba uvifera<br />
50. Spruce Pine – Pinus glabra<br />
Equipment Identification (100 points)<br />
• Twenty (20) pieces of equipment from the following list<br />
will be displayed for contestants to identify by technical<br />
names. Each piece of equipment will be designated by a<br />
number.<br />
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• Time: Each contestant will be allowed fifteen (15)<br />
minutes to complete this session.<br />
• Scoring: Five (5) points will be given for each piece of<br />
equipment identified correctly for a total of 100 points.<br />
1. Backpack Fire Pump<br />
2. Bark Gauge<br />
3. Biltmore Stick<br />
4. Chainsaw<br />
5. Chainsaw Chaps<br />
6. Clinometer<br />
7. Council Fire Rake<br />
8. Data Recorder<br />
9. Diameter Tape<br />
10. Dibble Bar<br />
11. Dot Grid<br />
12. Drip Torch<br />
13. Ear Protectors<br />
14. Feller-buncher<br />
15. Fire Weather Kit<br />
16. Fireflap<br />
17. Flagging Tape<br />
18. Global Positioning System<br />
19. Hand Compass<br />
20. Hard Hat<br />
21. Hookeroon<br />
22. Increment Borer<br />
23. Knuckle-boom Loader<br />
24. Log Rule<br />
25. Logger’s Tape<br />
26. Mechanical Tree Planter<br />
27. Peavy Canthook<br />
28. Planimeter<br />
29. Pulaski<br />
30. Relaskop<br />
31. Rubber Tire Skidder<br />
32. Safety Glasses<br />
33. Soil Tube<br />
34. Spot Gun Applicator<br />
35. Staff Compass<br />
36. Steel Tape<br />
37. Stereoscope<br />
38. Tally Book<br />
39. Tally Meter<br />
40. Tree Caliper<br />
41. Tree Injector<br />
42. Tree Marking Gun<br />
43. Wedge Prism<br />
44. Wheeler Caliper<br />
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Forest Disorders (100 points)<br />
Examples of ten (10) or twenty (20) disorders from the<br />
following list will be displayed for contestants to identify by<br />
common names. Each specimen representing a disorder will be<br />
designated by a number. The examples will be presented in one<br />
or more of the following forms:<br />
• Actual Samples<br />
• Pictures/Slides<br />
• Written description<br />
• Written case history<br />
Each contestant will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes to complete<br />
this practicum session. Five (5) points (for 20 specimens)<br />
or Ten (10) points (for 10 specimens) will be given for each<br />
disorder that is correctly identified for a total of 100 points.<br />
Approved Forest Disorders List:<br />
1. Air Potato<br />
2. Ambrosia Beetles<br />
3. Annosum Root Rot<br />
4. Aphids<br />
5. Bagworm<br />
6. Black Turpentine Beetle<br />
7. Brown Spot Needle Blight<br />
8. Butt-Rot of Hardwoods<br />
9. Catalpa Worm<br />
10. Cedar-Apple Rust<br />
11. Cicadas<br />
12. Cogon Grass<br />
13. Eastern Gall Rust<br />
14. Eastern Tent Caterpillar<br />
15. Fall Webworm<br />
16. Wood Borers<br />
17. Fusiform Rust<br />
18. Gall Wasp<br />
19. Hardwood Leaf Spots<br />
20. Heart Rot<br />
21. Hypoxylon Canker<br />
22. Ips Engraver Beetles<br />
23. Japanese Climbing Fern<br />
24. Juniper Blight<br />
25. Kudzu<br />
26. Melaleuca<br />
27. Mistletoe<br />
28. Mites<br />
29. Needle Cast of Pines<br />
30. Oak Leaf Blister<br />
31. Pine Coneworms<br />
32. Pine Needle Rust
33. Pine Sawflies<br />
34. Pine Scale<br />
35. Pine Tip Moths<br />
36. Pine Webworm<br />
37. Pitch Canker<br />
38. Psocids<br />
39. Red Heart of Pine<br />
40. Reproduction Weevil<br />
41. Slime Flux<br />
42. Southern Pine Beetle<br />
43. Termite Damage<br />
44. Twig Girdler<br />
45. Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar<br />
Timber Cruising For Wood Volume (100 Points)<br />
Each event location will have either Saw Timber or Pulpwood.<br />
Participants are advised to be familiar with both applications,<br />
but only one will appear on the contest. The trees measured at<br />
the site will represent a partial acre, and students are expected to<br />
calculate the total volume per acre.<br />
Timber Cruising for Board Volume (Saw Timber)<br />
1. Using a Biltmore stick each contestant will measure<br />
ten (10) pre-numbered trees, on a fractional acre plot,<br />
for total board foot volume as specified by the Field<br />
Day Coordinator. The contestant must record the DBH<br />
(Diameter Breast Height) computed to the nearest inch and<br />
the merchantable height of each tree, rounded down to the<br />
nearest ½ log. There will be no cull trees on the contest.<br />
In the case of a forked tree, students should measure the<br />
dominant stem. The following minimum diameters and<br />
log length will be:<br />
– DBH - 10 inches<br />
– Top Diameter - 8 inches<br />
– Height - 16 feet (one log)<br />
2. Contestants will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes to<br />
record DBH and height of the trees and an additional<br />
fifteen (15) minutes to make volume recordings and<br />
conversions. Volume tables will be provided at the<br />
contest site.<br />
3. Three (3) points will be awarded for the correct DBH<br />
and three (3) points for the correct height.<br />
4. One (1) point will be allowed if the answer is incorrect<br />
but within one inch of the DBH or ½ log of the correct<br />
height. Forty (40) points will be allowed for any answer<br />
within 10% of the correct total volume.<br />
5. Ten (10) points will be deducted from the forty points<br />
for each additional ten percent (plus or minus) from<br />
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percent. (i.e. 30 points if answer is between 10 and<br />
20% from the correct answer, 20 points for 20 to 30%<br />
from the correct answer, etc.)<br />
Timber Cruising for Cord Volume (Pulpwood)<br />
1. Using Biltmore Stick each contestant will measure ten<br />
(10) pre-numbered standing trees, on a fractional acre<br />
plot, for total cord volume as specified by the Field<br />
Day Coordinator. The contestant will record the DHB<br />
(Diameter Breast Height) and merchantable height of each<br />
tree. The height will be rounded down to the nearest 5 ¼’<br />
stick. The DHB will be to the nearest inch. The following<br />
minimum diameters and log length will be:<br />
– DBH------------------5 inches<br />
– Height---------------12 feet<br />
– Top Diameter------4 inches<br />
2. Volume tables and the amount of cubic feet per cord will<br />
be provided for calculation at the contest site.<br />
3. Contestants will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes to record<br />
DBH and height of the trees and an additional fifteen (15)<br />
minutes to make volume recordings and conversions.<br />
4. Three (3) points will be awarded for the correct DBH and<br />
three (3) points for the correct height.<br />
5. One (1) point will be allowed if the answer is incorrect<br />
but within one inch of the correct DBH or one stick of the<br />
correct height. Forty (40) points will be allowed for any<br />
answer within 10% of the correct total volume.<br />
6. Ten (10) will be deducted from the forty points for each<br />
additional ten percent (plus or minus) from the correct<br />
measured volume beyond the first ten percent. (i.e. 30<br />
points if answer is between 10 and 20% off from the correct<br />
answer, 20 points for 20 to 30% off from the correct answer,<br />
etc.)<br />
Map Interpretation (100 points)<br />
1. Contestants will be furnished a U.S. geological survey<br />
topographic map with specific points marked for the<br />
contestant to identify. The contestant shall know: legal<br />
description, recognize topographic map symbols,<br />
understand the meaning of map symbols and size and<br />
location of forty (40) acres or more in a section.<br />
2. Examples:<br />
– What is the legal description of the area boxed?<br />
– What is the item located at this point?<br />
– What is the acreage of the area enclosed?<br />
– In what section is the city if Marshall located?<br />
– (5) What is the dominant feature in the SW1/4 of S<br />
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– What is the distance between point A & B?<br />
3. Legal descriptions will be written or described according to<br />
the following examples:<br />
– NW---------------Northwest<br />
– T------------------Township<br />
– SE----------------Southeast<br />
– R------------------Range<br />
– S------------------Section (640 acres)<br />
– ¼-----------------Quarter of a section (160 acres)<br />
4. Thirty (30) minutes will be allowed for this session.<br />
5. Ten (10) or 20 questions or problems will be completed.<br />
6. Ten (10) points (10 questions) or five (5) points (20<br />
questions) will be awarded for each correct answer.<br />
Compass and Pacing (100 points)<br />
1. The contestant will use a hand compass and pacing to<br />
simulate the determination of the property lines on a tract<br />
of timber for cruising timber. The compass course will have<br />
ten (10) marked points. The student will start at any point<br />
and record the compass azimuth reading and distance to<br />
the next point.<br />
2. Students must use the compasses supplied at the contest by<br />
the event judge. These compasses will be graduated in two<br />
degree (2º) increments and be attached to wooden stakes.<br />
3. Thirty (30) minutes will be provided for this session.<br />
4. A total of 100 points are possible: Ten (10) points for each<br />
correct numbered site. Five (5) points will be awarded for<br />
the correct azimuth and five (5) points for correct distance.<br />
Partial credit will be given with a deduction of one point<br />
for each two degrees or two feet the participant is off the<br />
correct answer.<br />
Scoring<br />
General Knowledge 100 points<br />
Dendrology 100 points<br />
Equipment Identification 100 points<br />
Forest Disorders 100 points<br />
Timber Cruising For Wood Volume 100 points<br />
Map Interpretation or Compass and Pacing 100 points<br />
TOTAL 600 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken by using the scores from the General<br />
Knowledge test first, then if needed the tree identification, and<br />
then if still needed the Equipment Identification.<br />
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Awards<br />
The top three contestants in each of the following areas will be<br />
given special recognition.<br />
• General Knowledge/Management<br />
• Dendrology<br />
• Equipment Identification<br />
• Forest Disorders<br />
• Timber Cruising<br />
• Alternate Forestry application<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.s<br />
• Introduction to Forestry in <strong>Florida</strong>, <strong>Florida</strong> Division of<br />
Forestry<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Division of Forestry web page, http://www.<br />
fl-dof.com<br />
• Choices in Silviculture for American Forests, 1981.<br />
Society of American Foresters, 5400 Grosvenor Lane,<br />
Bethesda, Maryland 20814<br />
• Elementary Forestry, B. McManar Collins and Fred M.<br />
White, Reston Publishing Company, In., Reston, VA<br />
• Forestry <strong>Handbook</strong>, 1984, Edited by Karl Wenger for<br />
the Society of American Foresters, 5400 Grosvenor<br />
Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814<br />
• Forests and Forestry, 4th Edition, 1990. David<br />
A. Anderson, I.I. Holland and Gary L. Rolfe, the<br />
Interestate Printers Publishers, Inc., Danville, IL<br />
• Managing Our Natural Resources, 1988 Wm. G. Camp<br />
& Thomas R. Daugherty, Delmar Publishers, Inc.,<br />
Albany, NY<br />
• Silvics of Forests of United States, <strong>Handbook</strong> #271, U.S.<br />
Forest Service, P.O. Box 2417, 12th and Independence<br />
Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20013<br />
• Textbook of Dendrology, 6th Edition, 1979, W.M.<br />
Harlow, E.S. Harrar, and F.M. White. McGraw-Hill<br />
Book Company, NY<br />
• The U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey<br />
Topographic Map Information and Symbols Key,<br />
Map Distribution, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25286,
Federal Center, Denver, CO 80223<br />
• Timber Harvesting, 4th Ed. 1988 American Pulpwood<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, The Interstate Printers & Publishers, Inc.<br />
Danville, IL<br />
• Equipment References<br />
• Current Catalog of Forestry Suppliers, Inc., 205 West<br />
Rankin St., Jackson, MS 39204-0397<br />
• Other selected references are available from the U.S.<br />
Forest Service and state forestry agencies.<br />
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FORESTRY FIELD DAY<br />
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA<br />
Scoring: Five (5) points will be given for each specimen that is correctly identified for a maximum of one-hundred (100)<br />
points. Four (4) points for the correct common name and one (1) point for the correct scientific name.<br />
Enter the number that corresponds to the answer you have selected into the boxes to the right of the sample number.<br />
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1. American Beech 51. Acer floridanum<br />
2. American Elm 52. Acer rubrum<br />
3. American Holly 53. Annona glabra<br />
4. American Hornbeam 54. Bumelia lanuginose<br />
5. Bald Cypress 55. Bursera simaruba<br />
6. Black Cherry 56. Carpinus caroliniana<br />
7. Black Walnut 57. Carya aquatica<br />
8. Carolina Ash 58. Carya glabra<br />
9. Carolina Laurelcherry 59. Carya tomentosa<br />
10. Common Persimmon 60. Catalpa bignonioides<br />
11. Eastern Cottonwood 61. Celtis laevigata<br />
12. Eastern Hophornbeam 62. Cercis canadensis<br />
13. Eastern Redbud 63. Coccoloba uvifera<br />
14. <strong>Florida</strong> Maple 64. Cornus florida<br />
15. Flowering Dogwood 65. Diospyros virginiana<br />
16. Gum Bumelia 66. Fagus grandifolia<br />
17. Gumbo Limbo 67. Fraxinus caroliniana<br />
18. Laurel Oak 68. Gordonia lasianthus<br />
19. Live Oak 69. Ilex opaca<br />
20. Loblolly Bay 70. Juglans nigra<br />
21. Loblolly Pine 71. Juniperus silicicola<br />
22. Longleaf Pine 72. Liquidambar styraciflua<br />
23. Mockernut Hickory 73. Liriodendron tulipifera<br />
24. Pignut Hickory 74. Magnolia grandiflora<br />
25. Pond Apple 75. Magnolia virginiana<br />
26. Post Oak 76. Morus rubra<br />
27. Red Bay 77. Myrica cerifera<br />
28. Red Maple 78. Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora<br />
29. Red Mulberry 79. Ostrya virginiana<br />
30. Sand Pine 80. Persea borbonia<br />
31. Sassafras 81. Pinus clausa<br />
32. Seagrape 82. Pinus elliottii<br />
33. Shumard Oak 83. Pinus glabra<br />
34. Slash Pine 84. Pinus palustris<br />
35. Southern Catalpa 85. Pinus taeda<br />
36. Southern Magnolia 86. Platanus occidentalis<br />
37. Southern Redcedar 87. Populus deltoides<br />
38. Spruce Pine 88. Prunus caroliniana<br />
39. Sugarberry 89. Prunus serotina<br />
40. Swamp Tupelo 90. Quercus alba<br />
41. Sweetbay 91. Quercus laevis<br />
42. Sweetgum 92. Quercus laurifolia<br />
43. Sycamore 93. Quercus nigra<br />
44. Turkey Oak 94. Quercus shumardii<br />
45. Water Hickory 95. Quercus stellata<br />
46. Water Oak 96. Quercus virginiana<br />
47. Waxmyrtle 97. Sassafras albidum<br />
48. White Oak 98. Taxodium distichum<br />
49. Winged Elm 99. Ulmus alata<br />
50. Yellow Poplar 100 Ulmus americana
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<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong> 209
Middle School Horse Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Middle School Horse<br />
Evaluation and<br />
Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Horse Evaluation and Selection Career Development Event<br />
is designed to stimulate the study of and interest in, equine<br />
science selection while providing recognition for those who<br />
have demonstrated skill and competency in this area.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each Middle<br />
School chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only<br />
the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
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and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
2. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
3. A state level <strong>CDE</strong> is held each year with the top 5 teams<br />
being recognized at the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Convention.<br />
4. The <strong>CDE</strong> will consist of two parts: placing 4 halter classes<br />
of four horses and a skill-a-thon event covering basic<br />
industry information.<br />
5. Classes will be selected from the following categories:<br />
6. Two to four Conformation or Halter Classes: Arabian,<br />
Quarter Horse, Morgan, Tennessee Walkers, Paso Fino,<br />
Hunters, Appaloosa, Thoroughbred, Buckskin, Paint,<br />
Saddlebred, POA and Draft Horses.<br />
7. Skill-a-thon event areas will cover breed identification,<br />
feed identification, equipment identification, physiological<br />
part identification, and general equine information. Live<br />
breeds, authentic tack, and actual feed will be used if<br />
available.<br />
8. Participants will be given 15 minutes to judge each class.<br />
Scoring<br />
Placing Classes 50 points/class<br />
Question Classes 50 Points/class<br />
Skill-a-thon 200 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
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otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References
Horse <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Career Development Event<br />
© <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Placing Class 4<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
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Placing Class 2<br />
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Placing Class 1<br />
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Questions Skill-a-thon<br />
Questions #1 Y/T N/F<br />
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Middle School Land<br />
Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Land Judging Career Development Event is designed to<br />
stimulate learning activities related to soils and their best use.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7 or 8. Each chapter may<br />
enter one team of four individuals. Only the top three scores<br />
will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. In order to participate in the State Land Judging Contest,<br />
a team must have first participated in a Soil and Water<br />
Conservation District <strong>CDE</strong> and be declared the county<br />
winner. The site determination of the state event will be<br />
made by the State Land Judging Committee.<br />
2. A team may be composed of four members with the top<br />
three scores representing the chapter score.<br />
3. Bubble vials, levels, notes and bulletins will not be allowed<br />
in the contest.<br />
4. Twenty minutes will be allowed to make the placings on<br />
each field unless otherwise designated.<br />
5. It is permissible to carry a small bottle of water to moisten<br />
soil for making a determination of surface texture, and a<br />
clipboard may also be used.<br />
6. Decision of the judges will be final.<br />
7. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
8. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
Each team member will be required to judge four fields (pits). Each<br />
site will have an excavation to show soil profile, samples of subsoil<br />
and topsoil, and stakes or flags to indicate a 100-foot distance for<br />
estimating slopes. Homesite evaluation will be one of the four sites.<br />
Scoring<br />
Land Judging:<br />
Land Class Factors 33 points<br />
Recommended Land Treatments<br />
Homesite:<br />
30 points<br />
(varies with site)<br />
Characteristics 16 points<br />
Planned Uses and Interpretations 54 points<br />
Middle School Land Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation. Land Judging and Homesite Evaluation in<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>. <strong>Florida</strong> Cooperative Extension Service, University of<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Gainesville, FL 32611<br />
• Basic Principles of Soil Science. IFAS Publication.<br />
• Our Soils and Their Management. Donahue, Follett and<br />
Tulloch, The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.,<br />
Danville, Illinois 61832.<br />
• Approved Practices in Soil Conservation. Bosworth<br />
and Foster, The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.,<br />
Danville Illinois 61832.<br />
• Land Judging Website: http://landjudging.ifas.ufl.edu/<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong> 213
Middle School Livestock Evaluation and Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Middle School<br />
Livestock Evaluation<br />
& Selection <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Livestock Evaluation and Selection Career Development<br />
Event stimulates learning activities related to the production and<br />
marketing of cattle and swine.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each Middle<br />
School chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only<br />
the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. The <strong>CDE</strong> will have one level of competition. The state <strong>CDE</strong><br />
214<br />
will be held in the spring and each Middle School chapter<br />
may enter one team of four individuals.<br />
2. The <strong>CDE</strong> superintendent will designate questions classes<br />
and when questions will be given. Contestants should bring<br />
a clipboard and/or a clean notebook for taking notes.<br />
3. Absolutely no talking will be tolerated during the contest.<br />
Any contestants violating this rule will be disqualified.<br />
4. No <strong>FFA</strong> Advisors/Coaches are allowed in the area of the<br />
contest, but arrangements will be made so that the coaches<br />
can view the classes.<br />
5. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
6. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
7. There will be a 30 minute time limit on the written portion<br />
of this event.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. Participants will be given 12 minutes to judge each<br />
class.<br />
2. The State Finals event will consist of the following<br />
classes: 1 Class of Heifers, 1 Class of Bulls, Two Sets<br />
of 10 Questions on any of the classes, and 3 Market<br />
Classes: 1 market lamb/goat class, 1 market steer class,<br />
and 1 market hog class.<br />
Scoring<br />
3. The State event will consist of the following classes:<br />
– Placing Classes 50 points/class<br />
– Question Classes 50 Points/class<br />
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– Note: Market Data and/or EPDs will be used if<br />
available. (i.e. yield & quality grade, or USDA<br />
grade)<br />
4. Rotational practicums - will be matching/multiple choice<br />
• Part identification (from pictures, slides, etc.) 25 points<br />
• Wholesale cut identification (chart, slides, etc) 25<br />
points<br />
• Breed identification (from pictures, slides, etc.) 25<br />
points<br />
• Total Points - 375 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Modern Livestock and Poultry Production, 7th Edition,<br />
Delmar, ISBN#0-8273-6733-3<br />
• Introduction to Livestock and Poultry Production:<br />
Science & Technology, Interstate, ISBN # 0-8134-3050-<br />
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Livestock <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Career Development Event<br />
© <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Questions<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Questions #2 Y/T N/F<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Questions #1 Y/T N/F<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
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A Bacon<br />
B Boston Shoulder<br />
D Brahman<br />
E Brangus<br />
Beef Part ID<br />
Skill-a-thon<br />
A Back<br />
B Brisket<br />
C Jowl<br />
D Ham<br />
A Charolais<br />
B Chianina<br />
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C Crops<br />
D Dewlap<br />
E Loin<br />
A Picnic Shoulder<br />
C Galloway<br />
D Gelbvieh<br />
48 <br />
24 <br />
E Fetlock<br />
A Fore Flank<br />
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49 <br />
25 <br />
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B Spare Ribs<br />
Swine Breed ID<br />
E Hereford<br />
A Limosin<br />
B Maine-Anjou<br />
2 <br />
50 <br />
26 <br />
A Berkshire<br />
B Chester White<br />
C Duroc<br />
D Hampshire<br />
E Landrace<br />
A Poland China<br />
3 <br />
27 <br />
C Pinzgauer<br />
D Polled Hereford<br />
B Heart Girth<br />
C Hind Flank<br />
D Hip or Hook<br />
E Hock<br />
4 <br />
28 <br />
5 <br />
E Red Angus<br />
A Santa Gertrudis<br />
A Jaw<br />
B Knee<br />
29 <br />
6 <br />
30 <br />
7 <br />
B Yorkshire<br />
B Shorthorn<br />
C Simmental<br />
D Texas Longhorn<br />
Swine Part ID<br />
C Loin<br />
D Muzzle<br />
31 <br />
E Neck<br />
A Pastern<br />
B Pin Bones<br />
8 <br />
32 <br />
9 <br />
A Back<br />
B Belly<br />
C Dewclaw<br />
33 <br />
C Poll<br />
D Ribs<br />
E Round<br />
10 <br />
34 <br />
11 <br />
D Ear<br />
E Face<br />
A Fore Flank<br />
35 <br />
A Rump<br />
B Shoulder<br />
12 <br />
36 <br />
13 <br />
B Fore Rib<br />
C Ham<br />
C Switch<br />
D Tail Head<br />
37 <br />
14 <br />
38 <br />
D Hock<br />
E Jowl<br />
E Twist<br />
Beef Wholesale Cut ID<br />
15 <br />
39 <br />
A Knee<br />
B Loin<br />
A Brisket<br />
B Chuck<br />
16 <br />
40 <br />
17 <br />
C Neck<br />
D Pastern<br />
E Rear fl ank<br />
C Flank<br />
D Loin<br />
41 <br />
18 <br />
42 <br />
E Rib<br />
A Round<br />
19 <br />
A Rump<br />
B Shoulder<br />
43 <br />
B Rump<br />
Beef Breed ID<br />
20 <br />
44 <br />
C Snout<br />
D Stifl e<br />
21 <br />
A Angus<br />
B Beefmaster<br />
45 <br />
E Tail<br />
Swine Wholesale Cut ID<br />
22 <br />
C Braford<br />
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Middle School Meats<br />
Evaluation <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Meats Evaluation Career Development Event is designed<br />
to stimulate learning activities related to the processing of beef,<br />
pork and lamb carcasses, including retail cut identification and<br />
factors affecting meat quality.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grade 6, 7, or 8. Each Middle<br />
School chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only<br />
the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants must come prepared to work in a cold storage<br />
room for over two hours. Participants must bring heavy<br />
sweaters, coats and other warm clothes, footwear, white lab<br />
coats, and hard hats.<br />
2. Frocks, hard hats (NO BUMP CAPS), shirts with sleeves,<br />
closed toed shoes, and long pants will be worn in all<br />
processing areas. Clothing and shoes must be clean.<br />
Official Dress is not required and will not be score for this<br />
event.<br />
3. Frocks will not be worn outside the building. Therefore,<br />
as the contestants assemble for entry into the contest, they<br />
will keep their frocks folded and then put them on only<br />
after entering the building. Coaches will not put frocks on<br />
until they are inside the meat lab. Frocks worn outside will<br />
not be allowed inside the processing areas.<br />
4. No jewelry will be allowed in the <strong>CDE</strong> areas. This includes<br />
rings, earrings, necklaces, etc.<br />
5. Hair nets will be worn regardless of hair style or length.<br />
6. Contestants shall not use any mechanical aid, such<br />
as a measuring device, etc., in arriving at a decision.<br />
Contestants may bring notebooks or clipboards with only<br />
blank paper into the contest.<br />
7. No tobacco products will be allowed in the Meat<br />
Processing Center. No food, drinks, or gum will be<br />
allowed in meat processing areas.<br />
8. Hands will be washed with an antimicrobial soap after<br />
visiting the restroom.<br />
9. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
Event Format<br />
Middle School Meats Evaluation <strong>CDE</strong><br />
1. Contestants will be allowed 10 minutes for each placing<br />
class .<br />
2. Contestants and official judges are to make their<br />
placings and identifications without handling the meat.<br />
Official grading for the grading classes will be done<br />
by a representative of the University of <strong>Florida</strong> Meats<br />
Laboratory.<br />
Scoring<br />
Placing Class- Retail Cuts 50 points<br />
Placing Class- Retail Cuts 50 points<br />
Placing Class- Retail Cuts 50 points<br />
Placing Class- Retail Cuts 50 points<br />
Meat Identification 240 points<br />
Multiple Choice Quiz (25 Questions) 100 points<br />
Carcass Identification Activity 50 Points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to<br />
make use of the very best instructional materials available.<br />
The following list contains references that may prove helpful<br />
during event preparation.<br />
• <strong>CDE</strong> Study Questions<br />
• The Meat Evaluation <strong>Handbook</strong>, copies of wall size<br />
charts of beef, pork and lamb; and a set of full color<br />
slides of retail meat cuts is available from the National<br />
Livestock and Meat Board, Literature and Educational<br />
Services, 36 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois<br />
60603.<br />
• To obtain Service and Regulatory Announcement<br />
No. A-53 of US Grades for Beef Carcasses and USDA<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong> 217
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218<br />
Yield Grades for Beef Marketing Bulletin No. 54,<br />
write Livestock Division, C & MS, Washington, DC<br />
20250. Preliminary Yield Grade Ruler is available from<br />
NASCO, Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538.<br />
• Ribeye Grid, Identification No. AS-34, November 1962,<br />
is available from Iowa State University, Cooperative<br />
Extension Service, Ames, Iowa 60010.<br />
• Frocks, Hard Hat, and Related Equipment Sources:<br />
– PH.--Koch 1-800-456-5624<br />
– PH.--Hantover 1-800-821-2227<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong>
Middle School Meats Evaluation <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Meats Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event 2012-2016<br />
Retail Cuts Code Sheet with Cookery<br />
Retail Cooking<br />
Cooking<br />
Species Primal Cut Method Species Primal Retail Cut<br />
Method<br />
B B 89 M Beef Brisket Corned Moist<br />
B B 15 M Beef Brisket Flat Half, Bnls Moist<br />
B B 10 M Beef Brisket Whole, Bnls Moist<br />
B C 26 M Beef Chuck 7-bone Pot-Roast Moist<br />
B C 03 M Beef Chuck Arm Pot-Roast Moist<br />
B C 04 M Beef Chuck Arm Pot-Roast, Bnls Moist<br />
B C 06 M Beef Chuck Blade Roast Moist<br />
B C 13 D/M Beef Chuck Eye Roast, Bnls Dry/Moist<br />
B C 45 D Beef Chuck Eye Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B C 20 M Beef Chuck Mock Tender Roast Moist<br />
B C 48 M Beef Chuck Mock Tender Steak Moist<br />
B C 21 D Beef Chuck Petite Tender Dry<br />
B C 29 D/M Beef Chuck Shoulder Pot Roast (Bnls) Dry/Moist<br />
B C 58 D Beef Chuck Top Blade Steak (Flat Iron) Dry<br />
B D 47 D/M Beef Flank Flank Steak Dry/Moist<br />
B F 49 D Beef Loin Porterhouse Steak Dry<br />
B F 55 D Beef Loin T-bone Steak Dry<br />
B F 34 D Beef Loin Tenderloin Roast Dry<br />
B F 56 D Beef Loin Tenderloin Steak Dry<br />
B F 59 D Beef Loin Top Loin Steak Dry<br />
B F 60 D Beef Loin Top Loin Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B F 64 D Beef Loin Top Sirloin Cap Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B F 63 D Beef Loin<br />
Top Sirloin Steak, Bnls Cap<br />
Off Dry<br />
B F 62 D Beef Loin Top Sirloin Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B F 40 D Beef Loin Tri Tip Roast Dry<br />
B G 28 M Beef Plate Short Ribs Moist<br />
B G 54 D/M Beef Plate Skirt Steak, Bnls D/M<br />
B H 22 D Beef Rib Rib Roast Dry<br />
B H 13 D Beef Rib Ribeye Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
B H 45 D Beef Rib Ribeye Steak, Bnls Dry<br />
B H 50 D Beef Rib Ribeye Steak, Lip-On Dry<br />
B I 08 D/M Beef Round Bottom Round Roast Dry/Moist<br />
B I 09 D/M Beef Round Bottom Round Rump Roast Dry/Moist<br />
B I 43 M Beef Round Bottom Round Steak Moist<br />
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Retail Cuts Code Sheet with Cookery (cont.)<br />
Retail Cooking<br />
Cooking<br />
Species Primal Cut Method Species Primal Retail Cut<br />
Method<br />
B I 46 D/M Beef Round Eye Round Steak Dry/Moist<br />
B I 51 M Beef Round Round Steak Moist<br />
B I 52 M Beef Round Round Steak, Bnls Moist<br />
B I 36 D/M Beef Round Tip Roast - Cap Off Dry/Moist<br />
B I 57 D Beef Round Tip Steak - Cap Off Dry<br />
B I 39 D Beef Round Top Round Roast Dry<br />
B I 61 D Beef Round Top Round Steak Dry<br />
B N 82 M Beef Various Beef for Stew Moist<br />
B N 83 D/M Beef Various Cubed Steak Dry/Moist<br />
B N 84 D Beef Various Ground Beef Dry<br />
P E 44 D/M Pork Ham/Leg Pork Fresh Ham Center Slice<br />
Pork Fresh Ham Rump Por-<br />
Dry/Moist<br />
P E 25 D/M Pork Ham/Leg tion<br />
Pork Fresh Ham Shank Por-<br />
Dry/Moist<br />
P E 27 D/M Pork Ham/Leg tion Dry/Moist<br />
P E 91 D Pork Ham/Leg Smoked Ham, Bnls Dry<br />
P E 90 D Pork Ham/Leg Smoked Ham, Center Slice Dry<br />
P E 96 D Pork Ham/Leg Smoked Ham, Rump Portion Dry<br />
P E 97 D Pork Ham/Leg Smoked Ham, Shank Portion Dry<br />
P E 35 D Pork Ham/Leg Tip Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
P E 38 D Pork Ham/Leg Top Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
P F 05 D/M Pork Loin Back Ribs Dry/Moist<br />
P F 66 D/M Pork Loin Blade Chops Dry/Moist<br />
P F 67 D/M Pork Loin Blade Chops, Bnls Dry/Moist<br />
P F 06 D/M Pork Loin Blade Roast Dry/Moist<br />
P F 68 D Pork Loin Butterflied Chops Bnls Dry<br />
P F 11 D Pork Loin Center Loin Roast Dry<br />
P F 12 D Pork Loin Center Rib Roast Dry<br />
P F 69 D/M Pork Loin Country Style Ribs Dry/Moist<br />
P F 70 D Pork Loin Loin Chops Dry<br />
P F 71 D Pork Loin Rib Chops Dry<br />
P F 73 D Pork Loin Sirloin Chops Dry<br />
P F 53 D Pork Loin Sirloin Cutlets Dry<br />
P F 30 D Pork Loin Sirloin Roast Dry<br />
P F 93 D Pork Loin Smoked Pork Loin Chop Dry<br />
P F 95 D Pork Loin Smoked Pork Loin Rib Chop Dry<br />
P F 34 D Pork Loin Tenderloin, Whole Dry<br />
P F 74 D Pork Loin Top Loin Chops Dry<br />
P F 75 D Pork Loin Top Loin Chops, Bnls Dry<br />
P F 37 D Pork Loin Top Loin Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
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Retail Cooking<br />
Cooking<br />
Species Primal Cut Method Species Primal Retail Cut<br />
Method<br />
P J 03 D/M Pork Shoulder Arm Roast Dry/Moist<br />
P J 41 D/M Pork Shoulder Arm Steak Dry/Moist<br />
P J 07 D/M Pork Shoulder Blade Boston Roast Dry/Moist<br />
P J 42 D/M Pork Shoulder Blade Steak Dry/Moist<br />
P J 94 D/M Pork Shoulder Smoked Picnic, Whole Dry/Moist<br />
P K 98 D Pork Side Slab Bacon Dry<br />
P K 99 D Pork Side Sliced Bacon Dry<br />
P K 17 M Pork Side/Belly Fresh Side Moist<br />
P L 32 D/M Pork Spareribs Pork Spareribs Dry/Moist<br />
P N 85 D Pork Various Ground Pork Dry<br />
P N 86 M Pork Various Hock Moist<br />
P N 83 D/M Pork Various Pork Cubed Steak Dry/Moist<br />
P N 87 D Pork Various Pork Sausage Links Dry<br />
P N 87 D Pork Various Sausage Dry<br />
P N 92 M Pork Various Smoked Pork Hock Moist<br />
L A 24 D/M Lamb Breast Ribs (Denver Style) Dry/Moist<br />
L E 01 D Lamb Leg American Style Roast Dry<br />
L E 44 D Lamb Leg Center Slice Dry<br />
L E 16 D Lamb Leg Frenched Style Roast Dry<br />
L E 18 D Lamb Leg Leg Roast, Bnls Dry<br />
L E 73 D Lamb Leg Sirloin Chops Dry<br />
L E 31 D Lamb Leg Sirloin Half Dry<br />
L F 70 D Lamb Loin Loin Chops Dry<br />
L F 19 D Lamb Loin Loin Roast Dry<br />
L H 71 D Lamb Rib Rib Chops Dry<br />
L H 72 D Lamb Rib Rib Chops Frenched Dry<br />
L H 22 D Lamb Rib Rib Roast Dry<br />
L H 23 D Lamb Rib Rib Roast, Frenched Dry<br />
L J 65 D/M Lamb Shoulder Arm Chops Dry/Moist<br />
L J 66 D/M Lamb Shoulder Blade Chops Dry/Moist<br />
L J 33 D/M Lamb Shoulder Square Cut Dry/Moist<br />
L N 88 M Lamb Various Shank Moist<br />
B M 76 D/M Beef Variety Heart Dry/Moist<br />
L M 76 D/M Lamb Variety Heart Dry/Moist<br />
P M 76 D/M Pork Variety Heart Dry/Moist<br />
B M 77 D/M Beef Variety Kidney Dry/Moist<br />
L M 77 D/M Lamb Variety Kidney Dry/Moist<br />
P M 77 D/M Pork Variety Kidney Dry/Moist<br />
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Retail Cuts Code Sheet with Cookery (cont.)<br />
Retail Cooking<br />
Cooking<br />
Species Primal Cut Method Species Primal Retail Cut Method<br />
L M 78 D/M Lamb Variety Liver Dry/Moist<br />
P M 78 D/M Pork Variety Liver Dry/Moist<br />
B M 79 M Beef Variety Oxtail Moist<br />
B M 80 D/M Beef Variety Tongue Dry/Moist<br />
L M 80 D/M Lamb Variety Tongue Dry/Moist<br />
P M 80 D/M Pork Variety Tongue Dry/Moist<br />
B M 81 M Beef Variety Tripe Moist<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Carcass ID<br />
Placing Classes<br />
5 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
6 <br />
Placing Class 4<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
<br />
7 <br />
1<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
2 <br />
8 <br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
3 <br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
9 <br />
4 <br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
10 <br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
Quiz<br />
20 <br />
13 <br />
6 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
21 <br />
14 <br />
7 <br />
<br />
22 <br />
15 <br />
8 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
23 <br />
16 <br />
9 <br />
3 <br />
24 <br />
17 <br />
10 <br />
4 <br />
25 <br />
18 <br />
11 <br />
5 <br />
19 <br />
12
Retail ID - Page 1<br />
# Species Primal Retail Cuts Cookery<br />
B First <br />
Second <br />
1<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
2<br />
64 Top Sirloin Cap<br />
Steak (Bnls)<br />
Chops<br />
24 Ribs (Denver<br />
Style)<br />
25 Rump Portion<br />
26 Seven (7) Bone<br />
Roast<br />
27 Shank Portion<br />
Species<br />
B Beef<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
3<br />
65 Arm Chop<br />
66 Blade Chop<br />
67 Blade Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
68 Butterfl ied Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
69 Country Style<br />
Ribs<br />
70 Loin Chop<br />
P Pork<br />
L Lamb<br />
Primal Cuts<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
4<br />
28 Short Ribs<br />
29 Shoulder Roast<br />
(Bnls)<br />
30 Sirloin Roast<br />
A Breast<br />
B Brisket<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
5<br />
C Chuck<br />
D Flank<br />
E Ham or Leg<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
6<br />
71 Rib Chop<br />
72 Rib Chop<br />
(Frenched)<br />
73 Sirloin Chop<br />
74 Top Loin Chop<br />
75 Top Loin Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
Variety Meats<br />
F Loin<br />
G Plate<br />
H Rib or Rack<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
7<br />
I Round<br />
J Shoulder<br />
K Side (Belly)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
8<br />
76 Heart<br />
77 Kidney<br />
31 Sirloin Half<br />
32 Spareribs<br />
33 Square Cut<br />
(Whole)<br />
34 Tenderloin<br />
(Whole/Roast)<br />
35 Tip Roast (Bnls)<br />
36 Tip, Cap Off<br />
Roast<br />
37 Top Loin Roast<br />
(Bnls)<br />
38 Top Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
L Spareribs<br />
M Variety Meats<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
9<br />
78 Liver<br />
79 Oxtail<br />
80 Tongue<br />
39 Top Round Roast<br />
40 Tri-Tip Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
10<br />
Steaks<br />
41 Arm Steak<br />
N Various Meats<br />
Retail Cuts<br />
Roasts/Pot Roasts<br />
81 Tripe<br />
Various Meats<br />
<br />
01 American Style<br />
02 Arm Picnic<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
11<br />
82 Beef for Stew<br />
83 Cubed Steak<br />
42 Blade Steak<br />
43 Bottom Round<br />
Steak<br />
44 Center Slice<br />
03 Arm Roast<br />
04 Arm Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
12<br />
84 Ground Beef<br />
85 Ground Pork<br />
05 Back Ribs<br />
06 Blade Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
13<br />
86 Hocks<br />
87 Sausage Link/<br />
Pattie<br />
88 Shank<br />
07 Blade Boston<br />
08 Bottom Round<br />
Roast (Bnls)<br />
09 Bottom Round<br />
Rump Roast (Bnls)<br />
10 Brisket, Whole<br />
(Bnls)<br />
11 Center Loin<br />
Roast<br />
12 Center Rib Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
14<br />
Smoked/Cured<br />
89 Brisket,Corned<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
15<br />
90 Center Slice<br />
91 Ham (Bnls)<br />
<br />
92 Hocks<br />
93 Loin Chop<br />
94 Picnic (Whole)<br />
45 Eye Steak (Bnls)<br />
46 Eye Round Steak<br />
47 Flank Steak<br />
48 Mock Tender<br />
Steak<br />
49 Porterhouse<br />
Steak<br />
50 Ribeye, Lip-On<br />
Steak<br />
51 Round Steak<br />
52 Round Steak<br />
(Bnls)<br />
53 Sirloin Cutlets<br />
54 Skirt Steak (Bnls)<br />
55 T-Bone Steak<br />
56 Tenderloin Steak<br />
57 Tip, Cap Off<br />
Steak<br />
58 Top Blade (Bnls)<br />
Flat Iron Steak<br />
59 Top Loin Steak<br />
60 Top Loin (Bnls)<br />
Steak<br />
61 Top Round Steak<br />
62 Top Sirloin Steak<br />
(Bnls)<br />
63 Top Sirloin Cap<br />
Off Steak (Bnls)<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
16<br />
13 Eye Roast (Bnls)<br />
14 Eye Round Roast<br />
15 Flat Half (Bnls)<br />
16 Frenched Style<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
17<br />
95 Rib Chop<br />
96 Rump Portion<br />
97 Shank Portion<br />
98 Slab Bacon<br />
99 Sliced Bacon<br />
Cookery Methods<br />
D Dry Heat<br />
M Moist Heat<br />
/ Dry or Moist Heat<br />
17 Fresh Side<br />
18 Leg Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
18<br />
19 Loin Roast<br />
20 Mock Tender<br />
Roast<br />
21 Petite Tender<br />
22 Rib Roast<br />
23 Rib Roast<br />
(Frenched)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
19<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
20
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# Species Primal Retail Cuts Cookery<br />
B First <br />
Second <br />
21<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
22<br />
64 Top Sirloin Cap<br />
Steak (Bnls)<br />
Chops<br />
24 Ribs (Denver<br />
Style)<br />
25 Rump Portion<br />
26 Seven (7) Bone<br />
Roast<br />
27 Shank Portion<br />
Species<br />
B Beef<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
23<br />
65 Arm Chop<br />
66 Blade Chop<br />
67 Blade Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
68 Butterfl ied Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
69 Country Style<br />
Ribs<br />
70 Loin Chop<br />
P Pork<br />
L Lamb<br />
Primal Cuts<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
24<br />
28 Short Ribs<br />
29 Shoulder Roast<br />
(Bnls)<br />
30 Sirloin Roast<br />
A Breast<br />
B Brisket<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
25<br />
C Chuck<br />
D Flank<br />
E Ham or Leg<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
26<br />
71 Rib Chop<br />
72 Rib Chop<br />
(Frenched)<br />
73 Sirloin Chop<br />
74 Top Loin Chop<br />
75 Top Loin Chop<br />
(Bnls)<br />
Variety Meats<br />
F Loin<br />
G Plate<br />
H Rib or Rack<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
27<br />
I Round<br />
J Shoulder<br />
K Side (Belly)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
28<br />
76 Heart<br />
77 Kidney<br />
31 Sirloin Half<br />
32 Spareribs<br />
33 Square Cut<br />
(Whole)<br />
34 Tenderloin<br />
(Whole/Roast)<br />
35 Tip Roast (Bnls)<br />
36 Tip, Cap Off<br />
Roast<br />
37 Top Loin Roast<br />
(Bnls)<br />
38 Top Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
L Spareribs<br />
M Variety Meats<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
29<br />
78 Liver<br />
79 Oxtail<br />
80 Tongue<br />
39 Top Round Roast<br />
40 Tri-Tip Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
30<br />
Steaks<br />
41 Arm Steak<br />
N Various Meats<br />
Retail Cuts<br />
Roasts/Pot Roasts<br />
81 Tripe<br />
Various Meats<br />
<br />
01 American Style<br />
02 Arm Picnic<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
31<br />
82 Beef for Stew<br />
83 Cubed Steak<br />
42 Blade Steak<br />
43 Bottom Round<br />
Steak<br />
44 Center Slice<br />
03 Arm Roast<br />
04 Arm Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
32<br />
84 Ground Beef<br />
85 Ground Pork<br />
05 Back Ribs<br />
06 Blade Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
33<br />
86 Hocks<br />
87 Sausage Link/<br />
Pattie<br />
88 Shank<br />
07 Blade Boston<br />
08 Bottom Round<br />
Roast (Bnls)<br />
09 Bottom Round<br />
Rump Roast (Bnls)<br />
10 Brisket, Whole<br />
(Bnls)<br />
11 Center Loin<br />
Roast<br />
12 Center Rib Roast<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
34<br />
Smoked/Cured<br />
89 Brisket,Corned<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
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90 Center Slice<br />
91 Ham (Bnls)<br />
<br />
92 Hocks<br />
93 Loin Chop<br />
94 Picnic (Whole)<br />
45 Eye Steak (Bnls)<br />
46 Eye Round Steak<br />
47 Flank Steak<br />
48 Mock Tender<br />
Steak<br />
49 Porterhouse<br />
Steak<br />
50 Ribeye, Lip-On<br />
Steak<br />
51 Round Steak<br />
52 Round Steak<br />
(Bnls)<br />
53 Sirloin Cutlets<br />
54 Skirt Steak (Bnls)<br />
55 T-Bone Steak<br />
56 Tenderloin Steak<br />
57 Tip, Cap Off<br />
Steak<br />
58 Top Blade (Bnls)<br />
Flat Iron Steak<br />
59 Top Loin Steak<br />
60 Top Loin (Bnls)<br />
Steak<br />
61 Top Round Steak<br />
62 Top Sirloin Steak<br />
(Bnls)<br />
63 Top Sirloin Cap<br />
Off Steak (Bnls)<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
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13 Eye Roast (Bnls)<br />
14 Eye Round Roast<br />
15 Flat Half (Bnls)<br />
16 Frenched Style<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
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95 Rib Chop<br />
96 Rump Portion<br />
97 Shank Portion<br />
98 Slab Bacon<br />
99 Sliced Bacon<br />
Cookery Methods<br />
D Dry Heat<br />
M Moist Heat<br />
/ Dry or Moist Heat<br />
17 Fresh Side<br />
18 Leg Roast (Bnls)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
38<br />
19 Loin Roast<br />
20 Mock Tender<br />
Roast<br />
21 Petite Tender<br />
22 Rib Roast<br />
23 Rib Roast<br />
(Frenched)<br />
<br />
First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
39<br />
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First <br />
Second <br />
B <br />
<br />
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Middle School Nursery and Landscape <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Middle School<br />
Nursery and<br />
Landscape <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event is<br />
designed to stimulate learning activities related to nursery<br />
practices and landscaping including the identification of plants,<br />
insects, and diseases.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each middle<br />
school chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only the<br />
top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants should bring a clipboard and #2 pencils.<br />
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2. Absolutely no talking will be tolerated during the contest.<br />
Any contestants violating this rule will have their cards<br />
taken up and will be disqualified.<br />
3. No <strong>FFA</strong> advisors/coaches will be allowed in the area of<br />
the contest, but arrangements will be made to view the<br />
specimens directly following the last rotation.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
Written Exam<br />
A written exam of 35 questions will cover three of the following<br />
areas each year, in addition to general horticulture:<br />
• Principles of best management practices<br />
• Plant use<br />
• Business<br />
• Applying for a job<br />
• Grades and standards for nursery stock<br />
Live Practicums<br />
Two of the three live practicum’s will be a part of the event as<br />
described below:<br />
• Measuring Nursery Stock (100 points)<br />
• Landscape Interpretations (100 points)<br />
• Landscape Drawing (100 points - written)<br />
• Pruning (100 points)<br />
• Plan Layout (100 points – written)<br />
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• Job Evaluation (100 points)<br />
• Landscape management (100 points)<br />
Problem Solving Practicums<br />
Two of the following problem solving practicums will be part<br />
of the event as described below. The situation will be presented<br />
and the student will answer questions in a multiple choice<br />
format.<br />
• Handling a hazardous situation (100 points – written)<br />
• Identifying and controlling plant disorders (100 points<br />
– written)<br />
• Customer assistance (100 points – written)<br />
• Equipment maintenance (100 points – written)<br />
Identification<br />
Each student will demonstrate their ability to properly identify<br />
plants, pests and tools related to the nursery industry. The<br />
identification portion of this event will include 30 plants, 15<br />
pests, and 15 tools.<br />
Scoring<br />
35 Question Knowledge Test 350 points<br />
Live Practicum 200 points<br />
Problem Solving Practicum 200 points<br />
Plant, Pest & Tool Identification 600 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional Manual, 8th Edition 2010. <strong>Florida</strong> Nursery Growers and Landscape<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, 1533 Park Center Drive, Orlando, FL<br />
32835, 800-375-3642 or www.fngla.org.<br />
• The <strong>Florida</strong> Yards & Neighborhoods <strong>Handbook</strong>, 2009.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Yards & Neighborhoods, University of <strong>Florida</strong>,<br />
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS),<br />
Environmental Horticulture Dept., P.O. Box 110675,<br />
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675, 352-392-1831, ext. 220.<br />
www.floridayards.org, http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/materials/<br />
FYN_<strong>Handbook</strong>_vSept09.pdf<br />
• Best Management Practices for <strong>Florida</strong> Container<br />
Nurseries. 2007 DAC-P -1267. <strong>Florida</strong> Department<br />
of Agriculture & Consumer Services Department of<br />
Agricultural Water Policy, Tallahassee, Fla. 850-617-<br />
1700 or www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com<br />
• http://www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com/PDF/Bmps/<br />
Bmp_<strong>Florida</strong>ContainerNurseries2007.pdf<br />
• <strong>Florida</strong> Friendly Best Management Practices for<br />
Protection of Water Resources in <strong>Florida</strong> by the Green<br />
Industries, 2008. <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Environmental<br />
Protection Nonpoint Source Management Section, 850-<br />
245-7508. www.dep.state.fl.us, http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/<br />
pdf/GIBMP_Manual_WEB_2_17_11.pdf<br />
• American Standard for Nursery Stock. ANSI<br />
Z60.1–2004, copyright 2004 ISBN 1-890148-06-7.<br />
American Nursery and Landscape <strong>Association</strong> at 202-<br />
789-2900, www.anla.org and click on ‘publications’.<br />
http://www.anla.org/applications/Documents/Docs/<br />
ANLAStandard2004.pdf<br />
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Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Job Evaluation<br />
Handling a Hazardous Situation<br />
Written Exam<br />
13 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
5 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
11 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
14 <br />
6 <br />
12 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
15 <br />
1<br />
7 <br />
1<br />
13 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
16 <br />
8 <br />
14 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
17 <br />
9 <br />
15 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
18 <br />
10 <br />
16 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
19 <br />
17 <br />
6 <br />
Customer Assistance<br />
6 <br />
20 <br />
18 <br />
7 <br />
5 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
7 <br />
21 <br />
19 <br />
8 <br />
6 <br />
8 <br />
22 <br />
20 <br />
9 <br />
<br />
7 <br />
1<br />
9 <br />
23 <br />
10 <br />
2 <br />
8 <br />
10 <br />
24 <br />
11 <br />
3 <br />
25 <br />
9 <br />
12 <br />
4 <br />
10
Pruning<br />
11 <br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
12 <br />
<br />
13 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
14 <br />
3 <br />
15 <br />
4 <br />
16 <br />
5 <br />
17 <br />
6 <br />
18 <br />
7 <br />
19 <br />
8 <br />
20 <br />
9 <br />
10
E Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper<br />
A Juniperus virginiana Southern Red Cedar<br />
Botanical Name Common Name<br />
A Abelia x grandifl ora Glossy Abelia<br />
Plant ID<br />
B Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle<br />
C Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet<br />
B Acalypha wilkesiana Copperleaf<br />
C Acca sellowiana Pineapple Guava / Feijoa<br />
16 <br />
D Liquidambar styracifl ua Sweetgum<br />
E Liriope muscari Liriope<br />
D Acer rubrum Red Maple<br />
E Ajuga reptans Bugleweed<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
17 <br />
A Magnolia grandifl ora Southern Magnolia<br />
B Mangifera indica Mango<br />
A Allamanda cathartica Allamanda<br />
B Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon<br />
<br />
18 <br />
1<br />
C Melaleuca viminalis Weeping Bottlebrush<br />
D Muhlenbergia capillaris Muhly Grass<br />
C Betula nigra River Birch<br />
D Bismarckia nobilis Bismark Palm<br />
2 <br />
19 <br />
E Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle<br />
A Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’ Dwarf Nandina<br />
E Bougainvillea spp. Bougainvillea<br />
A Breynia disticha Snowbush<br />
3 <br />
20 <br />
B Nerium oleander Oleander<br />
C Paspalum notatum Bahiagrass<br />
B Buxus microphylla Boxwood<br />
C Caladium x hortulanum Caladium<br />
4 <br />
21 <br />
D Pelargonium x hortorum Geranium<br />
E Pennisetum ruppelia Fountain Grass<br />
D Camellia japonica Common camellia<br />
E Cercis Canadensis Eastern Redbud<br />
5 <br />
22 <br />
A Philodendron scandens oxycardium Heartleaf Philodendron<br />
B Phoenix canariensis Canary Island Date Palm<br />
A Chamaerops humilis European Fan Palm<br />
B Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Areca Palm<br />
6 <br />
23 <br />
C Pinus elliottii Slash Pine<br />
D Pittosporum tobira Japanese Pittosporum<br />
C Chrysobalanus icaco Cocoplum<br />
D Chrysophyllum oliviforme Satinleaf<br />
7 <br />
24 <br />
E Plantanus occidentalis Sycamore<br />
A Plumbago auriculata Plumbago<br />
E Coccoloba uvifera Sea Grape<br />
A Codiaeum variegatum Croton<br />
8 <br />
25 <br />
B Plumeria rubra Frangipani<br />
C Podocarpus macrophyllus Yew Podocarpus<br />
B Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus Silver Buttonwood<br />
C Cornus fl orida Flowering Dogwood<br />
9 <br />
26 <br />
D Pyracantha coccinea Red Firethorn<br />
E Quercus virginana Live Oak<br />
D Cuphea hyssopifolia False Heather<br />
E Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland Cypress<br />
10 <br />
27 <br />
A Raphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorne<br />
B Rhapis excelsa Lady Palm<br />
11 <br />
A Cycas spp. Sago Palm<br />
B Cynodon dactylon Bermuda Grass<br />
28 <br />
C Rhododendron spp. Azalea<br />
D Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm<br />
12 <br />
C Cyrtomium falcatum Holly Fern<br />
D Eremochloa ophiuroides Centipedegrass<br />
29 <br />
E Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto<br />
A Spiraea cantoniensis Bridal Wreath Spirea<br />
13 <br />
E Eriobotrya japonica Loquat<br />
A Euphorbia milii Crown of Thorns<br />
30 <br />
B Stenotaphrum secundatum St. Augustine Grass<br />
C Swietenia mahagoni Mahogany<br />
14 <br />
B Ficus benjamina Benjamin Fig<br />
C Ficus elastica ‘Decora’ Indian Rubber Plant<br />
15 <br />
D Syagrus romanzoffi ana Queen Palm<br />
E Tagetes spp. Marigold<br />
D Gardenia augusta Gardenia<br />
E Gelsenium sempervirens Carolina Yellow Jasmine<br />
A Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress<br />
B Tibouchina urvilleana Princess Flower<br />
A Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly Bay<br />
B Hemerocallis spp. Day Lily<br />
C Trachelosperum asiaticum Asian Jasmine<br />
D Trachelosperum jasminoides Confederate Jasmine<br />
C Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hibiscus<br />
D Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea<br />
E Tripsacum fl oridana Dwarf Fakahatchee Grass<br />
A Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic<br />
E Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii Nana’ Dwarf Burford Holly<br />
A Ilex cornuta ‘Rotunda’ Rotunda Holly<br />
B Ulmus parvifolia ‘Drake’ Drake Elm<br />
C Verbena x hybrida Verbena<br />
B Ilex crenata Japanese Holly<br />
C Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ Dwarf Yaupon Holly<br />
D Viburnum odoratissimum Sweet Viburnum<br />
E Viburnum suspensum Sandankwa Viburnum<br />
D Ilex x attenuate ‘East Palatka’ East Palatka Holly<br />
E Illicium parvifl orum Ocala Anise<br />
A Vinca major Periwinkle<br />
B Washingtonia robusta Washington Palm<br />
A Illicium fl oridanum <strong>Florida</strong> Anise<br />
B Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’ Hollywood Juniper<br />
C Wisteria sinesis Chinese Wisteria<br />
D Zamia pumila Coontie<br />
C Juniperus conferta Blue Pacifi c Juniper<br />
D Juniperus davurica ‘Parsonii’ Parsoni Juniper<br />
E Zoysia spp. Zoysiagrass
B Spider Mite Insect<br />
C Spittle Bug Insect<br />
C Black widow spider Insect<br />
D Brown recluse spider Insect<br />
Pest and Tool ID Pest or Disorder Category<br />
A Assassin Bug Benefi cial<br />
D Stink Bug Insect<br />
E Tea Scale Insect<br />
E Chinch Bug Insect<br />
A Cicada Insect<br />
B Lace Wing Benefi cial<br />
C Lady Beetle Benefi cial<br />
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A Thorn Bug Insect<br />
B Thrips Insect<br />
B Cottony Cushion Scale Insect<br />
C Earwig Insect<br />
D Parasitic Wasp Benefi cial<br />
E Praying Mantid Benefi cial<br />
*SAMPLE*<br />
17 <br />
C Twig Girdler Insect<br />
D Wax Scale Insect<br />
D Eastern Tent Caterpillar Insect<br />
E Fall Webworm Insect<br />
A Azalea Petal Blight Disease<br />
B Black Spot of Rose Disease<br />
<br />
18 <br />
1<br />
E White Fly Insect<br />
A White Grub Insect<br />
A <strong>Florida</strong> Red Scale Insect<br />
B Grasshopper Insect<br />
C Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease<br />
D Dollar Spot of Turf Disease<br />
2 <br />
19 <br />
B Frost Damage Physiological<br />
C Iron Defi ciency Physiological<br />
C Katydid Insect<br />
D Lacebug Insect<br />
E Fairy Ring Disease<br />
A Galls Disease<br />
3 <br />
20 <br />
D Magnesium Defi ciency Physiological<br />
E Nitrogen Defi ciency Physiological<br />
E Leaf Hopper Insect<br />
A Leafminer Insect<br />
B Ganoderma Butt Rot Disease<br />
C Gray Leaf Spot Disease<br />
4 <br />
21 <br />
A Sunburn Physiological<br />
B Air Potato Vine Weed<br />
B Leaf-footed Plant Bug Insect<br />
C Mealybug Insect<br />
D Mushroom Root Rot Disease<br />
E Oakleaf Blister Disease<br />
5 <br />
22 <br />
C Dollar Weed Weed<br />
D Mistletoe Weed<br />
D Mole Cricket Insect<br />
E Oleander Caterpillar Insect<br />
A Poinsettia Scab Disease<br />
B Rust Disease<br />
6 <br />
23 <br />
E Nutsedge Weed<br />
A Poison Ivy Weed<br />
A Palmetto Weevil Insect<br />
B Root Knot Nematode Insect<br />
C Sooty Mold Disease<br />
D Stem Canker of Roses Disease<br />
7 <br />
24 <br />
B Spurge Weed<br />
C Virginia Creeper Weed<br />
C Snails or Slugs Insect<br />
D Snow Scale Insect<br />
8 <br />
E Aphid Insect<br />
A Bagworm Insect<br />
25 <br />
D Wood Sorrel Weed<br />
E Sod Webworm Insect<br />
A Soft Brown Scale Insect<br />
B Black Scale Insect<br />
9 <br />
26 <br />
10 <br />
A Safety goggles<br />
B Sand<br />
A Mulches<br />
B Nematode assay kit<br />
E Garden rake<br />
A Gas mask<br />
Tool<br />
27 <br />
A 2-cycle oil<br />
B Anvil-and-blade pruner<br />
11 <br />
C Scoop shovel<br />
D Shade fabric<br />
C Nursery containers<br />
D Oscillating sprinkler<br />
B Grafting band<br />
C Grafting tool<br />
28 <br />
C Architects scale<br />
D Back back sprayer<br />
12 <br />
E Sharpening stone<br />
A Siphon proportioner<br />
E Peat moss<br />
A Perlite<br />
D Granular fertilizer<br />
E Grass shears<br />
29 <br />
E Ball cart (B&B truck)<br />
A Bench grinder<br />
13 <br />
B Soaker hose<br />
C Soil sampling tube<br />
B pH tester<br />
C Pitchfork<br />
A Gravity (drop) spreader<br />
B Grease gun<br />
30 <br />
B Bow saw<br />
14 <br />
D Solenoid valve<br />
E Spark plug gap gauge<br />
D Pole pruner<br />
E Polyethylene fi lm<br />
C Hearing protection<br />
D Hedge shears<br />
Broadcast (cyclone)<br />
spreader<br />
C<br />
15 <br />
A Sphagnum moss<br />
B Spray suit<br />
E Hoe<br />
A Hook-and-blade pruners<br />
D Burlap<br />
E Chain saw<br />
C String trimmer<br />
D Tape measure<br />
A Polyethylene pipe<br />
B Pony shovel<br />
C Pop-up irrigation head<br />
D Power blower<br />
B Hose-end repair fi tting<br />
C Hose-end sprayer<br />
A Chaps<br />
B Compressed air sprayer<br />
E Thatch rake<br />
A Tie down straps<br />
E Propagation mat<br />
A Pruning saw<br />
D Hose-end washer<br />
E Hose repair coupling<br />
C Drip emitter, irrigation<br />
D Dust mask<br />
B Timeclock<br />
C Topsoil<br />
D Tree caliper<br />
E Tree sling<br />
A Tree wrap<br />
B T-square<br />
C Vermiculite<br />
D Verticut mower<br />
E Water breaker<br />
PVC (polyvinylchloride)<br />
pipe<br />
B<br />
A Impulse sprinkler<br />
B Inverted paint marker<br />
C Rain gear<br />
D Rain sensor<br />
E Edger<br />
A Edging<br />
B Emergency Triangles<br />
C Landscape fabric (mulch)<br />
D Leaf rake<br />
E Reel mower<br />
A Resin-coated fertilizer<br />
C Engineers scale<br />
D Erosion netting<br />
E Loppers<br />
A Measuring wheel<br />
B Respirator<br />
C Rope caribiners<br />
E Fertilizer label<br />
A Fertilizer tablet<br />
B Metric sockets<br />
C Mist nozzle (mist bed)<br />
D Rotary mower<br />
E Rototiller<br />
D Mower blade balancer<br />
E MSDS sheet<br />
B First aid kit<br />
C Frost cloth<br />
D Galvanized pipe
Middle School Opening and Closing Ceremonies <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Middle School<br />
Opening and Closing<br />
Ceremony <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Opening and Closing Ceremony <strong>CDE</strong> is designed to<br />
develop agricultural leadership by providing for middle school<br />
members participation in public speaking activities and<br />
stimulating interest in leadership and citizenship.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participants must be members of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> chapter in grades 6, 7, or 8. The group can be the<br />
chapter’s officer team or a group of members as selected by the<br />
chapter.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level, a <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator and three judges will be<br />
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in charge of this event.<br />
2. It is recommended that individuals be selected to check for<br />
accuracy during the event at all levels.<br />
3. Each participant must be in official dress. Official dress<br />
will be scored on each team member, and the average team<br />
official dress score will be added to the final score for their<br />
presentation to determine the winner.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The <strong>CDE</strong> will be held in three rounds: sub-district, district<br />
and state competition. Each chapter may only enter one<br />
team at the sub-district level with the sub-district winners<br />
advancing to the district competition. The district winners<br />
are then eligible to compete in the state contest.<br />
2. The event officials will randomly determine the<br />
competition order. The program chairman shall introduce<br />
each chapter by name and order of drawing. Applause<br />
shall be withheld until all participants have competed.<br />
3. At the time of the event, the judges will be seated in<br />
different sections of the room in which the event is held.<br />
They will score each chapter on the delivery, according to<br />
the score sheet provided.<br />
4. The team will perform the opening and closing statement<br />
as per the Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual.<br />
5. Only the six constitutional officers and advisor portion will<br />
participate. All parts will be performed by team members<br />
(NO ADVISORS WILL PARTICIPATE WITH THEIR<br />
TEAM – their part will be performed by a student.)<br />
6. The officer team (any or all members of the team are<br />
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allowed to help in the set-up, as long as the sentinel is one<br />
of them. Advisors are not allowed to aid in set-up) will be<br />
responsible for placing station markers and chairs around<br />
the room as per the attached design. A maximum of five<br />
minutes will be allotted for set-up.<br />
7. The teams shall make no other items of business or<br />
transitional statements between the opening and closing<br />
ceremony.<br />
8. National <strong>FFA</strong> Station Markers will be provided by the <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Host. Teams must use the station markers provided. Team<br />
will not be permitted to use their own station markers.<br />
9. Each student on the team will answer one question at the<br />
end of their presentation. The questions will be based on<br />
the roles, responsibilities and duties of officers as listed in<br />
the Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual.<br />
Scoring<br />
Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall then<br />
be added, and the winner will be that whose total of rankings<br />
is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined in the same<br />
manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
At discretion of the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
• Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual
Official <strong>FFA</strong> Ceremonies Script<br />
1. Ceremonies emphasize the purpose of meetings, the duties<br />
of officers and the significance of recognition given to<br />
individuals.<br />
2. All official <strong>FFA</strong> ceremonies are to be memorized, rehearsed<br />
and conducted with pride and dignity. A “walk-through” in<br />
the room where the meeting, banquet or special function<br />
is to be held will ensure a smooth performance if proper<br />
physical arrangements are complete and all parties know<br />
their responsibilities and speaking assignments. Never<br />
forget that you and your chapter are on display. Your<br />
performance should reflect sincerity and leadership.<br />
3. Use correct terminology according to gender. For example,<br />
use “madam president” in addressing a female president.<br />
Often it is possible to replace gender specific terms with<br />
non-sexist language, i.e. Mary Smith presiding; Fred Jones<br />
presiding.<br />
Opening Ceremony<br />
Opening the Meeting (When the time set for the opening of the<br />
meeting arrives, the president, after quietly arranging for any<br />
necessary officer substitutions, rises, raps for attention, secures<br />
order, and proceeds as indicated below. The other officers rise<br />
as called upon by the vice president, and remain standing until<br />
seated by the president.)<br />
President: “The (meeting room, banquet hall, etc.) will come to<br />
order. We are now holding a meeting of the (chapter, district,<br />
etc.) <strong>FFA</strong> (chapter, district, etc.)<br />
Mr./Mdm. Vice President, are all officers at their stations?”<br />
Vice President: (Rising and facing the president) “I shall call the<br />
roll of officers, determine if they are at their stations and report<br />
back to you, Mr./Mdm. President.”<br />
Vice President: (Calling roll of officers) “The sentinel.”<br />
Sentinel: “Stationed by the door.”<br />
Vice President: “Your duties there?”<br />
Sentinel: “Through this door pass many friends of the <strong>FFA</strong>. It is<br />
my duty to see that the door is open to our friends at all times<br />
and that they are welcome. I care for the meeting room and<br />
paraphernalia. I strive to keep the room comfortable and assist<br />
the president in maintaining order.”<br />
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Vice President: “The reporter.”<br />
Reporter: “The reporter is stationed by the flag.”<br />
Vice President: “Why by the flag?”<br />
Reporter: “As the flag covers the United States of America, so<br />
I strive to inform the people in order that every man, woman<br />
and child may know that the <strong>FFA</strong> is a national organization that<br />
reaches from the state of Alaska to Puerto Rico and from the<br />
state of Maine to Hawaii.”<br />
Vice President: “The treasurer.”<br />
Treasurer: “Stationed at the emblem of Washington.”<br />
Vice President: “Your duties there?”<br />
Treasurer: “I keep a record of receipts and disbursements just as<br />
Washington kept his farm accounts—carefully and accurately.<br />
I encourage thrift among the members and strive to build up<br />
our financial standing through savings and investments. George<br />
Washington was better able to serve his country because he was<br />
financially independent.”<br />
Vice President: “The secretary.”<br />
Secretary: “Stationed by the ear of corn.”<br />
Vice President: “Your duties there?”<br />
Secretary: “I keep an accurate record of all meetings and<br />
correspond with other secretaries wherever corn is grown and<br />
<strong>FFA</strong> members meet.”<br />
Vice President: “The advisor.”<br />
Advisor: “Here by the owl.”<br />
Vice President: “Why stationed by the owl?”<br />
Advisor: “The owl is a time-honored emblem of knowledge<br />
and wisdom. Being older than the rest of you, I am asked to<br />
advise you from time to time, as the need arises. I hope that my<br />
advice will always be based on true knowledge and ripened with<br />
wisdom.<br />
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“Mr./Mdm. Vice President, why do you keep a plow at your<br />
station?”<br />
Vice President: “The plow is the symbol of labor and tillage<br />
of the soil. Without labor, neither knowledge nor wisdom can<br />
accomplish much. My duties require me to assist at all times in<br />
directing the work of our organization. I preside over meetings<br />
in the absence of our president, whose place is beneath the<br />
rising sun.”<br />
Advisor: “Why is the president so stationed?”<br />
Vice President: “The rising sun is the token of a new era in<br />
agriculture. If we will follow the leadership of our president,<br />
we shall be led out of the darkness of selfishness and into the<br />
glorious sunlight of brotherhood and cooperation. Mr./Mdm.<br />
President, all officers are at their stations.<br />
President: (Rises and faces the vice president) “Thank you,<br />
Mr./Mdm. Vice President.” (All take seats at tap of gavel.) “The<br />
secretary will call the roll of members.”<br />
Secretary: “There are .......... members and ............ guests present,<br />
Mr./Mdm. President.”<br />
President: “Thank you. <strong>FFA</strong> members, why are we here?” (All<br />
members stand at 3 taps of gavel.)<br />
All members in unison: “To practice brotherhood, honor<br />
agricultural opportunities and responsibilities, and develop<br />
those qualities of leadership which an <strong>FFA</strong> member should<br />
possess.” (All are seated at 1 tap of gavel.)<br />
President: “May we accomplish our purposes. I now declare this<br />
meeting of the (chapter, district, etc) <strong>FFA</strong> (chapter, district, etc)<br />
duly opened for the transaction of business, or attention to any<br />
matters which may properly be presented.”<br />
(Proceed with the regular order of business)<br />
Closing Ceremony<br />
When the business at hand has been disposed of or an appointed<br />
time for closing has arrived, the procedure is as indicated below.<br />
President: “Mr./Mdm. Secretary, do you have a record of any<br />
further business which should now be transacted?”<br />
Secretary: (Rises, replies and is seated.) “I have none, Mr./Mdm.<br />
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President.”<br />
President: “Does any member know of any new or unfinished<br />
business which should properly come before this meeting?” (If<br />
no answer, proceed as follows.)<br />
“We are about to adjourn this meeting of the (chapter, district,<br />
etc.) <strong>FFA</strong> .(chapter, district, etc.)<br />
As we mingle with others, let us be diligent in labor, just in our<br />
dealings, courteous to everyone, and, above all, honest and fair<br />
in the game of life. Fellow members and guests, join me in a<br />
salute to our flag.”<br />
(Taps three times with gavel to call members to stand, face the<br />
flag at the reporter’s station, and with their right hands over<br />
their hearts, repeat the following pledge.)<br />
All in unison: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United<br />
States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one<br />
Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”<br />
President: “I now declare this meeting adjourned.” (Taps once<br />
with gavel and the meeting is adjourned.)<br />
(The secretary may call the complete roll if necessary and report<br />
on that basis. However, it is a time-consuming procedure for<br />
a local chapter when all members’ names are in the Secretary’s<br />
book where they can be quickly consulted and checked<br />
beforehand.)
Official Meeting Room Set Up<br />
An organized meeting room will set the proper stage for<br />
conducting chapter business. The correct room arrangement for<br />
a meeting is diagrammed below.<br />
The Flag should be placed at the Reporter’s station. The <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Host should place the flag at the beginning of the <strong>CDE</strong>. The flag<br />
should not be moved in between teams.<br />
The Sentinel should be stationed by the door that the team<br />
enters, no matter the location.<br />
Reporter<br />
Treasurer<br />
President<br />
Vice President<br />
Secretary<br />
Advisor<br />
Sentinel (Stationed at the door)<br />
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FLORIDA <strong>FFA</strong> ASSOCIATION<br />
OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES<br />
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT<br />
SCORESHEET<br />
Points Earned Per Team<br />
Points<br />
Possible<br />
Scoring Category Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5 Team 6<br />
70 Room Set-Up (10 points per station marker)<br />
350 Performance of Officer Parts (50 points per part.<br />
Five point deduction for each word missed, etc.)<br />
President - 50 points<br />
Vice President - 50 points<br />
Secretary - 50 points<br />
Treasurer - 50 points<br />
Reporter - 50 points<br />
Sentinel - 50 points<br />
Advisor - 50 points<br />
35 Appearance and Style of Delivery<br />
50 Voice and Inflection of Team<br />
25 Poise of Presiding Officer<br />
70 Questions (One questions per officer; 10 points<br />
per question)<br />
600 Total Team Scores
Middle School<br />
Ornamental<br />
Horticulture<br />
Demonstration <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Horticulture Demonstration Contests are designed to<br />
stimulate careful planning, thorough knowledge and the ability<br />
to explain, by work and action, the “how and why” of various<br />
horticulture practices.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level a <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator and three judges will<br />
be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing <strong>CDE</strong> materials.<br />
2. The contests will be held in two rounds. Area level contests<br />
will be held to determine the top two demonstrations in<br />
each <strong>CDE</strong> division. These teams will then complete in the<br />
state level event.<br />
3. Any team or individual that has received the state award in<br />
a previous Demonstration <strong>CDE</strong> Category Division is not<br />
eligible for further competition in that category.<br />
4. Contestants in this <strong>CDE</strong> may participate as individuals or<br />
as a team of two.<br />
5. A Chapter may enter one or more of the divisions. All<br />
<strong>CDE</strong> divisions will be conducted simultaneously. However,<br />
each chapter may only enter one team in each <strong>CDE</strong><br />
division.<br />
6. Demonstrators must bring all of the equipment and<br />
materials needed for the demonstration.<br />
7. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly. The individual<br />
participant official dress score or the average official dress<br />
score for teams will be added to the final demonstration<br />
score to determine the winners.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. Contestants will be limited to a maximum of ten<br />
minutes and a minimum of seven minutes for the actual<br />
demonstration. A time limit of three minutes will be<br />
allocated for judges to ask questions. A set up time of five<br />
minutes will be enforced for all demonstrations. One point<br />
Middle School Ornamental Horticulture Demonstration <strong>CDE</strong><br />
will be deducted for each 30 seconds over-time or undertime<br />
and a maximum of 5 points may be deducted for time<br />
infractions.<br />
2. Judges will provide a brief critique for individual<br />
demonstrations at the conclusion of the <strong>CDE</strong> if the team<br />
so desires. Participants shall not present any items to<br />
the judges as gifts or souvenirs at any time during the<br />
event. The only exception is an item created as part of the<br />
demonstration that is intended for human consumption.<br />
In that situation, participants may, but are not required, to<br />
present a small sample to the judges to be consumed at the<br />
event and in the allotted demonstration time.<br />
3. The top demonstration in each of the five divisions will be<br />
the state winning demonstration in that division.<br />
4. Demonstrations will be divided into five divisions:<br />
5. Production - Any practice that has to do with growing<br />
vegetables, fruits, nuts, flowers, ornamental and foliage<br />
plants and turfs. Those practices concerned with<br />
maintaining or replenishing the productive capacity of the<br />
soils also fall into this category.<br />
– Marketing - Operations in preparing vegetables,<br />
edible tree nuts, fruits, flowers and ornamental<br />
plants for market; to a buyer, or for storage, and<br />
in preparing for and exhibiting these horticulture<br />
crops. Marketing strategies must be included.<br />
– Consumer Use - Preparing vegetables and/or nuts<br />
for use, canning, freezing, or dehydration.<br />
– Artistic Arrangement Of Horticulture Crops - The<br />
use of flowers and other horticultural crops in<br />
arrangements, corsages and plaques. Material used<br />
may be live or dried. Weeds and native materials<br />
may be used. Artificial plants and flowers may<br />
not be used. The making and use of dish gardens,<br />
terrariums and planters are included in this class.<br />
The end product should not be edible.<br />
– Landscaping - Any practice that has to do with<br />
arrangement, establishments and maintenance of<br />
flowers, ornamental and foliage plants and turf<br />
around or within the home, business, or public<br />
grounds. (Demonstrations on growing landscaping<br />
materials should be entered in production<br />
divisions. Cut flower arrangements should be<br />
entered in Artistic Arrangement of Horticulture<br />
Crops Division).<br />
Scoring<br />
Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
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consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall then<br />
be added, and the winner will be that whose total of rankings<br />
is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined in the same<br />
manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
At discretion of <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
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Chapter:<br />
Name(s):<br />
Title of Demonstration:<br />
Starting time:________<br />
Finish time:__________<br />
Elapse time:_________<br />
1. Demonstrator 15<br />
Voice - words clear and well chosen 5<br />
Appearance - neat and proper for the<br />
job 5<br />
Suitable posture and action 5<br />
2. Subject Matter 30<br />
Brief introduction giving practical<br />
value of the topic and gaining interest. 5<br />
Accurate, up-to-date and complete<br />
information. 12<br />
Accurate answers to questions. 10<br />
Sources of information. 3<br />
3. Presentation 40<br />
Arrangement and use of equipment. 10<br />
Organization of subject matter 10<br />
Demonstration materials - neat and<br />
clear. 5<br />
Ability to work easily and efficiently. 10<br />
Summary statement 5<br />
4. Results<br />
Was the purpose of the demonstration<br />
15<br />
accomplished? 5<br />
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<br />
Possible<br />
Score<br />
Was it a "show-how" demonstration? 10<br />
TOTAL POINTS 100<br />
Official Dress<br />
(individual or average of team) 50<br />
Time Deduction (If necessary) One<br />
point deduction for each 30 seconds<br />
over or under time for a maximum<br />
deduction of 5 points. -5<br />
TOTAL POSSIBLE (150) 150<br />
Actual<br />
Score<br />
Excellent Good Fair<br />
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Middle School<br />
Parliamentary<br />
Procedure <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
To encourage students to learn to effectively participate in a business<br />
meeting and to assist in the development of their leadership skills.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Team Make-up – A team representing a chapter will consist<br />
240<br />
of six members. No alternates will be permitted.<br />
2. The event is open to one team per chapter.<br />
3. The event will have four phases: written examination, a 10minute<br />
team presentation of parliamentary procedure, oral<br />
questions following the presentation, and minutes prepared<br />
by the team secretary in consultation with the team chair.<br />
4. The advisor shall not consult with the team after beginning<br />
the event.<br />
5. Official <strong>FFA</strong> dress is highly recommended for participation<br />
in the parliamentary procedure career development event.<br />
Official <strong>FFA</strong> dress will be scored for each participant and<br />
the average team score will be added to the total team score<br />
for the <strong>CDE</strong> to determine the winners.<br />
Event Format<br />
Each participant must bring a minimum of two sharpened No.<br />
2 pencils. All other materials are to be furnished by the <strong>CDE</strong><br />
coordinator or host site. Teams may use their own gavel if they<br />
so desire.<br />
Presentation (750 points)<br />
1. Rounds - The <strong>CDE</strong> will be held at the sub-district level,<br />
with the winning team advancing to the district <strong>CDE</strong>. The<br />
winning district team will advance to the state preliminary<br />
round. The preliminary round will have two sections. Each<br />
section shall be made up of no more than six teams. The<br />
top two teams from each section will advance to the final<br />
round (a total of four teams).<br />
2. Seeding Process - Teams will be placed into preliminary<br />
and semi-final rounds based on a procedure determined by<br />
the official(s) in charge of the event.<br />
• Preliminary Rounds - two sessions of six teams each<br />
• Finals Round - One round of four teams, top two from<br />
each flight<br />
3. Item of Business - Each team will address a local chapter<br />
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chapter’s Program of Activities (e.g., Food for America,<br />
PALS, GLOBAL, fundraisers, recreation, etc.) Consult the<br />
Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual and Student <strong>Handbook</strong> for specific<br />
activities. The motion will be specific and must be moved<br />
as an original main motion as it is written on the card.<br />
4. Event Card - The event officials will select two subsidiary,<br />
two incidental, and one privileged motion or a motion<br />
that brings a question again before the assembly from the<br />
list of permissible motions. These motions will be on an<br />
index card and one will be randomly assigned to each team<br />
member, except the chair. All teams in each section will<br />
be assigned the same motions. Team members will have<br />
one minute to review the main motion, the motions to<br />
be demonstrated, and to identify his/her motion (which<br />
may be noted by bolding, underlining or highlighting).<br />
Members may refer to the card throughout the<br />
presentation, but may not confer during the one-minute<br />
time period or during the demonstration.<br />
Sample Card<br />
Main Motion:<br />
I move to sell citrus as a fundraiser.<br />
Required Motions:<br />
Lay on the Table<br />
Amend<br />
Suspend the Rules<br />
Appeal<br />
Adjourn<br />
5. Opening the Demonstration - The team demonstrating<br />
shall assume that a regular chapter meeting is in progress<br />
and new business is being handled on the agenda. The<br />
chair shall tap the gavel once to signify the end of the<br />
previous item of business, then start the presentation by<br />
saying, “Is there any new business that should be presented<br />
at this time?” A team member will then move the main<br />
motion as written on the card.<br />
6. Original Main Motion - The event official will assign the<br />
original main motion on an index card. This is to be the<br />
first item of business presented. All teams in each section<br />
will use the same main motion.<br />
7. Individual Member Recognition - A member may speak<br />
in debate on the main motion and conclude by offering<br />
a secondary motion. While it is discouraged, judges will<br />
award points accordingly for both the debate and the
secondary motion.<br />
8. Individual Member Recognition - A member may speak<br />
in debate on the main motion and conclude by offering<br />
a secondary motion. While it is discouraged, judges will<br />
award points accordingly for both the debate and the<br />
secondary motion.<br />
9. Number of Motions - There shall be no limitation to the<br />
number of subsidiary, incidental, or privileged motions<br />
demonstrated by the team. However, the team must<br />
demonstrate the two subsidiary, two incidental, and one<br />
privileged motion designated by the officials in charge.<br />
The team may use more than one main motion as long as<br />
it pertains to the assigned main motion. While acceptable,<br />
this practice is strongly discouraged.<br />
10. Using a Motion Twice - A member’s required motion<br />
will not be counted as an additional motion for another<br />
member. The person who makes the assigned main motion<br />
will be given credit for an additional motion (10 pts). If an<br />
alternative main motion is used, the member will NOT be<br />
given credit for an additional motion.<br />
11. Debate - The top three debates per member will be<br />
tabulated in the presentation score (45 points maximum).<br />
No more than two debates per member per motion will be<br />
tabulated.<br />
12. Time Limit and Deductions - A team shall be allowed<br />
10 minutes and 30 seconds in which to demonstrate<br />
knowledge of parliamentary law. A deduction of 2 points/<br />
second for every second over 10:30 will be assessed.<br />
(Example: 10:35 = 10 point deduction.) A timekeeper<br />
will furnish the time used by each team at the close of the<br />
event.<br />
13. Disqualification - Any assistance given to a team member<br />
from any source other than the career development event<br />
officials will be sufficient cause to eliminate the team from<br />
the career development event. Team members may have no<br />
contact with individuals other than team members from<br />
the time the event begins (when placed in a holding room)<br />
until the team has completed its participation in the event.<br />
Oral Questions (90 points)<br />
Individual Questions – 90 points (6 x 15 points)<br />
The team members (not including the chair) will be asked a<br />
planned question, which may include 1-3 parts, relating to their<br />
assigned motion. No one may step forward to help another<br />
member answer their individual question. The Chair will be<br />
asked a question relating to presiding, debate, assigning the<br />
floor, or other general parliamentary procedures. No additional<br />
(clarification or general) questions from the judges will be asked.<br />
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Presentation Minutes (45 points)<br />
Each team will have a secretary take minutes of the presentation.<br />
A possible score of 45 points will be allowed for the minutes.<br />
Pencil and paper will be supplied to take notes during the<br />
presentation. If paper and pencil are not present it is the<br />
secretary’s responsibility to request these items from the judges<br />
or event officials. Following the presentation, the secretary, in<br />
consultation with the president, will have 20 minutes to prepare<br />
the official minutes. Notes taken by the secretary during the<br />
presentation must be turned in with the official copy of the<br />
minutes on Form 1. (The lowest possible score for the section<br />
is zero (0).) Event officials shall use Form 3 to score the official<br />
minutes of the presentation.<br />
1. Use the example of proper minutes as illustrated in the<br />
Official <strong>FFA</strong> Secretary’s Book and/or outlined in Robert’s<br />
Rules of Order Newly Revised.<br />
2. A dictionary will be permitted for writing the official<br />
minutes of the presentation.<br />
3. The minutes will begin by recording the first item of<br />
business presented. Opening ceremonies and other<br />
preliminary information will not be used. Example: “It was<br />
moved by John Smith and seconded to start the Food for<br />
America program during the month of April.”<br />
4. The chair and the secretary may consult in preparing the<br />
official minutes of the presentation. A total of 20 minutes<br />
will be allowed to prepare the minutes.<br />
5. A judge will read, review, and grade the official minutes<br />
of the presentation after completion of each round of the<br />
event. The scores will be provided to the presentation<br />
judges for use in computing final scores.<br />
Written Test (150 points)<br />
A written test will consist of 25 objective-type multiple choice<br />
questions covering basic parliamentary law and information<br />
pertaining to minutes. Thirty minutes will be allowed to<br />
complete the test. Each participant may score a maximum of<br />
25 points. The score of the six-team members will be used to<br />
compute the total team score in each round.<br />
Scoring<br />
Guidelines for Scoring Discussion<br />
1. It is essential that each judge observes and maintains<br />
consistent criteria in scoring discussions for the duration of<br />
the event.<br />
2. Judges must overlook personal opinions and beliefs and<br />
score discussion in an unbiased manner. All discussion<br />
should be scored at the time it is delivered.<br />
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3. Characteristics of effective discussion include a)<br />
completeness of thought, b) logical reasoning, c) clear<br />
statement of speaker’s position, d) conviction of delivery,<br />
and e) concise and effective statement of debate. A<br />
suggested grading scale is as follows: Excellent = 13-15<br />
points, Good = 9-12 points, Average = 6-8 points and Poor<br />
= 0-5 points<br />
4. An excellent discussion would be characterized by a truly<br />
stirring delivery and brilliant in terms of information<br />
provided and/or suggestions for action offered. Poor debate<br />
would be characterized by a lack of effective delivery, poor<br />
grammar, reasoning and substance. An example of poor<br />
debate might be: “I think this is a good idea.”<br />
5. Most debate generally falls in the range of 6-15 points. An<br />
example of debate might be: “I am in favor of this idea.<br />
I think this is a very significant motion which should be<br />
adopted for the following reasons (new, informative and<br />
logically related). I encourage you to vote in favor of this<br />
motion.” Each debate should have a logical conclusion.<br />
Good debate would be characterized by effective delivery,<br />
substance, creative and visionary thought delivered in a<br />
convincing and compelling manner.<br />
6. Each time a participant in the presentation properly<br />
debates any motion, they may earn a score. However, an<br />
individual may never earn more than 60 discussion points<br />
in a given presentation. Furthermore, no more than 15<br />
points may be earned during one recognition by the chair.<br />
7. The top four debates per member will be tabulated in the<br />
presentation score. No more than two debates per member<br />
per motion will be tabulated.<br />
Guidelines for Scoring the Chair<br />
1. Ability to preside: state motions correctly, follow rules<br />
of debate, keep members informed, put motions to a<br />
vote, announce results of vote, use of gavel, awareness of<br />
business on the floor. (80 points) A suggested grading<br />
scale is as follows: Excellent = 71-80 points, Good = 61-70<br />
points, Average = 51-60 points, Poor = 0-50 points<br />
2. Leadership – stage presence, poise, self-confidence,<br />
politeness and voice. (20 points) A suggested grading scale<br />
is as follows: Excellent = 16–20 points, Good = 11–15<br />
points, Average = 6–10 points, Poor = 0–5 points<br />
Guidelines for Scoring Team Effect<br />
1. Conclusions reached by the team – Main motion was well<br />
analyzed which may include: Who, What, When, Where,<br />
How. (40 points)<br />
2. Team Use of Debate – degree to which debate was<br />
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convincing, logical, realistic, orderly and efficient, germane<br />
and free from repetition. (40 points)<br />
3. Team Presence – voice, poise, expression, grammar,<br />
gestures and professionalism. (40 points)<br />
Permissable Motions<br />
Required motions will be assigned from the following list of<br />
motions:<br />
Sub-district, District Levels<br />
• Assigned Motions<br />
• Adjourn<br />
• Amend<br />
• Appeal the Decision of the Chair<br />
• Division of the House (Assembly)<br />
• Lay on the Table<br />
• Main Motion<br />
• Point of Order<br />
• Parliamentary Inquiry<br />
• Postpone Definitely<br />
• Refer to a Committee<br />
Optional Motions (will not be assigned, but may be used)<br />
• Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn<br />
• Postpone Indefinitely<br />
• Question of Privilege<br />
• Recess<br />
• Suspend the Rules<br />
State Level (Any of these abilities may be assigned at this level)<br />
• Adjourn<br />
• Amend<br />
• Appeal the Decision of the Chair<br />
• Division of the House (Assembly)<br />
• Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn<br />
• Lay on the Table<br />
• Main Motion<br />
• Point of Order<br />
• Parliamentary Inquiry<br />
• Postpone Definitely<br />
• Postpone Indefinitely<br />
• Question of Privilege<br />
• Recess<br />
• Refer to a Committee<br />
• Suspend the Rules<br />
Note: Only those abilities listed under the event level will be<br />
assigned by the <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator. One additional motion<br />
per member will be scored. A team may choose any of the
emaining abilities listed above as their additional motions or to<br />
facilitate completion of the assigned abilities.<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Tiebreakers for teams will be the:<br />
1. total presentation score<br />
2. team’s average score on the written test<br />
3. total score for oral questions<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclusive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation. The official texts will be:<br />
• Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (latest edition)<br />
• Dunbar’s Manual of Parliamentary Procedure Test<br />
Questions (by Shane D. Dunbar)<br />
• Parliamentary Procedure Oral Questions (by Shane D.<br />
Dunbar)<br />
• Parliamentary Procedure Judging Guide (by Shane D.<br />
Dunbar & James J. Connors)<br />
Additional references may include <strong>FFA</strong> New Horizons magazine,<br />
the Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual, the <strong>FFA</strong> Student <strong>Handbook</strong> and the<br />
Official Chapter Secretary’s Book.<br />
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Motion<br />
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Second<br />
Required<br />
Debatable Amendable<br />
Vote<br />
Required<br />
Reconsider<br />
Privileged Motions<br />
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn Yes No Yes Majority Yes<br />
Adjourn Yes No No Majority No<br />
Recess Yes No Yes Majority No<br />
Raise a Question of Privilege<br />
Subsidiary Motions<br />
No No No Chair Grants No<br />
Lay on the Table Yes No No Majority Neg only (3)<br />
Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely) Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes<br />
Commit or Refer Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes<br />
Amend Yes Yes (1) Yes Majority Yes<br />
Postpone Indefinitely Yes Yes No Majority Affirm. Only<br />
Main Motion<br />
Incidental Motions<br />
Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes<br />
Appeal Yes Yes (1) No Majority Yes<br />
Division of the Assembly No No No No vote, demand No<br />
Parliamentary Inquiry No No No Chair answers No<br />
Point of Order No No No Chair rules No<br />
Suspend the Rules Yes No No (2) No<br />
(1) If applied to a debatable motion, (2) Rules of Order – 2/3 vote, standing rules - majority vote, (3) Refer to Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th edition) for rule(s), (4) Refer to <strong>CDE</strong> rule #9 before using<br />
these motions in the demonstration<br />
Scoring<br />
Phase<br />
1. Written Test (average of 6 members scores) .............................................................. 150<br />
Breakdown<br />
of Points<br />
2. Presentation .............................................................. 595<br />
A. Total of 5 members on the floor ...................375 pts.<br />
1. Required motion ...............20/motion = 100 pts.<br />
2. Additional motion .............10/member = 50 pts.<br />
3. Debates (max. of 3 debates @ 15 pts. each) 45/member = 225 pts.<br />
4. Chair .......................................................100 pts.<br />
a. Ability to preside ...............................80 pts.<br />
b. Leadership .........................................20 pts.<br />
B. Teams’ General Effect ....................................120 pts.<br />
1. Conclusions Reached by Team ........................40<br />
(Main motion was well analyzed, What, When, Where, Who, How was answered)<br />
2. Team Effect ......................................................40<br />
(Convincing, logical, realistic, orderly and efficient, germane and free from repetition)<br />
3. Team’s voice, poise, expression .......................40<br />
(Voice: Volume, enunciation, pitch, pace, grammar; Poise: Confidence, professional, eye contact;<br />
Expression: Conviction, gestures)<br />
3. Oral Questions ........................................................ 90<br />
Total for members’ questions (6 x 15 pts) ........................90<br />
NOTE: No additional clarification questions will be asked of Middle School students.<br />
4. Minutes of Presentation ......................................... 45<br />
1. Completeness and Accuracy .......................................15<br />
2. Format 15<br />
3. Grammar, style, legibility ............................................15<br />
5. Deductions<br />
1. Deductions for parliamentary mistakes ...................... 5-20 pts/minor mistake<br />
2. Deductions for omitting assigned motion ................... 50<br />
3. Deductions for going overtime .................................... 2 pts./second over 10:30<br />
TOTAL ............................................................................................................................ 872<br />
Section<br />
Points<br />
Total<br />
Points
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Individual<br />
Questions Total<br />
15 pts/ 90 pts/<br />
person person<br />
10 pts/<br />
person<br />
Total<br />
Disc. Pts. Additional Motion<br />
Discussion (45 pts. max./member, 15 pts. max./item, top 3 debates scored/member)<br />
Excellent = 13-15 pts., Good = 9-12 pts., Average = 6-8 pts., Poor = 3-5 pts)<br />
20 Pts./<br />
Person Main PP Indef. Amend Refer PP Def. Bring Back<br />
Participant Required Motion<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
Chair<br />
Questions (15 pts.)<br />
Points Leadership (20 pts.)<br />
Points<br />
Tactful, sensitive, firm, understanding, good voice,<br />
proper pace<br />
Ability to Preside (80 pts.)<br />
State motions correctly, follow rules of debate,<br />
keep members informed, put motions to a vote,<br />
announce results of vote, use of gavel, awareness<br />
of business on the floor<br />
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Excellent = 16-20 pts., Good = 11-15 pts.<br />
Excellent = 71-80 pts., Good = 61-70 pts.<br />
Average = 6-10 pts., Poor = 0-5 pts.<br />
Average = 51-60 pts., Poor = 0-50 pts.<br />
Conclusions (40 pts.) Points Discussion (40 pts.)<br />
Points Team Voice (40 pts.)<br />
Points<br />
Voice: Volume, enunciation, pitch, pace,<br />
Convincing, logical, realistic, orderly and efficient,<br />
grammar<br />
germane and free from repetition<br />
Poise: Confidence, professional, eye contact<br />
Expression: Conviction, gestures<br />
Excellent = 31-40 pts., Good = 21-30 pts.,<br />
Excellent = 31-40 pts., Good = 21-30 pts.,<br />
Average = 11-20 pts., Poor = 0-10 pts.<br />
Average = 11-20 pts., Poor = 0-10 pts.<br />
Main motion was well analyzed,<br />
What, When, Where, Who, How was answered<br />
Team<br />
Effect<br />
Excellent = 31-40 pts., Good = 21-30 pts.,<br />
Average = 11-20 pts., Poor = 0-10 pts.<br />
Sum of all 6 individual exam scores (150 pts.; up to 25 pts/exam)<br />
Exam<br />
Minutes taken from minutes scorecard (45 pts)<br />
Minutes<br />
Omitting assigned motion - 50 pts.<br />
Deductions<br />
(List mistakes<br />
5-20<br />
pts./mistake<br />
Deduction for overtime: -2 pts./second after 10:30<br />
Time<br />
Total Deductions<br />
Team Score<br />
Notes
FORM 3<br />
FLORIDA <strong>FFA</strong> ASSOCIATION<br />
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT<br />
TABULATION SHEET FOR SCORING MINUTES<br />
Chapter: Team No.:<br />
District: Sub-District:<br />
Tabulation Sheet for Scoring Minutes<br />
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Scoring Criteria<br />
Completeness and accuracy<br />
Points possible Points Earned<br />
• Minutes accurately reflect all business transacted during<br />
demonstration<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Kind of meeting (regular)<br />
Name of chapter<br />
15<br />
• Date and time of meeting<br />
• President and Secretary were present?<br />
• Minutes of the previous meeting read?<br />
Format of Minutes<br />
• Separate paragraph for all items<br />
• All main motions (including those withdrawn)<br />
• All secondary motions (including those lost)<br />
• All points of order and appeals<br />
15<br />
• Name of person making motion<br />
• Name of seconder NOT included<br />
• Vote count for motions requiring a 2/3 vote<br />
• Signed by the President and Secretary<br />
Grammar, Style, & Legibility<br />
• Complete sentences<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Correct spelling [deduction of 1 pt/error]<br />
Correct punctuation [deduction 1 pt/error]<br />
15<br />
• Legibility/Clarity<br />
TOTAL POINTS 45<br />
Comments:<br />
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Official Minutes<br />
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Chapter: Date:<br />
District: Sub-District: Place:<br />
Chair’s Signature: Secretary’s Signature:<br />
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Middle School<br />
Poultry <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Poultry Career Development Event stimulates learning<br />
related to the production, processing, marketing and<br />
consumption of poultry products.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each Middle<br />
School chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only<br />
the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants will report for instructions to the <strong>CDE</strong><br />
superintendent at the time and place shown in the current<br />
year’s date sheet.<br />
2. Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers,<br />
and other necessary items for <strong>CDE</strong> competition.<br />
3. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. Ten (10) minutes will be allowed contestants for<br />
completing each class.<br />
2. The live poultry will be Single Comb White Leghorns or a<br />
commercial strain of Leghorn-type (inbred cross) birds.<br />
3. There will be two production classes of hens with four<br />
birds each to be judged on past production. The birds may<br />
have beaks and/or combs trimmed.<br />
4. Contestants will be permitted to handle live bird classes.<br />
Some type of identification will be used to identify each<br />
bird.<br />
5. There will be one class of 10 ready-to-cook broilers, two<br />
to six pounds, hung from shackles to be graded according<br />
to quality. Grades are A, B and C. Pinfeathers, filoplumes<br />
(hair) and discoloration will not be considered in grading.<br />
6. Contestants are not to handle the dressed birds or the eggs<br />
graded for exterior quality. Shackles of dressed birds may<br />
be turned by contestants to show entire carcass.<br />
7. There will be two classes of 20 white market eggs. One<br />
class is to be graded for interior quality (candled) only:<br />
these eggs must be handled. One class is to be graded for<br />
exterior quality only. The eggs in the class to be graded for<br />
exterior quality are not to be handled. They will be laid<br />
horizontally and decisions will be based on visible portions<br />
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only.<br />
8. The ready-to cook and egg classes will be graded in<br />
accordance with the criteria of the “Poultry Science<br />
Manual” referenced.<br />
9. There will be one class of 10 carcass parts for identification.<br />
10. There will be a written exam consisting of 50 multiple<br />
choice questions for a total score of 100 points for the Sr.<br />
Division teams. The Junior Division teams will answer<br />
only the first 15 questions of the exam.<br />
Scoring<br />
Placing Classes - Live Birds 50 points per class<br />
Ready to Cook Broilers 100 points<br />
Interior Egg Quality 100 points<br />
Exterior Egg Quality 100 points<br />
Parts Identification 100 points<br />
Management Exam 60 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
The questions for the exam will be based on the subject matter<br />
in “Poultry Science Manual for the National <strong>FFA</strong> Career<br />
Development Events” #0418-5, 5th edition, 2005, Instructional<br />
Materials Service, Texas A&M University.<br />
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EXTERIOR EGG QUALITY<br />
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Contestant Name: Contestant Name:<br />
Chapter Name: Chapter Name:<br />
Team Number: ______________ Individual Number: _____________ Team Number: _____<br />
Directions: For each egg, mark the grade which you observed. Directions: For each e<br />
Egg Grade<br />
Egg<br />
Number A B Dirty Deduction Number A<br />
1 1<br />
2 2<br />
3 3<br />
4 4<br />
5 5<br />
6 6<br />
7 7<br />
8 8<br />
9 9<br />
10 10<br />
11 11<br />
12 12<br />
13 13<br />
14 14<br />
15 15<br />
16 16<br />
17 17<br />
18 18<br />
19 19<br />
20 20<br />
Total<br />
For exterior eggs, 2 points will be deducted when the separation line between<br />
grade "A" and "B" is crossed. When the line between "B" grade and "Dirty" is<br />
crossed, 3 points will be deducted. Five points will be deducted if a contestant<br />
fails to enter a grade for and egg, or enters more than one grade for the same<br />
egg. Perfect score is 100 points.<br />
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For exterior eggs, 2 po<br />
grade "A" and "B" is cr<br />
crossed, 3 points will b<br />
fails to enter a grade fo<br />
egg. Perfect score is 1
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Contestant Name: Contestant Name:<br />
Chapter Name: Chapter Name:<br />
Team Number: ______________ Individual Number: ___________ Team Number: ____<br />
Directions: For each egg, mark the grade which you observed. Directions: For each e<br />
Bird Grade<br />
Bird<br />
Number AA A B Inedible Deduction Number AA<br />
1 1<br />
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2 2<br />
3 3<br />
4 4<br />
5 5<br />
6 6<br />
7 7<br />
8 8<br />
9 9<br />
10 10<br />
11 11<br />
12 12<br />
13 13<br />
14 14<br />
15 15<br />
16 16<br />
17 17<br />
18 18<br />
19 19<br />
20 20<br />
Total<br />
For interior eggs (candled), 1 point will be deducted for each grade separation<br />
line crossed, except when the line between "B" grade and "Inedible" is<br />
crossed; then 3 points will be deducted. Five points will be deducted if a<br />
contestant fails to enter a grade for an egg, or enters more than one grade for<br />
the same egg. Perfect score is 100 points.<br />
INTER<br />
For interior eggs (can<br />
line crossed, except w<br />
crossed; then 3 point<br />
contestant fails to ent<br />
the same egg. Perfe
READY-TO-COOK<br />
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Contestant Name: Contestant Name:<br />
Chapter Name: Chapter Name:<br />
Team Number: ______________ Individual Number: _____________ Team Number: _____<br />
Directions: For each bird, mark the grade which you observed. Directions: For each b<br />
Bird Grade<br />
Bird<br />
Number A B C Deduction Number A<br />
1 1<br />
2 2<br />
3 3<br />
4 4<br />
5 5<br />
6 6<br />
7 7<br />
8 8<br />
9 9<br />
10 10<br />
Total<br />
For ready-to-cook, a 5 point deduction will be made for each grade separation line<br />
crossed. Ten (10) points will be deducted if a contestant fails to enter a grade for<br />
a bird, or enters more than one grade for a bird. Perfect score is 100 points.<br />
For ready-to-cook, a 5<br />
crossed. Ten (10) poin<br />
a bird, or enters more<br />
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Contestant Name Contestant Name<br />
Chapter Name Contestant Number<br />
Team Number Individual Number _________ Team Number<br />
Directions: For each carcass part, mark the part name, which you identified. Directions: For each carc<br />
Part Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Deduction Part Name<br />
Breast Quarter Breast Quarter<br />
Breast, Split w/ribs Breast, Split w/ribs<br />
Breast, Whole Breast, Whole<br />
Breast, Whole<br />
Boneless/Skinnless<br />
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Breast, Whole<br />
Boneless/Skinnless<br />
Breast, Whole w/ribs Breast, Whole w/ribs<br />
Drumette Drumette<br />
Drumstick Drumstick<br />
Gizzard Gizzard<br />
Heart Heart<br />
Leg Leg<br />
Leq Quarter Leq Quarter<br />
Liver Liver<br />
Neck Neck<br />
Tenderloin Tenderloin<br />
Thigh Thigh<br />
Thigh, Boneless/skinless Thigh, Boneless/skinless<br />
Wing Wing<br />
Wing Portion Wing Portion<br />
For each part, a 10 point deducation will be made for an incorrect identification.<br />
Perfect score is 100 points.<br />
For each part, a 10 point<br />
Perfect score is 100 poin
Middle School<br />
Prepared Public<br />
Speaking <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event is<br />
designed to develop agricultural leadership by providing for<br />
member participation in agricultural public speaking activities<br />
and stimulating interest in leadership and citizenship.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Only one<br />
member per chapter may be eligible to compete. Participant can<br />
not participate in both Extemporaneous Public Speaking and<br />
Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong>s.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. At each level a <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator and three judges will<br />
be in charge of this event with the State <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
providing <strong>CDE</strong> materials.<br />
2. Each participant’s manuscript will be the result of his or<br />
her own efforts. It is expected that the participant will take<br />
advantage of all available training facilities at his or her<br />
local school in developing his or her speaking ability. Facts<br />
and working data may be secured from any source but<br />
must be appropriately documented.<br />
3. A participant shall be in official dress as defined in the<br />
current Official <strong>FFA</strong> Manual.<br />
4. Three competent and impartial persons will be selected<br />
to judge the event. At least one judge should have an<br />
agricultural background.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. The <strong>CDE</strong> will be held in three rounds: sub-district, district<br />
and state level competitions. Each chapter may enter one<br />
participant at the sub-district level with each sub-district<br />
forwarding their winners on to the district contest. The 12<br />
district winners are then eligible to compete in the state<br />
contest.<br />
2. Participants may choose any current subject for their<br />
speeches that is of an agricultural character (nature), which<br />
may include agriscience and technology, agribusiness,<br />
agrimarketing, international agricultural relations<br />
and agricultural communications. Official judges<br />
shall disqualify a participant if he or she speaks on a<br />
nonagricultural subject.<br />
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3. Prior to the event the content and composition of all<br />
manuscripts will be scored by one qualified individual who<br />
will record the scores on a score sheet that will be provided.<br />
4. Participants will submit the following materials:<br />
– Three double-spaced typewritten copies of<br />
the speech on 8 1/2” x 11” white paper with<br />
cover that gives the speech title, participant’s<br />
name, state and date. The format should use 1”<br />
margins, 10 characters per inch, 12 font size,<br />
Times New Roman or Arial fonts, and follow<br />
the APA (American Psychological <strong>Association</strong>)<br />
manual. Do not bind or place in folders, special<br />
binders or covers. Place a staple in upper-left<br />
corner. See manuscript score sheet for specific<br />
point distributions related to the content and<br />
composition of the manuscript. Manuscripts not<br />
meeting these guidelines will be penalized.<br />
– Manuscripts at the sub-district and district levels<br />
are due to the <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator one week prior<br />
to the event. State level participants must submit<br />
seven copies of their manuscripts by the date listed<br />
on the Official <strong>FFA</strong> Calendar. Failure to meet these<br />
deadlines will result in disqualification.<br />
– A complete and accurate bibliography used in<br />
writing the speech. All participants should give<br />
credit to others where any direct quotes, phrases or<br />
special dates are used in the manuscript, in order<br />
not to be quality of plagiarism. A bibliography<br />
MUST be included as part of the public speaker’s<br />
manuscript, and direct quotes from any source of<br />
information must be marked in “quotes” on the<br />
manuscript and be identified in the bibliography.<br />
Failure to do so will automatically disqualify a<br />
participant. This applies to all events above the<br />
local level. (Factual information pertaining to<br />
agriculture is available from the United States<br />
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC<br />
20250; state colleges, research centers and /or<br />
experiment stations; or the Superintendent of<br />
Documents, US Government Printing Office,<br />
Washington, DC 20402)<br />
– Failure to submit a manuscript will result in<br />
disqualification from the event.<br />
5. Each speech shall be a minimum of four (4) minutes<br />
in length and a maximum of six (6) minutes. Each<br />
participant will be allowed five minutes additional time in<br />
which he or she will be asked questions relating to his or<br />
her speech. Participants will be penalized one point per<br />
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second on each judge’s score sheet for being under four<br />
minutes or over six minutes. No time warnings will be<br />
given.<br />
6. The speaking order will be randomly determined by<br />
event officials. The program chairman shall introduce<br />
each participant by name and in order of drawing. A<br />
participant will be permitted to use notes while speaking,<br />
but deductions in scoring may be made for this practice if<br />
it detracts from the effectiveness of the presentation. No<br />
props are to be used. Applause shall be withheld until all<br />
participants have spoken.<br />
7. A timekeeper shall be designated who will record the time<br />
used by each participant in delivering his or her speech,<br />
noting undertime or overtime, if any, for which deductions<br />
will be made.<br />
8. At the time of the event, the judges will be seated in<br />
different sections of the room in which the event is<br />
held. They will score each participant on the delivery of<br />
production, using the score sheet provided.<br />
9. Each judge shall formulate and ask questions. Questions<br />
shall pertain directly to the speaker’s subject. Questions<br />
containing two or more should be avoided. Judges will<br />
score each participant on the ability to answer all questions<br />
asked by all judges. The full five minutes for questions<br />
should be used.<br />
Scoring<br />
1. Prior to the event the content and composition of all<br />
manuscripts will be scored by one qualified individual who<br />
will record the scores on a score sheet that will be provided.<br />
2. When all participants have finished speaking, each judge<br />
will total the score on delivery and response to questions<br />
for each participant. The composition score and the<br />
timekeepers’ record will be used in computing the final<br />
score for each participant. The judges’ score sheets will<br />
then be submitted to event officials to determine final<br />
ratings of participants.<br />
3. Participants shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis<br />
of the final score to be determined by each judge without<br />
consultation. The judges’ ranking of each participant shall<br />
then be added, and the winner will be that whose total of<br />
rankings is the lowest. Other placings shall be determined<br />
in the same manner. (low point method of selection)<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
In case of a tie, that individual who has the highest grand total<br />
score shall have higher rating.<br />
Awards<br />
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Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
• Agnes, M. (2003). Plagiarism. In Webster’s new world<br />
dictionary 4th Ed. New York: Pocket Books.<br />
• Kapoun, Jim. Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A<br />
guide for library instruction. C&RL News (July/August<br />
1998): 522-523. Retrieved July 15, 2007 from http://<br />
www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html<br />
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, 5th Ed. (2001) Washington D.C.:<br />
American Psychological <strong>Association</strong><br />
• The Owl at Purdue University. Is it Plagiarism yet?<br />
Retrieved July 15, 2007 from http://owl.english.purdue.<br />
edu/owl/resource/589/02/<br />
• The Owl at Purdue University. APA formatting and<br />
style guide. Retrieved July 15, 2007 from http://owl.<br />
english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
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Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> Manuscript Rubric – 200 points<br />
Evaluation Criteria<br />
200<br />
possible points<br />
Very strong evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
Moderate evidence skill<br />
is present<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
Weight Total Score<br />
5-4 3-2 1-0<br />
Manuscript Content<br />
100<br />
possible points<br />
Topic is important and appropriate 50 points<br />
Topic is current or a strong Topic is dated or some Topic is irrelevant for the<br />
Current topic of interest<br />
evidence of personal<br />
involvement in the topic is<br />
evidence of personal<br />
involvement has been<br />
times or unrelated to<br />
personal involvement.<br />
X5<br />
expressed.<br />
expressed.<br />
Topic is relevant and Topic addresses an issue Topic addresses an issue Topic addresses an issue that<br />
within the scope of<br />
identified subjects in the<br />
facing the industry of<br />
agriculture.<br />
that may show some<br />
relationship to the<br />
is unrelated to the industry<br />
of agriculture.<br />
X5<br />
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industry of agriculture.<br />
Suitability of materials used 50 points<br />
Validity of resources<br />
Resources are from<br />
reputable sources.<br />
Resources are from<br />
questionable sources.<br />
Resources are from<br />
unreliable sources. x5<br />
Accuracy of content<br />
Manuscript reflects accurate<br />
statements from resources.<br />
Manuscript reflects some<br />
misinterpretation of<br />
resource materials.<br />
Manuscript does not reflect<br />
accurate statements based on<br />
the resources provided.<br />
x5<br />
Total points for this section<br />
Manuscript Composition<br />
100<br />
possible points<br />
Organization and development of content<br />
Clearly organized and<br />
40 points<br />
Logical order and unity of<br />
thought<br />
concise by remaining on<br />
target; completely focused<br />
with obvious construction<br />
and strong introduction,<br />
body and conclusion layout.<br />
Good organization with<br />
few statements out of<br />
place or lacking in clear<br />
construction.<br />
Little to no organization is<br />
present; sometimes awkward<br />
and lacking construction.<br />
x4<br />
Accomplishment of<br />
purpose<br />
The style chosen has<br />
obviously been well<br />
thought out based on the<br />
specific audience.<br />
Most language is<br />
appropriate for the<br />
intended audience.<br />
Some language used might<br />
be confusing for some<br />
audiences.<br />
x4<br />
Grammatical accuracy 35 points<br />
Spelling/grammar<br />
(sentence structure, verb<br />
agreement, etc.)<br />
Manuscript written<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
extremely high quality with<br />
2 or less errors in the<br />
document.<br />
Spelling and grammar<br />
are adequate with 3-5<br />
errors in the document.<br />
Spelling and grammar are<br />
less than adequate with 6 or<br />
more errors in the document. X7<br />
according to event format<br />
rule #1<br />
Double-spaced on 8½" x<br />
5 points 0 points 25 points<br />
11" white bond paper<br />
12<br />
12<br />
point<br />
point<br />
Times<br />
Arial or<br />
New<br />
sans<br />
Roman<br />
serif<br />
or font Arial Font<br />
1" margins in the body of<br />
the paper<br />
Cover page with speech<br />
title, participant's name,<br />
state and year<br />
x1<br />
x1<br />
APA style for references<br />
and bibliography<br />
X3<br />
Total points for this section<br />
Grand Total Points<br />
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Indicators<br />
Oral Communication<br />
A. Examples<br />
B. Speaking<br />
without<br />
hesitation<br />
C. Tone<br />
D. Being detail<br />
oriented<br />
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Very strong evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
5-4<br />
Examples are vivid, precise and<br />
clearly explained.<br />
Examples are original,<br />
logical and relevant.<br />
Speaks very articulately without<br />
hesitation.<br />
Never has the need for<br />
unnecessary pauses or<br />
hesitation when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is consistent.<br />
Speaks at the right pace to<br />
be clear.<br />
Pronunciation of words is<br />
very clear and intent is<br />
apparent.<br />
Is able to stay fully detail<br />
oriented.<br />
Always provides details<br />
which support the issue; is<br />
well organized.<br />
Speaker uses power of<br />
E. Command presentation to engage and<br />
of Audience captivate the audience with the<br />
message of the speech.<br />
Exemplary in connecting facts<br />
and issues and articulating how<br />
they impact the issue locally and<br />
globally.<br />
F. Connect and<br />
Possesses a strong<br />
articulate facts<br />
knowledge base and is able<br />
and issues<br />
to effectively articulate<br />
information regarding<br />
related facts and current<br />
issues.<br />
Non-verbal Communication<br />
Eye contact constantly used as an<br />
effective connection.<br />
A. Attention Constantly looks at the<br />
(eye contact) entire audience (90-100% of<br />
the time).<br />
B. Mannerisms<br />
C. Gestures<br />
D. Well-poised<br />
Does not have distracting mannerisms<br />
that affect effectiveness.<br />
No nervous habits.<br />
Gestures are purposeful and<br />
effective.<br />
Hand motions are expressive<br />
and used to emphasize<br />
talking points.<br />
Great posture (confident)<br />
with positive body language.<br />
Is extremely well-poised.<br />
Poised and in control at all<br />
times.<br />
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Moderate evidence skill is present<br />
3-2<br />
Examples are usually concrete,<br />
sometimes needs clarification.<br />
Examples are effective, but<br />
need more originality or<br />
thought.<br />
Speaks articulately, but sometimes<br />
hesitates.<br />
Occasionally has the need for<br />
a long pause or moderate<br />
hesitation when speaking.<br />
Appropriate tone is usually<br />
consistent.<br />
Speaks at the right pace most<br />
of the time, but shows some<br />
nervousness.<br />
Pronunciation of words is<br />
usually clear, sometimes<br />
vague.<br />
Is mostly good at being detail<br />
oriented.<br />
Usually provides details<br />
which are supportive of the<br />
issue; displays good<br />
organizational skills.<br />
Speaker presents speech as mere<br />
repeating of facts and speech<br />
comes across as a report<br />
Sufficient in connecting facts and<br />
issues and articulating how they<br />
impact the issue locally and<br />
globally.<br />
Possesses a good knowledge<br />
base and is able to, for the<br />
most part, articulate<br />
information regarding related<br />
facts and current issues.<br />
Eye contact is mostly effective and<br />
consistent.<br />
Mostly looks around the<br />
audience (60-80% of the<br />
time).<br />
Sometimes has distracting<br />
mannerisms that pull from the<br />
presentation.<br />
Sometimes exhibits nervous<br />
habits or ticks.<br />
Usually uses purposeful gestures.<br />
Hands are sometimes used to<br />
express or emphasize.<br />
Occasionally slumps;<br />
sometimes negative body<br />
language.<br />
Usually is well-poised.<br />
Poised and in control most of<br />
the time; rarely loses<br />
composure.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not<br />
present<br />
1-0<br />
Examples are abstract or not<br />
clearly defined.<br />
Examples are sometimes<br />
confusing, leaving the<br />
listeners with questions.<br />
Speaks articulately, but frequently<br />
hesitates.<br />
Frequently hesitates or has<br />
long, awkward pauses while<br />
speaking.<br />
Has difficulty using an<br />
appropriate tone.<br />
Pace is too fast; nervous.<br />
Pronunciation of words is<br />
difficult to understand;<br />
unclear.<br />
Has difficulty being detail<br />
oriented.<br />
Sometimes overlooks details<br />
that could be very beneficial<br />
to the issue; lacks<br />
organization.<br />
Speaker bores the audience with<br />
lack of enthusiasm and power to<br />
deliver the speech.<br />
Has difficulty with connecting<br />
facts and issues and articulating<br />
how they impact the issue locally<br />
and globally.<br />
Possesses some knowledge<br />
base but is unable to<br />
articulate information<br />
regarding related facts and<br />
current issues.<br />
Eye contact does not always<br />
allow connection with the<br />
speaker.<br />
Occasionally looks at<br />
someone or some groups<br />
(less than 50% of the time).<br />
Have mannerisms that pull from<br />
the effectiveness of the<br />
presentation.<br />
Displays some nervous<br />
habits – fidgets or anxious<br />
ticks.<br />
Occasionally gestures are used<br />
effectively.<br />
Hands are not used to<br />
emphasize talking points;<br />
hand motions are sometimes<br />
distracting.<br />
Lacks positive body<br />
language; slumps.<br />
Isn’t always well-poised.<br />
Sometimes seems to lose<br />
composure.<br />
TOTAL<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
Weight Total Score<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
x 10<br />
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300 possible<br />
points<br />
200 possible<br />
points
Indicators<br />
Response to Questions<br />
A. Speaking<br />
unrehearsed<br />
(question and<br />
answer)<br />
B. Demonstrates<br />
knowledge of<br />
topic<br />
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Very strong evidence skill is<br />
present<br />
5-4<br />
Speaks unrehearsed with comfort<br />
and ease.<br />
Is able to speak quickly with<br />
organized thoughts and<br />
concise answers.<br />
Answer shows thorough<br />
knowledge of the subject of the<br />
speech.<br />
Supports answer with strong<br />
evidence.<br />
Moderate evidence skill is present<br />
3-2<br />
Speaks unrehearsed mostly with<br />
comfort and ease, but sometimes<br />
seems nervous or unsure.<br />
Is able to speak effectively, has<br />
to stop and think, and sometimes<br />
gets off focus.<br />
Answer shows some knowledge of<br />
the subject.<br />
Some evidence, but lacking in<br />
strength.<br />
Strong evidence skill is not present<br />
1-0<br />
Shows nervousness or seems<br />
unprepared when speaking<br />
unrehearsed.<br />
Seems to ramble or speaks<br />
before thinking.<br />
Answer shows little knowledge of<br />
the subject.<br />
Evidence is lacking to<br />
support the answer.<br />
TOTAL<br />
Points<br />
Earned<br />
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x 10<br />
x 50<br />
300 possible<br />
points<br />
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Evaluation Criteria<br />
National <strong>FFA</strong> Prepared Public Speaking <strong>CDE</strong> Official Scorecard<br />
A. Verbal Communication Skills (from rubric) - 300 possible points<br />
Use of examples<br />
Speaking without<br />
hesitation<br />
50<br />
50<br />
Tone 50<br />
Being detailed<br />
oriented<br />
Command of<br />
audience<br />
Connecting and<br />
articulating facts<br />
and issues<br />
50<br />
50<br />
50<br />
B. Non-verbal Communication Skills (from rubric) - 200 possible points<br />
Attention<br />
(eye contact)<br />
50<br />
Mannerisms 50<br />
Gestures 50<br />
Well poised 50<br />
C. Response to Questions (from rubric) - 300 possible points<br />
Speaking<br />
unrehearsed<br />
50<br />
Command of<br />
questions<br />
250<br />
Subtotal points 800<br />
Less time<br />
deductions<br />
Provided by<br />
room<br />
coordinator<br />
Net communication skills<br />
score<br />
Manuscript<br />
200<br />
Score<br />
Net Total<br />
Points<br />
1000<br />
Participant Ranking<br />
Maximum Points<br />
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Participant 8:
Middle School Tool<br />
Identification <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Tool Identification Event is designed to develop the ability<br />
to correctly identify the names and uses of a variety of tools<br />
common to the Agricultural Education Curriculum.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a charter <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each Middle<br />
School chapter may enter a team of four individuals. Only the<br />
top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Each participant must have a #2 pencil.<br />
2. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
Identification (80 points – 40 minutes)<br />
1. Forty (40) tools will be selected from the attached official<br />
list.<br />
2. When two sets of tools are used, they shall include the<br />
same tools.<br />
3. No tool will be used more than once in the identification<br />
portion of the contest.<br />
4. Each participant will be assigned to a tool to begin<br />
identification.<br />
5. Each participant will remain at each tool for one minute<br />
and then progress to the next tool.<br />
6. No participant will be permitted to go to a tool for a second<br />
time.<br />
7. Grading will be done by giving two (2) points for each tool<br />
correctly identified.<br />
8. If it is observed that a participant uses the same number on<br />
his or her paper for more than one identification, neither<br />
number will be counted as correct thus resulting in a<br />
penalty for using the same number twice.<br />
9. Tool Identification may be done by picture or PowerPoint,<br />
as determined by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator.<br />
Knowledge Test (20 points – 40 minutes)<br />
1. A written test designed to test the knowledge of<br />
the participant regarding the proper use(s) and/or<br />
categorization of 20 randomly selected tools from the<br />
attached official list.<br />
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2. Each participant will be given 40 minutes to complete the<br />
test.<br />
Scoring<br />
Identification 80 points<br />
Knowledge Test 20 points<br />
Total 100 points<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
At discretion of the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Official <strong>FFA</strong> Agricultural Tools Identification Manual<br />
Copies of the “Official <strong>FFA</strong> Agricultural Tools and<br />
Materials Identification Manual” are available from the:<br />
North Carolina <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
North Carolina State University<br />
Box 7607<br />
Raleigh, NC 27695-7607<br />
Phone: 919.515.4206<br />
Fax: 919.515.9060<br />
Email: jason_davis@ncsu.edu<br />
• The 16-page booklet contains a clipart image and the<br />
proper use of all tools and materials included in this<br />
event. The cost is $1.00 per copy (postage included).<br />
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Middle School<br />
Vegetable<br />
Identification and<br />
Judging <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Purpose<br />
The Vegetable Identification and Judging event is designed to<br />
test skills and knowledge of students in the area of vegetable<br />
production and management.<br />
Eligibility<br />
The participant must be an active member of a chartered <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>FFA</strong> Chapter and enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8. Each Middle<br />
School chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only<br />
the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.<br />
Event Procedures<br />
1. Contestants will report to the <strong>CDE</strong> coordinator for specific<br />
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instructions and details of the event.<br />
2. Contestants will be provided Scantron answer sheets.<br />
3. Contestants should bring a clipboard and two #2 pencils.<br />
Use of a hand lens is encouraged.<br />
4. <strong>FFA</strong> members must be in official dress, appropriate to the<br />
contest, and will be scored accordingly.<br />
Event Format<br />
1. Identification of vegetable varieties will be required each<br />
year, along with seeds and weeds being shown on odd<br />
number years, and insects will be presented on even<br />
number years.<br />
2. Varieties may be shown in either mature or seedling stages.<br />
3. Four judging classes will be placed based on items of<br />
quality and other characteristics that a consumer utilizes in<br />
buying vegetables.<br />
4. The vegetable specimen plates in each placing class will be<br />
placed on individual merit.<br />
5. Each placing class is worth 50 points.<br />
6. Each specimen to be identified is worth 5 points.<br />
7. A 15 question multiple choice exam covering general<br />
knowledge of vegetable production will be given. Each<br />
question is worth 5 points for a total of 75 points.<br />
Scoring<br />
4 Placing Classes 50 points/class<br />
15 Question Written Exam 75 points<br />
Kinds & Varieties 5 points/specimen<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Career Development Event <strong>Handbook</strong><br />
Insects (Even years) 5 points/specimen<br />
Weeds (Odd years) 5 points/specimen<br />
Seeds (Odd years) 5 points/specimen<br />
Tie Breakers<br />
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless<br />
otherwise noted by the <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a<br />
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written<br />
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties<br />
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,<br />
and then by a single placing class (chosen by <strong>CDE</strong> Coordinator).<br />
If any of these are absent from a <strong>CDE</strong>, (ie. oral reasons, written<br />
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.<br />
Awards<br />
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are<br />
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their<br />
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry<br />
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> Foundation.<br />
References<br />
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other<br />
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make<br />
use of the very best instructional materials available. The<br />
following list contains references that may prove helpful during<br />
event preparation.<br />
• Know Your Vegetables – Varieties and Problems – IFAS<br />
Publication. (Out of print.)<br />
• Vegetable Gardening in <strong>Florida</strong> –1999 – Dr. Jim<br />
Stephens.<br />
• Vegetable Production Guide for <strong>Florida</strong> – IFAS<br />
Publication (sp 170) – Sonja Tighe, Publisher
Vegetable <strong>CDE</strong><br />
Career Development Event<br />
© <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Chapter Contestant Group<br />
Chapter Name 1 1<br />
Placing Classes<br />
Placing Class 4<br />
*2105001*<br />
Placing Class 3<br />
*2104001*<br />
Placing Class 2<br />
*2103001*<br />
Placing Class 1<br />
*2102001*<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1234 ` ` 3124<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1243 ` ` 3142<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1324 ` ` 3214<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1342 ` ` 3241<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1423 ` ` 3412<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
1432 ` ` 3421<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2134 ` ` 4123<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2143 ` ` 4132<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2314 ` ` 4213<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2341 ` ` 4231<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2413 ` ` 4312<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
2431 ` ` 4321<br />
Written Exam<br />
12 <br />
8 <br />
4 <br />
*2106001*<br />
13 <br />
9 <br />
5 <br />
<br />
14 <br />
10 <br />
6 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
15 <br />
11 <br />
7 <br />
3
Insects Diseases<br />
21 <br />
10 <br />
*2108001*<br />
21 <br />
10 <br />
*2107001*<br />
22 <br />
11 <br />
22 <br />
11 <br />
<br />
<br />
23 <br />
12 <br />
1<br />
23 <br />
12 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
24 <br />
13 <br />
24 <br />
13 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
25 <br />
14 <br />
25 <br />
14 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
26 <br />
15 <br />
26 <br />
15 <br />
5 <br />
5 <br />
27 <br />
16 <br />
27 <br />
16 <br />
6 <br />
6 <br />
28 <br />
17 <br />
28 <br />
17 <br />
7 <br />
7 <br />
29 <br />
18 <br />
29 <br />
18 <br />
8 <br />
8 <br />
30 <br />
19 <br />
30 <br />
19 <br />
9 <br />
9 <br />
20 <br />
20 <br />
Squash powdery<br />
D<br />
mildew<br />
E Sunscald<br />
A Tomato bacterial spot<br />
B Tomato bacterial wilt<br />
C Magnesium defi ciency<br />
D Nitrogen defi ciency<br />
Diseases<br />
E Squash bug<br />
A Sweet potato weevil<br />
B Flea beetle<br />
C Green Stinkbug<br />
Insects<br />
Harmful Insects<br />
Alternaria leafspot (on<br />
crucifers)<br />
D<br />
E Onion neckrot<br />
A Onion purple blotch<br />
B Tomato hornworm<br />
D Harlequin bug<br />
A Aphids<br />
B Pepper bacterial spot<br />
E Bean rust<br />
A Cabbage black rot<br />
Twelve-spotted cucumber<br />
beetle<br />
C<br />
Banded cucumber<br />
beetle<br />
B<br />
Tomato blossom-end<br />
rot<br />
C<br />
Pepper blossom-end<br />
rot<br />
C<br />
B Cabbage soft rot<br />
C Celery early blight<br />
C Bean leaf roller<br />
D Cabbage looper<br />
D Tomato early blight<br />
D White grub<br />
E Wireworm<br />
Benefi cial Insects<br />
Imported cabbage<br />
E<br />
worm<br />
A June beetle<br />
B Leaf-footed plant bug<br />
E Tomato leaf mold<br />
D Potassium defi ciency<br />
E Potato early blight<br />
D Celery late blight<br />
E Corn rust<br />
C Leafhopper<br />
D Leafminer<br />
Watermelon mosaic<br />
virus<br />
A<br />
A Potato Rhizoctonia<br />
B Potato weather fl eck<br />
A Corn smut<br />
A Earwig<br />
B Green garden spider<br />
E Lesser cornstalk borer<br />
E Click beetle<br />
Colorado potato<br />
A<br />
beetle, adult<br />
Cucumber downy<br />
mildew<br />
B<br />
A<br />
Colorado potato<br />
beetle, larvae<br />
B<br />
C Rootknot<br />
C Ground beetle<br />
D Honey bee<br />
Mexican bean beetle,<br />
adult<br />
E Lady beetle<br />
A Praying mantis<br />
Mexican bean beetle,<br />
larvae<br />
B<br />
C Corn earworm<br />
D Cutworm<br />
B Tachnid fl y<br />
C Tider beetle<br />
C Mole cricket<br />
D Pickleworm<br />
E Fall armyworm<br />
A Field cricket
Seeds Weeds<br />
5 <br />
*2110001*<br />
10 <br />
*2109001*<br />
6 <br />
11 <br />
<br />
<br />
7 <br />
1<br />
12 <br />
1<br />
2 <br />
2 <br />
8 <br />
13 <br />
3 <br />
3 <br />
9 <br />
14 <br />
4 <br />
4 <br />
10 <br />
15 <br />
5 <br />
16 <br />
Cypressvine morning<br />
glory<br />
E<br />
Weeds<br />
B Beggarweed<br />
6 <br />
17 <br />
A <strong>Florida</strong> pusley<br />
B Lambsquarters<br />
C Nutgrass<br />
D Pepperweed<br />
7 <br />
C Bermuda grass<br />
D Chickweed<br />
18 <br />
8 <br />
E Common cocklebur<br />
A Common purslane<br />
19 <br />
9 <br />
E Pigweed<br />
20 <br />
Sicklepod (coffeeweed)<br />
A<br />
B Common ragweed<br />
C Crabgrass<br />
D Curly dock<br />
D Okra<br />
E Onion<br />
A Parsnip<br />
B Pea, English<br />
Seeds<br />
B Asparagus<br />
C Beans, Lima<br />
D Beans, snap<br />
C Pepper<br />
D Radish<br />
E Beets<br />
A Cabbage<br />
Spinich, round or<br />
prickley<br />
E<br />
A Squash, C. maxima<br />
B Squash, C. moschata<br />
B Carrot<br />
C Celery<br />
D Corn, sweet<br />
C Squash, C. pepo<br />
D Tomato<br />
E Cucumber<br />
A Eggplant<br />
B Lettuce, black or white<br />
E Watermelon<br />
C Muskmelon
C Squash, Table Queen<br />
D Squash, zucchini<br />
D Garlic<br />
E Kale<br />
Kinds and Varieties<br />
A Artichoke, globe<br />
Kinds and Varieties<br />
E Sweet Corn<br />
A Sweet Potato<br />
A Kohlrabi<br />
B Leek<br />
C Lettuce, butterhead<br />
B Artichoke, Jerusalem<br />
C Asparagus<br />
34 <br />
17 <br />
*2111001*<br />
B Tomato<br />
C Turnip<br />
D Watermelon, Charleston<br />
Grey<br />
D Bean, Bush<br />
E Bean, horticultural<br />
35 <br />
18 <br />
D Lettuce, crisphead<br />
E Lettuce, leaf<br />
<br />
36 <br />
19 <br />
1<br />
A Bean, Lima<br />
B Bean, pole<br />
2 <br />
37 <br />
20 <br />
E Watermelon, Crimson<br />
Sweet<br />
A Lettuce, romaine<br />
B Muskmelon<br />
C Bean, wax<br />
D Beets<br />
3 <br />
C Mustard<br />
D New Zealand spinach<br />
38 <br />
21 <br />
4 <br />
39 <br />
22 <br />
E Okra<br />
A Onion, Bermuda<br />
B Onion, Sweet Spanish<br />
C Parsley<br />
E Broccoli<br />
A Brussels sprouts<br />
5 <br />
B Cabbage, Golden Acre<br />
C Cabbage, red<br />
40 <br />
23 <br />
6 <br />
41 <br />
24 <br />
D Cabbage, savoy<br />
E Carrot, Chantenay<br />
7 <br />
D Parsnip<br />
E Pea, English<br />
42 <br />
25 <br />
A Carrot, Danvers<br />
B Carrot, Imperator<br />
8 <br />
43 <br />
26 <br />
A Pea, Southern<br />
B Pepper<br />
9 <br />
C Caulifl ower<br />
D Celeriac<br />
44 <br />
27 <br />
C Potato, Irish<br />
D Pumpkin<br />
10 <br />
45 <br />
28 <br />
E Celery<br />
A Chard, Swiss<br />
11 <br />
E Radish<br />
A Rutabaga<br />
46 <br />
29 <br />
B Chinese cabbage<br />
C Chives<br />
12 <br />
B Spinich<br />
C Squash, butternut<br />
47 <br />
30 <br />
13 <br />
D Collards<br />
E Cucumber<br />
48 <br />
31 <br />
D Squash, crookneck<br />
E Squash, Hubbard<br />
A Squash, scallop<br />
B Squash, straightneck<br />
14 <br />
A Eggplant<br />
B Endive<br />
49 <br />
32 <br />
15 <br />
50 <br />
33 <br />
C Escarole<br />
16