Class Lesson for Oct. 29th, 2009

Agricultural Mechanics
Welding Sub-Unit

1. In pairs students will be assigned a Welding Safety and Health Fact sheet to read and take notes over (http://www.aws.org/technical/facts/)
2. Students will than present their main points to the rest of the class.
3. ArcWelding Basics - PowerPoint

Points Possible

• 20 Points for Quality of Notes and Presentation
• 10 Points for Notes

Class Lesson for Oct. 27th, 2009

Agricultural Sales/Farm Business Unit

• The item from two class periods is due Thursday - May get the end of class period to work on.
• The Ag Sales Presentations - Due to the number of people that have been gone you will have opportunity to finish on your own and present on Thursday.

Agricultural Mechanics

Welding Sub-Unit

• Need to read Safety and Health Fact Sheets from http://www.aws.org/technical/facts/
• Read Fumes and Gases Fact Sheet - Number One at the website
• Complete the worksheet (www.quia.com/quiz/2008842.html)
• The worksheet questions are good examples of what will be on your Welding Safety Exam which you must pass in order to weld.

FFA

• Watched Mike Rowe Keynote Address from National Convention
• Please write down the message you took away from his address and turn in

Points Possible

• 10 Points for Fumes and Gases Welding Worksheet
• 20 Points for Key message from Mike Rowe Keynote address

Class Lesson for Oct. 23rd, 2009

Introduction to Agricultural Sales Unit/Farm Business Unit

*2:00pm Early Out Schedule*

• Finish Project from Last Time - It needs to be EMAILED to Mr. Straube when completed!
• Finish other work when done - All work needs to be turned in due to the end of the quarter.
• Mr. Straube has to have it to get grades turned in by Monday!!

Class Lesson for Oct. 21st, 2009

Introduction to Agricultural Sales Unit/Farm Business Unit

Business Project
Research 3 companies and see how they are related to Agriculture
Find the following information

1. Number of people employed
2. How products produced by the company are Ag related
3. Example of products produced by the company
4. Annual Gross Income (Total Sales)
5. Location of Corporate Headquarters
6. Where products are shipped to....exports
7. What farm products are used to produce their products - exp. mountian dew = corn (high fructrose corn syrup)
8. What type of sales methods does the company use - exp. retail chain stores, dealer lots, door to door salesman, internet, ect.
9. Find an ad for one of the companies products and insert into your document.

Please use a word document to put this information into. Make sure you do three companies - list each one seperately and clearly state what company the information goes to. (Make a heading for each one)

Email to Mr. Straube when completed.

If you get done, make sure you get all of your make up work done.

Class Lesson for Oct. 19th, 2009

Introduction to Agricultural Sales Unit

• 20-30 minutes to finish the Ag Sales Project - if not complete will become homework due next time
• Students that are complete will start presenting their Ag Project - will go over the details in class

Points Possible

• 75 Points for Presentation (will be on Quarter 2 Grades)

Homework for Next Class (10/21/09)

• Test over the Ag Sales Unit - Student's will be able to use notes.

Mr. Straube will be gone Oct. 21 and 23 for National FFA Convention. We will finish presenting Ag Sales Projects when he returns.

Class Lesson for Oct. 15th, 2009

Introduction to Agricultural Sales Unit

• Finish Ag Sales Brochure - Email it to Mr. Straube
• Finish PowerPoint Ch. 7 on Sales - dealing with difficult costumers

FFA Fruit Sales Information handed out and gone over in class

Class Lesson for Oct. 13th, 2009

Introduction to Agricultural Sales Unit

• Your Ad and Product Comparison needs to be completed and emailed to Mr. Straube or you will begin to lose points
• Work on the sales brochure for your sales product
• PowerPoint Ch. 7 on Sales - dealing with difficult costumers

Points Possible

• 10 Points for Notes
• 50 Points for Ag Brochure

Class Lesson for Oct. 8th, 2009

Introduction to Agricultural Sales Unit

• PowerPoint Ch.6 on Sales - Sales Presenting
• Need to email Product Comparison Paper to Mr. Straube
• Finish Product Ad for your product - Email to Mr. Straube when done

Points Possible

• 10 Points for Notes
• 50 Points for Product Ad

Class Lesson for Oct. 6th, 2009

Introduction to Agriculture Sales Unit

• PowerPoint Ch. 5 on Sales - Advertising part only
• Finish Product Comparison Paper
• Start Product Ad for you Product.

Mr. Straube will be gone with the Ag Two and One students

Class Lesson for Oct. 2nd, 2009

Introduction to Agricultural Sales Unit

• PowerPoint on Ch. 4 on Sales
• Finish Ag Sales Brochure

Points Possible

• 50 Points for Ag Sales Brochure