2.Identify basic activities conducted by 4-H and FFA
3. Discuss the history of each
organization.
2. Read Larry Case's and Kathryn Whitaker's article from The Agricultural Education Magazine (December, 1998) titled "The FFA: Why Do We Have It"
3. From the Archives: What were boys and girls clubs like in 1926? This article published in the N. C. State Agriculturist in March of 1926 tells us.
4. Explore the following FFA webs sites:
- The "official" FFA web site is maintained at the National FFA Center. Identify the purpose of the FFA.
Explore the following 4-H web sites:
- The"official" 4-H web site is maintained from within the USDA.
- The National 4-H Council also has a web site.
- The 4-H Technology Corp operates the National 4-H web site.
- There is a North Carolina 4-H web site.
5. Read the article by Ricketts,
Grage, and Place on how building partnerships between school-based
agricultural education programs and extension programs can be beneficial
for both.
2.
Design an
event in which your school agricultural education program can work with
your local and/or state extension service. Outline the clientele to
be served, duties of each group, and estimated timeline.