Selecting and creating an SAE

Selecting an SAE and Creating the Experience in AET
Purpose: This guide gives students a decision tree referring to which SAE might I be interested in and
then how to develop that experience in AET. The guide is a great class exercise with some areas for
students to write their interest and potential AET experience and share back for a grade.
Student Name:________________________
STEP 1 - Selecting a SAE Type (use this to help determine SAE’s)–
Decision Tree – just start at the top, answer the questions and it guides you to your
SAE. Do it for each idea you have. The more the better~!
Do you expect to make money or get
paid for conducting this SAE?
No
Yes
Will you have money or time at risk;
could your SAE lose money?
Yes
Are you conducting an experiment,
creating and testing a hypothesis?
No
Yes
Entrepreneurship SAE
(business)
Placement SAE
(job)
Research SAE
(experiment)
Journal & Financial SAE
Journal/Financial
SAE
Journal Based
SAE
No
Do you plan to learn a new
process related to Agriculture
and record your learning?
Exploratory SAE (Learning) – is it totally new for you and involves
learning something new outside of class…learning a new skill in job
shadowing, training for FFA contest, etc…
Supplemental SAE (Learning) – is outside of class and
contribute to your agricultural skills and knowledge…additional
training outside of class, etc…
Yes, Choose
the best fit.
(These are all
Journal based
SAEs)
Improvement SAE (Learning) - improve another Experience in your
AET, your home, your school, or your community…community
garden, build new show pen for broilers, etc…
1 Brainstorming time…
My SAE idea is…(write the type of your SAE from the decision tree & a description)
Step 2. – Setting up SAE’s in AET (Here are the steps, check
them off as you GO!)
a. ____ Use PROFILE and “Develop your AET Experiences” to begin.
b. ____ Next, you will select “Add New” to develop an SAE project.
c. Using the following table, you can learn about how to “name” your SAE, select
the most appropriate “type” of SAE and related categories.
d. Your SAE projects name ________________________ should represent a short
description of your project that assists you in keeping records. Once online,
choose
to learn more.
e. Select the SAE type (choose one)
___
___
___
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Entrepreneurship SAE (a business type of SAE where you invest money and time)
Placement SAE (a job experience, involves a paycheck or journal entries if unpaid)
Research SAE (an investment of time that follows the scientific method)
Exploratory, Supplemental & Improvement (investment of time in learning)
2 f. Select the Experience Category that best fits your SAE (check one)…such as:
___Cluster Skills (CS) focused to several categories or the application of leadership,
personal growth and career success skills
___ Animal Systems (AS) focused on animal systems
___ Agribusiness Systems (ABS) focused on agribusiness projects
___ Biotechnology Systems (BS) focused on science projects
___ Environmental Service Systems (ESS) focused on waste management and
environment
___ Food Products and Processing Systems (FPP) focused on food science/service
___ Natural Resource Systems (NRS) focused on soil, water, and other natural
resources
___ Plant Systems (PS) focused plant systems
___ Power, Structural and Technical Systems (PST) focused on agriculture power
system
Step 3. – Once you have an AET
Experience, you will need to manage
the project’s general information.
a. The “on/off” button
b. The “edit” option
is to select “off” once the project is complete.
is to change any of your setup information
c. The “SAE plan” option
is to develop an SAE Plan (see related guide)
d. The “SAE budget” option
e. The “Annual review” option
is to provide estimate financials (not for all projects)
is to provide an annual description of your
project. On your initial setup, your project will have a
to signify there is no
records for a year, but turns “red” once you begin your records.
Use the following area to develop a beginning year SAE description. A good description
of your SAE idea would include a summary of your idea, responsibilities and skills
obtained. Using the annual review in AET, you can alter each year to show growth.
Develop a written SAE project description:
* Refer to managing SAE guides and developing an SAE Plan for more information.
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