Day 2-6

Lesson Objectives

  • Understand career opportunities within the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster

Assignment 1.1

  1. Navigate to My Drive within your Google Drive account.
  2. Within My Drive, create a new folder titled Careers.
  3. Click the Share button and share this folder with your instructor.
  4. Inside of your new Careers folder, create a new folder titled Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources.

Assignment 1.2

  1. Go through this presentation to become familiar with the Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources career cluster.
  2. Make a copy of this Google Document, rename it Pathways1-(Your Initials), and move it into your Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources folder.
  3. Utilize the following links to get a stronger understanding of the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster and to complete your document:
  4. Using the information you have obtained, provide feedback in this Google Form.

Assignment 1.3

  1. After researching the Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources career cluster, you need to select a career within that career cluster to research. Confirm with your instructor, via email or in person, what career you chose.
  2. You can use the resources below, but you will need to find FIVE additional credible resources to enhance your understanding of the career chosen.
  3. Make a copy of this Google Document, rename it Career Questions-(Your Initials), and move it into your Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources folder.  As you research your chosen career, you need to gather information and answer the questions posed in the document.
  4. Once you have compiled your information about your chosen career within the Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources career cluster, you will be required to create a Google Slide presentation to showcase your results.  Name the presentation My Agriculture Career-(Your Initials) and move it into your Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources folder.  Here are the requirements for your presentation:
    1. 13 slides at a MINIMUM
      • A title slide
      • A slide for each question posed above (10)
      • Explain why would you like or dislike this career
      • A work cited slide
    2. Images, graphics, and objects pertinent to the topics being presented
    3. 1 video at a minimum showcasing information about your career
    4. Backgrounds, slide transitions, and animation to keep the audience’s attention
    5. Utilize hyperlinks on your slides to help direct the viewer to more information as needed

Assignment 1.4

  1. On Day 6, you will have your presentation evaluated by your classmates while you do the same for them.  Your presentation will be evaluated based on this Scoring Rubric.  Make a copy of this Scoring Rubric, rename it Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources Scoring Rubric-(Your Initials), and move it into your Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources folder.  When instructed, use this form to evaluate your assigned classmates.
  2. Share your Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources folder with your instructor.  Your folder should include the following files:
    • Pathways1
    • Career Questions
    • My Agriculture Career
    • Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources Scoring Rubric