Final Project Presentation:

Bronson FFA Forestry Career Development Event

Sarah Trimm
Fall 2014
Script Version
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Graphics:
Title slide:
Bronson FFA Forestry
Career Development Event
Background: Compilation
of fast video of multiple tree
species (CS, MS, LS)
Zoom in on Bronson FFA
Jacket (Ken Burns Effect or
similar)
Leaf sample (CS or MS)

Script:
No narration

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VO: The Bronson FFA chapter, located in Levy

County Florida, annually participates
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VO: in the Forestry Career Development
Event, made possible by the Florida FFA
Association.
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Student looking at a
VO: This CDE is composed of five main
tree/leaf sample (MS or LS) components:
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Multiple students looking at VO: The dendrology section, also known as tree
tree/leaf samples (MS)
or leaf identification, challenges students to use
various techniques to identify each of 40
Dendrology text onselected tree species, native to Florida.
screen
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Students looking at
VO: Some techniques include: physical touch,
tree/leaf samples (CS or
recognition of leaf structures, vein analysis, and
MS)
smell.
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Student writing on
VO: Along with identification of the tree species,
paper/clipboard
students also must learn and recall the unique
(MS or CS)
scientific name of each sample.
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Students gathered around
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teacher (MS or LS)
Teacher explaining leaf sample/asking students
for scientific name

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Forestry tools (CS or MS)

Tool Identification text
on-screen
Students looking at forestry
tools (CS or MS)
Vile of pests (CS)
Forest Disorders text onscreen
Students looking at forest
disorders (MS)

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Forest disorder (CS)

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Table of forest disorders

(MS)
Teacher talking to students
outside by first compass
and pacing stake holding
compass (MS or LS)
Compass (CS)

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Student reading compass

(MS)

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Student pacing off steps

(LS)

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Wooden stake (CS)

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Pine tree (MS or LS)

VO: Another facet of the Forestry Career

Development Event is Tool Identification.
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VO: Students are expected to be familiar with up
to 40 tools used in the forestry industry.
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VO: The next component is pest and disease
identification, also known as forest disorders.
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VO: There are many common pests and diseases
that have been known to pose risks to forest
species.
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VO: For this contest, students will be expected to
identify up to 40 forest disorders, including
various caterpillars, worms, leaf spots, beetles,
and more.
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No narration
Compass and pacing is one of the most
beneficial skills that students learn through their
participation in the Forestry CDE.
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(Natural Sound)
Teacher explaining fundamentals of compass
reading.
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VO: This student is learning to find the correct
azimuth on his compass.
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VO: He paces off his steps in chains. There are
66 feet in one chain.
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VO: He will use this data to determine the slope
from point A to point B.
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Student measuring a pine

tree with a Biltmore stick
(MS)

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Another angle of student

measuring tree (MS)

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Interview framing:
Teacher
Lower 1/3 text:
Jennifer Bray
Bronson FFA Advisor

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Interview framing:
Student
Lower 1/3 text:
Sydney Bray
Bronson FFA Student

VO: Timber cruising a component of the forestry

CDE
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VO: where students learn to properly measure
pine trees using a Biltmore stick. The numbers
on the Biltmore stick correspond with the
circumference of the tree.
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VO: With this information, students can classify
the tree as pulpwood or saw-timber
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VO: What do you feel that the forestry CDE
teaches students?
(Natural sound teacher response:
Ex: I feel that it teaches students real-world
skills that they can use in the future)
VO: What role do you play, as an FFA Advisor
and agriculture teacher, in terms of the Forestry
CDE?
(Natural sound teacher response:
Ex: I act as a coach and mentor to the students
and teach them the fundamentals of forestry)
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VO: What is your favorite component of the
Forestry CDE and why?
(Natural sound student response:
Ex: I enjoy the timber cruising part of this CDE
because its very hands-on)
VO: How important is practice when it comes to
succeeding in the Forestry CDE?
(Natural sound student response:
Ex: Practice is very important in order to learn
the material for the contest)
VO: Are you excited to compete in the District
Contest?
(Natural sound student response:
Ex: I am very excited to compete, my team and I
have worked very hard and are prepared to do

our best)

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Background trees
Overlay video of Bronson
FFA sign

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