Task
Plan for a Beef Cattle Operation of your own, research and create a Powerpoint or Prezi of your operation.
Concider these promts and include this information in your presentation:
What type of operation do you want to run? Why? Cow/Calf, Stocker, Seedstock, Feedlot, or fully verticaly integrated operation
What operation would be best in your region or area? Why? Pick a county (Lake, Mendocino, Colusa, Napa, or Sonoma county)
What breed or type of cattle would be best in your region? Commercial, purebred or crossbred? Why?
What kind of market are you planning on selling your cattle to? Organic, Grass Fed, Standard Commercial, Coustom/Private sale. Why?
Give your operation a name and create a brand for it. Your presentation is directed at potential investors, breeders or clients interested in your operation.
Process
Plan for a Beef Cattle Operation of your own, research and create a Powerpoint or Prezi of your operation.
Concider these promts and include this information in your presentation:
What type of operation do you want to run? Why? Cow/Calf, Stocker, Seedstock, Feedlot, or fully verticaly integrated operation
What operation would be best in your region or area? Why? Pick a county (Lake, Mendocino, Colusa, Napa, or Sonoma county)
What breed or type of cattle would be best in your region? Commercial, purebred or crossbred? Why?
What kind of market are you planning on selling your cattle to? Organic, Grass Fed, Standard Commercial, Coustom/Private sale. Why?
Give your operation a name and create a brand for it. Your presentation is directed at potential investors, breeders or clients interested in your operation.
Resources:
Website examples to inspire presentation
http://www.eatwild.com/products/california.html
http://www.bestgrassfedbeef.com/index.html
http://www.brokenboxranch.com/
http://www.blairbeefmasters.com/
Websites for refrence and research for detrmining what your operation will be.
www.lakecofb.com
sonomafb.org/
Evaluation
Presentation Rubric:
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Category |
Level 4 |
Level 3 |
Level 2 |
Level 1 |
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Thoroughness |
Presentation is complete, includes the answers to the questions, has images and details. |
Presentation is mostly complete, includes the majority of the answers to the questions, has some images and details. |
Presentation is somewhat complete, includes the some of the answers to the questions, has minimal images and details. |
Presentation is not complete, includes the none of the answers to the questions, and has no images and details. |
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Use of Information |
The information in the presentation is from the online resources provided within the WebQuest and are in the student’s own words. |
The information in the presentation includes some online resources provided within the WebQuest and the information is mostly written in the student’s own words. |
The information in the presentation includes minimal online resources provided within the WebQuest and the information is partially written in the student’s own words. |
The information in the presentation includes no online resources and the information is not written in the student’s own words. |
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Clear Presentation |
The Prezi is visually clear and easy to understand. The presentation is easy to follow, and students use a clear voice and project. |
The Prezi is somewhat visually clear and easy to understand. The presentation is somewhat easy to follow, and students sometimes use a clear voice and project. |
The Prezi is not very visually clear and easy to understand. The presentation is not very easy to follow, and students rarely use a clear voice and project. |
The Prezi is not visually clear and easy to understand. The presentation is not easy to follow, and students do not use a clear voice and project. |
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Creative Design |
The Prezi is visually appealing, with pictures, colourful slide backgrounds, and neat font. |
The Prezi is somewhat visually appealing, with some pictures, colourful slide backgrounds, and neat font. |
The Prezi is not very visually appealing, with very few pictures, colourful slide backgrounds, and neat font. |
The Prezi is not visually appealing, with no pictures, colourful slide backgrounds, and neat font. |
Poster or Visual Rubric:
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Category |
Level 4 |
Level 3 |
Level 2 |
Level 1 |
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Appearance |
Very well done, contains all required parts. |
Diorama contains most of the required elements. |
Diorama contains some of the required elements. |
Diorama contains few, if any, of the required elements |
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Accuracy |
The project is an accurate display of an Beef Operation. |
The project is somewhat accurate and includes most of the parts of an Beef Operation. |
The project is somewhat accurate and includes some of the parts of an Beef Operation. |
The project contains few, if any, of the parts of a Beef Operation. |
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Creativity |
The project is colourful and is clearly well‐ thought‐out. It includes the required elements in a creative display. |
The project is relatively well done and includes the required elements. |
The project is satisfactorily done and includes some of the required elements. |
The project is poorly done and looks rushed and incomplete. |
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Knowledge |
The diorama demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the subject and the group can easily explain all of the parts. |
The diorama demonstrates a good effort and the group can list the parts of their project. |
The diorama demonstrates satisfactory effort and the group can list some of the parts of their project. |
The diorama demonstrates very little knowledge of the Iroquois village and the group is unable to explain it. |
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Presentation |
Excellent presentation – shared all parts of their project collaboratively. |
Satisfactory presentation – shared many parts of the project. |
Satisfactory presentation – rarely shared parts of the project. |
Group seemed disorganized and unable to present their project. Project may be incomplete. |