Use of Technology in WV Career Development Events

The use of all electronic devices; including but not limited to cell phones, BlackBerries, PDAs, MP3 players, programmable calculators; are prohibited during all West Virginia Career Development Events.  If an event requires the use of calculators, the event coordinator will provide exact specifications on the type(s) of devices (including functions) that will be permitted.

 Failure to comply with this regulation will result in the elimination of the entire team from competition.  A letter will be sent to the school principal and superintendent by the state staff detailing the reasons for the dismissal.

 Use of Reference Materials in WV Career Development Events

Students participating in West Virginia Career Development Events are prohibited from bringing reference materials, paper, and/or other aids into the contest area unless the materials/aids are specified by the event coordinators in the official rules and regulations.  The exception, all students are permitted to use a standard clipboard.  Cover sheets will be provided for all contestants in all contests.  Contestants participating in contests with oral reasons will be provided two sheets of unlined white paper to take notes. 

 Failure to comply with this regulation will result in the elimination of the entire team from competition.  A letter will be sent to the school principal and superintendent by the state staff detailing the reasons for the dismissal.

Teams of Less than Three Members

Students may compete in a Career Development Event even if their school does not have a full team (3 or 4 members).  If a school has less than 3 team members, the students are only eligible for individual awards. A school may enter only one team (maximum 4 students) per event. (Passed 11/6/2006)

 7th & 8th Grade Agriscience Knowledge

 

To be held in Conjunction with the State Ag Career

Development Event at WVU

 Purpose:

 To promote the growth of  knowledge of 7^th and 8^th grade FFA members within the various areas of agriculture.

 Eligibility/Rules

1. This Career Development will be open to 7^th and 8^th grade members who are enrolled in the agricultural education program at some point during the current school year.

2.  A contestant must be an active (dues paying) member of a chartered FFA chapter in good standing with the West Virginia FFA Association.

3.  Members from the team that previously won this 7^th and 8^th Grade Agriscience Knowledge Career Development Event are ineligible to compete.

4.   Each school may send ONE TEAM that meets the above guidelines to participate.

Scoring

 

Awards

• Top three teams overall

• Top three individuals overall

• High Scoring Individual from each of the Respective Categories

• Plant, Seed and Weed Identification

• Animal Science

• Agricultural Mechanics

• FFA History & Knowledge

References for Category D – FFA Knowledge and History

•  FFA Website www.ffa.org (FFA Sections)

• FFA Student Handbook (Current Issue)

• FFA Manual (Current Issue)

• FFA Quiz Bowl Contest – State FFA Convention

• New Horizons Magazines (January – September issues of the current year)

• The FFA at Fifty

Career Development Event Outline

 

Category A – Plant Component – Twenty-Five Points

 

 Part One – Students will be asked to identify ten weeds from the list provided below

Weeds
001    Broadleaf plantain	008    Goldenrod	015    Morning glory
002    Canadian thistle	009    Green foxtail	016    Pokeweed
003    Chickory	010    Horse nettle	017    Quack grass
004    Chickweed	011    Ironweed	018    Ragweed
005    Cocklebur	012    Jimsonweed	019    Smartweed
006    Crabgrass	013    Johnson grass	020    Spanish needle
007    Dandelion	014    Lambsquarter

 

Part Two – Students will be asked to identify ten plants from the list provided below

Plants (Economically Important)
051    African Violet/Saintpaulia ionantha cv.	061    Orchard grass
052    Alfalfa	062    Perennial ryegrass
053    Asparagus “Fern”/Asparagus setacus	063    Poinsettia/Euphorbia pulcherrima cv.
054    Birdsfoot trefoil	064    Serecia lespedeze
055    Christmas Cactus/Schlumbergia bridgesii	065    Snake Plant/Sanseviertia trifasciata cv.
056    Crown vetch	066    Spider Plant/Chlorophytum commosum cv.
057    “Decors” Rubber Plant/Ficus elastica “Decora”	067    Tall fescue
058    Heartleaf Phildendron/Philodendron scandens    oxycardium	068    Timothy
059    Jade plant/Crassula argentea	069    Wandering Jew/Zebrina pendula cv.
060    Kentucky bluegrass	070    White clover

 

Part Three – Students will be asked to identify five seeds from the list provided below

 

Category B – Animal Science Component – Twenty-Five Points

 

Part One – Identification of Cattle and Sheep Breeds

 Students will be asked to identify a total of ten different breeds from the list below

Sheep
161    Cheviot	165    Hampshire	168    Oxford
162    Columbia	166    Leichester	169    Rambouillet
163    Dorset	167    North Country Cheviot	170    Suffolk
164    Finnsheep

 

Part Two – Identification of Horse and Swine Breeds

 Students will be asked to identify a total of ten different breeds from the list below

 

Horses
210    American Paint	214    Clydesdale	217    Standardbred
211    Appaloosa	215    Palomino	218    Tennessee Walker
212    Arabian	216    Quarter Horse	219    Thoroughbred
213    Belgian

 

Part Three – Identification of Dog Breeds

 Students will be asked to identify a total of five dog breeds from the list provided

Dogs
251    American Cocker Spaniel	255    Border Collie	258    German Shepherd
252    Basset Hound	256    Doberman Pinscher	259    Great Pyrenees
253    Beagle	257    English Setter	260    Welsh Corgi
254    Black and Tan Coonhound

 

Category C – Ag Mech. Small Tool Identification – Twenty-Five Points

 Students will identify 25 tools from the provided list below

Ag Mech. Small Tool Identification
301    Adjustable wrench	313    Curved claw hammer	325    Ripping claw hammer
302    Ball peen hammer	314    Flat file	326    Ripping or wrecking bar
303    Sliding T-Bevel	315    Standard or slotted blade screwdriver	327    Ripsaw
304    Bit brace	316    Hacksaw	328    Round file
305    Bolt cutters	317    Level	329    Rubber mallet
306    C Clamp	318    Channel lock/groove-joint pliers	330    Single bit axe
307    Carpenter’s square	319    Long nose pliers	331    Sledge hammer
308    Cold chisel	320    Open end wrench	332     Slip joint pliers
309    Combination square	321    Phillips screwdriver	333     Tape measure
310    Compass saw	322    Pipe cutter	334     Tin snips
311    Coping Saw	323    Putty knife	335     Wood chisel
312    Crosscut saw	324    Ratchet wrench