CDE Handbook - Florida FFA Association

Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems CDE
Agricultural
Technology and
Mechanical Systems
CDE
Purpose
This event is designed to stimulate learning in the five areas of
the agricultural mechanics industry: machinery and equipment
systems, electrical systems, energy systems, structural systems
and environmental and natural resource systems.
Eligibility
The participant must be an active member of a chartered Florida
FFA Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Each Junior
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals.
Only the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.
Event Procedures
Contestants must provide their own pens, pencils, erasers, and
other necessary items for contest competition. FFA members
must be in official dress, appropriate to the contest, and will be
scored accordingly.
Event Format
Topics
Each year the contest questions will be centered around an
integrated agricultural mechanics theme as announced by the
contest coordinator.
See National FFA CDE Handbook for annual themes.
Event Schedule
Preliminary
The preliminary contest will be conducted in conjunction
with the District level leadership contests. The top ten teams
completing the written 50-question exam will be eligible for
competition in the state level contest. 40 minutes will be allotted
for the written exam.
Finals
The state level event will be comprised of written questions, skill
activities, and a team activity.
Written Exam
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Written Examination covering all subject matter areas identified.
Each contestant will complete 75 four-item multiple choice
questions, 15 in each of the five contest areas. Each contestant
will have one hour to complete the 75 questions. Each question
is worth one point for a total of 75 points.
Skill Activities
Each contestant will complete specific hands-on performance
operations in a time period of 20 – 40 minutes, depending
upon the nature of the operations to be performed. There will
be six skill activities for the contestant to complete. Each skill
performance activity will total 25 points. The total of six equal
150 points.
Scoring
Preliminaries 100
Written Exam 50
Official Dress 50
Finals
Written Exam 75
Problem Solving Practicums 150
Team Activity 250
Tie Breakers
Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless
otherwise noted by the CDE Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,
and then by a single placing class (chosen by CDE Coordinator).
If any of these are absent from a CDE, (ie. oral reasons, written
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.
Awards
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the
Florida FFA Foundation.
References
This list of references is not intended to be inclu¬sive. Other
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make use
of the very best instructional materials available. The following
list contains references that may prove helpful during event
preparation.
• FOS. John Deere.