Title: Identify the components of an AFNR research project.
Course: Agriscience & Technology (18001-18A) > Section: Becoming Oriented to Agriscience Technology

Identification may include

- defining the scientific method
- listing the steps in the scientific method
- explaining the function of each step in the scientific method
- explaining the engineering design or problem-solving process
- investigating the Virginia FFA Organization's Agriscience Fair requirements and certifications.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the purpose of an AFNR research project?
- Why must researchers follow policies and guidelines when setting up studies?
- Why is it important to communicate your results?
- What is the difference between the scientific method and the engineering design process or problem-solving process?
- When beginning an agriscience project, how should one determine which process to use?
- Why do both the scientific method and the engineering design process require background research?
- How is a hypothesis written?
- What are ways of collecting and presenting data?
- What is a variable? What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?

Teacher Resources:

- Purple Plow STEM Learning Challenge, American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
- Agriscience Fair, Virginia FFA