NC Agriculture and the NCAA Tournament 2014

NC Dept of Agriculture Who is NC’s Ag Commissioner? Why do we have a Dept of Agriculture?

NC Top 10 Commodities Try to list the top ten agricultural commodities (ranked by cash receipts). They may be crops (plants) or livestock (animals). Rank1 st GuessCorrect Answer

NC Top 10 Commodities Try to list the top ten agricultural commodities (ranked by cash receipts). They may be crops (plants) or livestock (animals). Rank1 st GuessCorrect Answer 1Tobacco 2Sweet Potatoes 3Poultry & Eggs 4Hogs 5Christmas Trees 6Turkeys 7Cucumbers 8Broilers 9Strawberries 10Tomatoes

NC is….Compared to all of the US #1 in -Tobacco -Sweet Potatoes #2 in -Poultry & Egg -Hogs -Christmas Trees -Turkeys

NC’s Top 10 Commodities Info on top commodities in NC ranked against the US – Map of NC Commodities – Fact sheet on NC – e=web&cd=6&ved=0CEcQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww. agclassroom.org%2Fkids%2Fstats%2Fnorthcarolina.pdf&ei =SfsmU9OLFs76kQechoC4Cw&usg=AFQjCNFk0nYxxVv82TR _iU_egIdnpoiWzQ&bvm=bv ,d.eW0 e=web&cd=6&ved=0CEcQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww. agclassroom.org%2Fkids%2Fstats%2Fnorthcarolina.pdf&ei =SfsmU9OLFs76kQechoC4Cw&usg=AFQjCNFk0nYxxVv82TR _iU_egIdnpoiWzQ&bvm=bv ,d.eW0

US MAP Agriculture Schools Brackets (Put mouse over the college on the bracket to see full college name) Click on school name to see where located bracket/basketball-men/d1 bracket/basketball-men/d1

NCAA Tournament Project Overview 1.Fill out Brackets 2.Locate all participating schools on the US map- Place a dot on the map for each college.  What are the top 5 States with the most colleges participating? List how many schools beside the state 3.Highlight all Agriculture Schools (ex. NCSU) 4.Start project 5.One slide for each school! 6.Make slides for ALL NC Schools (NCCU, NCSU, UNC, Duke) & your Elite 8 schools- research and find needed info. 7.Present powerpoint-(save on flashdrive or google doc)

 What are the top 5 States with the most colleges participating? List how many schools beside the state.

PowerPoint Requirements IN A POWERPOINT : Take your Elite 8 & All NC Schools and do the following  List School Name  List City and State of College  Website  List mascot With Picture  Is this an Agriculture School? Yes or NO?  Top 3 Commodities for their State. SAVE as AGRICULTURE First/Last Name Each slide my consist of

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Wolfpack Yes, this is an Agriculture School Top 3 Commodities for NC 1.Tobacco 2.Sweet Potatoes 3.Poultry & Egg

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC Rameses the Ram No,not an Agriculture School Top 3 Commodities for NC 1.Tobacco 2.Sweet Potatoes 3.Poultry & Egg

Duke University Durham, NC Blue Devil No, not an Agriculture School Top 3 Commodities for NC 1.Tobacco 2.Sweet Potatoes 3.Poultry & Egg

North Carolina Central University Durham, NC Eagles No, not an Agriculture School Top 3 Commodities for NC 1.Tobacco 2.Sweet Potatoes 3.Poultry & Egg

Don’t Forget  On title page: Come up with your own original title and put your name and class on it.  One school per slide  Complete a slide for each of our NC schools and your ELITE 8 Picks.  Should have a total of 13 slides.  Save on a flash drive or on your google drive.

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Agriculture Schools in the 2014 NCAA Tournament NC StateCal Poly FloridaStephen F. Austin Ohio StateMichigan State Delaware Iowa State TennesseeArizona Oklahoma StN. Dakota St New Mexico St Nebraska BYUWisconsin KentuckyKansas State Highlight in yellow

NCAA Tournament Project Overview 1.Fill out Brackets 2.Locate all participating schools on the US map- Place a dot on the map for each college.  What are the top 5 States with the most colleges participating? List how many schools beside the state 3.Highlight all Agriculture Schools (ex. NCSU) 4.Start project 5.One slide for each school! 6.Make slides for ALL NC Schools (NCCU, NCSU, UNC, Duke) & your Elite 8 schools- research and find needed info. 7.Present powerpoint-(save on flashdrive or google doc)

PowerPoint Requirements IN A POWERPOINT : Take your Elite 8 & All NC Schools and do the following  List School Name  List City and State of College  Website  List mascot With Picture  Is this an Agriculture School? Yes or NO?  Top 3 Commodities for their State. SAVE as AGRICULTURE First/Last Name Each slide my consist of