Slater Farms

This computer simulation will teach your students what it’s like to own, operate, and manage an agribusiness. Using their computer applications skills, students work to produce professional documents as the Microsoft Office Specialist of a fruit and vegetable farm. Throughout these real-world projects, students are exposed to channels of distribution, marketing techniques, and other concepts typical in the agricultural industry.

• Designed for all versions of Microsoft Office, Google Apps, or equivalent applications
• Hi-resolution "Slater Farms" logo provided to add a professional touch to the simulation
• Real-world projects that connect students to a real agribusiness

Curriculum Guide

Word Processing

1. Farmer’s Market Press Release

2. Slater Farms Business Letterhead

3. Employee Memo

4. Apple Pie Recipe

5. Calendar of Events

6. Scholarship Application

7. Monthly Newsletter

8. Customer Survey

9. Field Trip Letter

Spreadsheets

1. Apple Harvest Schedule

2. Balance Sheet

3. Seasonal Crops Chart

4. Planting and Harvest Schedule

5. School Contact List

6. Customer Survey Results

Desktop Publishing

1. Employee Name Badge

2. Coupon Flyer

3. Promotional Postcard

4. Magazine Cover

5. Slater Farms Brochure

Presentations

1. Agritainment Tour

2. Cooking Demo

Databases

1. Pricing List

2. Equipment Inventory

3. Apple Harvest Table

The Online Instructor and Student Resources for Slater Farms are required and include Project Answer Keys and Logos. The Slater Farms Logos are provided in .JPG and .PNG format, and are intended to help student work appear professional and polished.

Resources for this textbook are housed on our interactive digital eLearning platform, eCTE. 

Online Instructor and Student Resources (Required) Include:

• Teacher Edition eText (5 Year License)
• Instructor's Guide
• Project Answer Keys
• Grading Rubrics
• Grading Forms
• Student Progress Checklist
• Hi-resolution Logos
  • Many projects require students to insert the Slater Farms logo to create professionally-styled documents.

Grade: 6-8, 9-12

Textbook (Min. 10) (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-934422-54-0
Author: The Development Team at B.E. Publishing, Diane M. Silvia, Linda M. Viveiros
© 2013
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Page Count: 104
Print Color: Full Color
Binding: Spiral Bound

Student eText (Min. 10) (eCTE.com)
ISBN: 978-1-62689-271-2
Author: The Development Team at B.E. Publishing, Diane M. Silvia, Linda M. Viveiros
© 2018

Student eText (Min. 10) (eCTE.com)
ISBN: 978-1-62689-484-6
Author: The Development Team at B.E. Publishing, Diane M. Silvia, Linda M. Viveiros
© 2018

Online Instructor + Student Resources (Required) (eCTE.com)
ISBN: 978-1-626894-01-3
Author: The Development Team at B.E. Publishing, Diane M. Silvia, Linda M. Viveiros
© 2018

EduTyping.com K-12 Web-based Keyboarding (Free Trial)
ISBN: 978-1-934422-69-4
Author: Elizabeth Folan and Rosemary Hemsell