Syllabus
Ornamental Horticulture
11, 12th grades
Mr. Charles Massie
Syllabus
Textbook: Ornamental Horticulture, Science, Operations and Management Jack E. Ingles Delmar Publishers Inc., copyright 1994
General Description:
Ornamental Horticulture at the high school level is a vocational course which during the first semester includes the study of lab safety, the general scientific method, the green plant, functioning of soil, description and identification of horticultural plants, plant growth regulators, plant reproduction, plant pests and their control, floral design, the interior use of plants, techniques of plant reproduction, the floriculture industry, the nursery industry, and the landscape industry. During the second semester horticulture will include specialized and nontraditional horticulture careers, greenhouse growing structures, greenhouse production techniques, beginning an ornamental horticulture business, learning personnel management and customer sales, business record keeping, computers in the horticulture business, and total quality management. Hands on activities will include working in the greenhouse, lab exercises, and plant anatomy. In class activities will include achievement reviews, review of study guides, and chapter/unit tests including research topics for second semester. Topics are designed to meet or exceed the standards set by the state of Illinois. Presently, the course can be applied to graduation credit in science and utilized as preparation for a 2 to 4 year college degree. Students may also use the course for possible Dual Credit at the junior college level.
Objectives:
By the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. Know and apply concepts that explain the structure and anatomy of the green plant 2 Know and apply concepts that show how to apply concepts of the soil to plant growth
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3. Know and apply concepts that apply an understanding of plant identification as it relates to horticultural plants 4. Know and apply concepts that show an understanding of plant growth regulators 5. Know and apply concepts that show how to identify the methods of plant reproduction 6. Know and apply concepts that explain the floriculture industry 7. Know and apply concepts that show the workings of the nursery industry 8. Know and apply concepts that show the workings of the landscape industry 9. Know and apply concepts that determine information about non traditional horticultural careers 10. Know and apply concepts explaining personnel management and customer sales 11. Know and apply concepts relating to business record keeping 12. Know and apply concepts regarding the functioning of computers in the horticultural business 13. Know and apply concepts regarding the functioning of tatal quality management
Procedures/Outline/Assignments:
Week 1-2—chapter 1 (the green plant), lab (basic horticulture identification and lab safety), vocabulary competition, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 2 test Week 3-4—chapter 2 (soil types and structure), vocabulary competition, lab (doing a simple soil test for K,P,N, and pH), greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 2 test Week 5-6—chapter 3 (describing and identifying plants), vocabulary competition, lab (using a simple plant key for identification), greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 3 test Week 7-8—chapter 4 (plant growth regulators), vocabulary competition, lab (using growth regulators to form roots on cuttings), vocabulary competition, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 4 test Week 9-10—chapter 5 (plant reproduction), vocabulary competition, lab (learning to reproduce plants by seeds), greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 5 test Week 11-12—chapter 6 (plant pests and their control), vocabulary competition, lab (comparative anatomy of the grasshopper), lab test, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 6 test Week 13-14—chapter 7 (floral design), vocabulary competition, lab (creating a simple dish garden), greenhouse work stations, achievement review, stuy guide, chapter 7 test Week 15-16—chapter 8 (the interior use of plants), vocabulary completion, lab (creating a potted plant), greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 8 test Week 17-18—chapter 14 (techniques of plant propagation), vocabulary competition, lab
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(rooting cuttings and making grafts), videos on plant propagation, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 14 test Week 19-20—chapter 15 (the floriculture industry), vocabulary competition, lab (doing a report on a floriculture business), videos on the floriculture industry, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 15 test Week 21-22—chapter 13 and 16 (the nursery industry and turf management), vocabulary competition, lab (report on nursery business), greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study gide, chapter 13 and 16 test Weeks 23-30—chapter 17 (the landscape industry), research preparation (title, abstract, hypothesis, and procedure), videos on the landscape industry, plant identification and landscape estimating, vocabulary competition, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guides, chapter test for chapter 17 Weeks 31-32—chapter 18 (nontraditional horticulture careers), lab (reports on nontraditional careers), research preparation (research data collection), vocabulary competition, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter 18 test Weeks 33-36—chapter 19 and 20 (greenhouse growing structures and production techniques), research preparation and presentation (conclusion, organization, display board and science fair), vocabulary competition, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guides, chapter test for chapter 19 and 20 Weeks 37-38—chapters 25, 26, and 27 (record keeping and computers in the horticulture business plus quality management), vocabulary competition, greenhouse work stations, achievement review, study guide, chapter test for chapter 25, 26 and 27 Weeks 39-40—review chapter 1 to 27 for final exam, prepare and take final exam
Homework: Homework is to be turned in when it is due. Late work is accepted only for excused absences and then at half the original value. There may be exceptional circumstances where additional time is allowed or full credit given.
Final Exam Policy: The final exam policy and timeline is to be implemented by the administration
Class Rules: Review the Power Point presentation that goes over all the classroom rules and grading policies
Materials: Students should bring the following materials to class every day or they will receive a behavior grade deduction: (1) class notebook, (2) pencil or pen, (3) textbook, (4) any previously dispensed handouts
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Evaluation/Grading Scale/Grading Practice: Evaluation will be based on, but not limited to, achievement review, labs, tests, vocabulary competitions, research, greenhouse work, portfolios, attendance, and participation. The grading practice and scale includes a point value for each assignment so that total earned points divided by total possible points fives the percentage grade achieved. The letter grade scale will be determined by the district.
Prerequisite course: Prior or current enrollment in BSAA biology or instructor approval
