Horticulture
Topics covered in this class:
1) Exploring the Horticulture Industry
2) Horticulture and the Environment
3) Media, Nutrients, and Fertilizer
4) Pest Management
5) Interior Landscapes
6) Designing Landscapes
7) Establishing Landscapes
8) Landscape Maintainance
9) Warm or Cold Season Grasses
10) Turf Grass Establishment and Care
11) Olericulture
12) Pomolgy
13) Hand and Power Tools
14) Ground Maintance Equipment
15) Athletic Field Maintance
Rules and Regulations
This class will incorporate lecture, demonstration, FIELD TRIPS, guest speakers, and hands on
learning in the agriculture mecnanics lab and various demonstration plots.
Texts, Software, and/or Materials:
Software: The Illinois Core Curriculum for Agriculture, Ag Mechanics Core Curriculum, Plant and Animal
Science Core Curriculum and the Horticulture Core Curriculum
Textbook: no specific textbook; several reference books.
Internet and/or Online Support: The Internet will be used and online help will be available.
Other Support Materials: Other teaching aides will be used in the shop. Students will be required to wear safety glasses while working in the lab settings.
Overview of Class Assignments.
Homework assignments will be started and often completed in class, as that is where most of the reference materials are located.
Many projects will be completed in the mechanics lab or at the demonstration plots. Students get many opportunities to practice
skills before being evaluated on them. All evaluations will use some type of rubric so that students understand what is expected of
them to meet minimum standards.
Evaluation, Grading Procedures, and Scale:
There will be written tests with short answer, multiple choice, matching, and fill in the black questions. Projects and homework will be graded by rubrics (they will explain what students need to complete to achieve each level). Students will be graded using the school grading scale.
Late And Makeup Work Policy:
These policies will be the same as the ones printed in the student handbook by the district.
Extra Credit Policy:
There will be very little extra credit. Students are asked to do their regular work to the best of their ability.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance is essential in this class because of the hands on nature of the learning and the lack of a standard textbook.
Academic Honesty and Integrity:
Students are expected to maintain academic honesty and integrity as students at Elmwood High School by doing their own work to the best of their ability. Academic dishonesty (cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, etc.) will result in the student receiving consequences provided by the Student Handbook.
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION/CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
The final exams are usually comprehensive for the semester and will often involve skills tests as well as written tests.