1. Community Principles Learning Rituals Course Map This Course: includes Performance Options Student: Critical Concepts Learned in these Units Pride Respect Responsibility Caring Citizenship Fairness Trustworthiness Horticulture Plant Propagation Growing Media/Soil Career Phytoremediation Integrated Pest Management Measurement Leaf Degragation Fruit Stem Fertilizer Vegetable Root Business Models Pomology Pistil Ecosystem Olericulture Stamen Resources Floriculture Seed Environmental Sysyems Folder Checks Class Problem Solving Detailed Exam ReviewsQuestion Review Sessions Course Progress GraphGreenhouse Safety Oral ReportsTool Safety Team/Group Activities Lab Activities Exam Corrections Extra Credit Opportunities Soil Structure and Components Plant and Soil Science Careers Plant Physiology, Genetics, and Reproduction Advanced Plant and Soil Science Soil Formation, Degradation, and Conservation Soil and Plants Role in an Ecosystem and Agriculture Plant Growth and Development Greenhouse and Lab Safety Environmental Systems (water, wind, solar, air, soil, and plants)

2. Teacher(s): Time: The Course Organizer Student: Course Dates: This Course: Course Progress Course Questions: will Course Standards: Advanced Plant and Soil Science Mr. Cortez 4 th Period2015-2016 1.When you hear the word Horticulture what do you think of? 2.When you hear the word soil what do you think of? 3.If all the plants were removed from earth what would be the our world be like? 4.To be successful in a Horticulture career what skills and traits must you possess? 5.There are many ways to identify plants. When looking at a plant what steps would you take to identify it? 6.Safety is our number one concern when dealing with gardening and landscaping tools – What are some of the safety rules we follow and what is the possible outcome if these rules are not followed? 7.While plants can live without having all three main vegetative parts their growth will be slowed. Why is this? 8.Pollination plays a big part in plant reproduction, when looking at the main parts of a flower how do these parts aid in pollination? 9.Describe some of the ways we propagate plants. 10.If you went into the greenhouse and noticed that all of the plants had holes in their leaves and were turning brown, how would be go about identifying the problem and what would you do to fix the problem? 11.Plants need 13 essential nutrients. If a plant is lacking one of these nutrients how would you know and what would you do make sure the plant was getting enough of this nutrient. 12.What are the common soil formations in Austin and how do you determine this? 13.How does soil and plants effect ecosystems and environmental systems? Six - Week Grade Projects/Presentations and Labs – 30% Unit Exams/Tests –30% Daily Grades/Participation – 30% Quizzes – 10% Semester Grade 3 Six-Weeks Grades – 25% Each Semester Exam – 25% Final Grade The average of all Six Weeks Grades (6) plus the semester Exam (1) and the Final Exam (1). This is a total of eight (8) grades averaged. prepare students for careers in the food and fiber industry. Students will learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge in a scientific setting. Investigations, laboratory practices, and field exercises will be used to develop an understanding of current plant and soil science. 1st 2nd 3rd Mid 4th 5th 6th Final