2. Understanding Horticulture (Part A) Click the green arrow below to begin…

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4. What is Horticulture? Look at the magazine covers below. What is horticulture? How does it relate to agriculture?

5. What is Horticulture? If you said growing plants, then you were right! If you said growing plants for things like food, clothing, and housing; then you were even more right. Go to the next slide to see a definition of Horticulture. Click on the green arrow…

6. What is Horticulture? The definition of horticulture is: –The culture of plants for food, comfort and beauty. “Culture” means to grow something. So, another way to define horticulture is: –The growing of plants for food, comfort and beauty. Click ‘growing’ to see more.growing

7. Horticulture is the growing of plants for: Food Comfort Beauty

8. Question…… What is the definition of horticulture? a.The building of plantsbuilding b.The culture of plantsculture c.The construction of plantsconstruction Click on the underlined word of your answer to see if it is correct.

9. Correct! Good Job! The definition of horticulture is: –The culture of plants for food, comfort and beauty. –In the Latin language, Horticulture is directly translated as “garden-culture.” Now click on the green arrow to continue……

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11. The Horticulture Industry The Horticulture Industry involves three things: 1.It is making a garden. (Production) 2.It is the study of plants. (Science Botany) 3. It is the tools and equipment used in the garden. (Technology)

12. What is the Horticulture Industry? 1.It is making a garden. (Production) Click ‘production’ to see more.Production Garden Gardening = Production

13. The horticulture industry is the making of a garden This… …Or this!

14. What is the Horticulture Industry? 2. It is the study of plants. (Science Botany) Study Plants Study Plants = Science (or Botany)Botany Click ‘botany’ to see more.

15. The horticulture industry is the study of plants

16. What is the Horticulture Industry? 3. It is the tools and equipment used in the garden. (Technology) Tools + Equipment = TechnologyTechnology Click ‘technology’ to see more.

17. The horticulture industry is technology All sorts of tools… …and Equipment.

18. The Horticulture Industry Horticulture = garden + plants + tools or, we can say… Horticulture = + + production botany technology

19. What did you learn? Answer the following question. √Check your answer by clicking on the symbol next to the letter of the answer. What is another word for studying plants? a. production b. botany c. technology

20. Correct! Good Job! Your correct answer is: b. botany

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22. Answer the following question: √Check your answer by clicking on the symbol next to the letter of the answer. What is another word for gardening? a. production b. botany c. technology

23. Correct! Good Job! Your correct answer is: a. production

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25. Answer the following question √Check your answer by clicking on the symbol next to the letter of the answer. What is another word for tools? a. production b. botany c. technology

26. Correct! Good Job! Your correct answer is: c. technology

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28. Let’s take a break. That completes the first part of this lesson. Work on the activity your teacher has given you. When that is finished, you will begin Understanding Horticulture (Part B) Now hit the Esc key on your keyboard to close this window.