eDynamic Learning Course Title: Agriscience 2
State: AL
State Course Title: Horticultural Science
State Course Code:
State Standards: Horticultural Science
Date of Standards:
Percentage of Course Aligned: 100%
Career Opportunities
Explain the importance of horticulture to local, state, national and world economies Agriscience 2
Unit 1: Introduction to Horticulture and Plant Science Lesson 2
Categories of horticulture business and economic activities: outdoor production, protected cropping, floriculture, nursery stock, plant maintenance, impact of horticulture
Describe career opportunities available in horticulture Agriscience 2:
Safety
Describe safety practices in horticulture. Agriscience 2
Plant Physiology
Describe vegetative structures and functions in annuals, biennials, and perennials. Examples: root for plant anchor and support, stem for plant support, leaf for photosynthesis and respiration
Identifying sexual reproductive structures and functions of plants
Examples: flower, fruit, seed
Identifying asexual reproductive structures and functions of plants
Examples: stem, root, leaf
Describe the purpose and use of growth regulators. Examples: rooting, growth stimulant, retardant
Agriscience 2
Unit 1: Introduction to Horticulture & Plant Science Lesson 4
Understanding a variety of jobs in the horticulture industry and the different skills required, employment path and working conditions of each
Unit 1: Introduction to Horticulture & Plant Science Lesson 5
Understanding the basics of workplace safety for horticulturalists and interpretation of MSDS sheets Activity
Agriscience 2
Unit 2: Identifying & Classifying Plants Lessons 1-5
Unit 3: Plant Growth, Propagation, & Development Lessons 3,4, Activity
Understanding how different types of plants live and grow over their lifetime and recognizing key structural differences between different types of plants
Distinguishing, identifying and applying both sexual and asexual plant propagation strategies, U3 Activity: Propagating a plant
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Agriscience 2
Unit 3: Plant Growth, Propagation, & Development Lessons 3,4, Activity
Distinguishing, identifying and applying both sexual and asexual plant propagation strategies, U3 Activity: Propagating a plant
Activity
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Agriscience 2
Unit 3: Plant Growth, Propagation and Development Lesson 4 Plant growth, hormones, regulators Review 1, 4
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Growing Media
Differentiate soil from soilless media in the horticulture industry. Agriscience 2 Unit 3: Plant Growth, Propagation and Development Lessons 2-5 Types and functions of growing media Lab, Activity Fully Met
Identify components of soil. Examples: sand, silt, clay Agriscience 2 Unit 4: Soil Science Lesson 2 Components of soil, soil structure
List macronutrients and micronutrients needed for plant growth. Agriscience 2 Unit 4: Soil Science Lesson 5
Identifying the function of macronutrients and micronutrients. Examples: major macronutrients- nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium secondary macronutrients- calcium, sulfur, magnesium micronutrients- zinc, iron, boron, copper, manganese, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, molybdenum, chloride
Agriscience 2 Unit 4: Soil Science Lesson 5
Understanding the different macro and micronutrients required for plant development, testing soil for nutrients
Understanding the different macro and micronutrients required for plant development, testing soil for nutrients
Review 2 Fully Met
Review 1, Activity
Nutrients for plant development also covered in Unit 3 Fully Met
Recognizing common nutrient deficiency symptoms Agriscience 2 Unit 4: Soil Science Lessons 2,4, 5
Design short- and long-term fertilization plans based on information provided by a soil test.
Comparing organic and inorganic fertilizers
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Determining soil textures, structure, aggregates, evaluating different planting mediums, different nutrients and pH levels
Unit 6: Fertilization and Pest Management Lesson 4 Evaluating use of different fertilizers, both chemical and organic, including NPK fertilizers
2 Unit 6: Fertilization and Pest Management Lesson 4 Evaluating use of different fertilizers, both chemical and organic, including NPK fertilizers
Review 1, Activity
Nutrients for plant development also covered in Unit 3 Fully Met
Review 4, Critical Thinking 1,
Demonstrating fertilizer application methods
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Unit 6: Fertilization & Pest Management Lesson 4
Identifying fertilizers, applying proper fertilizer application components, and managing and applying fertilizer schedules.
Describing pH modification procedures
Greenhouse Facilities
Describe various greenhouse designs and types of coverings.
Examples: designs- even-span, Gothic arch, uneven-span, Quonset, lean-to, attached or gutter-connected coverings- glass, polyethylene, fiberglass, acrylic, polycarbonate
Comparing methods used in controlling greenhouse temperatures Examples: misting, heating, ventilating Agriscience 2
Describing tables or benches used in greenhouses Examples: wood, welded wire, prefabricated plastic
2 Unit 4: Soil Science Lesson 4, Activity Determining soil pH and other nutrients
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Unit 1: Introduction to Horticulture and Plant Science Lesson 1 Types of greenhouses
Unit 3: Plant Growth, Propagation and Development Lesson 5 Temperature needs for plant growth Lab, Activity
Unit 1: Introduction to Horticulture and Plant Science Lesson 1 Components of greenhouses
Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Production
Design greenhouse and nursery crop production schedules. Agriscience 2
Compare container and field nurseries. Agriscience 2
6: Fertilization & Pest Management
and production schedules
Unit 1: Introduction to Horticulture and Plant Science Lesson 2 Nursery stock and types
Describe techniques for maintaining plants, including pruning, mulching, fertilizing, and irrigating.
Plant Identification and Classification
2 Unit 2: Identifying & Classifying Plants Lessons 1-5
Identify common names of greenhouse and nursery plants. Explaining the importance of the binomial classification system Agriscience 2 Unit 2: Identifying and Classifying Plants Activity
Pest Management
Identify plant damage caused by insects. Agriscience 2 Unit 6: Fertilization & Pest Management Lesson 1
Describing types of pesticides. Examples: herbicides, miticides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, molluscides, nematocides
Describing the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) concept
Identifying practices required in the safe use of pesticides
Hydroponics and Vegetable Gardening
Compare hydroponic systems used in the horticulture industry. Examples: sand culture, gravel culture, bag culture, aeroponic, continuous flow, nutrient film technique
Design a vegetable garden plan, including site and suitable plant varieties for the local area.
Technology Applications
Utilize various technologies in the horticulture industry. Examples: computers, computer software, watering timers, sensors Agriscience 2
Unit 6: Fertilization & Pest Management
Understanding how different types of plants live and grow over their lifetime and recognizing key structural differences between different types of plants
Project: Identify different local plants, including an image, common name, scientific name, genus and species.
Defining pests and understanding and distinguishing between the variety of pests that can affect agriculture, including insects, animals and plant pests.
Defining pests and understanding and distinguishing between the variety of pests that can affect agriculture, including insects, animals and plant pests.
Identifying IPM as a decision-making process in which observations, including inspection and monitoring, are used to make pest-control decisions based on predetermined management objectives, applying IPM in hypothetical settings, U6L3: Distinguishing between cultural, biological and chemical pest control
5 Understanding safety and regulations for agriscience chemicals
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Unit 8: Plant Management
Unit 7: Landscape Science Activity Applying landscape design principles to design a garden of students' choice Activity
Unit 5: Irrigation and Watering Lesson 5 Understanding precision farming and the Internet
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