I have recently talked to my administration about offering a landscaping/floriculture class for the 2010-11 school year. Right now I am in the process of finding adequate curriculum/textbooks, course descriptions to help with is course. What are some things that you do in your landscaping/floriculture classes?
Matt Bax
Smithton, MO
These are two huge topics that I teach. I have uploaded for you my curriculum standards, which should give you an idea as to what I teach in each of the units. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything I've attached. I've also attached a syllabus for two of the classes- when looking at it keep in mind that I have 90 minute class periods that meet every day!
Can you email some of your activities? I am one that is not very experienced with landscaping so I am not really familiar with a drawing site analysis plan or some of the others. My email is mcoufal@esu7.org. Thanks for the help!!
I'll put this up for everyone to see. Attached are some of my notes/lesson plans with activity ideas. This is not everything, but its what I have available right now and in easy access
I have also attached one of the projects I do with my students. I hope this helps!
Beth
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=599
This brochure is full of glossy color description of landscape design methods and principles. It is the main resource for the Nebraska Nursery/Landscaping contest beyond plant i.d. It is only about $6.50. I had a student make a powerpoint covering the book (really really long ppt) if you want it. But consider ordering it--way cheaper than a textbook and full of good stuff.
-drb-
The Instructional Materials Laboratory on the MU campus has both Greenhouse and Floristry curriculums. You probably already have IML stuff in your program if you are from Missouri. The student texts are pretty cheap!
I'm working with our Building Trades Teacher to landscape the home that his class is building. This year, it happens to be a Habitat for Humanity home and is going to be a great service learning project!
Georgia Ag Ed has two excellent lesson libraries related to landscaping. The links are below:
Landscape Design and Management
Advanced Landscape Design
http://aged.ces.uga.edu/Browseable_Folders/Curriculum/Lesson%20Plans/Advanced%20Landscape%20Design-01468/
There are also some activities in the horticulture section of the Agtivity book:
http://www.isd743.k12.mn.us/AgTableofContents.htm#horticulture
There are some documents posted in a different CoP post titled "No greenhouse horticulture activities?" that may be helpful:
http://naae.ca.uky.edu:8080/clearspace_community/message/4463#4463
Here is a list of topics I taught in my horticulture class:
Course Description: Design your own landscape? Build your own corsage? These are just two of the topics covered in horticulture. Basic greenhouse management will deal with factors which influence plant growth such as light, media, fertility, etc. These can apply to the commercial greenhouse or window box. Along with landscape design, growth of summer annuals in the greenhouse will be areas of major emphasis. There will be ample hands-on work.
I used the Introductory Horticulture text written by Reiley and Shry and published by Delmar. There are a couple of nice supplements for the book - a lab manual and test generator program with prewritten questions. I think it is a nice Horticulture book with a little bit of information about a lot of topics. As far as landscaping goes you may want something more specific to that topic.