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Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1990
This publication is designed to provide a core of instruction for the many different fields in agricultural/horticultural education. This course contains 21 instructional units that cover the following topics: introduction to horticulture; beginning a career in horticulture; hand and power tools; introduction to safety; growing facilities;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Entry Workers
Hill, Graham L.; Mageean, Pauline – 1989
Intended to help administrators, curriculum developers, and teachers integrate occupational health and safety into Australian vocational courses on bricklaying, metal fabrication, and horticulture, this document suggests specific policies and provides further amplification concerning three general policies for that integration. The three general…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bricklaying, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Project PLANTWORK: A Horticulture Employment Initiative for Workers with Developmental Disabilities.
National Council for Therapy and Rehabilitation through Horticulture, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD. – 1986
Intended for persons establishing job development programs for developmentally disabled individuals, this training manual details the structure and procedures of Project PLANTWORK, a 21-month demonstration program which placed approximately 70 workers with developmental disabilities into employment in horticulture industry firms or into…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
Connors, Krista L.; Karnok, Keith J. – Journal of Agronomic Education, 1986
This paper is the second of a two-part series which discusses the findings related to laboratory segments in the beginning crop science courses offered in Land Grant institutions. Survey results reveal that laboratories are used but employ traditional teaching rather than individualized or auto-tutorial techniques. (ML)
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Agronomy, College Science
Welch, Mary A., Ed. – Economic Issues for Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 1996
This issue focuses on the costs of keeping up appearances by landscaping the environment. Although insects can be a threat to plant health, much of the injury they cause will only threaten plant appearance. The study comes from a survey of two groups, landscape specialists and homeowners, who were asked to identify which plants in a photograph…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Conservation (Environment), Economics, Environment
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College. – 1996
This document, which reflects Mississippi's statutory requirement that instructional programs be based on core curricula and performance-based assessment, contains outlines of the instructional units required in local instructional management plans and daily lesson plans for horticulture I and II. Presented first are a program description and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Behavioral Objectives

Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College. – 1996
This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the course sequences in the horticulture technology programs cluster. Presented in the introductory section are a framework of programs and courses, description of the programs, and suggested course sequences for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Behavioral Objectives, Careers
Pepple, Jerry – 1988
This document contains four publications for agricultural occupations in Illinois. "Task Lists for Agricultural Occupations" provide lists of employability skills for the following: park aide; hand sprayer; gardener/groundskeeper; salesperson, parts, agricultural equipment; and dairy processing equipment operator. Each list contains skills…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agribusiness, Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service. – 1999
This document contains materials about and from a workshop that was conducted to help Ohio horticulture teachers learn to document student competence through effective performance assessments. The document begins with background information about the workshop and a list of workshop objectives. Presented next is a key to the 40 performance…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Chandler, Jim – 1995
The "Kids for Trees" program described in this guidebook is a hands-on natural resource management experience where students raise trees from seedlings to harvest and manage other natural resources in a sustainable manner. Sections of the book include key concepts, getting started, needs of different kinds of trees, learning about potential…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Hands on Science, Horticulture
Airhart, Douglas L.; And Others – NACTA Journal, 1988
The Tennessee Technological University's Program of Special Education sponsors a "Super Saturday" of enrichment activities for gifted and talented students as well as students with learning disabilities. A session on horticulture was planned and arranged by students in a class on horticultural therapy who designed learning activities of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Heterogeneous Grouping

Hurley, Kevin – Science and Children, 1976
Describes an inner-city project which utilizes a skit, group study, and audiovisual aids and textbooks to teach gardening to elementary students. (LS)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education
Ideoka, Keith – 1986
Developed as part of a 90-hour high school course in ornamental horticulture, this 50-minute lesson plan is designed to explain the process of pollination and fertilization of flowering plants. The lesson plan begins with information on the course for which the lesson was designed; equipment and audio-visual aids needed; required student…
Descriptors: Dissection, Floriculture, High Schools, Instructional Materials
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Agricultural Education. – 1986
Instructional materials are provided for a unit dealing with Christmas tree production and marketing. Unit objectives and a list of visual masters appear first. Content is arranged by four topics: introduction, starting a Christmas tree plantation, maintaining the plantation, and marketing Christmas trees. For each topic, objectives, an…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Forestry, Horticulture

Simmons, Barbara; Hogue, June – Science and Children, 1978
The current popularity of house plants can provide the basis for numerous classroom activities. Students can make flower pots from tubs and cans, chart plant growth on a graph, make mint sherbert, or expand their vocabulary by learning plant descriptors. Details and more suggestions are included in this article. (MA)
Descriptors: Botany, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education