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Welch, A. W. – 1984
This teacher's guide is designed for use in a vocational horticulture course designed to prepare students for jobs as nursery workers. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: the nursery industry; soils; plant growth; plant nutrition; plant propagation methods; nursery field practices; pest control; techniques for…
Descriptors: Accounting, Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Botany
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. – 1976
One of two competency-based horticulture curriculum guides developed by an Illinois project, this Gardening/Groundskeeping guide provides the classroom teacher with specific tasks determined by state industry personnel to be necessary for entry-level job placement. It is intended for horticulture education at the senior high school and two-year…
Descriptors: Administration, Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists
Biondo, Ron; And Others – 1983
This first volume of a two-volume curriculum guide contains 11 problem areas selected for study to be included in a core curriculum for 11th-grade or third-year students enrolled in a metropolitan agricultural program. The 11 problem areas are divided into eight units: Orientation to Agricultural Occupations (Gaining Employment), Supervised…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production, Behavioral Objectives
Wamsley, Mary Ann, Ed.; Vermeire, Donna M., Ed. – 1977
This guide gives information about types of seeds that may require chemical protection against pests, seed treatment pesticide formulations, seed treatment methods, labeling treated seed, and safety and environmental precautions. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Environment, Field Crops
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. – 1981
This competency-based horticulture curriculum guide is designed to provide secondary and postsecondary horticulture teachers with a task-oriented program in floriculture. It contains a master resource list, a listing of floriculture resources available from various states, and 89 competency task sheets organized into nine competency areas. These…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education
Hemp, Paul; And Others – 1984
This core curriculum guide consists of materials for use in presenting a 13-unit vocational agriculture course geared toward high school students living in metropolitan areas. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: employment in agricultural occupations, supervised occupational experience, leadership in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Occupations
Rodekohr, Sherie; Waeckerle, Debi – 1990
This instructor guide and the corresponding student reference contain 12 units, which cover the following topics: (1) opportunities in the landscaping and turfgrass industries; (2) how plants grow; (3) plant identification; (4) hand and power tools (identification and maintenance); (5) pesticides; (6) installation and maintenance of trees and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education
Padelford, Stewart L.; Cvancara, Joseph G., Ed. – 1984
This curriculum guide is intended to provide vocational agriculture instructors with an up-to-date resource dealing with grape production in Washington. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: the history of grape production; grape types important to Washington; site selection for a vineyard; establishment and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Agronomy
Selfridge, Deborah J. – 1996
This document contains lesson plans for a four-unit course in agriculture for sustainable development and is accompanied by a video tape and a booklet that discusses existing and future agricultural practices. Each unit of the document contains some or all of the following components: an introduction; objectives and competencies addressed; a list…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Behavioral Objectives