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ERIC Number: ED323390
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 734
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Greenhouse Management and Operations. Teacher Edition.
Gowdy, Mary Ann Schwartz
This document is the teacher's edition of a module containing 16 instructional units covering competencies for students with career aspirations in horticulture. It is designed to provide high school students with an in-depth perspective of both the technical and the commercial aspects of running a greenhouse. The 16 units cover the following topics: designing and constructing greenhouses; controlling the greenhouse environment; preparing growing media; propagating plants; maintaining plant nutrition; producing a crop; using chemicals in the greenhouse; identifying and controlling pests in the greenhouse; marketing greenhouse products; shipping and receiving greenhouse products; customer relations; performing general office work; maintaining greenhouses; servicing and maintaining equipment; managing the business; and applying safety regulations. Each instructional unit follows a standard format that includes some or all of these 13 basic components: performance objectives, suggested activities, basic academic skills taxonomy, handouts, information sheets, supplements, transparency masters, assignment sheets, assignment sheet answers, job sheets, practical tests, written tests, and written test answers. (KC)
Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center, Oklahoma Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, 1500 West Seventh Avenue, Stillwater, OK 74074 (order no. AG1032: $39.00).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center.
Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A