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Direct linkAllen, Ashley J.; Balschweid, Mark; Hammond, Paul; Henderson, Brian; Johnson, Peggy A.; Kite, Abigayle; Martin, Stephanie – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2004
In this investigation, pairs of upper elementary students test germination percentage using seeds of Indian corn ("Zea mays"), scarlet runner beans ("Phaseolus coccineus"), and the prairie cup-plant ("Silphium perfoliatum") grown on rolled, damp paper towels. The pairs compare seeds that have been stratified, a simulation of overwintering and…
Descriptors: Investigations, Science Activities, Plants (Botany), Elementary School Science
Skelly, Sonja M.; Bradley, Jennifer Campbell – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
This article summarizes a 2000 study of school garden programs and their variation and the impact of such variation on 427 third-grade students' sense of responsibility and attitudes toward science and the environment. A teacher questionnaire was developed to gain insight into how teachers use school gardens with their students and in their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Classification, Gardening, Outdoor Education
Download full textBiondo, Ron; And Others – 1982
This second volume of a 2-volume curriculum guide contains 12 problem areas selected as suggested areas of study to be included in a core curriculum for 10th-grade or second-year students enrolled in a metropolitan agriculture program. The 12 problem areas are divided into 5 units: Growing and Managing Horticultural Crops (4 problem areas),…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Behavioral Objectives, Conservation (Environment)
Ross, Roger R.; Stitt, Thomas R. – 1975
The program planning guide for ornamental horticulture was written to assist Applied Biological and Agricultural Occupations (ABAO) teachers in enriching existing programs and/or to provide the basis for expansion of offerings to include additional materials for the cluster areas of arboriculture, floriculture, greenhouse operation and management,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1992
This list consists of essential competencies from the following specialized Ohio Competency Analysis Profiles: Floriculutre and Greenhouse Worker; Nursery and Garden Center Worker; and Turf and Landscape Worker. Developed through a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Competence, Competency Based Education, Employment Potential
Reneau, Fred; And Others – 1988
This curriculum guide contains guidesheets for the ornamental horticulture production occupations. Each guidesheet provides a job-relevant task; performance objective, with task, performance standard, source of standard, and conditions for performance of task; enabling objectives; a list of resources; teaching activities; a criterion-referenced…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Competency Based Education
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. – 1978
One of two competency-based horticulture curriculum guides developed by an Illinois project, this Floriculture 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 college level.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Competency Based Education
Nebbe, Linda Lloyd – 1991
This book contains practical activities for teachers, counselors, and other helping professionals utilizing elements in nature. The premise for the utilization of nature therapy is that if people develop an awareness and reverence for life, they will also develop self-understanding and self-respect. The first four chapters provide a rationale for…
Descriptors: Animals, Class Activities, Counseling, Counseling Techniques
Fazio, James R., Ed. – Tree City USA Bulletin, 1991
This document might easily have been called "How To Use Trees To Save Energy". It presents the energy saving advantages of landscaping the home and community with trees. The discussion includes: (1) landscaping advice to obtain the benefits of tree shade; (2) the heat island phenomenon in cities; (3) how and where to properly plant trees for…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Energy, Energy Conservation, Energy Management
Hudson, Coy L. – Agricultural Education, 1976
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Community Colleges
Stoehr, Keith W. – Agr Educ Mag, 1969
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Technicians, Curriculum, Educational Facilities
Craig, W. S., Comp.; And Others – 1975
This training manual provides information needed to meet the minimum EPA standards for certification as a commercial applicator of pesticides in the ornamental and turf pest control category. The text discusses pest control of ornamental plants, lawn diseases, and lawn weeds and their control. (CS)
Descriptors: Certification, Disease Control, Instructional Materials, Ornamental Horticulture
Khan, M. S. – 1977
This is a training manual for commercial pesticide applicators. It gives information for identification and control of diseases, insects, mites, weeds, and vertebrate pests of shade and ornamental trees. Phytotoxicity, environmental concerns, and pesticide application information is also given. (BB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Disease Control, Guides, Herbicides
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational and Technical Education. – 1965
ONE OF A SERIES DESIGNED TO PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR HORTICULTURAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, THIS MODULE HAS AS ITS MAJOR OBJECTIVE TO DEVELOP THE ABILITIES NECESSARY FOR THE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF PLANT PESTS. IT WAS DEVELOPED ON THE BASIS OF DATA FROM STATE STUDIES BY A NATIONAL TASK FORCE. SUBJECT MATTER AREAS ARE NEED FOR PLANT PEST CONTROL,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Bibliographies, Entomology, High Schools
Kopper, William D. – 1972
Ann Arbor Ecology Center's Community Organic Garden represents a different approach to environmental education. The project helped with the development of programs which achieved a number of goals including: (1) mixing students and citizens in a working/social situation, (2) teaching environmental principles through the experience of gardening,…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Environmental Education, Gardening, Horticulture
