Mrs. DeRitter
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2017 Class Supply Requirements
1 or 2 inch 3 ring binder
2 folders
2 different colored pens
pencils
ruler
Schedule:
Period 1 Prep
Period 2 CP Chemistry
Period 3 Forensics/Horticulture
Period 4 Professional
Period 5 Lunch
Period 6 CP Physics
Period 7 CP Chemistry
Period 8 CP Chemistry Lab
Horticulture
Course Description:
Horticulture is designed to the help the student develop an in-depth
understanding of the science and art of cultivating and processing
plants for human use. Horticultural science encompasses all of the pure
sciences – physics, chemistry, geology, and biology – as well as related
sciences and technologies such as plant pathology, soil
science,entomology, and many other scientific disciplines.
Students will apply the knowledge, skills, and technologies to
produce plants for human food and non-food uses. Students will
participate in a variety of in-class and out-of-class learning
activities designed to teach them plant propagation, cultivation,
improving plant growth,yields, quality, and resistance to insects,
diseases, and environmental stresses. Successful horticulture depends on
extensive control of the environment, including light, water,
temperature, soil structure and fertility, pests and diseases. The
“green industry”is all around you, from the food you eat to parks and
landscaping. It improves the quality of the environment and your life
through plants.
Suggested Course Sequence:
Unit 1: An Overview of Plants
Unit 2: Plant Processes
Unit 3: Seeded Plants and Plant Reproduction
Unit 4: Feeding the World
Unit5: Productivity, Irrigation and Pests