Teacher

Estimated

Project

Time Frame

Research: 2 class periods in a library or with internet access

Design: 2-3 class periods in the classroom with drafting materials

Presentation: 1-2 class periods

Total: 5-7 class periods

Unit		Native Plants
Focus Enduring Understanding Essential Questions		Using native plants to design a landscape for presentation. Native trees, shrubs and flowers make landscapes geographically unique. 1. What makes native plants important to the environment? 2. How can alien plants effect the ecosystem of native plants?
Industry Standards		The horticulture industry is a very broad industry. In the education process for teaching horticulture there are no specific state guided standards or curriculum in Maryland. In lieu of curriculum and standards we use specs from the horticulture industry. The MD Nursery and Landscape Association is the #1 group for these standards. They delegate what information should be know for someone to succeed in the industry. There is a test given by the company each year to provide a chance to become a Certified Professional Horticulturalist (CPH). Soon coming is the student based CPH exam that will allow high school students to graduate from high school with a pre-horticulture degree. Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
National Information Literacy Content Standards (ALA)		Standard 1 - The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed. Standard 2 - The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently. Standard 3 - The information literate students evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his/her knowledge base and value system. Standard 4 - The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific task. Standard 5 - The information literate students understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.
Technology Foundation Standards for Students- NETS for Students		Select and apply technology tools for research, information analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making in content learning. (4, 5) Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications, and productivity. (4, 5, 6) Collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate information, models, and other creative works. (4, 5, 6)

This assignment reaches many students with the versatility of landscape design aspects. View learning styles for descriptions on individual learning styles, a description of those learning styles and examples of each learning style that best benefits children.