Horticulture and Landscape Management
| Course Title: | Horticulture and Landscape Management |
|---|---|
| Course Instructor: | Zacc Sweet |
| Number of Credits: | 3 each Semester |
| Semesters Offered: | 4-Semester Program |
| Prerequisite: | None |
| Eligible Grade Levels: | 11th & 12th |
| Dual Credit: | Ivy Tech Community College – 12 Credits |
- Horticultural and landscape knowledge and skills
- Hands on experience solving agricultural and landscape scenarios
- Identify common horticultural plants and understand their best uses
- Practice horticultural skills and learn new agricultural techniques in production greenhouse
- Activities occur in the landscape lab, in the adjacent greenhouse, and outdoors
- Students may also participate in FFA or SkillsUSA events
Dual Credit Information
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Amount | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI 116 | Survey of Horticulture | 3 Credits | Ivy Tech Community College |
| AGRI 105 | Plant & Soil Science | 3 Credits | Ivy Tech Community College |
| AGRI 102 | Agribusiness & Farm Management | 3 Credit | Ivy Tech Community College |
| AGRI 115 | Natural Resources Management | 3 Credit | Ivy Tech Community College |
Academic Standards for Success
- Read and comprehend science and technical texts within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 11-CCR independently and proficiently.
- Use vocabulary skills, context, roots, prefixes and suffixes to determine the meaning of words.
- Conduct short as well as more sustained research assignments and tasks to answer a question (including a self-generated question), test a hypothesis, or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
- Solve problems based on understanding the properties of shapes, such as triangles and circles, and the spatial relationships between angles and lines.
- Solve abstract and practical problems by applying and adapting a variety of strategies. Monitor progress and evaluate answers in terms of questions asked.
- Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
