Global Citizenship
Students will learn about food security and methods of growing various crops so as to better understand the sorts of crops that can grow in our particular grow zone as opposed to other areas on our planet.
Collaboration
Students will work together to start seedlings in our district greenhouse with the purpose of creating a school community garden.
Responsibility
Students will learn to use lab equipment and the greenhouse responsibly and safely so that the equipment can be used in the future.
What is the process and methods of cultivating fungus and plants?
What are the similarities and differences between fungus and plants?
How do I care for fungus and plants to ensure their vitality and production?
Written and Oral Discourse - Students will communicate ideas and arguments through writing and through speech
Note taking - Students write key ideas in their lab notebooks so that they may use the resource on labs and other assessments.
Identification - Students will use dichotomous keys to identify different plants and fungus used in cultivation.
Use of Scientific tools - Students will use planting tools and other cultivation tools to successfully start, grow, and observe fungal and plant growth.
Presentation Skills - Students will work together to create poster presentations about different methods of cultivation as a means of comparison.
Differentiation:
Explicit instruction of expectations for answering questions in complete sentences (TTQA) on formative and summative assessments.
Explicit instruction on lab notebook setup and maintenance throughout the course.
Explicit instruction on reading articles, lab activity instructions, and textbook passages (Bold Words, Headings, Interpreting Diagrams and Charts).
Providing a variety of tools to help students identify different specimens
Review activity and instruction on how to study for closed book exams. Students draw connections between concepts through a visual web of ideas.
HS-LS2-4. Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.
HS-ESS2-7. Construct an argument based on evidence about the simultaneous coevolution of Earth's systems and life on Earth.
HS-LS2-5. Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
Textbook - Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology James D. Mauseth
Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets
Farmer’s Almanac
Johnny Seeds
Various Plant and Fungal Field Guides
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