Standard HORT8 and Learning Targets

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Goal: Describe Sun vs. Shade Loving

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is the difference between sun-loving and shade-loving?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Sun-Loving vs. Shade Loving - Notes ppt

2. What Should I Plant Scenarios Worksheet

Monday, April 21, 2025

Goal: Identify elements of color theory 

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is monochromatic?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Color Theory Notes - PPT

2. Color Theory Worksheet

3. Selection Factors - Notes

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Goal: Describe differences between annual pots and hanging baskets

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is the effect of the complementary color harmony? 

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. What is the difference between an Annual Pot and Hanging Basket - PPT

2. Research & Design your Annual Pot

• Research about the list of plants available to use

• Determine what type of pot you are creating: Sun vs. Shade, colors, textures, etc.

• Design your pot and create a drawing either on paper or a doc

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Goal: Assess on Plant Design: Annual Pot

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is color echoing? 

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Create your Annual Pot

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Goal: Assess on Plant Design: Annual Pot

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is color echoing? 

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Create your Annual Pot

Friday, April 25, 2025

Goal: Journal about your SAE project

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: Did you prove or disprove your hypothesis? 

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

SAE experiment journals due today

Begin creating a tri-fold display

Monday, April 28, 2025

Goal: Evaluate annual pot and make corrections

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is the difference between an annual and perennial?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Alter pots to make them more eye appealing

2. Marketing/Prices per unit - Notes

3. Pricing Activity

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Goal: Design a sales flyer

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What are three colors on the color wheel that would be used for an analogous color harmony?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Finish pricing activity

2. Make sales flyer

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Goal: Describe types of plant containers

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is the difference between porous and nonporous?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Cover basic terms of containers

2. Sales pitch on containers

3. Finish sales flyer

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Goal: Gives a sales pitch

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What are 5 selection factors that need to be considered when creating a pot?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Finish sales pitch

2. Make corrections to plant sale flyer

Friday, May 2, 2025

Goal: Design a display about SAE project

Essential Standard: Develop an SAE project

Leading Question: What is left to complete in your SAE project?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Design tri-fold display board for SAE project

Monday, May 5, 2025

Goal: Gives a sales pitch

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What are 5 selection factors that need to be considered when creating a pot?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

3. Give container sales pitch

4. Complete the pros/cons worksheet on containers during presentations