Plant Design

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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. Scenarios Worksheet

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

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 Activity

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Goal: Describe main plant selection factors

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. Selection Factors - Notes

Friday, April 1, 2022

Goal: Finalize SAE Materials

Essential Standard: Develop an SAE that provides opportunities to learn and develop real-world skills outside of the classroom

Leading Question:

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

  1. SAE Course Journal

  2. Make sure hypothesis, research, procedures/materials in AET

  3. Pictures - add 3 to a google doc

  4. Finish Testing Project

  5. Update all data / create charts & graphs

  6. Start Formatting Information for boards


Monday, April 4, 2022

Goal: Describe main plant selection factors

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. Give Sales Pitch - Notes on Containers

  2. Selection Factors - Notes


Tuesday, April 5, 2022

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. Greenhouse work


Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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. Marketing/Prices per unit - Notes

  3. Pricing Activity


Thursday, April 7, 2022

Goal: Assess on Plant Design: Annual Pot

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is important to remember about proportion?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:


  1. 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


Friday, April 8, 2022

Goal: Write their SAE Project Conclusions

Essential Standard: Develop an SAE that provides opportunities to learn and develop real-world skills outside of the classroom

Leading Question: What is texture in terms of plant design?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

  1. Write your SAE Conclusion - Due at the end of the day

  • Did you prove or disprove your hypothesis (detailed)

  • What went wrong with your experiment?

  • What would you change for next time (to produce better results?)


Monday, April 11, 2022

Goal: Assess on Plant Design: Annual Pot

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question: What is color echoing?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

  1. Create your Annual Pot


Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Goal: Assess on Plant Design: Hanging Basket

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. Research & Design your Hanging Basket

    1. Research about the list of plants available to use

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

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


Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Rice's Greenhouse Field Trip


Thursday, April 14, 2022

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. Finish plan for hanging basket

  3. Pot petunias and fuschias


Friday, April 15, 2022

No School


Monday, April 18, 2022

Goal: Assess on Plant Design: Hanging Basket

Essential Standard: Create designs using plants

Leading Question:

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

  1. Turn In Interactive Notebooks

  2. Create your Hanging Basket


Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Finish making all hanging baskets

Make more annual pots