Standard HORT4 and Learning Targets

Monday, March 24, 2025

Goal: Transplant plants

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques

Leading Question: N/A

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Transplant seedlings

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Goal: Describe what sexual propagation is and demonstrate methods

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques

Leading Question: What is sexual propagation?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Discuss propagation - Think, pair, share

2. Dicot germination and monocot germination lab 

3. Plant Propagation Notes: Slides 1-7

4. Video on scarfication methods

5. Scarification lab on pumpkin seeds

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Goal: Demonstrate methods of seed propagation and identy the natural hormones associated with sexual propagation

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques

Leading Question: What is scarification?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Scarification lab on okra seeds using file and sandpaper

2. Plant Growth regulators Reading and questions

3. Discuss allelopathy, plant growth hormones, and basic considerations slides 8-10

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Goal: Describe how to use plant growth regulators

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: Give two examples of plant growth regulators

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Plant growth regulator Poster highlights

2. Plant growth regulators crossword puzzle

Friday, March 28, 2025

Goal: Perform an experiment and collect data on that experiment

Essential Standard: Develop an SAE that provides opportunities 

to learn and develop real-world skills outside of the classroom.

Leading Question: What should gibberellins be used on?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

• Finish planting and transplanting

• Collect data and develop a graph to display data

• Complete 1m in conclusion

Monday, March 31, 2025

Goal: Review sexual plant propagation

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques

Leading Question: N/A

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Unit 6 self-evaluation

2. Check seed development on scarficiation labs

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Goal: Demonstrate different methods of asexual propagation

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: What are 5 methods of asexual propagation?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

3. Discuss asexual propagation, types of stem cuttings, herbaceous cuttings and 8 steps to taking cuttings

4. Stem cutting video

3. Take stem cuttings

4. Take hardwood cutting

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Goal: Demonstrate how to take a leaf cutting

Essential Standard:Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: What is the difference between a softwood cutting and a hardwood cutting?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Review hardwood cuttings

2. Show video on softwood cuttings

3. Take leaf cutting

4. Check seed lab

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Goal: Demonstrate grafting propagation

Essential Standard:Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: What are the three methods of grafting?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

1. Grafting notes

2. Grafting reading 

3. Grafting Lab with Candy

Friday, April 4, 2025

Objective: Demonstrate how to propagate buds

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: What is budding?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Discuss methods of budding

Budding reading

Budding lab with candy

Finish testing SAE project

Monday, April 7, 2025

Objective: Demonstrate plant separation and division and cutting tubers and corms

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: How are corms different than tubers?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Discuss separation of plants

Complete Propagating by division, separation, etc. reading and questions

Watch iCEV on plant division

Practice dividing a house plant (crown)

Practice cutting tubers (potatos)

Practice cutting gladiolas (corms)

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Objective: Demonstrate how to layer plants

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: What is layering?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Discuss methods of tissue cultures and layering

Watch tissue culture video

Demonstrate how to layer using a pipecleaner plant (all 4 methods)

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Objective: Review plant propagation

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: What is the difference between division and separation of plants?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Finish tissue culture video

Finish propagation table - due

Plant propagation Quiz

Turn in interactive notebook

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Objective: Assess on plant propagation

Essential Standard: Demonstrate plant propagation techniques 

Leading Question: What was the  most challenging concept in this unit?

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Make corrections to asexual propagation quiz

SAE project work time - graphs, conclusions, abstracts

Friday, April 11, 2025

Objective: Review plant propagation

Leading Question: N/A

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Plant propagation kahoot

Plant propagation review sheet

Monday, April 14, 2025

Objective: Experience large scale greenhouse production

Leading Question: N/A

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Blossom and Blooms Field Trip

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Objective: Assess on plant propagation

Leading Question: N/A

Lesson Plan/Assessment:

Plant propagation assessment

Plant geraniums and Lantanas in hanging baskets