BOTANY

Botany is a semester course designed for students who have successfully completed Biology and have an interest in botanical studies. This course will cover the biology of plants and their place in the Earth’s environment. The course will build on the principles of biology and physical science. Students will be involved with topics such as classification, plant cells and tissue, seedless plants, seeded plants, plants and people, food plants, medical plants, plants and the economy, and plant interactions. The greenhouse will provide a hands-on laboratory environment in which students are expected to be active participants in order to be successful in the course.