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Horticulture

Horticulture. Semester Two – 2011-12. Horticulture 1/30/12 Week of 1/30 to 2/3. Entry Task – Monday If you could pick one small area to maintain in the landscaping around the school(s), where would it be and why? Explain why you like that spot and how you would maintain it!

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Horticulture

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  1. Horticulture Semester Two – 2011-12

  2. Horticulture 1/30/12Week of 1/30 to 2/3 • Entry Task – Monday • If you could pick one small area to maintain in the landscaping around the school(s), where would it be and why? Explain why you like that spot and how you would maintain it! • Draft map of Rain garden area – if raining we will stand under awning with our clipboards and a couple people can measure distances. • Please put on coats, hats and have one clipboard with graph paper per two people.

  3. Horticulture 1/31/12 • Entry Task – Tuesday • Free 2 points! • Head outside to finish draft rain garden site maps.

  4. Horticulture 2/1/12 • Entry Task – Wednesday • Watch the Rain Garden Video. Summarize the characteristics of the 3 different zones of a rain garden (center, lower middle ring, upper outer ring/berm). • Retrieve maps and clipboards.

  5. Today’s Work • Use rulers to make maps more accurate. • Check your map against someone else’s for accuracy (layer them and see if everything lines up). • Someone may need to head outside and measure again. • Layer a blank piece of graph paper and create an accurate 2nd draft with pen or dark pencil and a ruler. • How big should our rain garden be? • Go to Google Earth to get a view of the school roof. • How much of the roof do you think is actually draining into the downspout by the district office? • We will measure and calculate that area. • What percent of area should garden be? Check handbook. • Sketch in garden – count squares for area.

  6. Horticulture 2/2/12 • Entry Task – Thursday • If a roof is 30 feet by 20 feet, what is its area? • Show your work. Don’t forget units! • If the rain garden area can be 10% of that area, how big can it be? • How many square feet is each square???

  7. Today’s Work • How big should our rain garden be? • Go to Google Earth to get a view of the school roof. • How much of the roof do you think is actually draining into the downspout by the district office? • We will measure and calculate that area. • What percent of area should garden be? Check handbook. • Sketch in garden IN PENCIL with a shape you like. • Count squares for area. Shrink or enlarge as necessary. • You will be creating a binder with your rain garden maps, proposed design, plant lists and locations, and a colored poster to present to district. • The “winning” and best project proposal will be installed as our school’s rain garden

  8. Horticulture 2/3/12Week of 1/30 to 2/3 • Entry Task – Friday • Listen to online article about rain gardens. • Write a summarizing statement: • IDENTIFY (who, what, where)-VERB -Finish your thought and the sentence. • Table Leaders – Check that all sheets are complete – help team finish. Collect all entry task sheets AND PLACE IN PAPERCLIP WITH YOURS ON TOP.

  9. Today’s Work • Complete math for rain garden calculated at 20% of roof area. • FOUR OPTIONS for size: • 10% of area of full roof: • 10% of area of half roof: • 20% of area of full roof: • 20% of area of half roof: • Choose the size you’d like to install. • Sketch in garden IN PENCIL with a shape you like. Should be easy to dig with shovels. • Count squares for area. Shrink or enlarge as necessary. Don’t forget to count half squares. • Begin your binder: handbook, draft map, roof calculations, 1st and 2nd draft map with sketched garden • HANDBOOK

  10. Horticulture 2/6/12Week of 2/6 to 2/10 • DECIDE ON NEW TABLE LEADERS • Entry Task – Monday • What watershed are we a part of? • What is our main river and where does it drain to? • How do you know we are NOT a part of Puget Sound? • Why is a rain garden still a good idea?

  11. Horticulture 2/7/12 • Entry Task – Tuesday • FREE 2 POINTS!

  12. Today’s Work • Start Binders. • Put handbook inside. • Read pages 1-11 in handbook. You may highlight or annotate. • Did we miss anything so far? • Insert draft maps and calculations pages between pages 18 and 19. FLAG! • Finish sketching in rain garden on 2nd draft and check for correct area. • Read pages 12-18. • Create an enlarged version of rain garden with NEW SCALE: 1 foot = ¼ inch (one square) on plain graph paper. • Transfer enlarged rain garden TO PAGE 19. • Draw in Zone 1, 2 and 3 – approx. thirds of area. • Sketch inflow swale(s) and overflow. • Add berm to far edge away from inflow area. • Read pages 19-23.

  13. Horticulture 2/8/12 • Entry Task – Wednesday • Read the text and examine the diagram on page 2 of your Rain Garden Handbook. • Explain 2 ways rain gardens benefit the environment. Include ONE DETAIL from the diagram and ONE DETAIL from the text. • PS Did anyone get page 33?

  14. Today’s Work • Read pages 1-11 in handbook. You may highlight or annotate. Did we miss anything so far? • Insert draft maps and calculations pages between pages 18 and 19. FLAG with a labeled post-it! • Finish sketching in rain garden on 2nd draft and check for correct area. • Read pages 12-18. • Create an enlarged version of rain garden with NEW SCALE: 1 foot = ¼ inch (one square) on plain graph paper. • Transfer enlarged rain garden TO PAGE 19. • Draw in Zone 1, 2 and 3 – approx. thirds of area. • Map in downspouts (someone may need to go measure where the downspouts are!) • Sketch inflow swale(s) to connect downspout(s) to garden and overflow.

  15. Horticulture 2/9/12 • Entry Task – Thursday • What is a berm? • What is a swale? • Where will this go on you rain garden design? • Consult your handbook for answers. • TABLE LEADERS – please gather your team’s papers, paper clip with yours on top and turn them in.

  16. Rain Garden Binders • You will be presenting yours to this class (and possibly other people…) • Please complete each step as we go so that you do not fall behind… • Do you have? • Handbook? • Draft 1, Draft 2, Calculations (between p. 18-19) • Enlarged sketch (regular graph paper) • Final enlarged sketch PAGE 19.

  17. Today’s Work • On enlarged sketch - Draw in Zone 1, 2 and 3 – approx. thirds of area. • Map in downspouts (someone may need to go measure where the downspouts are!) • Sketch inflow swale(s) to connect downspout(s) to garden and overflow. • Read page 17. • Add berm to far edge away from inflow area. • TRANSFER ALL SKETCHES TO FINAL ENLARGED SKETCH PAGE 19. (1 foot = 1 square). • Read page 22. What are each of the 3 zones for? • Examine sample garden plans on pages 24, 25, and 27. • WHICH KIND IS MOST LIKE OURS? FLAG IT! • EXPLAIN!

  18. Horticulture 2/13/12Week of 2/13 to 2/17 • Entry Task – Monday • CHOOSE NEW TABLE LEADERS! • Read page 22. What are the environmental requirements for plants in each of the zones?

  19. Today’s Work – on page 19 • Draw in Zone 1, 2 and 3 • Map in downspout(s), berm, swale, overflow • Examine sample garden plans on pages 24, 25, and 27. • WHICH KIND IS MOST LIKE OURS? FLAG IT! • EXPLAIN! • Start researching plants you might be interested in. • Start by marking them with pencil or highlighter on pages 29-36 • Head to a computer for IMAGES.

  20. Horticulture 2/14/12 • Entry Task – Tuesday • 2 points for “Saying Something Nice” about another student’s effort in Horticulture. • Get out rain garden binders.

  21. Today’s Work • Page 19 should have: • 3 zones, downspout, swale, overflow, berm. • Start researching plants you might be interested in. • Start by marking them with pencil or highlighter on pages 29-36 • For each plant you decide you want to include in your design, you will need an information sheet and image(s).

  22. Horticulture 2/15/12 • Entry Task – Wednesday • What plants will you be interested in? For example, do you want plants with fruit to eat? Pretty blooms to look at? Plants which have historical/cultural uses? Plants which are easiest to grow? Explain! • Please take out rain garden binders.

  23. Today’s Work • By the end of class, I’ll grade that each student has an enlarged rain garden with 3 zones, downspout, swale, overflow and berm. • PLANT RESEARCH: Start by marking them with pencil or highlighter on pages 29-36. • For each plant you decide you want to include in your design, you will need an information sheet and image. • Find information in Pojar and MacKinnon!! • Find images in Google!!

  24. Horticulture 2/16/12 • Entry Task – Thursday • List local nurseries and locations. • Share answers. • Copy list into rain garden binder between after page 36.

  25. Today’s Work • Follow along as Ms. Maring reads some of the finer points of landscape design. • PLANT RESEARCH: Start by marking them with pencil or highlighter on pages 29-36. • For each plant you decide you want to include in your design, you will need an information sheet. • Find information in Pojar and MacKinnon!! • Find images in Google!!

  26. Life Science 2/17/12Week of 2/13 to 2/17 • Entry Task – Friday • Friday Freebie – 2 points • Table Leaders – Check that all sheets are complete – help team finish. Collect all entry task sheets AND PLACE IN PAPERCLIP WITH YOURS ON TOP. • Say something nice

  27. Grounds Maintenance • PARTICIPATION POINTS: 3 points – stay with group, stay working whole time, be a team player. EVIDENCE OF WORK = garbage in bag. • We will start near the district office and fill the rain garden test holes. • Next stop – smooth out groundbark over daffodil bulbs near gym. • Pick up garbage and organize near greenhouse. • Courtyard • Track • HS parking lot • Area near HWY 12

  28. Horticulture 2/21/2012Week of 2/21 to 2/24 • Entry Task – Tuesday • Consider the following rain garden image. What do you like/not like about it? What will you include/not include in your design?

  29. Horticulture 2/21/2012Week of 2/21 to 2/24 • Entry Task – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday • Consider the following rain garden image. What do you like/not like about it? What will you include/not include in your design? • Thursday - Table Leaders – please gather your group’s papers and turn them in.

  30. Today’s Work • Take your binder with you to computer lab. • Plants should be chosen from pages 29-36. • OR ask Ms. Maring if you can include something from Pojar and MacKinnon. • For each plant you would like to include, fill out an information sheet AND PRINT AN IMAGE. • Add the plant names to your paper with 3 zones “Plants for my rain garden”

  31. Horticulture 2/27/12Week of 2/27 to 3/2 • Entry Task – Monday • Describe how you might transfer your enlarged rain garden map to a poster where the new scale is 1 inch = 1 foot. • This week, our work will depend on the weather. If it is even minimally nice, we WILL be outside. Please dress WARMLY each day!!! • If pouring rain, we will be inside working on our posters.

  32. Outdoor Work – empty greenhouse • Take tables out and set neatly in front of blocks near fence. • Wheel barrow greenhouse soil into center bay of blocks. • Take all spare pots and watering cans and coiled hoses to potting shed. • Stack wood in boxes outside fence. • Organize potting shed – pots, hoses, watering cans, etc

  33. Horticulture 2/28/12 • Entry Task – Tuesday • Consider this standard and goal(objective): • Standard: 9.0 Demonstrate leadership skills. • I can demonstrate respectful interaction with those from diverse backgrounds. • On a scale of 1 to 4, how are you performing regarding this goal? Explain!

  34. Standard: 7.0 Demonstrate an understanding of horticultural growing structures.OBJECTIVE: I can understand the process of facility design and development. • Take tables out and set neatly in front of blocks near fence. • Wheel barrow greenhouse soil into center bay of blocks. • Take all spare pots and watering cans and coiled hoses to potting shed. • Stack wood in boxes outside fence. • Organize potting shed – pots, hoses, watering cans, etc

  35. Start Posters • With pencil and a yard stick, mark inches on all outer borders. Be sure you always start on ZERO matched to a corner. • Count squares and transfer your rain garden design, zones, berm, swale, inflow, overflow, downspout. • Continue plant research. • MINIMUM – 6 plants • SUGGESTED MAXIMUM – 12 plants • Each plant will need a complete info sheet and image.

  36. Horticulture 2/29/12 • Entry Task – Wednesday • What kind of pollution might our rain garden filter out of the runoff water from the roof? • Are there other impervious surfaces it might be draining and filtering?

  37. Start Posters • With pencil and a yard stick, mark inches on all outer borders. Be sure you always start on ZERO matched to a corner. • Count squares and transfer your rain garden design, zones, berm, swale, inflow, overflow, downspout. • Continue plant research. • MINIMUM – 6 plants • SUGGESTED MAXIMUM – 12 plants • Each plant will need a complete info sheet and image.

  38. Standard: 7.0 Demonstrate an understanding of horticultural growing structures. • OBJECTIVE: I can understand the process of facility design and development. Standard: 13.0 Demonstrate an understanding of the environmental requirements necessary for plant growth • OBJECTIVES: • I can analyze correct soil types based on understanding of soil chemistry and plant requirements. • I can describe the biological needs of a plant including light energy requirements, thermal energy requirements, media requirements, and compost usage. • I can design a landscape based on environmental requirements of plants.

  39. Horticulture 3/1/12 • Entry Task- Thursday • FREE 2 points! • Please get out rain garden binders.

  40. Computer Lab Today • ALL PLANTS SHOULD BE CHOSEN FROM pages 29-36 in your handbook • Continue plant research. • MINIMUM – 6 plants • SUGGESTED MAXIMUM – 12 plants • Each plant will need a complete info sheet and image. • If you finish plant research early, you may retrieve poster and work on that.

  41. Horticulture 3/2/12Week of 2/27 to 3/2 • Entry Task – Friday • Consider this standard and goal: • Standard: 9.0 Demonstrate leadership skills. • I can participate in effective team work activities. • On a scale of 1 to 4, how are you performing regarding this goal? Explain! • Table Leaders – collect your papers, paper clip and turn in.

  42. Missing Work Day • If you have missing work, you will be completing it today. • If you are failing OR excelling, you will be calling your parents during class today. • Using your grade sheet, get your missing papers from the clipboards. • If you have it done, TURN IT IN!! Check your bin, backpack, folder, binder, notebook, etc. • Continue on Rain Garden projects when all missing work is turned in…

  43. Horticulture 3/5/12Week of 3/5 to 3/9 • Entry Task – Monday – choose new table leaders • How will you consider grouping, accents, color, and texture in your rain garden design?

  44. Horticulture Standard: 13.0 Demonstrate an understanding of the environmental requirements necessary for plant growthHorticulture Standard: 3.0 Classify plants and demonstrate an understanding of plant taxonomy. • OBJECTIVES: • I can analyze correct soil types based on understanding of soil chemistry and plant requirements. • I can describe the biological needs of a plant including light energy requirements, thermal energy requirements, media requirements, and compost usage. • I can design a landscape based on environmental requirements of plants. • I can explain the hierarchy of plant classification systems. • I can correctly write binomial names for plants. • I understand the use of terminology and languages in nomenclature. • I can identify plants based on their structure.

  45. Sunny Weather Plan • Remove odds and ends (hoses, watering cans, pots, clock) and move to potting shed • Take out tables and place in bays in yard • Clean out metal spring strips with wire brushes • Remove old soil and disassemble soil bin – haul wood to dumpster • Weed interior – compost weeds • Dig trench around south side exterior • Stack scrap wood on sidewalk next to fence

  46. Dig trench along entire interior for back filling to hold down weed barrier – how do this for entire interior perimeter? • Remove old plastic – fold and roll (Ms. M take home) • Save springs in a pile.

  47. Rainy Weather Plan • Continue with Rain Garden Project • POSTERS – share plant diameter templates • Pencil outline of rain garden zones, downspout, swale, berm, overflow • Pencil in rocks • Pencil plants to scale • COMPUTERS – finish plant info sheets and print images

  48. Horticulture 3/6/12 • Entry task – Tuesday • How will you need to consider height and diameter when placing your plants?

  49. Rain Garden Project Checklist, Timeline and Rubric • Review standards. • This checklist, timeline and rubric should go at the front of your binder. • Please check off what you have and highlight what you need. • Review rubric.

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