- - AGRICULTURE CORE CURRICULUM - - (CLF300) Core Area: PLANT SCIENCE (CLF310) Unit Title: Basic Botany UNIT DIRECTORY: ____________________________________________________________________________ Code Topic Title Hours Year(s) ____________________________________________________________________________ (CLF311) Plant Parts 2 1 (CLF312) Function of Plant Parts 3 1 (CLF313) Importance of Plants to Man 1 1 (CLF314) Classif. Plants by Life Cycle 1 1 (CLF315) Plant Propagation by Seed 2 2 (CLF316) Plant Propagation: Vegetative 2 2 (CLF317) Plant Propagation and Mitosis 2 2 (CLF318) Photosynthesis 2 1 (CLF319) Respiration 1 2 TOTAL TIME FOR UNIT = 16 ____________________________________________________________________________ UNIT GOAL: Students shall understand growth and development of plants, including the functions of plant parts, reproductive systems. and auxins. ____________________________________________________________________________ UNIT OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to: 1. Identify plant parts including, roots, leaves, stem, fruit, and flower. 2. Describe the general function of each of the above listed plant parts. 3. Explain the functions of the root, leaf, stem, fruit and flower. 4. List necessities of mans life that are furnished by plants. 5. Classify plant samples as annuals, biennials or perennials. 6. Explain and demonstrate methods of sexual plant propagation. 7. Explain and demonstrate methods of asexual (negative) plant propagation. 8. Outline the process of mitosis. 9. Describe the steps in the process of photosynthesis. 10. Describe the steps in the process of respiration. ____________________________________________________________________________ REFERENCES Bishop, D. D., Carter, L. P., Chapman, S. R. & Bennet, W. F. CROP SCIENCE AND FOOD PRODUCTION. San Francisco, CA: McGraw-Hill Book Company. ISBN 0-07-005431-2. Editors of Sunset Magazine and Sunset Books. SUNSET WESTERN GARDEN BOOK. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Company. Otto, J. H., Towle, A. & Bradley, J. V. MODERN BIOLOGY. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Publishers. ISBN 0-03-056031-4. Raven, P, Evert, R.F.& Curtis, H. BIOLOGY OF PLANTS. New York, NY: Worth Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-87901-054-1. Richardson and Moore. (1980). Working in Horticulture. Gregg division of McGraw-Hill.(Activity guide included.) (1987). Lab Resources For Life Science (teachers' guide). Janus Books (Contains 75 duplicable work masters.) ____________________________________________________________________________ RESOURCES Bishop, Chapman, & Carter. (1978). Working in Plant Science (activity guide). Gregg Division of McGraw-Hill Company. California Vo-Ag Curriculum Guidelines: Introduction to Agriculture Cooperative Extension, University of California. Carolina Biological Supply Company, 2700 York Rd, Burlington, North Carolina 27215/Box 187 Galdstone, Oregon 97027. West Coast 1-800-547-1733; Other areas 1-800-334-5551. Foresman, S. (1985). LABORATORY MANUAL (teachers' edition). Scott Foresman and Company, Publisher. Hobar Publications, Minnesota - Filmstrips and Videotapes Instructional Materials Service (IMS), Texas A & M, College Station, Texas.77843-2116 Lytle,R. A. & Kircher, Mr. H and Ms. (1979). Investigations in Conservation of Natural Resources (an activity manual). Danville, IL: The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. Nasco West, 1524 Princeton Ave., Modesto Calif. 95353 209-529-6957 Nasco, 901 Janesville, Wisconsin 53538 414-563-2446. Ohio Curriculum Materials, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Richardson, & Moore. (1980) WORKING IN HORTICULTURE (activity guide). Gregg Division of McGraw-Hill, Publisher. Vocational Educational Productions (VEP), Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, California. 805-756-2295 12/20/88 gfv