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Syllabus
(topics not covered in the sequence listed, see
schedule for sequence)
Hydroponic
and Aquaculture Ecosystems
- Set
up a plant hydroponic system to test different fertilizers.
- Make
your own hydroponic growing system to bring home.
Plant
Anatomy and What Part are you Eating
- Learn
the parts of plants
- The
class will eat their way through lab identifying all the parts eaten.
Cloning
Plants - Cuttings and Layering
- Learn
how to clone plants by cuttings and making air layers.
- The
class will clone a variety of plants.
- The
class will be able to take the cuttings home.
Cloning
Plants - Tissue Culture
- The
class will clone Africa
violets and make ‘test tube plant babies”.
- The
class will be able to take the clones home.
Genetic
Finger Printing and Genetic Cloning Plants
- The
class will visit a biotechnology lab and observe how plants are ‘finger
printed” and “genetically cloned”.
Weird
Plants of the World
- See
carnivorous plants, epiphytes that grow on other plants, hallucinogenic
plants, plants that stink, and plants that rise from the dead.
Bugs
and Creepy Crawlers
- The
class will tour the garden and collect samples of bugs and creepy
crawlers.
- The
class will identify the samples collected.
- The
little guys will be viewed with a microscope.
Plant
Taxonomy and How to Identify Plants
- The
class will learn how to use a “taxonomy key” to identify the name of
plants.
Plants
and Health -Plants that Cure Cancer and Prevent Heart Attacks
- The
class will take a field trip to the Vegetable and Fruit Center
to see research on how plants improve health, prevent cancer and heart
attacks.
Become
an Artist and Floral Designer
- The
class will learn the art of floral design and make a design they will
bring
home.
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