Instructors: Kim Gordon and Snookie Parrish
Email: gordonk@seasideschool.net
Course Content:
- Students will learn how to plan, plant, tend, and harvest vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- Students will determine why learning about gardening and our environment is important, to themselves, their community and the world as a whole.
- Students will learn what "organic" means, how it is relevant to our lives, and why there is a surge in the popularity of organics and locally grown foods.
- Students will actively use skills from other subject areas for real-life application of subjects being covered in school, or that will be covered, in a relaxed, but stimulating and creative, environment.
Specific Course Objectives:
- Gardening – students will learn about the plants we can grow in NW Florida, and how to tend to them; the student will be able to demonstrate competencies, skills, and techniques in gardening
- Environmental Studies – students will demonstrate problem-solving skills related to gardening and our environment
- Critical Thinking – students will learn to think critically about our world, using creativity to understand many points of view
- Integration – students will use skills from many areas, such as writing, reading, following directions, research and analysis; they will be able to locate and use data related to gardening and environmental studies
Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated according to class participation, projects, tests or homework. Class participation and attitude will comprise the majority of a student’s grade. A point system will be used. Projects and tests will be weighted accordingly, depending on the complexity of the assignment.
| 90-100 |
A |
| 80-89 |
B |
| 70-79 |
C |
| 60-69 |
D |
| 0-59 |
F |
Extra Credit:
Some assignments and project may have extra credit opportunities. No extra credit will be assigned to make-up for missed work or overcome poor participation or attitude.
Make-up work:
Students will need to see Mrs. Gordon to make-up work missed in class or as homework.
Late work:
Late work will be accepted only 1 day late and points will be deducted.
Safety:
We will be working with tools that can be dangerous. The students will develop a set of garden rules, and abide by them for their own safety and their classmates' safety.
Dishonesty or Disrespect:
Neither will be tolerated.
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