DOCUMENT RESUME ED 233 230. ,CE 036 78.7 AUTHOR Biondo, Ron; And Other TITLE' Core III Materials for Metrop.olitan Agriculture/Horticulture Programs. Units A-I. INSTITUTION Illinois Univ., Urbana. Dept. of Vocational and Technical Educaion. SPONS AGENCY. Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. DeP. of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. PUB DATE Jun 83 CONTRACT R-33-13-D-0362-466 NOTE 337p.; For related documents, see ED 208 148 -153, ED. 220 689-690, ED 222 663-664, and CE 036 785-788. Not available in paper'co0y.due to colored paper.. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use - Guides (For Teachers) 052} EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available fromhEDRS. DESCRIPTORS Agricultural Education; *AgricultUral Engineering; Agricultural Production; Behavioral Objective's; Career Education; Career Planning; toreCurriculum: Curriculum Guides; Grade 11; High Schools; *Horticulture; Job Search Mehods; Leadership; Leadership Training; Learning Activities; ,Ornamental Horticulture; Ornamental Horticulture Occupation's; *Pesticides; Pists; *Plant Identification; *Plant Propagation; Student Organizations; Student Participation; Tests; *Urban Areas; Visual Aids; Vocational Education ABSTRACT , This first volume of a two-kolume curriculum guide contains 11 problem areas selected for study to be included in a core curriculum for 11th -grade or third-year students-enrolled in a metropolitan agricultural program. The 11 problem areas aredivided into eight-units: Orientation to Agrikluitural Occupations (Gaining Employment), Supervised Occupational Experience(Evaluating ----- Supervised Occupational Experience Programs and Analyzing Student Records), Leadership in Horticulture/Agriculture (Utilizing _Horticultural Or4anizations and Resources), Horticultural. /Agricultural Mechanics (Repairing Greenhouse or Horticultural, Equipment, and Plumbing and Irrigation Systems), Plant Propagation (Propagating Softwdod Cuttings, and Propagating Woody Plants by Budding.an Grafting), Plant. Identification (Reviewing and Applying Plant Identification Skills), Gowing'Horticultural Crops (Growing Small Fruits and Brambles, and Growing Tree Ftuits), and Identifying and Controlling Pests of Horticultural Plants (Handling...Pesticides safely and Passing Certification Tests). A rationale for omitting Unit I, on-Urban Animals, From, Core III,. is contained in the' ddcument. Each problem.area includes some or all of the,following components: suggestions to the teacher, a teacher guide (containing objectives, suggested interest approaches, anticipated student problems and concerns, Suggested learning activities and experiences, 'application procedures, an evaluation, referenceg, and aids), information sheets, student worksheets. or assignmeOrsheets with a key, job sheets or laboratory exercises, transpareebies, a discussion guide for transparencies, and sample test questions with a teacher' key. (Y1.13) CORE HI MATERIALS Sponsored by DEPARTMENT OF FOR METROPOLITAN ADULT, AGRICULTURE/ STATE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL AND HORTICULTURE EDUCATION TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS UNITS A-I Project Staff Edward Copeland. Research and Chairman Development Section Co-directors: Paul' Hemp Donald G. Gil! June, 1983 Roger L. Courson State Superintendent of Education DeVelorSers: Ron Biondo Jim Ethridge Kallie Grobstein Paul Hemp Susie Osborne Jerry Pepp.le 411 Marianne Ringger Marcia Watman-Lauchner Department of Vocational and 51 Technical Education and Vocational Agriculture Service, University of illinois at Urbana-Champaign U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS Fy./CAE10`..i4L RFSOURCES it:FORMA TION MATERIAL HAS BEENGRANTED BY CENTER FRIG / rho,,lof PJn1.rIt 1).r1n.prorl,r oql .6.1 Inn,. , T., pokn,nn ,r q.! ntri,n, '13 rt :.it,n Minn, r no... I n ,,r1. in Itnytn., nnn Ott., / Poinn. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOUQCES -now rIn ..1,1, r INFORMATION CENTER IERIC I/r,Toorl 1), ',HE r., ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Department of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education Research- and Development Section Product Abstract Title of material CoreIII Materials for Metropolitan Agriculture Programs 2. Date material was completed June, 1983 3. Please check one:New material, X Revised -4. Originating agency University of Illinois Address Urbana, Illinois r Zip --Code 61801 Name(s)of developer(s) PaulHemp and Roger Courson Address 1310 S. Sixth St., Champ.On Zip Code 61820 6. Developed pursuant to Contract Number R- 33 -13 -D- 0362 -466 7. Subject Matter: USOE Code 01 Agricultural Education 10 IndUstrial Art Education 03 Business and Office Education 16 Technical Education 04 Distributive Education Trade and Industrial 07 .Health Occupations Education Education 09 Home Economics Education Career EdUcation Other (Specify) Education Level: Pre-K Thru 6 7-8 9-10 X11-12 Post-Secondary Adult Teacher (Pre-service) Administrator (Pre-service) Other (Specify) 9. Intended for Use By: X Student X Classroom Teacher Local Administrator Teacher Educator Guidance Staff State Personnel Other (Specify) 10. Student Type: XRegular XDisadvantaged XHandicapped Limited English Proficiency Other (Specify) .) ii 11. Medium and Format of Materials: X HA RbCOPY VIDEOTAPE FILM MICROFICHE ., No. of . pages .:, Minutes Minutes B & W Paper hound .13 & W B & W Color Hard bond Color Color X Laose-leaf inches MI il _- Photos: yes X .. SLIDES X FILM STRIPS , X AUDIO OTHER f ______ No. of frames' No. of frames Automaticlynch Specify: B & W Es & W -HZHZ Color X Color Manual cue Audio Atidie Reel Carousel provided .. X Cassette Other packaging used _Cartridge (Specify) _ 12. Avail Jbility: One copy free For sale @ $ per copy No,t available In ER IC system (No. Loan' copy -available Contact: Roger Courson Phone (217)333-3870 Address 1401 'South Maryland Drive Urbana, Illinois Zip Code 61801 13. Copyright Restrictions: Contact: Name Phone Address Zip Code 14. Is Trainingequsired for Optimum Use of- These MaterialsYes X,No 15. Are Consultive/Training Services Available? Yes X No Contact: 'Illinois Board of Education / DepartmentofAdult, VocationalandTechnicalEducation Research and Development Section, E-426 100 North First Street Springfield, IL62777 (217) 782-4620 16. General Description: This curriculum guide includes' 22 problem- 'areas selected., as suggested areas of study to be included in a care curriculum for eleventh-grade or third-year students enrolled in a metropolitan agriculture program. C;) 17. Person Completing this Abstract: Paul E. Hemp Full Address:357 Education Bldg: 1310 S. Sixth St. Champaign, IL61820 0 LIST OF UNITS AND PROBLEM AREAS METROPOLITAN AGRICULTUREPROGRAM CORE III UNIT A :Orientation to Agricultural Occupations PROBLEM AREAS: 1. Gaining employment "IT B:Supervised Occupational Experience PROBLEM AREAS: 1. Ev.a1u4ing supervised 'occupational experience progizams and analyz- ing student records UN IT u.: Leadership in Horticulture /Agriculture 'PROBLEM AREAS: --ye '4: 1. Utilizing 'horticultural organizations and resources UNIT D:Horticultural/Agricultural Mechanics PROBLEM AREAS: A 1. Plumbing and irrigation systems 2. Repairing greenhouse or horticultural equip gent UNIT E:Plant Propagation PROBLEM AREAS: 11. 1. - Propagating softwodd 'cuttings K 2. Propagating wfoody plants by budding and grafting UNIT F:Plant Identification PROBLEM AR_ EAS:' 1 1. RevieWing and applying plant identification skills -Growing Horticultu'ral Crops UNIT G: PROBLEM AREAS: ,1. Growing small fruit5anici ,t-rambles 2. Growing tree fruits UNIT H:Identifying and Controlling Pests ofIdorti6ultUrat Plants PROBLE14 AREAS: 1. Handling pesticides safely, and passingpesticide certification tests' UNIT I:Urban Animals UNIT J:Soii Science and Conservation of NaturalResources PROBLEM AREAS: I. Understanding soills 2. Selecting soil sites for .brban use 3. Attracting birds to your back yard UNIT K:Horticultural/Agricultural Products "PROBLEM AREAS: Selecting and buying horticulturaltools and ,equipment UNIT L:Landscape Design, Establishmentand Main?enance ,PROBLEM AREAS: 1. Pruning evergreens 2. Surveying', grading and tiling 3. Constructing fences and retainingwalls 4. Interior plantscaping UNIT M:Retail Floriculture PROBLEM .AREAS: 1. Handling and preparing cut flowers v. 2. Ordering and buying cut. flowers 3, Making corsages, noseiSaYs andtablearrangements O SUGGESTION,S FOR USING CORE MATERIALS These instructional materials and teaching aids have been designed to improve instruction and increase student learning.Each problem area in- clude's some-or all of the following components: 1.,Suggestions to the teacher. 2. Teacher's guide 3. Competency, inventOry 4. Information sheets 5. Student worksheets or assignment sheets and key, 6. Job sheets or laboratory exercises - 7. Transparencies 8. Discussion guide for transparencies , 9. Sample test questions and teacher's key This combination of instrructional materials is intghded for use as a resource unit.`This means that teachers should selectively choose those components and those 'parts whith they need to achieve their teaching objectives.The project staff does not recommend that teachers "teach" the core program as it is presented'. Instead, teachers should personaliZe and localize the materials for the particular group- taught and, wherever possible, add other materials and teaching techniques to enrich the core program. Teachers could teach all problem areas) included in the core curriculum to aspecific class,but this would not be advisable considering the variations whichexistinhorticulturalprograms,students' needs