1.2 Growing Procedures
This is Lesson Two: Growing Procedures from Unit 1 (Greenhouse Care and Maintenance), a National FFA floriculture lesson plan. It teaches students about sexual and asexual plant reproduction and covers three hands-on greenhouse growing procedures—potting young plants, propagating by stem cuttings, and pinching plants—through a lecture, optional lab practicums, and a reflection activity tied to the floriculture CDE Growing Procedures Practicum.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Discuss sexual and asexual reproduction in plants.
- Examine techniques used when potting young plants and selecting growing medium.
- Identify commonly used asexual propagation methods and rooting hormone.
- Understand the proper procedure for pinching plants to promote vertical growth.
- Demonstrate ability to perform growing procedures in a greenhouse setting.
- Time required
- 90 minutes (Lecture); 60-90 minutes (Lab)
- Grade level
- 9-10
- Materials
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- For the Lecture: "Growing Procedures" PowerPoint
- Sheet of paper for the introduction activity
- Poster supplies or a computer design application for the review activity
- For the Lab: Rubrics for the growing procedure practicums
- A copy of the "Growing Procedures Student Guide" lab worksheet (list of materials included on the worksheet)
- Previous Knowledge Recommended
- Plant anatomy and terminology
- Resources
- Floriculture CDE Handbook; PLUG AND LINER BASICS (harrisseeds.com); PLANT PROPAGATION — STEM CUTTING (txmg.org); HOW TO START AN AFRICAN VIOLET FROM A LEAF CUTTING (violetshowcase.com); Shry & Reiley (2011). Introductory Horticulture (8th ed.). Delmar Cengage Learning; Boodley & Newman (2009). The Commercial Greenhouse (3rd ed.). Delmar Cengage Learning.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.05Consider the environmental, social and economic impact of decisions.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- CRP.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
- CRP.11Use technology to enhance productivity. Career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems.
AFNR Performance Element
- PS.03Propagate, culture, and harvest plants and plant products based on current industry standards.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-PL3Propagate, culture, and harvest plants and plant products based on current industry standards.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.2aIntroduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.2Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Math Practices
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.8Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Common Core – Science & Technical Subjects
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.3Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.CS-NDecision Making: Analyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
- FFA.PG-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-CVision: Visualize the future and how to get there.
NASDCTEc
- AGPB01.01Produce and manage plants in both domesticated and natural environments using application of principles of anatomy and physiology to enhance plant production.
- AGPB01.03Examine and apply fundamentals of production and harvesting when producing plants to demonstrate plant management and production techniques.