1.5 Cultural Practices
This is Lesson Five (Cultural Practices) of Unit 1: Identification, a National FFA lesson plan teaching the common cultural practices used in the nursery/landscaping industry. Students learn to define practices such as watering, fertilization, aeration, mulching, pest/disease control, pruning, weed control, dead heading, and pinching, and to determine how these practices benefit plants in the landscape. The resource includes a lesson plan with introduction/activity/reflection sections, a Cultural Practices Notes Sheet, and a “What Can Be Done?” worksheet.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define common cultural practices used within the nursery/landscaping industry.
- Describe how specific practices benefit plants within the landscape.
- Choose how practices are best used in certain scenarios.
- Time required
- 60 minutes
- Grade level
- 9-10
- Materials
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- Cultural Practices Definitions Quizlet (https://quizlet.com/216728649/nurserylandscape-cultural-practices-flash-cards/)
- A copy of "Cultural Practices Notes Sheet" for each student
- "Cultural Practices" PowerPoint
- A copy of "What Can Be Done?" worksheet for each student
- Notecard and paper clips for tower building
- Internet access for each group
- Resources
- Ingels, J. (2009). Landscaping: principles and practices (7th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Thomson/Delmar Learning.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility
Downloads & Links
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.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- CRP.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
- 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.
AFNR Cluster Skills
AFNR Performance Element
- ESS.03Develop proposed solutions to environmental issues, problems and applications using scientific principles of meteorology, soil science, hydrology, microbiology, chemistry and ecology.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-ENV3Develop proposed solutions to environmental issues, problems and applications using scientific principles of meteorology, soil science, hydrology, microbiology, chemistry and ecology.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-B.RelationshipBuild relationships, work as a team player and appreciate the talents of others.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
NASDCTEc
- AGPF01.03Apply scientific principles to the study of environmental service systems in order to facilitate development of solutions to environmental issues, problems and applications.