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8/10/2020

Botany Syllabus

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The plan for the year in botany


August 3 to August 7
What is Botany? How has it developed and how do we use the knowledge?


August 10 to August 14 
Plant Parts

August 17 to August 21
Flower part and word etymology 


August 24 to August 28
The importance of plants and insects


August 31 to September 4
Plant Families:  Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Amaranthaceae

September 8 to September 11
Plant Families: Brassicas, Solanaceae, Fabaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Apiaceae


September 14 to September 18
Plant adaptation and change


September 21 to September 25
Vascular plants, plant structure and function


September 28 to October 2
Plant nutrition and light needs


October 5 to October 9
Types of seeds


October 12 to October 15
Vermiculture


School Break: October 16

October 19 to October 23
More plant parts: tubers, runners, corms, seed pods


October 26 to October 30    
Plant propagation, pollen formation 


November 2 to November 6
Starting seeds


November 9 to November 13
Growing environments


November 16 to November 20
Garden design, vermiculture


November 23 to November 27: Break

December 1 to December 4
Beneficial insects and pests


December 7 to December 11
Exam and review


December 14 to December 18
Discussion Circles, ways to build community


December 21 to January 5: Winter Break

January 7 to January 8
Ways to use plants: medicinal, protein, preserves, milk replacement


January 11 to January 15:                         
Ways to use plants: plant proteins, flour, sugars, starches

January 18: Off        

January 19 to January 22                                        
Plant Scientists and Explorers


January 25 to January 29                                    
Medicinal Research in Plants


February 1 to February 5                                        
Careers in plant science


February 8 to February 12                                    
Community garden discussion


February 15: Off

February 16 to February 19                                        
Ways plants bring health: shade and oxygen


February 22 to February 25                                    
Xeriscape plants

March 1 to March 5                                            
Where food currently comes from


March 8 to March 12                                         
Outsourcing and export economies 


March 15 to March 19                                        
The value of a local food shed

March 22 to April 2: Spring Break

April 5 to April 9                                         
Herbicides and pesticides


April 12 to April 16                                        
Current event discussion

April 19 to 23                                                
Forest and Brush Fires


April 26 to April 30                                        
Funding school and community gardens, grant writing


May 3 to May 7 Exam

May 10 to May 14                                         
College preparedness, plant biology college curriculum


May 17 to May 21                                             
Being involved in our communities, how to look for opportunities


May 24 to May 27 
Discussion and review, presentations

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