Plant Science Curriculum

This high school agricultural education course is focused on science concepts that are taught within the context of agronomic or horticultural plants, and forestry. The course is approved by the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and Duluth to meet the general or biological science component of the science requirement for university admission. The course content was developed in 1996 as part of a graduate level class taught by Dr. Roland Peterson.

Topics		Format
Introductory Materials		PDF
Unit 1:	Introduction to Plant Science (1 week)	PDF
Unit 2:	Introduction to the Scientific Method and Techniques (1-2 weeks)	PDF
Unit 3:	Taxonomy and Classification (1-2 weeks)	PDF
Unit 4:	Plant Anatomy and Physiology (3-5 weeks)	PDF
	Unit 4A	PDF
	Unit 4B	PDF
Unit 5:	Cell Structures and Functions (2-3 weeks)	PDF
Unit 6:	Growth and Development (2-4 weeks)	PDF
Unit 7:	Plant Propagation (3-5 weeks)	PDF
Unit 8:	Genetics and Plant Breeding (1-3 weeks)	PDF
Unit 9:	Soils and Media (2-3 weeks)	PDF
Unit 10:	Plant Health (2-4 weeks)	PDF
Unit 11:	Environmental Factors Affecting Plants (2-4 weeks)	PDF
Unit 12:	Plants in Managed Environments (2-4 weeks)	PDF
Unit 13:	Science of Plant Products (1 week)	PDF