John Paul II High School

Year 10 Horticulture

10HRT

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms L. Beach.

Recommended Prior Learning

Some experience in a home garden is useful, but not necessary.

Year 10 Horticulture

Application of Year 9 work to produce vegetables from the school garden, with a mixture of theory and practical tasks.

Topics:

Container plants
Plant propagation
Growing conditions
Growing plants by seed
Pests and diseases
Summer vegetable garden

Science curriculum (link to the LIving World strand of the Science curriculum)

Subject Overview

Term 3
Topics:
Container plants
Plant propagation
Growing conditions

Practical tasks: taking cuttings, improving growing conditions in the vegetable garden and greenhouse.

Term 4
Topics:
Growing plants by seed
Pests and diseases
Summer vegetable garden

Practical tasks: sowing seeds, processing seedlings, planting out, care of plants, harvesting vegetables.

Learning Areas:

____________ Science ____________ Putaiao

Assessment Information

Two tests of knowledge.
Practical task completion.
At-home assignment - construction project using recycled materials.