This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
Not only is botany fun, it is an important subject to learn. Plants play an integral role in the wellbeing of the human race. Think about plant use in pharmaceuticals, fuel, industrial & household chemicals, paper, essential oils, and so on. This is a semester-long course that introduces students to the plant kingdom and related ideas. It will directly prepare students for biology and college-level botany courses.
Total classes: 8
Prerequisite: Basic science knowledge
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: ⅔ semester of Botany or Science. Take Health Science in the spring for full credit (or see additional “course materials” below).
Description
Not only is botany fun, it is an important subject to learn. Plants play an integral role in the wellbeing of the human race. Think about plant use in pharmaceuticals, fuel, industrial & household chemicals, paper, essential oils, and so on. This is a semester-long course that introduces students to the plant kingdom and related ideas. It will directly prepare students for biology and college-level botany courses.
Outline
Class One – What is Plant Biology?/The Nature of Life
Class Two – Cells
Class Three – Tissues, Roots, Soils and Stems
Class Four – Leaves, Flowers, Fruits and Seeds
Class Five – Water in Plants
Class Six – Metabolism and Growth
Class Seven – Plant Names and Classifications
Class Eight – Ecology and Biomes
Materials and Homework
Course materials: Required: Introductory Plant Biology 10th Edition. Available inexpensively used (ISBN-13: 978-0073101750 / ISBN-10: 0073101753). Colored pencils, pens, paper, and a composition book.
For families who want to go deeper into the subject of botany or for the student would like to earn a full semester credit, see this reading list, http://homeschoolconnectionsonline.blogspot.com/2018/08/botany-reading-list-for-homeschool.html
Homework: Expect to spend approximately 2 hours outside of class each week reviewing vocabulary, reading, drawing, and completing quizzes. Quizzes are graded by the computer for immediate feedback. Students will create a keepsake book of their plant drawings.
