Student Information and Urban Gardening Course
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Welcome! Please fill out a note card: • Your student’s name and class period • Your name(s) • What can you tell me about your student tonight that might take me awhile to find out on my own? • Are you available to chaperone fieldtrips and/or help out in the classroom?
My Contact Information Maggie Raczek mraczek@pps.net 503-493-2358 (before 9 pm please)
Urban Gardening and Sustainable Agriculture • Third year lab science course • Syllabus
Semester 1 Topics • Pests in the Garden • Our Food System • Plant Reproduction • Winterizing the Garden • Soil Nutrients • Soil and the Environment • Feeding the World
Semester 2 Topics • GMOs • Spring Planting • Water • Plant Families • Climate Change • Designing a Garden
Urban Gardening and Sustainable Agriculture • Syllabus • Lab Science • Homework Expectations • Grading System
Student Supports • Website with calendar of daily agenda and assignments can be found at: http://www.pps.net/Page/7662 • Point sheet
Student Supports • Website with calendar of daily agenda and assignments can be found at: http://www.pps.net/Page/7662 • Point sheet • Test Corrections
Student Supports • Website with calendar of daily agenda and assignments can be found at: http://www.pps.net/Page/7662 • Point sheet • Test Corrections • Flex
Student Supports • Website with calendar of daily agenda and assignments can be found at: http://www.pps.net/Page/7662 • Point sheet • Test Corrections • Flex • Extra Credit Opportunities
Helping your student find success in Gardening • Attend class regularly & participate • Make and use flash cards • Study in small increments more often • Use flex • Ask questions!
A couple more things… • Science lab donations • SPARK lecture speakers