Please note that this course is transitioning from Botany to 'Botany, Landscaping & Horticulture'. Consequently, topics in the new course may not be reflected in the scope and sequence listed below
Unit 1: Introduction to Plants
Class Notes and Handouts
Unit Objectives & Key Terms (pdf)
Brief Notes, Summary & Diagrams (website link)
Class Notes - Plant Cells, Tissues & Tissue Systems (pdf)
Plant Cell Template (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Plant Overview & Uses of Plants (pptx)
Plant Cells (pptx)
Plant Tissues (pptx)
Ground Tissue (pptx)
Laboratory Techniques
Anatomical Drawing - guidelines (pdf)
Sectioning Plant Material and Preparing Microscope Slides (pdf)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
Plant Cell Laboratory Activity (pdf)
Intersting Links
Files coming soon.
Unit Objectives & Key Terms (pdf)
Brief Notes, Summary & Diagrams (website link)
Class Notes - Plant Cells, Tissues & Tissue Systems (pdf)
Plant Cell Template (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Plant Overview & Uses of Plants (pptx)
Plant Cells (pptx)
Plant Tissues (pptx)
Ground Tissue (pptx)
Laboratory Techniques
Anatomical Drawing - guidelines (pdf)
Sectioning Plant Material and Preparing Microscope Slides (pdf)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
Plant Cell Laboratory Activity (pdf)
Intersting Links
Files coming soon.
Unit 2: Plant Structure & Function
Class Notes and Handouts
ROOTS - Brief Notes, Summary & Diagram: Website No. 1 and Website No. 2 (website links)
STEMS - Brief Notes, Summary & Diagram: Website No. 1 and Website No. 2 (website links)
LEAVES - Brief Notes, Summary & Diagram: Website No. 1 and Website No. 2 (website links)
Unit 2 Objectives & Key Terms (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Plant Organs (pptx)
Monocotyledons & Dicotyledons (pptx)
Roots, Stems & Leaves (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
Comparing Monocots and Dicots (pdf)
Comparing Monocots and Dicots (Google Doc)
Growing Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons (pdf)
Leaf Anatomy Sketch Sheet (pdf)
Leaf Stomata Activity (pdf)
Trees - Recorders of Climate Change Activity (pdf)
Tree Dendrochronology (pdf)
Fibonacci in Nature Activity (pdf)
Intersting Links
Fibonacci Patterns in Nature
Travel Deep Inside a Leaf! (YouTube, 2:52 min.)
ROOTS - Brief Notes, Summary & Diagram: Website No. 1 and Website No. 2 (website links)
STEMS - Brief Notes, Summary & Diagram: Website No. 1 and Website No. 2 (website links)
LEAVES - Brief Notes, Summary & Diagram: Website No. 1 and Website No. 2 (website links)
Unit 2 Objectives & Key Terms (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Plant Organs (pptx)
Monocotyledons & Dicotyledons (pptx)
Roots, Stems & Leaves (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
Comparing Monocots and Dicots (pdf)
Comparing Monocots and Dicots (Google Doc)
Growing Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons (pdf)
Leaf Anatomy Sketch Sheet (pdf)
Leaf Stomata Activity (pdf)
Trees - Recorders of Climate Change Activity (pdf)
Tree Dendrochronology (pdf)
Fibonacci in Nature Activity (pdf)
Intersting Links
Fibonacci Patterns in Nature
Travel Deep Inside a Leaf! (YouTube, 2:52 min.)
Unit 3: Plant Reproduction & Response
Class Notes and Handouts
Files coming soon.
PowerPoint Presentations
Flowers (pptx)
Flowers, Fruits and Seeds (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
WOW Virtual Biolabs - Exploring plant responses (MdDougal-Littell)
Flower Dissection Lab Investigation (pdf)
Fruit Dissection Lab Investigation (pdf)
Flowers and Pollination Activity (pdf)
Seed Identification Activity (pdf)
Gravitropism Activity (pdf)
Tropism: Plant Responses Lab Investigation (pdf)
Intersting Links
Files coming soon.
Files coming soon.
PowerPoint Presentations
Flowers (pptx)
Flowers, Fruits and Seeds (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
WOW Virtual Biolabs - Exploring plant responses (MdDougal-Littell)
Flower Dissection Lab Investigation (pdf)
Fruit Dissection Lab Investigation (pdf)
Flowers and Pollination Activity (pdf)
Seed Identification Activity (pdf)
Gravitropism Activity (pdf)
Tropism: Plant Responses Lab Investigation (pdf)
Intersting Links
Files coming soon.
Unit 4: Nutrition & Transport
Class Notes and Handouts
Detailed Notes & Diagrams (pdf)
The Nitrogen Cycle (pdf)
Essential Elements and the Periodic Table (pdf)
Properties of Soil Graphics (pdf)
Roots and the Vascular System (pdf)
Soil Formation (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Cell Transport (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
Food label & Essential Elements Activity (pdf)
Sample Soil Column Data (pdf)
Sample Soil Columns Data - Questions (pdf)
Moving Water and Nutrients into Roots (pdf)
Disrupting Soil Horizons - The Dust Bowl (pdf)
Humanity Against Hunger Activity (website link)
Intersting Links
Files coming soon.
Detailed Notes & Diagrams (pdf)
The Nitrogen Cycle (pdf)
Essential Elements and the Periodic Table (pdf)
Properties of Soil Graphics (pdf)
Roots and the Vascular System (pdf)
Soil Formation (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Cell Transport (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
Food label & Essential Elements Activity (pdf)
Sample Soil Column Data (pdf)
Sample Soil Columns Data - Questions (pdf)
Moving Water and Nutrients into Roots (pdf)
Disrupting Soil Horizons - The Dust Bowl (pdf)
Humanity Against Hunger Activity (website link)
Intersting Links
Files coming soon.
Unit 5: Plant Metabolism
Class Notes and Handouts
Unit Objectives & Key Terms (pdf) COMING SOON
PowerPoint Presentations
Plant Growth & Development (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
WOW Virtual Biolabs - Plant transpiration (MdDougal-Littell)
Intersting Links
Files coming soon.
Unit Objectives & Key Terms (pdf) COMING SOON
PowerPoint Presentations
Plant Growth & Development (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
WOW Virtual Biolabs - Plant transpiration (MdDougal-Littell)
Intersting Links
Files coming soon.
Unit 6: Plant Classification
Class Notes and Handouts
Plant Classification Overview (pdf)
Club Mosses, Ferns & Horsetails: the Seed-free Vascular Plants (pdf)
Gymnosperms Overview (Word)
Bryophytes & Vascular Plants (pdf)
Rare Plants of Rhode Island (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Unicellular Plants (pptx)
Moss And Ferns (pptx)
Moss and Fern Life Cycles (pptx)
Dendrology - the Study & Classification of Trees (pptx)
Plant Evolutionary Trends (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
Plant Classification Introduction Activity (pdf)
Introduction to Algae (pdf)
Moss Anatomy & Structure Activity (pdf)
Moss Manis Webquest (pdf)
Growing Moss Activity (pdf)
Introduction to Ferns (pdf)
Fern Life Cycle Coloring handout (pdf)
Ferns Under the Microscope (pdf)
Leaf Identification Activity (pdf)
Tree Identification Key (pdf)
EGHS Tree Identification Lab (pdf)
Intersting Links
Tree of Life Project
Gymnosperms - from NatureWorks
Plant Classification Overview (pdf)
Club Mosses, Ferns & Horsetails: the Seed-free Vascular Plants (pdf)
Gymnosperms Overview (Word)
Bryophytes & Vascular Plants (pdf)
Rare Plants of Rhode Island (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Unicellular Plants (pptx)
Moss And Ferns (pptx)
Moss and Fern Life Cycles (pptx)
Dendrology - the Study & Classification of Trees (pptx)
Plant Evolutionary Trends (pptx)
Activities and Laboratory Investigations
Plant Classification Introduction Activity (pdf)
Introduction to Algae (pdf)
Moss Anatomy & Structure Activity (pdf)
Moss Manis Webquest (pdf)
Growing Moss Activity (pdf)
Introduction to Ferns (pdf)
Fern Life Cycle Coloring handout (pdf)
Ferns Under the Microscope (pdf)
Leaf Identification Activity (pdf)
Tree Identification Key (pdf)
EGHS Tree Identification Lab (pdf)
Intersting Links
Tree of Life Project
Gymnosperms - from NatureWorks