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Welcome to Horticulture! Mr. Green

• Locate your assigned seat.
• Complete the Student information form front and
  back sides.
• Plant Trivia funsheet today
• See Student Handbook policies
• Handbook Review
• Class policies, etc Lets get started!

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Your FIRST assignment

• Fold the index card in half. Make a name card so
  I can learn who you are.
• First names only.
• Bold lettering please.
• Inside the card, list three words that describe
  where you are at this very moment, right here,
  today.

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Examples

• Overjoyed calm thankful glad frisky -
  Peaceful anxious bored curious tired - Shy
  alone mad upset hopeful bitter - Daring
  unsure cold tearful jubilant
• Relieved pessimistic at ease content -
  Wonderful kind chillin - amazed interested
  quiet free satisfied ornery rebellious
  - Restless scared nervous ready brave
  angry
• or make up your own word

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Assignment 2!

• Complete your Student Information Sheet.
• Write the name of this course on your sheet.

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This is a Class about
Plants, Business and YOU.
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Do you believe in magic?
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Plants are daily miracles right before our eyes.
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Miracles are plentiful when you work with plants.
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Why Plants?
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Medicines!
Clothing!
Plants Rule!
Food!
Nutrition!
therapy!
Shelter!
Oxygen!
Beauty!
Personal satisfaction!
Pride!
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Before we mention the do nots of this
classhere are the dos ?

• Explore.
• Experiment.
• Create
• Make friends.
• Learn teamwork.
• Develop a Respect for the environment in
  everything you do.
• Feel good about yourself.

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Things you CAN do in here

• Learn 100 different plants.
• Learn how gardening is a total immersion into
  discovering new things about yourself.
• Learn how everything in the environment is
  CONNECTED.
• Learn how gardening make you FEEL good.
• Volunteer for hands on assignments.
• Rewarded for helping class start on time.
• Participate in multiple FFA Events after school.

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The do nots of my class ?

• Cell phones, texting dont even think about it.
• Will be taken up.
• Shut them off now.
• Pen and paper?gt Do not ask me.
• Respect for tools, computers and furniture and
  equipment.

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My pet peeves

• Bookbags always outside.
• Walkmans, MP3s, etc. Not allowed in this class
• If your ears are open
• You might accidentally learn something!

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A word about Humor in the classroom
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Right-e-oh?
When I say
Combright-e-o!
You Say!
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The Road Ahead of Us
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The Road Ahead of Us

• 18 weeks of school 90 days of class.
• 90 days x 1.5 hours 135 hours each class.
• Thats a lot of togetherness, eh?
• It would be like
• 60 movies together
• 8 trips in the car to the beach and back!
• Lets get started!

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Did you know?

• 25 impression are formed within the first 60
  seconds of meeting someone.
• 90 percent of conduct problems are caused by 10
  percent of the people.
• Every one in this room is brilliant in some way.
  Its not ARE you smart, but HOW are you smart?
• Repeat after me We will all choose to do the
  right thing.
• Make wise decisions.
• Every student today has all As so far!

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Who are you/ What are you?

• Level 1 Say your name.
• Level 2 Say your name with an adjective.
• Level 3 Say your name with an adjective and a
  gesture.
• Level 4 Gesture only.
• Make your name card

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Upcoming Assignments

• 3 Ring Binder notebook with 8 tab dividers Due
  Thursday for a grade.
• Horticulture Handbook Quiz this Friday over the
  contents of the Handbook.
• Seed Lab Bring in THREE packs of seeds of your
  choice. See pink handout. Seeds are due on
  Monday for a lab grade.

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Welcome to FFA!

• Formerly called Future Farmers of America.
• Now just called FFA.
• 25,000 members in Georgia at 300 high schools

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Typical Events

• Weekly meetings after school
• State FFA Convention in April Macon!
• Horticulture competitions
• Floriculture Contest coming later this month!

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Georgia FFA Public SpeakingContest!

• See me in Horticulture NOW for details!
• Training starts soon!

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Now its time for.
Tic Tac Go!
A scavenger hunt game of people so we can get to
know each other.
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Today Prizes Go To

• You must complete TWO diagonal lines!
• Stroll around the room and ask these questions of
  your fellow students.
• The 1st 4 people to complete Tic Tac Go with TWO
  diagonal lines.
• The person who completes the MOST boxes.

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Plant Trivia!!!
Get out your completed worksheet! Lets see how
many you knew! The answers are here.
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1 Willow bark
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2. Wheat
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3.
50 years!!
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5.
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6. Avocado! 167 calories!
Guacamole!
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7. 11 BILLION PER YEAR!
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8. Coconut worlds largest seed!
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The Meaning of Roses

• Yellow friendship joy gladness
• Deep pink appreciation
• Orange desire enthusiasm
• Red love
• White reverence

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Welcome to the World of
Agriculture!
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Project 22 starts tomorrow!