Careers In Horticulture Lesson Plan

Natalie Sanchez
Objectives o Identify and describe the major areas of plant science.
o Identify career opportunities in plant science, and determine the
education and training they entail.
Standards o 3.0- Career Planning and Management
o 3.2- Understand the scope of career opportunities and know the
requirements for education, training, and licensure.
o 3.4- Understand the role of and function of professional
organizations, industry associations, and organized labor in a
productive society.
Materials/  Access to you tube for anticipatory set
 PowerPoint with visual aid on career opportunities in horticulture
Accommodations  Notes handout that goes along with PowerPoint
 Keep instructions and direction chunked
 Proved extra time if needed as well as repetition
Procedure o Interest approach- play you tube video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZCkcJTjhVU
o Ask students questions about the video and about their career
goals – focusing on ag related careers as we move into horticulture
o Pair and share about ag careers with person sitting next to them
o Warm up- “KWL” chart- students will write what they know
under “K”, what they want to know under “w” about horticulture
careers, the “L” will be what they learned after the lesson
o Present PowerPoint on horticulture careers
o Students should be following along with their given notes
throughout the PowerPoint presentation.
o Checking for understanding throughout the presentation
Information  Career opportunities in plant science
-Greenhouse caretaker, plant propagator, orchard care taker, pesticide
applicator, groundskeeper, tractor operator and combine harvester,
greenhouse manager, golf course manager, pesticide dealer, crop supply
salesperson, greenhouse supply sales person, crop marketing and
production specialist, fertilizer technologist, erosion control scientist, soil
conservationist, seed technologist, turf grass specialist.
 Check for Understanding- recap on career opportunities
 Graduate level careers in Plant Science
-Plant geneticist, plant breeder, biotechnologist, genetic engineer, plant
pathologist, plant physiologist, and statistician.
 Skills needed in Horticulture Industry
-growing skills, mechanical skills, marketing skills, administrative skills,
and legal profession skills.
 Check for understanding- recap on graduate level careers and
skills needed in the industry
 Growers in Horticulture
 -Job description for growers
-Information on types of growers: head grower, range superintendent,
production and marketing manager, and shipping room manager.
 Other Career Areas
 Check for understanding- recap on entire PowerPoint
 Ask and answer any questions
Assessment Checking for Understanding:
1. What are some examples of careers in plant science?
2. What are some career examples for graduate levels?
3. Which growing skills are needed in horticulture?
4. What are some other skills needed in horticulture?
Finally, closure of the lesson: have students fill out the last part of their
“KWL” chart. Information on what they learned after the lesson.