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Education Home For Teachers Field Trip Guidelines Docent-led Field Trips Self-guided Field Trips Program Descriptions Art Programs Garden Programs Library Programs Lesson Plans Art Lessons Images for Art Lessons Garden Lessons Library Lessons Professional Development Classes and Institutes Grounding in Botany 2006 Past Institutes The Computable Plant 2004 & 2005 Grounding in Botany 2005 For Visitors Youth & Families Youth & Family Programs Exhibits & Gardens Adults Continuing Education Programs Exhibits For Volunteers		Grounding in Botany 2005 Overview ::: Dates & Location Objectives ::: Logistics ::: Registration Sample Labs ::: Sample Topics ::: Homework Course Overview Grounding in Botany is a hands-on, fun, intense, and exciting professional development opportunity for high school teachers. The course will bolster the professional skills of secondary school science teachers by building upon the Wisconsin Fast Plants program, a widely adopted plant-based program in scientific investigation . The course will enhance teachers' knowledge of basic botany , introduce (where needed) and refine their methods of teaching using Fast Plants, and provide a context for the Fast Plants program that enables teachers to extend those lessons in the classroom and schoolyard. The course follows the five-week life cycle of Fast Plants, with lectures and hands-on labs reflecting the developmental stage of the teachers' own Fast Plants, from seed to seed . The course consists of a summer institute and 5 follow-up workshops throughout the year. The course is supported by a generous grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation. Dates and Location This workshop takes place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridays from July 6 th through August 5 th at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. The workshop will be held each of those days from 9 am-3 pm in The Huntington's Brody Teaching Laboratory. There will also be a series of 5 follow-up workshops required. The total commitment to the program is 20 contact days over the course of one summer and one school year. Course Objectives Upon completion of 5 week program " The ABCs of Developmental Botany; Integrating Plants into the High School Classroom ," participants will be able to: Construct a growing system for Wisconsin Fast Plants Discuss the full sporic life cycle of angiosperms Identify the key characteristics in the structure and function of a plant cell Understand the nature of the semi-permeable plant cell membrane Discuss mitosis and demonstrate with a lab experiment Discuss meiosis and conduct a visual demonstration Compare and discuss Photosystems I and II Compare photosynthesis and respiration in plants Provide visual lab evidence of plant photosynthesis and respiration Contrast CAM, C3, and C4 photosynthesis Discuss the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles and cite lab experiments to accompany each Cite recent scientific discoveries based on experiments with Fast Plant relatives List several plant science resources in the following fields: professional organizations; websites; lesson plans; literature Outline the process and concerns for starting and maintaining a school garden Contrast pollination and fertilization Conduct lab demonstrations for examining pollination and fertilization Outline glycolysis Provide evidence for plant/animal interdependence as it relates to pollination Write a scientifically-formatted laboratory report Identify the parts of angiosperm flowers and common fruit Write a usable lesson plan based on course material Logistics Each participant will receive a $1,000.00 stipend for completing the summer institute, and $100 for each of the five follow-up workshops (contingent upon completion of course requirements). Participants will be eligible for a $500.00 supply grant for classroom implementation of inquiry-based plant lesson plans and $140.00 in funding for coverage by a substitute for each of the follow-up workshops. Course Registration Registration has closed for 2005. Sample Labs "The Hunt for Glucose" "Photosynthe-Soda" "DNA in My Lunch: A Simple, Cheap DNA Extraction" "Mutants and Hormones: Gibberellin's Effects on Fast Plant Growth" "Water Cycle in a Bottle: Bottle Biology Water Cycle Examination" "Know Your Onion: Visible Mitosis" "Dissecting Double Fertilization" Sample Course Topics Setting up and maintaining a light bank and Fast Plant growing system The plant cell, including characteristics of a semi-permeable membrane Mitosis Photosynthesis and respiration Web, print, and professional resources Planning and tending a school garden Nitrogen fixation Glycolysis Meiosis Finding and obtaining grants for your classroom Homework Nightly and overall course homework assignments are a required part of the course. © 2006, Huntington Library. All rights reserved. Last revised: 18 April 2006 The Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108 (626) 405-2100 Comments to: webmaster@huntingtoneducation.org