Motueka High School
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Year 11 Plant and Animal Science
11PAS Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Ms A. Garmey.
Recommended Prior LearningOpen – an interest in plants, gardening, outdoors, farming, animals, practical science and a positive attitude are essential.
This course introduces students to the Science of Plants and Animals, plant growth and the importance of plants and animals to humans and to life on earth. We investigate food production in detail. It explores exciting career opportunities in Science, Agriculture and Horticulture and the importance of these industries to the NZ economy.
Topics may include:
- Practical Gardening – students set up, plant and maintain a vegetable and flower garden. Learn skills such as pruning
- Plant Propagation – grow new plants from seed, cuttings, division.
- Plant Structure & Function – how and why plants are essential to life on earth, how to maximise growth and productivity
- Soil – the importance of soil to plant and animal growth and productivity
- Livestock Management Practices – feeding, breeding and health of livestock. Anatomy and related structures of livestock
- Environmental Impact of Primary Production – investigate the positive and negative impacts of production on the environment
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