Page 72 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Technological Education, 2009 (revised)

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B1. apply effective design and production practices as they relate to a variety of green industries; B2. demonstrate competence in applying introductory technical skills used in the green industries.
B1. DesignandProduction B2. TechnicalSkills
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9 AND 10 | Technological Education
B. GREEN INDUSTRY SKILLS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
B1.1 demonstrate the ability to use fundamental skills required in green industry design and planning processes (e.g., prepare a site inventory, create a base plan for a layout, complete a two- dimensional survey, create a floral design, use plan symbols, interpret a plan);
B1.2 demonstrate competence in applying tech- niques related to the propagation and growth of plants and/or the breeding and growth of animals (e.g., seeding, hatching eggs, making cuttings);
B1.3 demonstrate competence in the application of a production process used in the green industries (e.g., foundation planting, pasteuriza- tion, inspection, electronic sorting, transplanting);
B1.4 apply techniques relating to the mainte- nance, care, and handling of plants and/or animals, using environmental best practices (e.g., mulching gardens, feeding and watering, product processing, visual inspection).
By the end of this course, students will:
B2.1 complete a variety of green industry projects and tasks using appropriate tools, equipment, and materials (e.g., make a hand-tied bridal bou- quet, prune a tree, scale a log, transplant a shrub, create a walkway, design a butterfly garden);
B2.2 demonstrate competence in the application of fundamental construction skills (e.g., selecting materials, measuring, cutting, joining) to a variety of construction projects (e.g., hard construction, laying pavers and flagstones, constructing a garden, building storage bins, creating a display booth);
B2.3 interpret simple working drawings (e.g., garden sketches, plans for a forest, field plot designs, greenhouse drawings).
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