Planting a container
This unit will introduce the learner to the basics of gardening as an activity for everyday life and also for a career opportunity. They will be able to handle plants and pot up a container that can be used as decoration in the school environment and take part in organising a plant sale. The learner will be able participate in a plant sale that will give them the opportunity of working as part of a team, have an insight into entrepreneurial activities and understand the economics involved in the retail side of horticulture. The learners will also have an opportunity to interact with customers. The skills that they will gain will be transferable for their everyday life in the future.
This unit includes:
- H&S issues in the workplace and the selection and use of appropriate PPE and tools
- Consideration of environmental issues in the workplace/garden and at home
- Research into the career opportunities in the horticulture industry
- The selection of appropriate containers and plants to produce a container display and a hanging basket for different seasons
- Take part in organising a plant sale
- Interact with others in a group and with customers during the plant sale
Unit Title
Planting a container for a seasonal display
Assessment Criteria / Entry 1 / Entry 2 / Entry 3
Learners with significant help will: / Learners with some help will: / Learners with little or no help will:
A01
Health and Safety environment and related careers / H&S
- Identify one item of PPE
- Identify where the first aid box is and who to inform in case of an accident or fire
- Identify one way to save energy
- Identify one item that can be used to make compost
Identify one job from a list that relates to horticulture / H&S
- Identify two items of PPE
- Identify where the first aid box and the fire extinguisher are and who to inform in case of an accident or fire
- Identify two ways to save energy
- Identify two items that can be used to make compost
Identify two jobs from a list that relates to horticulture / H&S
- Identify three items of PPE
- Identify where the first aid box and fire extinguisher are and who to inform in case of an accident or fire
- Identify three ways to save energy
- Identify three items that can be used to make compost. Explain the benefits.
Identify three jobs from a list that relates to horticulture. Explain what each job entails
Materials and related skills knowledge /
- Identify one plant that can be used in a hanging basket
- Identify a suitable place for a container in the school
- Help to make a poster of the plants found in shops in the summer or winter/Christmas
- Identify one condition that plants need to stay healthy
- Identify two plants that can be used in a hanging basket
- Identify two suitable places in school for the container
- Make a poster of the plants found in shops in the summer or winter/Christmas with only minimal help.
- Identify two conditions plants need to stay healthy
- Identify three plants that can be used in a hanging basket
- Identify three suitable places for a container in the school grounds and say why they are suitable
- Make a poster of the plants found in shops in the summer or winter/Christmas and explain why they are used
- Make an information leaflet about what plants need to stay healthy
A02 Planting a container for a seasonal display and running a plant sale
Choose a suitable container and fill it with compost ready for planting / Learners will:
- Choose one correct item of PPE
- Choose one container
- Choose two correct items of PPE
- Choose two containers
- Choose three correct items of PPE
- Choose three containers
Choose suitable plants for the display /
- Identify one suitable plant
- Identify two suitable plants
- Identify three suitable plants of different sizes and colours
Place the plants in the container /
- Fill the container with compost and carefully arrange the plant in the pot with help
- Clean up the work station at the end of each session with help
- Fill two containers with compost and carefully arrange the plants
- Clean up the work stations at the end of each session
- Fill three containers with compost and carefully arrange the plants according to size
- Clean up the work stations at the end of each session and recycle compost
- Water the container appropriately
Produce a hanging basket for a summer display /
- Identify a suitable container
- Identify one plant for a hanging basket
- Plant a selection of plants with help
- Identify a suitable container for a hanging basket in summer
- Identify two plants for a hanging basket
- Plant a selection of plants with help
- Identify a suitable containers for a hanging basket in summer
- Identify a range of plants for a hanging basket
- Plant a selection of plants with help
Advertise the plant sale /
- Take part in producing a suitable poster
- Help make a poster and identify where to place it to advertise the plant sale
- Identify possible places to put the poster and explain why they have chosen them
Take part in running a plant sale /
- Take part in group activities for the plant sale
- Take part in activities for the plant sale
- Take part in activities for the plant sale and interact with the customers appropriately
A03
Task Evaluation / Indicate how they have performed in one task using prompts and visual stimuli / Indicate how they have performed two practical tasks and suggest how they might improve using prompts and visual stimuli / Indicate how they have performed in three practical tasks and show evidence of a basic evaluation using prompts and visual stimuli
Final Evaluation / Indicate how they have performed in this unit using prompts and visual stimuli. / Indicate how they have performed in this unit using prompts and visual stimuli and suggest how they might improve. / Indicate how they have performed in this unit with prompts and visual stimuli and produce a basic self-reflective statement about the learning process in this unit.