Note to Parents: Due to the young ages of grade school students, we expect that you will accompany your child at all times while he or she is online, which includes attending live classes alongside your child. This will also help you assist your child with homework, where necessary or help your child contact the teacher with questions. If you miss a live class, make sure to watch the recording with your child as well. Thank you for your support!

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Course Outline:

Class 1 – What is a Plant, Anyway?

Class 2 – Plants’ Superpower – Generating Food from Light

Class 3 – Bryophytes: Living the Simple Life

Class 4 – Ferns and Friends: Vascular, Seedless Plants

Class 5 – Gymnosperms: Plants with Seeds

Class 6 – Angiosperms: Flowers Aren’t Just Pretty!

Class 7 – Non-plants and Strange Plants

Class 8 – Plants as Food

Class 9 - Plants Fight Back!

Class 10 – Plant Communities/Ecosystems & Helpful Plants

• https://www.amazon.com/Plants-Wonders-Timothy-Polnaszek-Ph-D/dp/1505117712

  Plants: Wonders of Nature by Timothy Polnaszek

  ISBN-10: 1505117712

  ISBN-13: 978-1505117714

  All hands-on learning activities are optional but highly recommended! You will follow along with Mrs. Cerise as she explains how to perform the activities/demos. The syllabus will contain the list of supplies needed for each of the activities, many of which are either household items or easily obtained from the dollar store/grocery store.

Homework will consist of reading 1-2 chapters each week, and taking an online graded quiz each week. Students should expect to spend 30-45 minutes/week on homework. Students and parents will also need to prepare for in-class activities by referring to the syllabus and obtaining supplies before class starts.

Fee: For all 10 classes: $139 if you register on or before July 15; $159 if you register after July 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $25 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)