- Description
- Students learn how to care for and handle fresh cut flowers and foliage while constructing simple floral arrangements.
- Prerequisite
- AGR1080: Floral Design – Mechanics
- Parameters
- Access to a flower arrangement room with refrigeration, a source of water, adequate storage facilities and workbenches/table surfaces for flower arranging.
Outcomes The student will:
1 demonstrate appropriate care and handling of fresh cut flowers and foliage
1.1 demonstrate proper handling and unpacking of fresh cut flowers and foliage
1.2 demonstrate basic preparation of fresh cut flowers, including:
1.2.1 conditioning and hydration
1.2.2 storage
2 construct simple symmetrical floral arrangements
2.1 describe different construction materials used in floral design; e.g., wire, tape, holding devices, containers
2.2 select an appropriate container for a design
2.3 demonstrate and apply basic design principles in constructing floral arrangements, considering:
2.3.1 colour harmony
2.3.2 composition
2.3.3 balance and symmetry
2.3.4 proportion and scale
2.4 construct a variety of symmetrical arrangements (e.g., oval, triangle), including:
2.4.1 illustrations and analyses of the arrangements for basic design principles
2.4.2 cost analyses of the arrangements
3 identify and perform safe and sanitary practices
3.1 demonstrate proper handling, use and maintenance of cutting implements
3.2 apply universal precautions related to blood-borne pathogens; e.g., minor cuts, blood spills
3.3 maintain a clean, sanitary, safe work area
3.4 use all materials and products appropriately
3.5 clean, sanitize and return implements and materials to a storage area after use
3.6 dispose of waste materials in an environmentally safe manner
4 demonstrate basic competencies
4.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
4.1.1 communicate
4.1.2 manage information
4.1.3 use numbers
4.1.4 think and solve problems
4.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
4.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
4.2.2 be responsible
4.2.3 be adaptable
4.2.4 learn continuously
4.2.5 work safely
4.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
4.3.1 work with others
4.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
5 make personal connections to the cluster content and processes to inform possible pathway choices
5.1 complete/update a personal inventory; e.g., interests, values, beliefs, resources, prior learning and experiences
5.2 create a connection between a personal inventory and occupational choices
Program of Studies 2010. Source document, © Alberta Education.