SC/SS 115 Ethnobotany syllabus and calendar Calendar of topics and laboratories for SC/SS 115 Ethnobotany Tuesday Thursday 15 Jan Intro to Ethnobotany. Text. Home. 1. Cyanobacteria, Mosses. Lee Ling: Chapter one. Balick: Chapter one 17 Jan Outdoor hike. Less complex plants. 2. Lyco- and monilophytes. Wet, muddy, steep. Lee Ling: Chapter two. Balick: pages 217-251. 22 Jan Outdoor dirty. Cleaning up and learning the plants of the ethnogarden. Stains happen, machetes & rakes used. Sweaty, muddy, wet. 24 Jan Preparation for group presentations on cyanobacteria, mosses, monilophytes. 29 Jan Group presentations cyanobacteria, mosses (bryophytes), lycophytes, monilophytes 31 Jan Outdoor field trip. Plants that heal us. 3. Traditional plants garden Pohnpei campus. Lee Ling: Chapter three. Balick: Chapter seven. 05 Feb Outdoor walk. Plant collecting process. Herbarium specimens. Healing lecture. A walk through a living herbarium. 07 Feb Healing plant individual presentations Last names A to L 12 Feb Healing plant individual presentations Last names M to Z 14 Feb Test One 19 Feb Outdoor field trip. Pwunso Kolonia. 4. Gymnosperms, plants with economic value. Lee Ling: Chapter four. Balick: page 220 21 Feb Preparation for gymnosperm presentations. Determine food groups food presentations. 26 Feb Group presentations: gymnosperms End of class: food groups verification. 28 Feb Field trip. Island Food Community. Pwunso, Kolonia. 05 Mar Meet at agriculture classroom. Kostka presenation on bananas. At close: food presentation prep. 07 Mar Plants as food: Each cultural group brings a traditional food to share. Group presentation with food. 12 Mar Outdoor dirty. Cleaning ethnogarden A chance to learn the plants. Sweaty. Hot. Wet. Muddy. Review also test one plants. 14 Mar Outdoor walk. Leaves! 6. Vegetative morphology. Ethnogarden to oahs. Lee Ling: Six. 19 Mar Outdoor walk. Flowers! 8. Floral morphology. Sketch flowers. Floral formulas. Floral SVG handout.Lee Ling: 8 21 Mar Haruki. Outdoor dirty. Vernal equinox. Shubun no hi. Sweaty. Hot. Wet. Muddy. Meet behind the gym! 26 Mar 10. Plants in religious practices. Religious uses and significance of plants. 28 Mar Maundy Thursday holiday 02 Apr Rahn en Tiahk observed 04 Apr Material culture talk. 7. Plants that shelter, transport, decorate. Location TBA. Lee Ling: Seven. 09 Apr Material culture individual presentations. Last names M to Z. 11 Apr Material culture individual Presentations Last names A to L. 30 Apr Test two 16 Apr Outdoor dirty. Clidemia hirta (Koster's curse, riahpen rot) pulling exercise. Extremely muddy. Wet. Itchy. Coconut oil a must. 18 Apr Plants that entertain us. Memes. 10. Areca catechu. Betelnut Piper methysticum chemistry. 23 April. Banana planting ground preparation Hot. Wet. Sweaty. Dirty. Muddy. Outdoor. 25 April. Banana planting. Hot. Wet. Sweaty. Dirty. Muddy. Outdoor. 02 May Field Trip: Kava cultural ceremony Location to be determined. 07 Apr Outdoor dirty. Sweaty. Hot. Wet. Muddy Ethnobotanical garden: Final cleaning, literally. Reviewing for the final. Monday 13 Jan 4:20 to 6:20 A field practical final in the ethnobotanical garden identifying the plants and their uses.
Botanic studiesEthnographic experiences
1. Most primitive, least evolved:
cyanobacteria

More complex, more evolved
2. Primitive plants
Mosses: spore capsules, spores, sperm, eggs
Monilophytes [ferns]: sori, spores, sperm, eggs;
Lycophytes: cones, spores, sperm, eggs
4. Seeded non-flowering plants :
Gymnosperms: cones, pollen, naked seeds

Most complex, most evolved
Seeded flowering plants angiosperms:
6. vegetative morphology: leaf shapes
8. floral morphology: flower shapes
9. fruits
3. Healing plants
Plants that heal us

5. Food plants
Plants that feed us

7. Material culture plants
Plants that provide shelter,
transportation, clothing,
and that decorate our bodies,
homes, and gardens

10. Sacred plants
Plants that entertain, inspirit,
and enrapture us,
plants that inspire legends.

❧ Attendance policy: Students who have more than four unexcused absences prior to the last day to withdraw with a W will be withdrawn from the course by the instructor. Exceeding four unexcused absences after the last day to withdraw with a W can result in failure of the course. Arriving late counts as one third of an absence. Absences for medical or academic reasons can be excused by a note from a medical official or a faculty sponsor.
❧ Attendance and participation are important in this class. The class is in part a set of shared experiences. Being absent not only has a negative impact on your own learning, being absent has a negative impact on the social cohesion of the class as a whole. This is a participatory class.
❧ Come to class prepared with your "yam, sakau, and pig" (having read the text, prepared to take notes, and ready to learn or give a presentation) and you will do well. If you are absent or unprepared, then your "title" may get "jumped" (your grade may be negatively affected). This class is all about actively being here.
❧ Field trips, hikes, and outings: Rain or shine, on and off trail. Hikes over difficult, steep, muddy, and slippery terrain are conducted. Outdoor work days are in pouring rain or hot sun and involve sharp objects such as machetes. Plants grow where they want to, not where it is convenient for us. Plant knowledge gained on hikes is testable material: Ethnobotany is a listen, watch, experience, do, and learn field!
❧ Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons, or by appointment or walk in.
❧ No betelnut chewing in class due to college regulations. No food, drink, or gum in the science laboratories.
❧ Do not write on the tables, open the taps, or otherwise touch the equipment in the laboratory unless so instructed. Please do not carve your names into anything.
❧ Assessment: Tests and examinations include coverage of student learning outcomes on outline. Some outcomes are assessed via presentations. Grade is based on participation in course activities, performing presentations, and achievement on tests. Being here and being an active participant are crucial to success in this course.
❧ Ethnographic individual presentations are oral presentations to the class.
❧ Healing plants presentation: bring the plant. Material culture: bring the item. Fruit: bring the fruit.
❧ Some students will have to work with the instructor to find suitable material for presentations.
❧ The presentation of a traditional food is done as a group. Each culture presents a single food, bringing that food to share with the class.
❧ Photographs are taken of class presentations, hikes, field, trips, and activities. These photographs are used as part of the documentation of the course. The intent of the photographs is to provide visual evidence of the sorts of learning activities that occur in the class.
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