 
Students create a landscape
design that is suitable for
the selected region of the
country and meets the client’s
needs.
The landscaping industry is growing, with both residential and
corporate customers taking an increased interest in the design and
functionality of their outdoor spaces. This module enables students
to explore this popular career field using Punch! Master Landscape
Pro, a unique and powerful landscape design program that features
drag-and-drop technology, fly-through 3D, a searchable plant library,
and much more. Students put their math skills to use as they work to
meet their client’s needs and wishes—and stay within their budget!
They learn how to evaluate a landscape site and select appropriate
plants, trees, grasses, and other landscape elements. Throughout the
module, students are encouraged to think creatively and to consider
the environmental effects of their design choices.
Additional activities cover traditional drawing
techniques and introduce students to career
opportunities in the field. This curriculum will
accommodate 7-, 10-, or 15-day class rotations.
Student Objectives
- Understand the connection between technology
and creativity as it exists in the field of
landscape design
- Use a scale and drawing templates to create a
landscape design
- Explain how the Plant Hardiness Zone map works
- Use a pH meter to test a soil sample
- Place various plants, trees, shrubs, and hedges
in the landscape plan, taking care to consider their
placement and requirements for sun, planting zone, etc.
- Use the software’s tools to design and place other
landscape elements, and then calculate square footage
and costs for these elements
- Understand the differences between different plants,
including annuals and perennials
- Add structures to the plan drawing, following their
client’s wants, needs, and budget
Interdisciplinary Relationships
- Mathematics • Writing
- Measuring
- Geography
- Physics
- Law/government
- Environmental science
- Graphic design
- Chemistry
- Drafting
- Biology
- Engineering
- Reading
- Architecture
Technology Content Standards
- Characteristics and scope of technology
- Core concepts of technology
- Relationships among technologies and connections with
other fields
- Cultural, social, economic, and political effects
of technology
- Effects of technology on the environment
- Role of society in development and use of technology
- Influence of technology on history
- Attributes of design
- Engineering design
- Role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention
and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving
- Apply the design process
- Use and maintain technological products and systems
- Assess the impact of products and systems
- Select and use agricultural and related biotechnologies
- Select and use information and communication technologies
- Select and use construction technolog
Activity Listing
Activity 1: Introduction to Landscape Design
Activity 2: Planning Your Landscape Design
Activity 3: Exploring the Punch Master
Landscape Professional Software
Activity 4: Hardiness Zones
Activity 5: Measuring pH Levels in Soil
Activity 6: Trees
Activity 7: Grasses
Activity 8: Pathways, Edging, and Ground Fill
Activity 9: Plants—Perennials, Annuals, and More
Activity 10: Shrubs and Hedges
Activity 11: Fencing
Activity 12: Outdoor Living—Patios and Decks
Activity 13: Outdoor Structures and Lightin
Activity 14: Labeling Your Drawing
Activity 15: Presenting Your Landscape Design
Landscape Design
Module Components
- PUNCH! Landscape, Deck & Patio Designer Software
- Landscape templates, architectural scale, graph
paper, and other landscape drafting tools
- PH meter and set of miscellaneous materials
- Teacher’s Resource Manual, including setup
instructions, instructional strategies, management tips,
student competencies, answer keys, and suggestions
for assessment
- 2 Student Workstation Manuals, including background
information, complete step-by-step instructions, highquality,
black-and-white graphics, pre- and post-tests, and
extension exercises
*Extra copies of Workstation Manuals may only be purchased with a Module or Classroom Pack order. They cannot be purchased separately.
Note: 5-Station Classroom Pack includes 5 Workstation Manuals, 5-user PUNCH! Landscape, Deck & Patio software license, 5 pH meters, and enough consumable supplies for
10 students (5 student teams of 2). 10-Station Classroom Pack includes 10 Workstation Manuals, 10-user PUNCH! Landscape, Deck & Patio software license, 10 pH meters, and
enough consumable supplies for 20 students (10 student teams of 2). For an itemized list of materials, please contact our customer service department at 800-243-2329.
Minimum System Requirements
Intel Pentium 3, Celeron or compatible 1.0Ghz processor or higher (multi-core processors supported); Windows XP or higher; 256 MB of RAM; 5.25 GB of hard disk
space; VGA video card displaying at least 1024x768 with 32-bit color; DVD-ROM drive; mouse with mouse wheel; 64 MB video card memory; Internet access required
to utilize some features.
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