Plant Sale: Check Out

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to add up plant sale orders to find their cost. Students will be able to communicate the cost of plants to customers. Students will be able to receive currency from customers and make change. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do gardens grow community? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: With a week to go until […]

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Plant Sale: Selecting Plant Varieties

OBJECTIVE Students will vote on what plant variety they prefer to grow for the plant sale Students will appreciate that there are different varieties of plants Students will be able to state two facts about a given plant variety ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do gardens grow community? How do I grow food? MATERIALS PROCEDURE This is […]

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Herb Valentine

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to write three details about an herb of their choice ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Tell students that with Valentine’s Day coming up, we are going to write a love letter to the herbs we have been studying. We have to show the plants love, too! Brainstorm with students a […]

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Pea Trellis Project – Lesson 4

OBJECTIVE Students will cook and taste pea shoot pesto Students will chop vegetables ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? How can I grow food? How do I prepare nutritious food? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Observe peas together and take in how much they have changed! Notice if they are enjoying the support of the […]

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Pest and Pollinator Game

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to name common garden pests Students will be able to name common pollinators Students will be able to name characteristics of insects ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why is it beneficial to have pollinators in a garden/on a farm? How can the practices a farmer uses help or hurt insects on their farm? […]

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Cranberry Building

OBJECTIVE Students will observe how cranberries bounce and feel Students will have fun playing with cranberries ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a native fruit? How do different plant characteristics help them survive? How do the foods that grow in a region impact the people and environment in that area? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: You can start this […]

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