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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Squash Seed Counting

OBJECTIVE Students will count the number of seeds in a winter squash. Students will understand seeds can grow into plants. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do plants make seeds? What seeds do people eat? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Introduce students to the winter squash or pumpkins that you brought in. Read How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by […]

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Pizza Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will utilize the principles of arcs, tangents, circumference, radius, and circular area to design a “Pizza Garden”. Students will see how moving from equations to real life presents challenges, and at the same time how important it is to know the equations to make the application work. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How can we use […]

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Planting Garlic

OBJECTIVE Students will understand that plants go dormant in the winter, similar to how animals hibernate. They will plant garlic and/or flower bulbs that will rest in the ground all winter and start growing in early Spring. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What season is it and what is growing in our garden right now? Is there anything […]

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Pizza Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will understand that all plants need different amounts of space to grow and thrive. Students will use their math skills to design a garden bed that can fit different plant varieties while meeting all of their needs. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to survive? How do plants thrive? How can we design […]

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Pea Math

OBJECTIVE Students will observe how their pea seeds change and grow from seed to harvest. They will measure and chart the weekly growth showing how the seeds grow over time. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do seeds grow? MATERIALS NEEDED Large easel paper with question “How many cubes tall are our peas?” and a chart to mark […]

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