From Sheep to Sweater

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to sequence items involved in turning a sheep’s fleece into a sweater ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do we make wool? Why do farmers raise sheep? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction Explain to the students that on farms long ago there were usually several different animals. Each animal provided the farm family with […]

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Seeds: Living/Nonliving

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to sort things from the garden into living and non living ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do living things need to survive and grow? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Review what students know about living things. How do you know if something is living or nonliving?Make a list on the board of the […]

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Seeds of Diversity

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to discuss the shared and differing needs of seeds and people Students will be able to sow seeds ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How are seeds different from one another? How are seeds the same? What do seeds look like? MATERIALS NEEDED • 12 trays (each labeled with a letter,A-L)• 12 different types […]

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Seed-Root-Flower-Fruit Game

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out the stages of plant growth growth ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do seeds come from? What is the lifecycle of a plant? MATERIALS NEEDED An even number of students/participants, An open space, called the “garden”, big enough to fit the group in a big sitting circle (inside or outside) […]

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Seed Yoga

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to imagine growing like a seed ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do seeds grow? MATERIALS NEEDED None PROCEDURE IntroductionThis is a great activity to do before any seed planting project or gardening lesson. Show the seeds to the children. You can ask questions such as: are these seeds alive? how do seeds […]

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Seed to Harvest Sequencing

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to draw the growth from pea seed into plant into food ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What happens to a seed as it grows? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionWhat happens to a pea seed when you plant it? Ask students if they know the steps from seed to harvest, and talk it out.ActivityThe first […]

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