Planting Experiment

OBJECTIVE Students will identify the things that every seed needs to grow. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do living things need to survive and grow? MATERIALS NEEDED 4 Trays2” seedling potsPotting soilSeeds (peas, marigolds)Watering cans3 labels: “no water”, “no sunlight”, “no soil” Planting Experiment worksheet PROCEDURE Introduction:Ask students what an “experiment” is. Explain that all scientists do […]

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Planning our Garden

OBJECTIVE Students understand the different growing needs of different plants, the difference between perennial and annual plants. Students will understand the benefits and challenges of an annual raised bed growing system. Students are able to. organize a planting chart for different annual crops based on their growing needs. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are the diverse components […]

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Edible Forest Gardens 

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to select plants for a food forest Students will be able to identify how a tree, bush and ground cover of their choice would contribute to a food forrest ecosystem ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How does a forest ecosystem function? What are the benefits of growing food forests? What kinds of resources […]

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Plant Part Scavenger Hunt

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify different plant parts they eat in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are the parts of a plant? What plant parts do I eat? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction Start with the Seed Yoga lesson or a growing song to review the parts of a plant. One growing song option: […]

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Pizza Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to design a pizza garden based on plants spacing needs ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? How do I grow a garden? How do plants grow and change over time? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:There are so many ways we can grow food in a garden, and one of […]

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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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