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OBJECTIVE Students will learn about each of the five senses and connect them to something in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Which senses do we use in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED A plant/seeds for each sense, hand rakes, trowels, bagged compost (optional), laminated copy of the 5 senses scavenger hunt worksheet to use as a reminder […]
MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 8.MS-LS3-1 8.MS-LS3-2 OBJECTIVE To observe sexual and asexual plant reproduction by saving seeds (sexual) and cloning succulents (asexual) ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do plants reproduce sexually?How do plants reproduce asexually?How can humans intervene in plant reproduction to manipulate plant genetics? MATERIALS NEEDED Asexual reproduction:Succulent plants / geraniums / begonias or cuttings donated from […]
MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 5-ESS3-1 7.MS-LS2-5 OBJECTIVE Students will understand what overfishing is, how it happens, its impact on the environment, and how to fix or avoid it. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is the human impact on wild fish populations? How do we ‘farm’ fish? MATERIALS NEEDED Bowls, cups, sets of chopsticks, tape, forks, large spoons, a […]
MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 5-ESS3-1 5-LS1-1 5-LS2-1 OBJECTIVE To discuss human impact on the environment through corn from colonization to today ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How has modern corn come to be? How do humans impact our environment? How does our environment impact us? MATERIALS NEEDED Seed catalogsIndian corn or any dried corn on husk Dried wheat For […]
OBJECTIVE Students will understand growth over time Students will practice being able to translate what they see onto paper ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a bulb? What does a plant need to grow? MATERIALS NEEDED Paperwhite bulbs, clear plastic container at least 6 inches deep, large rocks or gravel, watering can, printed bulb observation sheets, an […]
MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 1-LS1-1 1-LS3-1 OBJECTIVE Students will understand the concept of fruit as anything with seeds in it. Students will infer that the size of a fruit does not indicate the size or amount of seeds. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do seeds come from? How are seeds and fruits different from one another? MATERIALS NEEDED […]
