Crop Planning

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to determine what seeds need and plan a garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS MATERIALS NEEDED Seed packets. Approx. 30 different crops.Index cardsCrop plan template (helpful to have on Google Docs, so students can workon it, and see it on the smartboard during class) PROCEDURE Introduction:Review the work we’ve done together in the […]

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Companion Planting

OBJECTIVE Students will act out how plants help each other grow Students will plant companion plants ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do we plant different plants together? How can plants help other plants? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Ask students what it means to be a friend. Explain that humans are not the only living things that have […]

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Butter Making

OBJECTIVE Students will make butter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? What foods do I eat? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Activity:An hour before beginning this activity, remove the cream from the refrigerator. Cream at room temperature will turn into butter more quickly than cold cream. Tell the students that many food products are made from […]

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Bug Scavenger Hunt

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to find bugs in the garden Students will be able to notice the places bugs like to live ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Which bugs live in our garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Plates for displaying bugsMagnifying glassesLarge Tupperware for collecting bugs PROCEDURE Introduction Tell students that we will be going on a scavenger hunt […]

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Bird feeders

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify different types of seeds used in bird feed. Students will understand the different uses of these seeds and why they are important. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why are seeds important? Who uses seeds to survive? MATERIALS NEEDED Birdseed (allergy alert)PineconesPeanut butter/sunbutter (allergy alert) Twine/stringPlastic spoons or wooden stirrers for spreading […]

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Apple Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will understand the lifecycle of an apple Students will be able to name some apple varieties Students will cook food with apples ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do apples grow? What can we make with apples? MATERIALS NEEDED Activity One: Activity Two: Activity Three: Activity Four: PROCEDURE Activity one Introduction: Explain to the group that […]

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