Worm Painting

OBJECTIVE Students will make observations of how worms move ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What foods do worms eat? How do worms help the soil? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionWhat kind of food do worms like to eat? Show them the beets and see if anyone recognizes them. We are going to make beet paint, teach these worms how […]

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Worm Observations

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make observations about worms Students will be able to answer questions about worms based on their observations ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do worms need to survive? How do worms help the soil? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Brainstorm a KWL sheet about worms (I Know-I Wonder-I Learned). Tell students they are going […]

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Worm Experiment

OBJECTIVE Students will perform an experiment to answer questions they have about worms. Students will go through the scientific process to answer these questions. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does soil come from? MATERIALS NEEDED WormsShredded paperSpray bottlesEmpty clear recycled containers (tennis ball containers, plastic ice cream containers)Rubber bandsFabric to cover top of containerBlack construction paperFood scrapsScience […]

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Winter in the Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to notice changes in the garden during the winter Students will be able to draw three things they saw in the garden in the fall and three things they saw in winter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do seasons affect the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Three adult group leaders PROCEDURE Introduction:• Review seasons• […]

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Veggie Prints

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make prints using different vegetables as stamps ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are our favorite fruits and vegetables? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionAsk students what their favorite fruits and vegetables are. Hold up examples of the different fruits/vegetables you have brought in for stamps and see which ones the kids recognize. Explain […]

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Tops and Bottoms

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to draw what part of a plant grows above the ground Students will be able to draw what part of a plant grows below the ground ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? MATERIALS NEEDED • Tops and Bottoms, by Janet Stevens• Tops and Bottoms Worksheet• Paper• Crayons• Variety of […]

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