Herb Sachets

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to use their senses to explore herbs in the garden Students will be able to compare different herbs Students will be able to identify some of the herbs in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are herbs? What can we do with plants in the winter? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Ask students, […]

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Garden Tools

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to name different garden tools Students will be able to use the right tool for the right job Students will be able to use tool safely ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How can tools help us in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Variety of garden tools PROCEDURE Introduction:What is a tool?Show different garden tools […]

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Family Food Traditions

OBJECTIVE Students will understand how food differs around the world ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is food culture? How and why do food cultures differ around the world? What are the differences between local and global food systems and how do they affect food cultures? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Lesson 1: Family Food traditionsGuiding Question: What can we […]

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Exploring Wool Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will process wool from sheep to craft ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS PROCEDURE Washing Wool Materials: Raw wool, soap, small bins for washing wool, plastic tablecloth, large spoons or utensils for stirring, plastic bag for putting clean wool into, towels for spills Instructions: Dyeing WoolMaterials: Sandwich bags, cleaned white wool from previous week, white vinegar, food […]

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Stone Soup

OBJECTIVE Students will connect the story of Stone Soup to their own school garden or local farm Students will take part in the process of farm/garden to fork ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Why is sharing important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Make stone soup prior to the lesson Introduction: Students sit in a circle […]

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Origins of Corn

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 For Tortillas: PROCEDURE Lay out tortilla materials in an assembly line with room for students to work, boil/heat […]

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