Radish Pickling

OBJECTIVE Students will understand the pickling process and work cooperatively with their team to make a batch of radish pickles ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? How are fresh foods preserved? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Today we are going to pickle radishes just like we talked about last week. But the first thing we […]

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Fall Cover Cropping

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to prepare the garden for winter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What happens in our garden in the Fall? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction Ask everyone what the season is, and whether plants can keep living as it gets colder. Explain that it is time to put the garden to sleep for the winter. […]

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Power Bites

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make power bites ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do foods make us feel? What foods give make us feel energized? MATERIALS NEEDED You can also substitute any of these ingredients for your own favorites- try oats, raisins, dried cranberries, dried apples, dried dates, maple syrup, agave nectar, cinnamon, ground ginger, pumpkin […]

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Pollinators in the Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to explore flowers and pollinator specimen ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Who are our pollinators? What’s inside a flower? What does a flower turn into? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionStart with a discussion: Who are our pollinators? Make a list. Ask: Why they are important? This part will need a little explanation, such as […]

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Planting in the Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to plant in the garden. Including weeding, adding compost mixing, planting seeds and watering ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? How do we plant in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED • Seeds• Trowels• Compost• Watering cans• Bucket filled with water for dipping watering cans into PROCEDURE Make sure that […]

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Planting Garlic

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to plant garlic ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What grows during each seasons? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionBegin with an inquiry about the season and observations about nature’s current cycle. Plants are going dormant for the winter, and will wake up again in the Spring. We will plant our bulbs, which will rest in […]

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