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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Winter Farm Animals

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the seasonal changes on a farm, from summer to fall to winter Students will be able to identify the changes in animals from fall to winter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What happens on a farm in the winter? What do farm animals eat in the winter? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: […]

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The Tomato Challenge

OBJECTIVE To appreciate varieties of fruits and vegetables and their imperfections. To practice observational skills ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do we grow different kinds of tomatoes? Do different tomato varieties taste the same? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:​ Are all tomatoes the same? No! Tomatoes are different colors, shapes, and tastes. Today each of you are going […]

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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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The Potato – A brief history of an incredible tuber

OBJECTIVE Understand the history of potato cultivation. Understand the potato as a product of thousands of years of cultivation by indigenous peoples. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is the significance of the potato to human history? How are indigenous agricultural practices different from those used in industrial agriculture? How can we continue to rely on potatoes as […]

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Planting a Sensory Garden

OBJECTIVE Students connect their five senses to something in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Which senses do we use in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Touch: sage, mullen Smell: herbs Taste: pea shoots, sorrel, cherry tomatoes, kale Sound: wind chime, bird feeder to attract birds Sight: zinnias, calendula, merigolds PROCEDURE Buy plants or have starts ready, choose […]

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