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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 […]
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 […]
OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the appearance of winter squash Students will be able to describe the flavor of winter squash Students will taste four kinds of winter squash ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What does it mean to have many varieties of the same crop? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Roast the squashes whole before class, […]
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 […]
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 […]
OBJECTIVE To observe sexual and asexual plant reproduction by saving seeds (sexual) and cloning succulents (asexual) ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do plants reproduce sexually?How do plants reproduce asexually?How have seeds changed over time? MATERIALS NEEDED Asexual reproduction: Sexual reproduction: PROCEDURE Have the materials set out in separate stations for sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction Introduction: How […]
