Herb Plant Sale Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify different herbs, and will know how to utilize herbs in a variety of ways. Students will understand the ways our ancestors used plants for food, medicine, personal care, and household uses. Students will also be able to collect and save seeds for future plantings. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does […]

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Herb Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to plant herbs Students will be able to describe the taste/smell of different herbs Students will be able to describe different uses for herbs ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are herbs? How are herbs used? What foods do I eat? PROCEDURE Week One- Planting Herbs Materials: Introduction: Begin by asking students what […]

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Exploring Gleaning

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to infer what gleaning is based off of historical paintings. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is gleaning? What is a food system? How do we create a community where everyone has access to nourishing food? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Tell students that they are going to explore two historical paintings that both […]

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Soil Food Web

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out different parts of the soil food web Students will be able to describe decomposition ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How does soil form?What makes soil living? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Display the Soil Food Web image (on a screen or as a handout). Discuss the difference between a “food chain” and […]

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Companion Planting

OBJECTIVE Students will act out how plants help each other grow Students will plant companion plants ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do we plant different plants together? How can plants help other plants? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Ask students what it means to be a friend. Explain that humans are not the only living things that have […]

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Cider Pressing

OBJECTIVE Students will press apple cider ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What foods are in season in the fall? What foods do I eat? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Gather students in a circle around the cider press to make observations. What do you notice? What shapes do you see? What are the parts? What do they do? Perhaps […]

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