Plant Sale: Check Out

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to add up plant sale orders to find their cost. Students will be able to communicate the cost of plants to customers. Students will be able to receive currency from customers and make change. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do gardens grow community? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: With a week to go until […]

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Plant Sale: Selecting Plant Varieties

OBJECTIVE Students will vote on what plant variety they prefer to grow for the plant sale Students will appreciate that there are different varieties of plants Students will be able to state two facts about a given plant variety ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do gardens grow community? How do I grow food? MATERIALS PROCEDURE This is […]

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Growing Microgreens

OBJECTIVE Students will be able identify what plants need to grow Students will grow Microgreens ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? What kind of farms are there? What plants do we eat? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Each group will be able to plant their microgreens in the place that they think will grow the […]

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Seedfolks

Part 1: Sprouts in a Bag Objective: Understand seed germination and the parts of a bean seed.Activities: Part 2: Seedfolks, Chapter 1 Objective: Discuss food traditions and practice interviewing.Activities: Part 3: What the World Eats/Seedfolks, Chapters 2-3 Objective: Compare food cultures from around the world.Activities: Part 4: Food Journal/Seedfolks, Chapters 4-5 Objective: Reflect on personal […]

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Meet Sister Squash

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to name or draw the Three Sisters. Students will taste squash. Students will identify squash as one of the Three Sisters. Students will list the names of some different squash and pumpkin varieties. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a companion? What is the local Native American tribe? Who are the Three […]

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Meet Sister Bean

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to name or draw the Three Sisters. Students will be able to plant a bean plant. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a companion? What tribe calls this place home? Who are the Three Sisters? How does sister bean help her other sisters grow? How do I plant a bean seed? MATERIALS […]

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