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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Gleaning Lesson

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify plants that have gone to seed, and will recognize the power in saving seeds in their garden for the future. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why is seed saving important? MATERIALS NEEDED Seed saving: Colander, envelopes, pencils, seed saving basketHerb drying: dehydrator, trays for drying, scissorsGarden work: harvest basket, gloves, cultivators, […]

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Family Food Traditions

OBJECTIVE Students will understand how food differs around the world ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is food culture? How and why do food cultures differ around the world? What are the differences between local and global food systems and how do they affect food cultures? MATERIALS NEEDED change PROCEDURE Lesson 1: Family Food traditionsGuiding Question: What can […]

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Stone Soup

OBJECTIVE Students will connect the story of Stone Soup to their own school garden or local farm, and will explore the process of harvest to eating. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? What is hunger?Why is sharing important? MATERIALS NEEDED Stone Soup book Stone soup recipe Large stock/soup pot Stone Wooden spoonHarvest basketVegetables (preferably […]

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The Potato – A brief history of an incredible tuber

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 6.T5.b,c OBJECTIVE Understand the history of potato cultivation. Understand the significance of the potato as a food source as well as for biocultural heritage. 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 […]

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Overfishing

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 5-ESS3-1 7.MS-LS2-5 OBJECTIVE Students will understand what overfishing is, how it happens, its impact on the environment, and how to fix or avoid it. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is the human impact on wild fish populations? How do we ‘farm’ fish? MATERIALS NEEDED Bowls, cups, sets of chopsticks, tape, forks, large spoons, a […]

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