Pea Trellis Project – Lesson 2

OBJECTIVE Students will understand different plants grow in different ways Students will understand that gardeners and farmers help plants grow Students will notice how their peas changed ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? How can I grow food? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Review that last week students planted peas to grow pea shoots. Review […]

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Pea Trellis Project – Lesson 1

OBJECTIVE Students will learn the word trellis Students will plant pea seeds Students will understand some plants like to have support as they grow ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do I grow food? What do plants need to grow? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Play Growing Pea time lapse video of a pea plant growing. While watching the video, […]

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Making Sunflower Seed Butter

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to cook a nutritious snack with adult help Students will be able to taste sunflower seeds and sunflower seed butter Students will be able to chop vegetables or fruit safely ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What seeds do we eat? What is the sunflowers lifecycle? Why do plants have seeds? Why do we […]

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Milkweed Seed Saving

OBJECTIVE Students will observe monarch caterpillars eating milkweed in the read aloud Students will understand milkweed seeds will grow and turn into food for monarch caterpillars Students will notice how milkweed uses wind to travel ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Ask students if anyone has made a wish on a dandelion before? Show them a […]

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Pest and Pollinator Game

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to name common garden pests Students will be able to name common pollinators Students will be able to name characteristics of insects ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why is it beneficial to have pollinators in a garden/on a farm? How can the practices a farmer uses help or hurt insects on their farm? […]

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We Eat All Parts of Plants

OBJECTIVE Students will identify the main parts of a plant: seed/fruit, leaf, root, and flower. Students will understand that we eat different parts of plants in our everyday diets. Students will practice observation and categorization skills through hands-on activities. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are the parts of a plant? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction Hands-On Exploration Worksheet Activity […]

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