Project Learning Garden – Page 11 – Captain Planet Foundation

Making Shadow Sticks

Students will determine how the shadows change through the day by making a shadow stick or using a sundial.

Students will use their school garden to chart and create sun maps.

Students will learn to recognize earth materials.

Students will use their senses to observe and compare soils from their school yard.

Students will use senses to observe soils by physical attributes.

Students will research and analyze the cause and effects of the Dust Bowl

Students will learn about society and farming in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl.

Students will demonstrate how static electricity attracts dust.

Students will take their understanding of soil erosion to explore conservation solutions

Students will learn about animal adaptations.