Making 2-D Shapes with Carrot Sticks
Students will review 2-dimensional shapes and work together to create shapes with carrots.
Grade Band: Elementary School
Making Bruschetta from 3-D Shapes
Students will identify 2 and 3-dimensional shapes and taste vegetables from the garden.
Deciding What Humans Need to Survive
Students will investigate the survival need of animals – including air, water, food and shelter – by building forts for themselves and determining what else they would need to live there, indefinitely. Students will extrapolate from this activity to identify the basic survival needs of any animal, and use that information to improve the garden … Read more
Exploring How Animals Survive in our Garden
Students will observe the garden or schoolyard and dig in the soil to look for evidence of animals that live there; investigate the specific survival needs of those particular animals; and determine whether they are all met in the garden.
Measuring Volume of Soil in a Raised Bed
Students will calculate the volume of soil in their garden.
Examining the Programs of the US Food Administration
Students will learn about the US Food Administration during World War I and its application to the present day.
Creating Convincing Posters Around Food Choices
Students will examine how World War I posters influenced food choices, and create their own posters to influence healthy eating.
Creating Convincing Speeches Around Food Choices
Students will learn about and create speeches around Food Pledges
Exploring Reasons for Trench Gardens
Students will learn about the benefits and historical significance of trench gardens.
Understanding the Meaning of the Poppy
Students will learn about Flander’s Fields and the significance of the poppy during World War I.