Making Bruschetta from 3-D Shapes
Students will identify 2 and 3-dimensional shapes and taste vegetables from the garden.
Grade Band: Elementary School
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.
Classifying Chemical and Physical Changes in the Kitchen
Students will view chemical and physical changes in cooking and preparing food.
Reading “Planting a Rainbow” and Eat Edible Flowers
Students will read the book as a group and eat a variety of edible flowers
Making Your Own “Eating a Rainbow” Book
Students will create their own version of an “Eating a Rainbow” book based on their own experiences with foods of different colors.
Researching Co-Adaptation
Students will research and present different examples of co-adaptation
Understanding Organic Waste
Students will learn about waste and compost, and their benefit to the environment.