Math

Objective

To provide students with hands-on cooking experiences that will strengthen their knowledge of healthful foods, and to give them the skills to prepare nutritious meals.

Materials

Vary with recipe

Background

For guidelines and recommendations related to cooking in the classroom, check out the Food-Safe Schools Action Guide.

Objectives

Students will:

Objectives

• Learn the different parts of a bulb and what they do.
• Explore the parts of the bulb through dissection.

Central Concepts

• A bulb is a plant that grows from an underground mass of food storage tissues.
• The storage capacity of a bulb is a special adaptation for survival.

Materials

• bulbs (onion and/or spring-flowering bulbs)
• a knife
• cutting board
• plastic bags
• paper towels
• paper
• pencils

Discussion Questions

1.

Objectives

• Learn the difference between angiosperms and gymnosperms
• Learn the purpose of flowers
• Investigate and identify the parts of a flower using live specimens

Central Concepts

• Flowers vary in appearance, but all possess similar structures.
• The purpose of a flower is to produce seed.

Materials

• Chart or model illustrating the parts of a flower
• Flowers, conifer cones
• Paper towels
• Tweezers and hand lenses

Discussion Questions

1.

Objectives

• complete a site analysis
• learn the elements of an accessible garden design
• brainstorm ways to make the garden accessible

Central Concepts

• Gardens should be accessible to everyone.
• There are specific elements to incorporate into a garden design to make it accessible.

Materials

• pencils
• rulers or tape measure
• copies of the site analysis questions

• clipboard (or pieces of cardboard and paper clips)

Overview

Students practice measuring the circumference of trunks and estimate the height of trees.

Materials:

• Trees
• Tape measure
• Stick
• Meter stick

Background

The American Forests website provides detailed instructions for measuring the circumference of trunks, height of trees, and size of tree canopies.

Overview

Students investigate tree rings and how they can be used to determine historical environmental conditions.

Overview: Based on what they know about hummingbirds, students will design and create their own feeder using everyday materials.

Subject Areas: science, visual arts, math

Key Concepts: physical adaptations

Skills: problem solving, creative thinking, teamwork/cooperative learning, artistic expression, observation, investigation

Location: indoors and outdoors

Objectives

Students will:

The following activity is from the curriculum guide GrowLab: Activities for Growing Minds. This curriculum brings plant-based explorations to life through 46 lesson plans and hundreds of extension activity ideas that spark students' curiosity about plants and invite them to think and act like scientists. Developed by NGA and written and field-tested by educators, this complete curriculum uses fun, illustrated activities to explore plant life cycles, examine plant diversity, and investigate the interdependence of plants, humans, and other living and non-living things.