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Overview

Thanking your garden volunteers and donors is as important as maintaining healthy garden soil because a garden can't grow without them! This lesson exercises students' skills in English, science, and art. Plus, it's an opportunity for them to grasp the importance of showing appreciation to those who contribute their time and resources to the garden.

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.

Overview

Mazes are an engaging and fun addition to any youth garden. They can be made from a wide variety of materials depending on the resources and space available. Design and installation of the maze hones math and art skills.

Objective

Students will learn common characteristics of gymnosperms and angiosperms through observation.

Central Concept

There are two very distinct groups of seed-producing plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Their characteristics help them to adapt differently to their environments.

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Students will:

Objectives

Students will:

• observe the changes in the garden throughout the day and year.
• understand and appreciate that nature is constantly changing.

Central Concepts

The garden is a dynamic environment that changes in appearance daily and seasonally.

Materials

• drawing paper
• an easel or clipboard
• colored pencils

Discussion Topics

What are some of the changes that take place in our garden?

Does the garden look the same in the morning as it does in the afternoon?

The garden is full of inspiration for budding artists. You can easily transform your garden into an exciting art studio by providing a few supplies and time for creativity and observation.

Overview

Students will create a supply box to use in the garden for art projects. With the cover on, the box also provides an outdoor work surface.

Objectives

Students will:

• learn that some plants are better adapted to survive in their local environment than others.
• discover that well adapted plants grow better with less maintenance.
• develop a list of landscape plants recommended for your site conditions.

Central Concepts

Using plants adapted for your environment helps create a sustainable landscape and makes better use natural and financial resources.

Objectives

Students will: