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Garden Time

Submitted by sarahp on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 00:41
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How can you tell time in the garden without using a watch? Check and see what’s blooming!

Flowers have amazing adaptations to attract pollinators. Their scent, colors, and shapes have evolved to draw these vital critters towards them, since in the process of collecting nectar, they also move pollen from flower to flower to ensure seed production and distribution.

Cylinder Gardening

Submitted by sarahp on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 00:52
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Download the Cylinder Gardening Lesson for more details.

A big gardening program…in a little garden space. Cylinder Gardening uses bottomless cylinders (1/2 of a 5 gallon bucket) as small, individual gardens for growing vegetables. Perfect for schools with limited growing space and poor soil, cylinder gardens require little land and minimal pre-gardening preparation or experience. Once the cylinders are filled and planted, the only labor is minor maintenance, watering and harvesting. Recommended plant varieties mature from seed in 30 to 90 days to fit within one school semester.

Amaryllis for the Holidays

Submitted by sarahp on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 00:17
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Sarah Pounders

Potted amaryllis bulbs make wonderful holiday gifts for family and friends. Planting them and then watching them grow also makes for a fun activity to do with your children. Their beautiful blooms add to holiday décor and last longer than cut flowers. They are fairly inexpensive (although you may find some of the more unique varieties are offered at a premium price) and the only supplies you need are bulbs, soil and pots.

Exploring Water — Four Lessons to Teach about the Importance of Water

Submitted by cynthiad on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 15:09
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This curriculum unit, developed by the education staff at the National Gardening Association addresses the core specific elements of the water cycle for K-12 students. There are four grade specific lesson plans, but the lessons can easily be adapted to meet the needs of any age classroom. Content in the lessons covers different aspects of the water cycle and applying the principles to activities and inquiry that can be discussed in and out of the school garden.

Food Roots and Routes

Submitted by sarahp on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 01:54
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Overview: Students explore the journey of produce from farm to table and chew on the idea of eating close to home.

NCSS National Social Studies Standards Addressed:
Theme 3: Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of people, places, and environments.

It's that Pumpkin Time of Year

Submitted by sarahp on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 00:51
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Courtesy of cool autumn temperatures, wilted leaves in our family pumpkin patch revealed several bright orange pumpkins-- an exciting site for my children who have been involved in their care since planting the seeds months ago.

Module 5: Teacher's Guide

Submitted by sarahp on Sun, 08/01/2010 - 15:39
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Time: 5 days, 30-45 minutes/day

Overview: Students wrap up their simulated expedition, reaching the highest elevation of the climb, and exploring the peak of their distant mountain and their local watershed as sources of life-giving water.

Objectives: To examine the important role that mountains play in supplying water to people.

National Standards Addressed (attached below)

Related Activities:

Classroom: Let it Flow (attached below)

Module 4: Teacher's Guide

Submitted by sarahp on Sun, 08/01/2010 - 15:38
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Time: 7 days, 45-60 minutes/day

Overview: Students build on their knowledge of plants and people by exploring ethnobotany--the relationship between the two--locally and on their distant mountains.

Objectives: To consider how people make use of and rely on plants in their daily lives.

National Standards Addressed (attached below)

Related Activities:

Classroom: When Enough is Too Much (attached below)
Schoolyard: What For? (attached below)

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