How Does Your Garden Grow?

Young gardners read and listen to books about seeds, plants, and the growing process. They plant seeds in plastic cups to observe the process of root-growing and plant formation. The whole class walks through a field to collect seeds...

In this how does your garden grow activity, students read about indoor gardening, how to grow herbs, fruits or vegetables, then look at 5 pictures and write the correct name for that biome from the names given. 

Here is a fabulous activity that has lots of goodies included! Third graders should have a much better understanding of how plants grow in gardens, and of the plants themselves. Students play the "What Part of the Plant Do You Eat?"...

What to do, bunnies are getting into the garden and eating all the carrots! After reading the story Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! the class works together to design a device that will keep those bunnies out of the garden. They get together in...

Learners use a variety of means, including computer software, to record data relating to plant growth. By incorporating technology into this basic lesson on the life cycle of a plant, they learn about experimentation, data collection,...

Writing is vital to all subjects. Students use a three-step writing process to communicate a scientific concept. After researching a particular plant students will use the writing process of planning, writing, and publishing to compose a...

Students examine birdseed to see if it is a fertilized seed. In this birdseed garden instructional activity, students experiment with birdseed on a sponge to see what grows. Students record the growth of seeds.

Students construct and maintain a school garden. For this gardening lesson, students plan the construction of the garden by writing letters to local businesses asking for supplies and materials; students build the garden using their math...

Students find forecast and graph weather by using WeatherBug site, create flower books by using Wiggleworks, and plant radish seeds both on KidPix and in class garden.

Young scholars discover gardening by documenting plants grown on school grounds.  For this botany lesson, students utilize digital cameras to capture images of plants on photo hikes which are turned into a slide show.  Young scholars...