Science

The Science standards reflect a new vision for science education that connects scientific knowledge, in authentic ways, to real-world problem solving and innovation. The standards forefront scientific practices that use and go beyond the inquiry process to arrive at reasoned and justifiable rationales for interpretations of phenomena/events. – Colorado Department of Education

Lesson

Description

Colorado Academic Standards Alignment

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens

Students will discuss what nutrition is and brainstorm ways to keep bodies and gardens healthy. Students will tour the garden to identify what makes a garden healthy.

Science: Life Science
GR.5-S.2_GLE.2

Be Healthy!

Students will compare healthy and non-healthy behaviors and activities through brainstorming. Students will make begin to make connections between eating healthy and growing healthy foods by looking at the food groups outlined in USDA’s MyPlate.

Science: Life Science
GR.5-S.2-GLE.2

Adapt a Seed

Students will investigate different types of seeds and how they travel. Students will then use their imagination and team building skills to invent their own seeds.

Science: Life Science
GR.1-S.2-GLE.2
GR.2-S.2-GLE.1 & GLE.2
GR.4-S.2-GLE.1 & GLE.3
GR.5-S.2-GLE.1

Let’s Make Compost

Students will experience the process of decomposition and the nutrient cycle by building a compost pile.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.1
GR.6-S.2-GLE.2

Science: Earth Science
GR.1-S.3-GLE.1
GR.3-S.3-GLE.1
GR.6-S.3-GLE.3

Seed Collecting

Students will discuss how a healthy plant will make seeds and that seeds help plants continue the life cycle. Students will then collect seeds, describe seeds and identify seeds to package up for spring planting.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.1
GR.2-S.2-GLE.2
GR.3-S.2-GLE.1
GR.4-S.2-GLE.1 & GLE.3
GR.5-S.2-GLE.1

The Rotten Truth

Students will investigate the process of decomposition by conducting hands-on experiments with various food items. They will learn what happens to various items when they are thrown away.

Science: Life Science
GR.6-S.2-GLE.2

Science: Earth Science
GR.1-S.3-GLE.1
GR.3-S.3-GLE.1
GR.6-S.2-GLE.2

Worms are our Friends

Students will begin to explore garden friends and garden foes by starting a worm-composting bin.

Science: Life Science
GR.6-S.2-GLE.2

Science: Earth Science
GR.1-S.3-GLE.1
GR.3-S.3-GLE.1
GR.6-S.3-GLE.2

Easy Ways to 5-A-Day

Students will discuss easy ways to add 5-A-Day to commonly eaten meals and prepare a rainbow fruit salad.

Science: Life Science
GR.5-S.2-GLE.2

Fun With Fiber

Students will discuss and read about fiber, analyze nutrition labels looking for fiber content, and calculate how much fiber they need in a day. Student will also evaluate which type of cereal with high fiber they like the best.

Science: Life Science
GR.5-S.2-GLE.2

How Much?

Students investigate serving sizes on nutrition labels, measure amounts of food based on serving sizes and calculate nutrition information based on serving sizes. Students will also determine how much exercise is needed to burn off a set amount of calories consumed.

Science: Life Science
GR.5-S.2-GLE.2

What Are Whole Grains?

Students will discuss what whole grains are using MyPlate and pictures of whole grains. Students will prepare a healthy snack using whole grain rolls.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.1
GR.5-S.2-GLE.1 & GLE.2

Grocery Bag Botany

Students will classify various foods we eat into which part of the plant they come from.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.2

Introducing the Seed

Students will identify different parts of a plant inside of a bean seed and determine if their onion seeds are viable.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.1 & GLE.2
GR.3-S.2-GLE.1
GR.4-S.2-GLE.3
GR.5-S.2-GLE.1

Leaves Make Food

Students will begin to understand how leaves make food for the plant and why some leaves are really healthy for you. Students will investigate different varieties of leaves by touching and drawing them and then prepare a recipe using leaves we eat.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.2
GR.5-S.2-GLE.1

Rooting for Roots

Students will be able to identify different roots that we eat and why we include them in our diet. They will also be able to identify different types of roots and explain their various functions.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.2
GR.5-S.2-GLE.1

Spring Planting

Students learn about early spring crops and how to transplant seedlings.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.1
GR.4-S.2-GLE.3

What a Stem

Students learn how materials are transported through plants by examining how stems and other objects conduct water.

Science: Life Science
GR.2-S.2-GLE.2
GR.5-S.2-GLE.1

We’d like to thank Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation for their generous support of the Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens Curriculum.