Knowledge of good nutrition and the connection to gardening will continue by teaching plant parts and the basic elements of plant growth. Students will understand the life cycle more strongly by starting to grow their own plants and begin preparing the garden for the growing season.
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-GLE3
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.