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In planning their act of philanthropy, students will identify types of gardens and discuss what is practical for the garden they are planning to build.
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Unit: Building a Mini-Park and Bird Sanctuary
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This experiential lesson will allow the students to get the garden in the ground and see the results of their work.
Grades:
3
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Students will learn about the variety of plants that could be put into the garden and make the selection of best plants for the area. Students will shop for plants and seeds.
Grades:
3
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5
Students will observe that all soil is not of the correct composition for growing plants desirable for the garden. Garden size and geographic orientation will be determined.
Grades:
3
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Students will analyze how a garden helps others in ways that are not always thought of when thinking of a garden. They will see that a garden is to be shared.
Unit: Earth Connections
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Grades:
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The purpose of this lesson is to analyze the data observed in the experiments, compare the results with the students' predictions and draw conclusions about the environment.
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Grades:
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The purpose of this lesson is for students to continue to explore the Native-American traditional beliefs of Mother Earth through contemporary Native American writers and to express this concept through Haiku and visual art.
Unit: Pondering the Impermeable
Grades:
9
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11
12
The purpose of this unit is to raise awareness about the impact of growth (commercial and residential) on the environment, specifically, how impervious surfaces impact the environment. Learners explore the impact of some of the following factors on the environment: population density, land...
Unit: Sharing Our World
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Grades:
3
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Using technology, students will work in a cooperative team to explore the effects of industrialization on wildlife.
Unit: Tulipmania – Growing Flowers to Share
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners will reinforce their knowledge about the abiotic factors necessary for plant growth by planting and caring for bulbs so the needs are met and the plant flourishes. The resulting potted flower will be a gift that the learner will share along with the knowledge they have acquired...