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Please check this page every week for new Garden activities. Try to do one activity per week, but feel free to do more. Each link will take you to a document with instructions. They can be printed out, but that is not necessary. The most materials you will ever need are a pencil, a piece of paper, and the outdoors!
Please check this page every week for new Garden activities. Try to do one activity per week, but feel free to do more. Each link will take you to a document with instructions. They can be printed out, but that is not necessary. The most materials you will ever need are a pencil, a piece of paper, and the outdoors!
Fri. 5/7: Pollination
Fri. 5/7: Pollination
Watch this video on pollination (featuring the fava beans at BAM)
Using this Pollinator Count Log, find a flower to watch and record the number of times a pollinator comes over to visit it.
Submit your data to greatsunflower.org, or send it to me and I will submit it for you! marleeblasenheim@berkeley.net
Wed. 4/29: Seed Planting
Wed. 4/29: Seed Planting
Learn how to make seed containers out of an old toilet paper roll, and then review the process for planting seeds.
For more info on planting seeds and re-using common household items to make planters with, check out my amazing co-worker's blog post: https://missgardenersarah.blogspot.com/2020/04/theme-planting-seed.html
Wed. 4/22: Happy Earth Day!
Wed. 4/22: Happy Earth Day!
Give Thanks to the Earth Today: Learn about one group of people's tradition of expressing gratitude for our planet, and then find a way to express gratitude in your own way.
Wed. 4/15:
Wed. 4/15:
6 Plant Parts: Students will review the 6 different parts of a plant and find examples of foods that come from each part.
Start a Nature Journal: This is a great way to stay engaged with nature and continue to build skills of observation. I have been trying to make a new entry in my journal at least once a week. Here are some of the entries I've made so far:
Week of Apr. 6:
Week of Apr. 6:
I notice, I wonder, It reminds me of... (from Lawrence Hall of Science)
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