Conversation-starters: Opportunities for Critical Thinking
Planting: What is the important role that students can play to help the plants grow?
Monitoring: Design your own grade-appropriate monitoring system to record observations from the garden.
Grade 1 Science: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things
· What are the important differences between living things and non-living things?
· In what ways are living things alike?
· In what ways can humans help or hurt other living things?
· What evidence to we have about what plants need in order to grow?
· As plants grow- what changes do we notice?
· How can we record the changes?
· What new parts can we see, or not see, as the plant grows?
· Which parts of the garden are warmer than others?
· What factors affect the warmth of the garden?
· How does this impact plant growth?
· How have the various plants changed as the weather has warmed up?
Grade 1 Social Studies: The Local Community
· How have the adults in the community helped build your garden?
· Who are the people in the community who will enjoy the garden?
· What important role can you serve?
· Map out the location of what should be planted where, using a list and considering the needs of the various types of plants.
· What data could be gathered to compare students caring for the garden and success of the garden growing?