Community Garden Unit Plan

Prepared by: Anne, Carolina, Kirsten, and Naomi

Grade Level: Upper Elementary (Grades 3 to 5)

Unit duration: 4 weeks

Driving Question:

How can we plant and manage a community garden to feed the homeless people in our town?

Objectives of the Unit

Utilizing academic content knowledge from Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) as well as Literacy (English Language Arts), students will be able to:

• identify resources they need to start a community garden

• select types of vegetables to plant and when to plant these in the garden

• design the community garden

• harvest vegetables from their garden

• present their ideas to key members of the community to gain support for their plan

Concepts

garden, growth, sustainability, design, model, engineering, diversity, ecosystem, interconnectedness, community, service, action, campaign, advocacy