By completing this experiment, children get to observe the magic that happens beneath the soil when a seed germinates and grows into a vegetable. They then use this information to […]
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SCIENCE – How much water do plants use?
National Curriculum Area/s: Science Year Level(s): Year Four to Year Seven LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discover the reasons why plants require water Understand the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration Identify how much […]
SCIENCE – Soil borne diseases
Soil borne diseases affect the roots of plants and trees and can make them sick or even die. Some will kill a tray of seeds as soon as they germinate, […]
HEALTH – Eat a Rainbow
Students learn that fruits and vegetables are all different colours because of chemicals that have health benefits. They learn to identify fruits and vegetables then work in groups to categorise […]
Jobs – The Pest Team
Maintaining the school garden is all about doing little jobs often! It’s not that hard if everyone pitches in. THE PEST TEAM No, this isn’t the team of pests! […]
Jobs – The Planting Team
Maintaining the school garden is all about doing little jobs often! It’s not that hard if everyone pitches in. THE PLANTING TEAM The Planting Team has to get to […]
Jobs – The Harvesting Team
Maintaining the school garden is all about doing little jobs often! It’s not that hard if everyone pitches in. THE HARVESTING TEAM The Harvesting Team gets to do this […]
Jobs – The Weeding Team
Maintaining the school garden is all about doing little jobs often! It’s not that hard if everyone pitches in. THE WEEDING TEAM The Weeding Team should weed once a […]
When to grow Smarty Plants
It’s hard to know when to grow vegetables in the school garden. The chart below will shows the best growing time for them in all of the regions across Australia. […]
Jobs – The Watering Team
Maintaining the school garden is all about doing little jobs often! It’s not that hard if everyone pitches in. THE WATERING TEAM The Watering Team has to water vegetable […]