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SCIENCE – Discover how plant seeds germinate

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 help them make inferences as to how best to grow seeds in their own garden. Year level(s): Years 3 to 7 (Includes suggestions for extension) […]

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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 water certain plants require Recognise that plants require differing amounts watering depending on the situation they are growing in. Conduct a simple experiment Measure, record […]

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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, others will affect garden plants or wipe out whole crops and some can even slowly kill a beautiful, mature tree in a forest. They can […]

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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 them into colours.  They then discuss the health benefits of each one. Suitable for Pre-primary to Years 2 & 3. (Includes modifications for other year […]

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SCIENCE – Vegetable plants need certain things to survive

By undertaking an experiment over several weeks, students learn that vegetable plants need certain things to survive. Using the Inquiry Process, they find out what these things are and how humans help to provide them so that the vegetables survive. Suitable for years 2/3.  Includes modifications for other year levels. National Curriculum Area: Science Strands […]

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T&E – Design a ‘Healthy Eating’ Board Game

Students design and build a board game to demonstrate their knowledge of healthy eating practices.  By sharing their games, students reinforce their own knowledge and share new ideas with their friends and family. Suitable for Years 3 and 4. (Includes modifications for other year levels) Curriculum areas: Technology and Enterprise – Information Strands The Nature of […]

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HEALTH – Making Healthy Choices

Students learn about the Healthy Food Pyramid and demonstrate their knowledge by modifying recipes to be healthy.  Using Procedure Writing, students modify their favourite recipes which can then be tested either at school or at home. Suitable for Years 2 & 3. (Includes modifications for other year levels) National Curriculum Area/s: Health and Physical Education […]

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MATHS – Vegetable Word Problems

Students learn and reinforce ‘part plus part equals whole’ questions using vegetables as the examples.  They carry out addition and subtraction word problems where the results are unknown. Suitable for Years 2 & 3. (Includes modifications for other year levels) National Curriculum Area/s: Mathematics Strands Number and Algebra – Number and place value   Smarty […]

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MATHS – Analysing Vegetable Growth

After using a chart to predict the growth of various vegetables, students record and analyse their growth rates and choose a graphing style to represent their findings.  Younger students can complete this task as a class activity whilst older students can work in small groups. Suitable for Years 2 to 6. (Modifications given for year […]

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L.O.T.E. – A Vegetable by Any Other Name

Students learn and use the Indonesian names for common fruits and vegetables and demonstrate their knowledge by completing a matching task.  This same activity can be completed for other languages taught.  This activity can be extended by children preparing a vegetable shopping list in Indonesian. Suitable for Years 4 & 5. (Includes modifications for other […]

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The Blog!

  • Gardening’s not rocket science!

    Years ago, when our parents planted out their vegie patches, they turned over the soil, mixed some sheep manure through,...

    08 Dec,13
  • Have fun with your food!

    Just because I’m a grown up doesn’t mean that I can’t play with my food! The other day, I became...

    05 Dec,13
  • Little Halloween Pumpkin Heads

    Did you manage to grow some pumpkins for Halloween this year?  Don’t worry if you didn’t as they’re still available...

    28 Oct,13
  • Crazy Capsicums

    Capsicums are a confusing vegetable; not least because they are actually a fruit!  But also because they are related to...

    20 Oct,13
  • Take broccoli off the table!

    Since the beginning of time parents have been asking the age old question, ‘How do I get my kids to...

    06 Oct,13
  • Garden Gnomes are Back

    Yay! Garden Gnomes are back! Where have they been all these years?  I imagine that, having been discarded by gardeners...

    18 Sep,13
  • Planting a Bare-rooted Fruit Tree

    It’s winter! It’s time to plant an orchard!  You can do this at any time of the year but in...

    06 Jun,13
  • Warheads v. Radishes!

    Why will kids turn up their noses at radishes but they’ll eat Warhead candies?  Or they refuse to eat Brussels...

    03 May,13
  • Room to Move

    I get a bit peeved when I watch some gardening shows or read gardening books that tell people that they...

    26 Apr,13
  • Veg Out!

    Veg out!  Don’t you just love vegging out?  Sitting on the sofa doing absolutely nothing except watching a bit of...

    08 Feb,13
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