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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! The Pest Team keeps an eye on the vegetables to make sure that the pests aren’t eating them before the class gets the chance to. […]
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 work whenever there is a space in the garden for a new crop. The team has to research which vegies to grow to suit the […]
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 fun job whenever the fruit and vegetables are ripening. The rule is that the Harvesting Team should always whistle while they work! That way, everyone […]
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 week. If weeds are allowed to get too big, they steal the nutrients from the other plants, bring bad bugs into the garden and smother […]
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. But, always ask the staff at your local garden centre as they will be the experts on what to grow in your area throughout the […]
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 gardens every day and the rest of the garden twice a week. Just like us, plants need to drink! In summer, they need to drink […]
