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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]