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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]