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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
