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Tag: NGSS
Extolling the Virtues of a Snail
If the snail is already not your favorite animal, Escargot would like you to reconsider.
Celebrate Summer’s Bounty with a Triple Tomato Taste Test
The Triple Tomato Taste lesson is a perfect way to connect home and school in meaningful ways during Food Literacy Month!
Got Bugs? Collecting and Analyzing Data to Learn About Invertebrates
When students engage like real scientists, they draw more accurate conclusions about garden organisms.
Beware of the Red Cage Fungus!
For a unique sensory experience, take a whiff of a Red Cage Fungus.
Aspiring Soil Engineers Design a Perfect Seed Starting Mix
Geotechnical engineering is a specialty area within the environmental sciences that deals with geology and soil. These professional experts analyze the substrate of a site to determine the viability for construction or development based on soil properties. I imagine similar skills are used to make the bagged “soils” we purchase at our favorite garden store…
Please Pass the (Fresh) Peas! Kinder Taste Test Reveals Interesting Results
Kindergarteners prefer fresh over canned or frozen peas.
From the Everyday to the Scientific: How Plants Inspire Kids to Figure Things Out
Nurturing wonder sometimes means stepping into the learner role.
Planning for Pollinator Study: Best Practices in Lesson (and Garden) Design
Pollinators are all the rage in garden circles these days, and for good reason. Not only do humans rely on pollinators for many delicious foods we eat (almonds, blueberries, and chocolate, to name a few), but bees, butterflies, birds, bats, and beetles also provide critical ecosystem services. Pollinators help maintain biodiversity by supporting plants to…
Finding Time in the School Day to Teach Food Literacy
Put food at the center of literacy and science.
Gleaning the Field 