Introduce students to the joy of growing fresh produce!
The Educational EarthBox® Youth Garden Guide introduces students to the rewards and joys of growing fresh, nutritious produce. Garden related questions that naturally arise from the gardening experience ignite an interest in the science behind water, light, soil, plants and nutrition. The interest spawned in the garden heightens understanding in the classroom where the standards-based support curriculum addresses the same topics.
At a glance, Focus Symbols placed at the beginning of each activity indicate the area(s) of concentration covered in the activity. The nutritional instruction encourages healthy eating habits and shows how such habits build strong bodies to combat obesity, malnutrition, Diabetes II and other diseases. Other activities teach the science-based skills of observation, data collection, record keeping and analysis.
The teacher friendly guide is divided into four sections that consist of 45 minute instructional periods. The guide is very flexible. Instructors with extended periods of instruction can choose to complete several activities in one session; while another constrained by time can complete six activities over a six week period. Still, another instructor can run an EarthBox® Garden class all year long by following the guide in its entirety.
Guide only, EarthBox purchased separately.