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Students answer questions about a plant chosen from the natural area (including measurements). Wrap up: Discuss students’ answers, prominent plant attributes/adaptations, seasonal changes, etc.
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Check out Progressive Agriculture’s Daily Learning Drops that offer various safety and health-related activities and demonstrations using a fun, unique and hands-on approach. As the children are home, now is the perfect time to think about adopting safer practices and healthier lifestyles.
Curriculum and activities are designed for students ages 4 to 13.
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Use this quiz to test student knowledge on schoolyard ecosystems.
Wrap up: Discuss the correct answers with students.
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Students must choose 4 organisms found in the schoolyard and answer questions (ie: are they a producer, consumer, or decomposer?). This activity can be a research based assignment or to quiz them on organisms discussed in class. Wrap up: Students share their favorite organism with the class, discuss a particular answer, etc.
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What is a structure? Where did humans get many of their building ideas? Man observes nature, and many of our structures are based on things we see in our gardens, our woods, and even in animals and their homes! In this activity, students will be challenged to look at a garden in terms of human structure, and compare what they see in nature to what they see around them. Wrap up: Discuss students’ variety of answers.
