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The growing classroom : garden-based science / Roberta Jaffe, Gary Appel ; developed by Life Lab Science Program.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: South Burlington, Vt. : National Gardening Association, c2007.Edition: [New ed.]Description: 464 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780915873487
  • 0915873486
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB55 .J34 2007
Contents:
Let's work together: problem solving and communication -- We are all scientists: awareness and discovery -- The living Earth: soil -- Growing -- Living laboratory: outdoor gardening -- Cycles and changes -- Interdependence -- Garden ecology -- Garden creatures -- Weather and climate -- Food choices -- Nutrients -- Food systems and consumerism -- Appendix: Blackline masters ; Gardening "how to" ; Building plans ; Scope and sequence ; English/Spanish vocabulary list.
Summary: A new edition of a favorite from 1990, this 464-page curriculum guide gives lesson plans for grades 2-6. It covers schoolyard garden design as well as methods of teaching science in the garden. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: "The Growing Classroom provides activities for teaching science, environmental awareness, and nutrition in an outdoor living laboratory as well as in a classroom setting. The combination of direct observation and experimentation in the garden laboratory and focused lessons on specific topics is the core of Life Lab."--Information taken from p. 13.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection SB55 .J24 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800029340
Total holds: 0

Let's work together: problem solving and communication -- We are all scientists: awareness and discovery -- The living Earth: soil -- Growing -- Living laboratory: outdoor gardening -- Cycles and changes -- Interdependence -- Garden ecology -- Garden creatures -- Weather and climate -- Food choices -- Nutrients -- Food systems and consumerism -- Appendix: Blackline masters ; Gardening "how to" ; Building plans ; Scope and sequence ; English/Spanish vocabulary list.

A new edition of a favorite from 1990, this 464-page curriculum guide gives lesson plans for grades 2-6. It covers schoolyard garden design as well as methods of teaching science in the garden. (Miller Library Staff)

"The Growing Classroom provides activities for teaching science, environmental awareness, and nutrition in an outdoor living laboratory as well as in a classroom setting. The combination of direct observation and experimentation in the garden laboratory and focused lessons on specific topics is the core of Life Lab."--Information taken from p. 13.

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