Urban Gardening; Part III: Location, Location, Location
by Toni Edwards
This is the third lesson in the series of lessons comparing how garden growing techniques determine plant growth and production.
In this 3 - day lesson, students will begin with review of the first 2 lessons, determine the best location outdoors to place their urban garden by mapping the sunlight throughout the day, and create a container into which they will transplant their seedlings grown over the last 2 lessons
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qPD5_qOWonU2VJR7TdqX1kPH2P3SEZA-/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L2: Organisms & Energy Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Speaking & Listening
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