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Herbal Communications
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"My second graders were eager to try raising herbs in the GrowLab from seed," reports second grade Cleveland, OH, teacher Kathy Adler. After choosing cilantro, parsley, lemon balm,...
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Savvy Seed Saving
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As fall weather spells an end to school and neighborhood gardens, consider encouraging your students to become seed detectives by identifying, collecting, and saving their own seeds...
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Milkweed Mavens
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"My tenth graders had paired up with elementary students to fill a butterfly nectar garden with butterfly bush, black-eyed Susans, and so on, then realized the need for larval host...
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Private Eye Seed Sleuths
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"My middle school students had been fascinated by the incredible diversity of textures, colors, and patterns revealed when they explored seemingly dull seeds under magnifiers," reports...
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Thinking Like a Seed
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As spring approaches, visions of bountiful gardens, greenhouses, and windowsills inspire classroom growers to plant seeds indoors. By learning a bit about what makes seeds tick, you...
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Uncovering Conceptions
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"Like most elementary educators teaching about seed structure, I had routinely invited my students to examine the inside of lima beans," reports third grade teacher Nancy Martin of...
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Mothers, Monarchs, and Milkweed
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Marigolds for Mother's Day may be the standard, but Tom Murphy's fourth graders in Farmington, MN, have another twist. They gather seeds, nurture seedlings, and send their moms ......
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Savvy Seed Caretakers
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"My third graders felt very important when we received seed from the Kids in Bloom Seed Guardian Program," reports Indianapolis, IN, teacher Jane LaMar. The class was charged with planting...
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Seeds to Go
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"Late one summer, my first graders noticed that the lettuce plants in our school garden were getting taller and sending up flowers," reports Westfield, IN, teacher Nedra Hoard. "So...
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Migrating Seeds
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"You can imagine how short our growing season must be here in Anchorage (AK)," reports teacher Glenn Oliver. "But my second through sixth grade students don't let that get in the way...
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