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Aromatic Lessons
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"The novel Where the Lilies Bloom first motivated my eighth graders to try raising and investigating herbs," reports Nashville, TN, teacher Nancy Ives. "It's a story of some...
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Herbal Sleuths
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"Before planting an outdoor herb garden, I had my second, third, and fourth graders choose projects on different uses of herbs," says Perryville, MO, teacher Sharon Hayden. She first...
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Herb or Spice?
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When botanists use the term herbaceous, they mean a plant that is soft stemmed, with little woody tissue. But in culinary and other ethnobotanical uses, herbs are usually defined as...
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Historic Herbal Theme Gardens
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"As a middle school science and social studies teacher, I had always been interested in helping students appreciate the impact of food on history," reports Nashville, TN, teacher Sue...
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Experimental Herbal Remedies
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"During a unit on herbs last fall, my high school students became interested in collecting plants around the school, then making herbarium samples (see below) and using books and online...
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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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Growing Classroom Herbs
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Many herb plants can be easily grown in a classroom light garden or windowsill, started from seeds, cuttings, or plants. Local nurseries, friends' gardens, and catalogs are good sources...
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Celebrating Cilantro
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"Cilantro was the first herb my fifth graders explored in depth," reports Redmond, WA, teacher Nancy Stutzman. As part of an online Herbal Adventures project, Nancy's students received...
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Inspiring Herbal Inquiries
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What better motivator for student investigations than plants that feel cool, smell great, and can turn mere tomatoes into pizza sauce?
Consider ways in which you can use herbs...
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Rice Dreams
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"A reading unit on China prompted my second graders to ask whether we could try growing rice," reports Norfolk, MA, teacher Simone Favaloro. "We successfully germinated some rice seed...
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