Botany
on Your Plate
Background and Lessons
Additional Botany Resources
The
National Gardening Association is excited to announce a new publication, Botany
on Your Plate. Written by education staff
at The University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley,
this science unit for grades K-4 inspires fascination for and
exploration of the structure, function, and flavors of the plants
we eat.
This
month we introduce you to the curriculum and provide a sample
lesson. Plus we offer links to lots of other resources to help
you take your investigations further.
Background and Lessons
Exploring
Botany on Your Plate – Learn more about this curriculum
that engages the whole learner. A review of the
effectiveness study results shows that this approach works.
Sample
Lesson from Botany on Your Plate: Seeds – Students
taste, dissect, analyze, and perform experiments with seeds.
Lesson:
Grocery Store Botany – In this activity from Kidsgardening.org,
students take on the role of botanists as they classify items
from the produce
department.
Additional
Botany Resources
Activities
Grouping Garden Plants
Eat a Rainbow
Edible Landscaping in the Schoolyard
Plant Parts Rap
The Great Plant Escape
Web Sites
Smithsonian Botany and Horticulture
Science Daily Botany News
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