Community Garden

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Community Garden

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The “Community Garden” is as an interactive school-wide project that addresses the societal need of feeding the hungry and enriches the math and science lessons of the middle school curriculum. Students research agricultural factors such as: crop rotation, water conservation, and organic gardening techniques (mulching and composting); design the garden and attend to all details necessary to reap a bountiful harvest. In addition to planting food, the students plant flowers, and the garden, peppered with benches, is now a pleasant spot for both school and community members.

Education Levels:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Civics, Agriculture, Statistics, Measurement, Geometry, Writing (composition)

Resource Type:

Project

Medium:

PDF

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

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Keywords:

Community gardens, Project-based learning, Crop rotation, Water conservation, Service learning, Plants

Mediator:

Middle school teachers

Publisher:

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

Is Part Of:

http://www.servicelearning.org/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Soil testing kits; Lime; Manure; Rye seeds; Garden tools; Research materials

Learning Time:

Ongoing: September-December; March-April (depending on geographic location)

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, Civics

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (2010)

Measurement and Data

Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.

5. Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

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