Modified version The middle school and high school curriculum for teaching science is crowded with required topics and teachers may find that the enclosed suggested lessons are too extensive for their classroom. lessons are easy to modify and suggestions for The Classroom Indoor Garden modification are included in each chapter. While any part of the lesson plan can be modified, the modifications suggested in each chapter allow for classwork with a focus on providing an indoor garden for food production. Teachers who are interested in a modified lesson plan need only select the procedures that support the desired learning objectives. Procedures that emphasize the indoor garden are listed first for each lesson and all learning extensions as well as Lesson 5 can be ignored in a modified version. Lesson 1: Seed Planting and Monitoring Seed Growth 7-12 Suggested Levels: Time This will take 2.5 periods (45 minutes each), plus 5 minutes a day of observation until the seedlings are transplanted. Teaching Goal To introduce students to the fun of raising edible plants while studying seed plant reproduction and the germination process. Learning Objectives To explore the plant life cycle by selecting vegetable/fruit seeds, planting the seeds, and providing nutrient and light to promote germination. To discuss and document the experience of this exploration of the plant life cycle. To understand terms relevant to the plant life cycle and the process of planting seeds to grow food. Alaska Standards Concepts of Life Science 1, 2 Science and Technology 1 History and Nature of Science 2 Science as Inquiry and Process 3 Number System 3 Statistics and Probability 3 Ratios and Proportional Relationship 2, 3 21st Century Skills Collaboration Creativity Cooperation Organization
Modified version The middle school and high school curriculum for teaching science is crowded with required topics and teachers may find that the enclosed suggested lessons are too extensive for their classroom. The Classroom Indoor Garden lessons are easy to modify and suggestions for modification are included in each chapter. While any part of the lesson plan can be modified, the modifications suggested in each chapter allow for classwork with a focus on providing an indoor garden for food production. Teachers who are interested in a modified lesson plan need only select the procedures that support the desired learning objectives. Procedures that emphasize the indoor garden are listed first for each lesson and all learning extensions as well as Lesson 5 can be ignored in a modified version. Lesson 1: Seed Planting and Monitoring Seed Growth Suggested Levels: 7-12 Time This will take 2.5 periods (45 minutes each), plus 5 minutes a day of observation until the seedlings are transplanted. Teaching Goal To introduce students to the fun of raising edible plants while studying seed plant reproduction and the germination process. Learning Objectives To explore the plant life cycle by selecting vegetable/fruit seeds, planting the seeds, and providing nutrient and light to promote germination. To discuss and document the experience of this exploration of the plant life cycle. To understand terms relevant to the plant life cycle and the process of planting seeds to grow food. Alaska Standards Concepts of Life Science 1, 2 History and Nature of Science 2 Number System 3 Ratios and Proportional Relationship 2, 3 Science and Technology 1 Science as Inquiry and Process 3 Statistics and Probability 3 21st Century Skills Collaboration Cooperation Creativity Organization
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