In this activity from Kids Gardening, your students will dissect bulbs! Bulbs are plants growing from an underground mass of food storage tissues. The storage capacity of a bulb is a special adaptation for survival.

Students will:

  • Learn about bulbs.
  • Learn the different parts of a bulb and what they do.
  • Explore the parts of the bulb through dissection.

There are many options for branching out from this activity into science, math, art or language.

A simple activity to demonstrate the relationships between people and plants!

They’re the only living things that make their own food. Not only that, but they are the source of all food for every other living thing. What are they? Plants!

From Agriculture in the Classroom Oregon

Make your own salad dressing and study emulsion along the way.

It’s simple and easy enough for your small children to make.. and it’s an opportunity to be scientists and chefs.

If you’ve got a bit more time try these simple activities with your students and explore why oil and vinegar don’t mix naturally, how you can get them to mix and what makes a great salad dressing.

This resource is suitable for Grade 2-6 students and will explore the concept of emulsion. Can be adapted to younger grades.

How are We Connected? is a teachers resource to help students develop an understanding of and appreciation for where our food and fibers come from. Students learn about the ideas of community, interdependence, cycles, and how all things change over time. There are over 75 “facilitated learning experiences” organized around four “threads” that flow through the seasons: Who Are We?, Who Lives Here?, What’s Happening?, and How Are We Connected?

This free, downloadable curriculum provides high school students with a deep understanding of critical food system issues, empowers them to make healthy and responsible food choices, and encourages them to become advocates for food system change.

Lessons are:

  • Inquiry-based. Students engage in active problem solving, developing questions, and investigating to find solutions.
  • Classroom ready. Lessons, resources, and activities are easy to implement in the classroom

Suitable for high school students, but could be adapted for middle years.

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Bulb Botany

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Making Seed Bombs

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The People – Plant Connection

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Tasting Etiquette Activity

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Tasting Activities from Big Green

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Plant Needs (Gr.3-5 Lesson)

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