Showing posts with label lesson ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lesson ideas. Show all posts

Friday, May 21, 2010

Ideas for the concept map

Hi all,
I've been thinking about the concept map that is due Sunday. Here are a few ideas of things we might want to touch on as we develop our project. Hopefully this brainstorming format doesn't bother anyone...!

Types of gardens - water gardens, indoor gardens, fruit and vegetable gardens
Importance of gardening - environmental benefits, self sustaining, erosion control, eating health/organic
The role of weather/climate - different zones where plants grow, how climate affects the landscape around us
Logistics - what plants need to grow (water, sunlight, fertilizer)
Anatomy of a plant
How plants reproduce
Importance of gardens here, vs around the world

These are just a few of the things that come to mind when I think about teaching fourth or fifth grade students about gardening. I like the idea of being able to tie in weather, science and social studies.

What am I missing? What else do you guys think?