Building a Miniature Garden
Overview
Industrial food production takes a huge toll on the environment, and organic and local food can be expensive. Learn how you can use the materials in your kitchen to grow some of your own food!
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Activity Type:
Video
Target Grade Level:
K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Estimated Duration:
4 minutes
Topics:
Food Systems
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations K-ESS3-1: Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live. 3-LS4-4: Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environmental changes and types of plants and animals that live there may change. 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 5-LS2-1: Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. |
Created by:
Audrey Carver
