Garden-Based Learning
"Overview: In this 6th grade Science class, students learn how to build a compost pile, learn about organisms needed for decomposition, and begin to understand the purpose of compost in the garden. Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 6 Material Type: Activity/...
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Kitchen Humanities: Silk Road I - Steamed Dumplings
"Overview: In this 6th grade humanities lesson, students prepare Steamed Dumplings as they study the exchange of ideas, goods, and foods between China and other regions during the Han dynasty. This is the first of four S...
Garden Science: Soil and Erosion
"Overview: In this sixth grade science lesson, students will learn the main components of soil and discuss how soil is created in nature as well as how we can conserve it in the garden. Level: Middle School Grades: Grad...
Kitchen Humanities: Middle Eastern Meze Platter
"Overview: In this 7th grade humanities lesson, students prepare a Middle Eastern meze platter using ingredients that represent the four climatic regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Subject: Arts and Humanities Level: Mid...
Making Seed Bombs
"Overview: Seed Bombs are a simple and fun project that can add a little splash of plant life to un-tended ground. They are activated when rain softens the clay and allows the seeds to begin growing. Subject: Environme...
Garden Humanities: Harvest, Thresh, and Winnow
"Overview: In this 6th grade lesson, students learn how to harvest, thresh and winnow seasonal grains and play the game, Seed to Table. Subject: Arts and Humanities Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 6 Material Type: Ac...
Garden Science: Wood-Fired Beets
"Overview: In this 7th grade science lesson, students harvest, prepare and eat beets cooked in the wood-fired oven while reflecting on their second rotation in the garden. Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 7 Material T...
Kitchen Humanities: Fall Roasted Vegetables with Sauces
"Overview: In this 8th grade humanities lesson, students roast fall vegetables and explore how roasting enhances flavor through caramelization. Students eat the roasted vegetables with a Middle Eastern Chermoula sauce an...
Garden Science: Food System
"Overview: In this 7th grade science lesson, students are introduced to the food system and play an interactive game called The Wind Blows. Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 7 Material Type: Activity/Lab Author: Kyle C...
Kitchen Humanities: Spring Salad
"Overview: In this 6th grade humanities lesson, students prepare a Spring Salad with Basic Salad Dressing and vegetables harvested from the garden. Subject: Arts and Humanities Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 6 Mater...
Berkeley Unified School District Garden-Based Learning Curriculum Kindergarten - Third Grade
"Overview: The Berkeley Unified School District has pioneered garden education since the first school garden was planted at LeConte Elementary in 1983. This single garden inspired many others, and over the next twelve ye...
Garden Science: CHNOPS
"Overview: In this 8th grade science lesson, students review the six essential elements of life and discuss how they function in the garden. Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 8 Material Type: Activity/Lab Author: Kyle...
Garden Science: Papas Fritas
"Overview: In this 6th grade science lesson, students learn about the prevalence of potatoes while also preparing, roasting, and eating garden potatoes from the wood-burning oven. Subject: Arts and Humanities Level: Mid...
Kitchen Humanities: Silk Road II - Indian Vegetable Curry
"Overview: In this 6th grade humanities lesson, students prepare Vegetable Curry as they study the ideas, goods, and foods that India shared with other regions along the Silk Road. This is the second of four Silk Road le...
Garden Science: Levers Lab
"Overview: In this 7th grade science lesson, students learn about levers and use them to make-work easier. Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 7 Material Type: Activity/Lab Author: Kyle Cornforth Date Added: 02/12/2014...
Kitchen Humanities: Tortilla Platter
"Overview: In this 7th grade humanities lesson, students prepare tortillas, pico de gallo, and tomatillo salsa after learning about the different agricultural techniques developed by the Mayan, Aztec and Inca civilizatio...
Garden Science: Drop in the Bucket
"Overview: In this 6th grade science class, students consider how they use water in their daily lives and learn that water is a nonrenewable resource in a closed system. Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 6 Material Typ...
Kitchen Humanities: Create-a-Cookie
"Overview: In this 7th grade life skills lesson, students work as a group to make alterations to a traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe and create their own type of customized cookie. Subject: Arts and Humanities Le...
Kitchen Science: Whole Wheat Soda Bread with Butter and Chai – Chemical Reactions: Chemical Leaveners in Baking
"Overview: In this 8th grade science lesson, students prepare Whole Wheat Soda Bread with fresh churned butter and Chai. While the bread bakes in the oven, students experiment with chemical leaveners and observe the chem...
Kitchen Humanities: Autumn Harvest Soup
"Overview: In this 6th grade humanities lesson, students prepare a soup with vegetables harvested from the fall garden while they practice knife skills and learn the basics of making stock. Subject: Arts and Humanities...
Kitchen Science: Kale Pesto and Ricotta - A pH Lab
"Overview: In this 8th grade science lesson, students prepare Kale Pesto and Homemade Ricotta Cheese. Students also visit the pH Lab where they use cabbage juice as an indicator to test the pH of common kitchen ingredien...