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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"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. Remix of: Garden Scie...
Garden Humanities: Respect in the Garden
"Overview: In this 6th grade science lesson, ESY staff bring visual aids and props to the classroom to teach guidelines for applying the school’s 4BEs (Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be an Ally) in the garden...
L6: Food Advertisements
"Overview: The objective of this lesson is to teach kids about food advertising. To compare and contrast the portrayal of real food versus processed food in the media. Subject: Arts and Humanities, Business and Communic...
Kitchen Humanities: Red Bean Stew
"Overview: In this 7th grade humanities lesson, students prepare Red Bean Stew. This lesson is the first 7th grade lesson of the year and provides students the opportunity to practice skills from 6th grade and prepare fo...
From My Garden to My Plate; Thats How I like to Eat
"Overview: Designing the school garden will require Math, ELA, and Science skills with Scientific Method being used as a foundation. Students will create a school garden as a result of the work they preloaded into the ac...
Berkeley Unified School District: Garden-Based Learning Curriculum
"Overview: This curriculum builds upon many years of educating students in the garden and scales up content across grades and lessons for instructional scaffolding. It is designed as an interactive teaching tool to be co...
Kitchen Science: Soft Pretzels – Chemical Reactions: Biological Leaveners in Baking
"Overview: In this 8th grade science lesson, students prepare Soft Pretzels. While the pretzels bake in the oven, students activate yeast and observe the production of carbon dioxide, which causes the Soft Pretzels to ri...
Garden Science: Microscope Lab
"Overview: In this 7th grade science lesson, students deepen their understanding of pollen and pollinators by practicing the use of microscopes to observe pollen and bee species from the garden. Level: Middle School Gra...
Kitchen Humanities: Silk Road IV - Rice Pudding
"Overview: In this 6th grade humanities lesson, students trade with each other to obtain all the ingredients needed to prepare Rice Pudding. This is the fourth and final Silk Road lesson. Subject: Arts and Humanities Le...
Kitchen Humanities: Maki Sushi
"Overview: In this 7th grade humanities lesson, students make vegetable sushi and explore how Japan’s geography has influenced its diet and culture. Subject: Arts and Humanities Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 7 Mate...
Garden Science: Biology of a Flower
"Overview: In this 7th grade science lesson, students review the structures and processes that allow flowering plants to reproduce, and then pick a flower from the garden to dissect and diagram. Level: Middle School Gra...
Kitchen Humanities: Ghanaian Black-Eyed Peas
"Overview: In this 7th grade humanities lesson, students prepare Ghanaian Black-Eyed Peas and examine the exchange of foods between Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas during the Columbian Exchange. Subject: Arts and Huma...
Kitchen Humanities: Silk Road III - Fresh Pasta with Fresh Herbs
"Overview: In this 6th grade humanities lesson, students prepare fresh pasta with Gremolata as they study the exchange of ideas, goods, and foods between Rome and other regions along the Silk Road. This is the third of f...
L5: The History of Agriculture
"Overview: The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about the history of agriculture and farming vocabulary. This lesson will allow students to think about human impacts on the earth. Subject: Social Science Leve...
Kitchen Humanities: Spring Roasted Vegetables and Gremolata
"Overview: In this 7th grade humanities lesson, students roast fall vegetables and explore how roasting enhances flavor through caramelization. Students eat the roasted vegetables with a Gremolata sauce. Subject: Arts a...
Garden Science: Garden Orientation - The Card Hike
"Overview: In this 6th grade science lesson, students are introduced to the garden as a classroom. They meet the garden staff, tour the garden, learn the basic systems and routines of the garden classroom and are introdu...
Kitchen Humanities: Greens Over Grains
"Overview: In this 6th grade humanities lesson, students complete the seed to table cycle by preparing sautéed greens and serving them over grains that have been grown in the Edible Schoolyard garden. Subject: Arts and...
Kitchen Humanities: Bruschetta
"Overview: In this 7th grade humanities lesson, students practice tasting and seasoning ingredients while preparing bruschetta. Subject: Arts and Humanities Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 7 Material Type: Activity/L...
Kitchen Humanities: Chow Mein
"Overview: In this 8th grade humanities lesson, students stir-fry vegetables to prepare Vegetable Chow Mein. Using the same produce as the roasted vegetable lesson students further explore how cooking methods and seasoni...
Kitchen Humanities: Iron Chef
"Overview: In this 7th grade life skills assessment, groups compete against each other to plan and prepare a menu with a set of secret ingredients. Subject: Arts and Humanities Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 7 Mater...