Unit of work

Science

What does your garden grow? - unit of work

by Wendy Walsh, Winters Flat Primary School, 2009

Students investigate their school garden. They look at the needs of the garden, what creatures live there and the importance of how these creatures interact with the garden.

Overview

Educational value

  • Provides a pedagogical framework for a series of lessons for teaching about what is needed for a healthy garden.
  • Includes ways of integrating digital curriculum resources and other ICT into classroom practice.
  • Includes a list of all print, digital and other resources needed to teach the unit.
  • Is available in .doc or .pdf format to allow teachers to edit to suit their classroom context.

Learning objectives

  • Students explore the insects that live in their garden.
  • Students appreciate that gardens need insects.
  • Students learn that gardens need a variety of items, such as soil, water and food, to grow vegetables.

Curriculum area

  • Science, Science inquiry skills, Science understanding, Life and living

Year level

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L699 Garden detective: Australian garden

L699 Garden detective: Australian garden

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