Mathematics

6th Grade:

  • Measuring Perimeter with Rulers, Yard Sticks, and Measuring Tape

  • Measuring Perimeter with Rulers

  • Review: Measuring Perimeter

  • Measuring Area and Volume in a Garden Bed

  • Square Foot Planting

  • Plotting Coordinates Using a Garden Bed

7th Grade

  • Farmers' Market Using Unit Rate

  • Proportions: Drawing a Scale Model of Your Garden

  • Fruit Salad: Percentages and Equivalent Fractions

    • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GqA4Iy979w_-tbvJvkniMLsPmTG5V3uIvhk6m5106O0/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00

Soup Series:

  • Soup Ingredients: Percentages and Equivalent Fractions

  • Making Soup: Manipulating Recipes

  • Eating Soup: Analyzing Nutrition Facts

8th Grade

  • Measuring Volume: Cylindrical Soil Containers in the Garden

  • Similar Triangles Using Shadow Measurements

  • Solving Linear Systems: Measuring Garden Beds

  • Plotting Rate of Growth

  • Mathematics in Nature: Fibonacci Numbers and Phi

Wheat Series:

  • Measuring the Average Growth Rate of Wheat Stalks (Calculating Slope)

  • Measures of Central Tendency with Wheat Berries

  • Cooking with Fractions: Baking Bread

A week to remember. Four years ago under the direction of the talented Ms. Angela Hughes, one of our favorite collaborations-a pop up restaurant! Students were able to learn culinary skills and hospitality pro tips to create a garden lunch for their
"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own." Charles Dickens Our schoolyard habitat is thriving- not only is it beautiful, but it continues to provide food for families in need.
Life in the garden without students is different- seeds that were dropped or scattered by kids or critters have taken root with no foot traffic. Happy accidents! What has remained unchanged are the cycles of the natural world. Our thriving garden wil
Happy Earth Day from Seeds to Plate. The planet, and the food cultivated on it unify us all. Mother Nature teaches us impermanence, renewal, hope, connection, independence beauty, generosity and so much more. Sharing opportunities to connect students