Learning Goals
Students will be able to explain how living things grow and mature by observing a plant in a hydroponic garden.
Students will be able to use a model of a hydroponic garden to show the relationship between a plant’s needs and its place.
Students will be able to identify practices that are good for the environment by choosing water-saving and waste-reducing care actions for the garden.
Students will be able to communicate solutions for helping plants and protecting living things in their local environment.
Students will be able to describe positive ways to show care, consideration, and concern while working with partners on the garden.
Students will be able to encourage safe and healthy behaviors during plant care routines by using simple reminders and helping words.
Products
My Hydroponic Garden Design Page and Oral Explanation
Each student creates one design page with a labeled picture or sketch of a simple hydroponic garden, plus a short oral explanation of how it helps a plant grow. Students must include their own ideas, care actions, and what they learned from observing the plant.
Little Growers Hydroponic Garden System and Gallery Showcase
Teams build and care for one working hydroponic garden, test it with teacher-supported checks, make at least one improvement, and present the final system with growth evidence at the Little Growers Gallery. The showcase must explain the team’s choices, how they cared for the plant, and how the design helps living things with less dirt.
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