Plants and Music
Question: For my daughter's science fair project, she wants to compare plants grown with classical music playing and plants grown with rock music. There don't seem to be any definitive scientific...
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Creating a Classroom River "Exploring life in the river near our school intrigued my third and fourth graders," reports Waits River, VT, teacher Cheryl Ollman. "But, of course, the time for working...
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Citizen Science Projects We Like
Engaging ordinary people in science research isn’t something new. In fact, one of the first formal citizen science projects, the Christmas Bird Count, began in 1900! But in the last 20 years or so,...
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Ladybugs Lost and Found
A Tale of Schoolyard Citizen Science Noelle Kramer hadn’t planned to delve into citizen science, but her students were rather persuasive. As her third and fourth graders in Dixon, California read...
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Engaging Students through Citizen Science
In schoolyards, backyards, and classrooms throughout North America – and beyond – students of all ages scan the skies for monarchs, monitor milkweed, document hummingbird arrivals, snap ladybug photos,...
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Maple Syrup, Step-by-Step
Materials: - Maple Syrup- Sugarbush Spring by Marsha Wilson Chall. A girl and her grandfather tap sugar maple trees and tell the story of making maple syrup. ISBN: 978-0688149079Exploration1. Hold up a...
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Composting with KidsGardening.org
By: Cynthia Domenghini, NGA Staff Right Side Box: Get Your Students Hooked on Composting!Here's a high school activity to help relate the benefits of composting to your students: Inquiring about...
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Exploring Water — Four Lessons to Teach about the Importance of Water
By: NGA Staff Right Side Box: Each lesson within this curriculum unit can be taught independently or in succession with the others. Download the lessons below:Exploring Terrariums (K-2nd grade)...
View ArticleVolunteer Surveys, FREE Download
By: NGA Staff As a garden coordinator, if you can understand what motivates your volunteers you'll be more prepared to recruit, support and retain a support network. Download Volunteer Surveys(PDF) »
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Compost Happens
By: Jean Persely for NGA with Cynthia Domenghini, NGA Staff Right Side Box: Jean shares some of her ideas to get kids interested in composting:Ask students what happens to blue jeans and t-shirts in...
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