tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15759580233089794472024-03-20T14:53:20.557-07:00Garden Activities For Anyone, ANYWHERE!Welcome! I'm Gardener Sarah and we are going to have many adventures in the garden together.
Let's go and see what we can find!Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-75902875994557899512021-05-18T13:12:00.002-07:002021-05-18T13:59:30.036-07:00Theme: Cycle Stories<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span>Good day, Gardeners!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We usually make "Cycle Stories" in the Fall.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today we tried this activity in Spring! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We found many amazing examples of plants in different life cycle stages:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFxUnlBu-0qrccBx57qWFW9jQu2cTCOBnzE-ZzjbzUGNLE99kYN3L7zUNroOiF1lhqO_qtEefNktYaWn9TVBJUJBsBMbjT6Bi7NVk_K_JYq_n1YKQJ7nH0NgaW5Owob2RDQ1kl-3iL2s/s2048/20210518_091656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFxUnlBu-0qrccBx57qWFW9jQu2cTCOBnzE-ZzjbzUGNLE99kYN3L7zUNroOiF1lhqO_qtEefNktYaWn9TVBJUJBsBMbjT6Bi7NVk_K_JYq_n1YKQJ7nH0NgaW5Owob2RDQ1kl-3iL2s/w300-h400/20210518_091656.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6S2PDOpyKpcPDtsiVRRAe-2Qx5ztp73JfTUVw1GpdbVS5-s2vtqRNsfzDK2Xc8p_hL6xqJgV1wccxiyyyigD4WxOE3dbjaSiGZawnNaGaW6Yn4Twkt6Mr0ihrR_Za-nk4EX6StTrsWw/s2048/20210518_092047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6S2PDOpyKpcPDtsiVRRAe-2Qx5ztp73JfTUVw1GpdbVS5-s2vtqRNsfzDK2Xc8p_hL6xqJgV1wccxiyyyigD4WxOE3dbjaSiGZawnNaGaW6Yn4Twkt6Mr0ihrR_Za-nk4EX6StTrsWw/w300-h400/20210518_092047.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaN8k9b6iH-HoXbkDmRQ5Cuc2q436Plib4bhqTqmUP4DDU8MN7cF05Jq_vORbI5OQvK56y3krkfC4paUe_h2X_jmr0FVeYjEDG2Oe_iGTicdqn_KUBLU5VD_hwO4LZEbH_qzzA5muPiQ/s2048/20210518_091644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaN8k9b6iH-HoXbkDmRQ5Cuc2q436Plib4bhqTqmUP4DDU8MN7cF05Jq_vORbI5OQvK56y3krkfC4paUe_h2X_jmr0FVeYjEDG2Oe_iGTicdqn_KUBLU5VD_hwO4LZEbH_qzzA5muPiQ/w400-h359/20210518_091644.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Your turn:</u></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- Go for a walk or look out the window...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- What examples of plant life cycles can you find?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- Collect or draw your Cycle Story!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*What other cycles are there in our lives?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*We are also hearing the story, <b>"The Boy Who Grew a Forest,"</b> by Sophia Gholz and using the platform Vooks to watch it!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/auybLFKGPMY" width="320" youtube-src-id="auybLFKGPMY"></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-53697695405676132772021-05-07T13:41:00.002-07:002021-05-07T13:41:12.085-07:00Theme: Plant Super Powers<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Greetings Gardeners!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We focused on animal adaptations, so this week, let's focus on some plant adaptations!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A fun way to look at plant superpowers is to look at how seeds travel from place to place:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WqgVks9NViQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="WqgVks9NViQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and remember when we designed the ULTIMATE garden predator? We can try the same activity, but with plants!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j1hRxuy1ezQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="j1hRxuy1ezQ"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">...what do you think is the most effective way for plants to protect themselves from hungry herbivores?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...what do you think is the most effective way for plants to spread their seeds?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Go for a walk outside or look out the window - how do the plants around you move their seeds around?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-45979254689386583242021-04-26T14:15:00.003-07:002021-04-26T14:16:18.717-07:00Theme: Cute, Cuddly Carnivores!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Okay Gardeners, when I think of "cute and cuddly," I don't always think of animals who eat other animals, BUT, there are some really important critters in the garden who eat the bugs, who eat our plants!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today we'll focus on adorable <u>invertebrate predators</u> - animals who have no bones and eat other animals.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I think they're pretty cute! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What do you think?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. The Jumping Spider:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UDtlvZGmHYk" width="320" youtube-src-id="UDtlvZGmHYk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. The Ladybug:</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ws_D5nXOAJg" width="320" youtube-src-id="ws_D5nXOAJg"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. The Dragonfly:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lw2dfjYENNE" width="320" youtube-src-id="Lw2dfjYENNE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cute, but deadly! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">These critters help our garden not get eaten by other insects. Look for spiders, ladybugs, and dragonflies in a garden near you!</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-56245420682323961622021-04-20T13:51:00.004-07:002021-04-20T13:51:47.306-07:00Theme: One Plastic Bag!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">In honor of Earth Day, we're seeing the story called "One Plastic Bag."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's a story about women in Africa cleaning their village and tackling the HUGE problem of plastic waste.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Plastic doesn't decompose - it just piles up forever.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What can you do with all of the plastic you use?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Could you use ZERO plastic today?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_B6p04Zph04" width="320" youtube-src-id="_B6p04Zph04"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-19944163166455009082021-03-24T15:12:00.001-07:002021-03-25T08:15:15.295-07:00Theme: Honoring Farm Workers<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Hola todos - hoy, celebramos los granjeros!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today, we celebrate farm workers!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Each year, we honor and celebrate the lives of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta - Mexican farm workers who are famous for uniting workers in their fight for better wages, conditions, and basic human rights.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsj0exUCghBBUMMUQH0jSWFHTrEqCL9R_MBbAH0l5mE2FkAcnpfx_fRkq9ISpxMf9BDb80jSYkIO2l_Yi_uqqSaO5LVmOeXP6S6uX4S3WkgEGmGdLjmLNZcvVT3DFJT0JHWICrmTfjdm4/s265/Cesar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="190" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsj0exUCghBBUMMUQH0jSWFHTrEqCL9R_MBbAH0l5mE2FkAcnpfx_fRkq9ISpxMf9BDb80jSYkIO2l_Yi_uqqSaO5LVmOeXP6S6uX4S3WkgEGmGdLjmLNZcvVT3DFJT0JHWICrmTfjdm4/w287-h400/Cesar.jpg" width="287" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*<b>Working in the fields is very hard work</b> and without people to care for, plant, and harvest crops, we wouldn't have any food!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">* President Barak Obama declared Cesar Chavez Day on March 31, on Cesar Chavez's birthday!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>AND - it was Dolores Huerta who began using the phrase, "Si, se puede!" during strikes (Obama later adopted the phrase for his campaign!)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">* A less-often-told story is the life and legacy of <b>Larry Itliong - a Filipino farm worker</b> who actually started The Delano Grape Strike.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xEPOBZTUM1A" width="320" youtube-src-id="xEPOBZTUM1A"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">*It was Itliong who walked off the grape fields and reached out to Cesar Chavez to unite the Mexican and Filipino farm workers' unions!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Itliong demanded wages equal to the federal minimum wage - this means that for YEARS, farm workers were being paid LESS THAN the minimum wage and many farm workers lived in labor camps.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Because both unions joined together, they were able to win better working conditions and they formed the United Farm Workers in August 1966.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLDk7nFpXhZ_N-SvqlO-I3UU4VfCpipd3bdRi1EfNo_5Uhm1GTxuRzss-V0-woLXAkMRYrrl1zgjuofDCX5xddw0-rqC2DEFy3BxkHqfgAmFFNxjlcVMeMBZ6LknCm_MdJnvukrFDdHo/s275/grapes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLDk7nFpXhZ_N-SvqlO-I3UU4VfCpipd3bdRi1EfNo_5Uhm1GTxuRzss-V0-woLXAkMRYrrl1zgjuofDCX5xddw0-rqC2DEFy3BxkHqfgAmFFNxjlcVMeMBZ6LknCm_MdJnvukrFDdHo/w400-h266/grapes.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>*Call to Action: Help your community today in some small way:</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Clean up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Wash dishes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Prepare food</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Take out the trash, recycling, and compost</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...How does it feel to help out?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...How does it feel to do the right thing?</span></div><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-1735797578223357042021-03-18T09:33:00.000-07:002021-03-18T09:33:07.746-07:00Theme: Amazing Pollination!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Did you know that <b>1 of every 3 bites</b> of food depends on bees?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pollinators</b> are the essential workers of the planet and without them, we couldn't survive - we wouldn't have food! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">* Plants need to be <b>pollinated</b> to produce fruit (and seeds) and there are many ways that plants can be pollinated.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some plants are pollinated by wind and some are pollinated by other animals!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MQiszdkOwuU" width="320" youtube-src-id="MQiszdkOwuU"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we head into the season of Spring, <i><b>beeeeeee</b></i> on the look out for pollinators like bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, flies, moths, and other helpful critters!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Bees don't actually pollinate plants on purpose - they are gathering pollen for their food! They collect the pollen and nectar and use it to make honey!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cDlHHCGbMc4" width="320" youtube-src-id="cDlHHCGbMc4"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Activity: Draw your favorite meal!</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Which parts of the meal were pollinated by bees?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7V15ddV5f6Mcg4-iqjemvfFOOmmknhdebrSMB49akO45xJI69fnrsORR4KdESciJIQKJGxax5UH0RFNKnGLSW0UI20AuBBpFWbIC2lBns8hprIvJUaZFGjnhT3jm1gTk0hSmKL2gjzQ/s275/taco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7V15ddV5f6Mcg4-iqjemvfFOOmmknhdebrSMB49akO45xJI69fnrsORR4KdESciJIQKJGxax5UH0RFNKnGLSW0UI20AuBBpFWbIC2lBns8hprIvJUaZFGjnhT3jm1gTk0hSmKL2gjzQ/w400-h266/taco.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-4403391700625404322021-03-11T09:35:00.001-08:002021-03-11T09:35:39.207-08:00Theme: Plant Magic<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span>Hola Jardineros!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hoy vamos a aprender de la magica de algunas plantas comunas!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today we're going to learn about the magic of some common plants!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kt0Lgy17I78" width="320" youtube-src-id="Kt0Lgy17I78"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Last time in garden, we started to learn about <b><u>photosynthesis</u></b> - the process by which plants take sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen and sugar!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">AMAZING!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Plants help us in many ways and humans have been using plant medicine for thousands of years.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Before picking or touching plants, please be sure you completely recognize what plant it is! And never eat a plant unless an adult helper is close by!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>*Before picking a plant, be sure to thank it!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*In our garden, we grow many plants that we use as tea, aroma therapy, and of course, as food!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBLeTToO5o4A5qZsnz0XcQKQ7krJS0yoQiYBbFQHKNFMEY9GRYM3OgqMSvflzzqdldg4CuJEUPX-EWHbMxWGvukwOuS_09ofscpJsyuQpaeinE2fpYkIV9WvI2R84uCNS7NKBPR7mv7I/s2048/medicinal+plants.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBLeTToO5o4A5qZsnz0XcQKQ7krJS0yoQiYBbFQHKNFMEY9GRYM3OgqMSvflzzqdldg4CuJEUPX-EWHbMxWGvukwOuS_09ofscpJsyuQpaeinE2fpYkIV9WvI2R84uCNS7NKBPR7mv7I/w360-h640/medicinal+plants.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">*Which plants do you recognize?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*How have plants helped you? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Go for a walk outside or scavenger hunt in your own kitchen - which plant helpers can you find?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Buenos dias, Jardineros - nos vemos pronto! Hasta luego!</span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-31035243457439405912021-03-04T08:37:00.001-08:002021-03-08T09:21:21.857-08:00Theme: Photosynthesis<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Welcome Gardeners!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As the longer days of sunlight return as we head towards Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, plants are beginning to put on new growth!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MseFBVjBMjU" width="320" youtube-src-id="MseFBVjBMjU"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today we'll focus on<b> <u>photosynthesis</u></b> - the process by which plants make their own food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water - and then give off oxygen and make sugar!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Plants take up water and salts through their roots in the soil and exchange air in their leaves. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*They make sugar as their own food!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Can you think of a plant that tastes sweet? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When we eat plants that taste sweet, we're eating their plant food sugar! </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">YUM!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eAtmg8IhcUs" width="320" youtube-src-id="eAtmg8IhcUs"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Try this activity: </u></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- Look for the plant's <b><u>chlorophyll</u></b> - it's the green chemical in the leaf that helps plants do photosynthesis!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1. Pick a green healthy leaf (ask for help if you need it!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2. Cover a section of it with dark paper (use tape)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3. Leave it in the sun for a few days... </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">4. Check the section under the paper and notice any changes!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*The chlorophyll will stop being made if covered up. You might notice that the section under the paper has changed color.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Have fun noticing new green leaves, amazing plants growing, and remember to say, "THANK YOU" to a plant every day!</span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-10430896892494712182021-02-24T17:31:00.004-08:002021-02-25T11:36:30.871-08:00Theme: Celebrating Black History Month - George Washington Carver<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Greetings Scientists!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">George Washington Carver was an American scientist, scholar, and farmer. He was born a slave in Missouri in the 1860's. His actual birth date is unknown.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2014/08/GWC1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="300" height="291" src="https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2014/08/GWC1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">He attended as much school and college as he could and became a scientist - especially interested in farming, research, and growing food.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">He noticed that Southern farmers grew the same crops year after year in the same fields and that the soil became "tired" or depleted after heavy use.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">He tested and developed science experiments to improve the soil!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">GWC developed many methods of crop rotation and discovered that the use of certain plants helped rebuild and make soil healthier.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*In our garden, we use these methods today!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*We plant <b>cover crops</b> in the Winter to add <b>nitrogen</b> back into the soil:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn4PoDKehKTQKz9D8TE86aMeYmlsUkeiBpCw9gukML3vAI9hPnysjx-MOEvAMMJ3Ox6icvjN-Z13PhZkt6ygdDUykSh9e2mFqf0Ys8AyoXq71PG4ktsSH8S6TVeYnbqJkd2w3UN8WmFY/s2048/favas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn4PoDKehKTQKz9D8TE86aMeYmlsUkeiBpCw9gukML3vAI9hPnysjx-MOEvAMMJ3Ox6icvjN-Z13PhZkt6ygdDUykSh9e2mFqf0Ys8AyoXq71PG4ktsSH8S6TVeYnbqJkd2w3UN8WmFY/w225-h400/favas.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">*We rotate what types of plants we grow.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*By adding plants such as fava beans and other legumes (peanuts, peas, sweet potatoes), we make the soil stronger from year to year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://homesteadandchill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/fava-bean-nitrogen-nodules-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://homesteadandchill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/fava-bean-nitrogen-nodules-1.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">George Washington Carver is famous for his work with peanut plants!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">He also encouraged poor people to grow their own food to help with their own economic independence.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n79v-a_mJjs" width="320" youtube-src-id="n79v-a_mJjs"></iframe></div><u style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Activity:</u><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Think of a problem in our garden or a question you have about plants. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Design a science experiment to test out a solution!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Student Questions 2/25/21:</b></u><br />- Do green grapes turn into purple raisins?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">- What's the heaviest rock?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">- If you drop water on a leaf, will it splash off, bend the leaf, or stay in place?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">- Can you see air coming out of leaves?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">- Can we change a flower into a different color?</span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-19460521996028905292021-02-19T10:55:00.001-08:002021-02-19T10:55:38.716-08:00Theme: Eat a Rainbow!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Welcome Everyone, Everywhere!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We've been learning about "Anytime vs Sometimes" foods and "Whole vs Processed" foods in our garden classes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another great way to think about eating healthy is to "Eat a Rainbow," that is, eating as many natural colors of the rainbow as possible! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Each color of the rainbow helps our bodies in a different way. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Try to eat fresh fruits and vegetables of each color: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRB-JMlPTvqAU22EjgTMC8fQ2x6qWfDTD43WG_x9BwLhFuol5YA3Kxm41M0SR_bPEVS-Dyi8_ljMIat_7MpT_B5mvRCHf4CbZlt64Oh4bL8StNGEoYjgoYWeMv2ZxiInSCClo7o_bcAQ/s2048/rainbow+guide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRB-JMlPTvqAU22EjgTMC8fQ2x6qWfDTD43WG_x9BwLhFuol5YA3Kxm41M0SR_bPEVS-Dyi8_ljMIat_7MpT_B5mvRCHf4CbZlt64Oh4bL8StNGEoYjgoYWeMv2ZxiInSCClo7o_bcAQ/w640-h388/rainbow+guide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Red - helps your heart - Lycopene</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Orange - helps your eyes - Vitamin D</span></p><p><span style="color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">Yellow - helps your immune system - Vitamin C</span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Green - helps our digestive tract, it's the "broom" for our bodies - Fiber</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Blue/</span><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">Purple - </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">helps brain function - </span><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">F</span><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">lavanoids</span></p><p><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Brown/Tan - helps the lymph system - Allyl Sulfides</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Eating the full rainbow ensure our bodies get the nutrients we need to be healthy!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrcKttcQad5S5fgiNbiqS93Dc50J2csJYwROW79-B7JJUJLHEcm1BK6jLzWDJUIkWKO5d92o4ADtBFyotVoh0fd7KoD3QO82UcGDAF3XCC-bFVlL2P9mU5tnGfYREANshCl1BJudE-9w/s2048/eatarainbow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrcKttcQad5S5fgiNbiqS93Dc50J2csJYwROW79-B7JJUJLHEcm1BK6jLzWDJUIkWKO5d92o4ADtBFyotVoh0fd7KoD3QO82UcGDAF3XCC-bFVlL2P9mU5tnGfYREANshCl1BJudE-9w/w640-h360/eatarainbow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-50003981335963578932021-02-17T09:39:00.004-08:002021-02-17T10:55:11.579-08:00Theme: Black History Month - Ron Finley<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Greetings Farmers!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Our focus-farmer this week is Ron Finley - an urban farmer in South Central Los Angeles. His group, LA Green Grounds, works to grow food in the patch of land between the sidewalk and the street in neighborhoods known as "food deserts."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A "food desert" is an area, usually in a city, where there are no grocery stores and access to fresh food is limited.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ron Finley noticed that access to fast food, convenience stores, and processed food was negatively affecting the community, so, he decided to teach people to grow their own food and be stewards of their own land.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Watch his amazing TED Talk:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxoKrQMOhmoNNBLtYO0DT1nKNjFGP4GDD_9IhTQhh6AB0o13CKVF0BVvT9iq45ArQcbd7KPk7cn54VK6u6jmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*He says, "Growing your own food is like printing your own money."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Take care, Everyone, Everywhere!</span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-33523537807348489912021-02-11T09:01:00.000-08:002021-02-11T09:01:12.311-08:00Theme: Sometimes vs Anytime, or, Processed vs Whole<p><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings Eaters Everywhere! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We've been looking at FOOD in garden classes! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We started our exploration looking at how water gets into our food through the water cycle and then, we have been discussing what ELSE do we get from our food?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Food provides us with all the energy, nutrients, and vitamins that we need to survive. Plus, it tastes good!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*We can think about our food as <b>"Sometimes Foods"</b> and <b>"Anytime Foods"</b> - literally, foods we eat as treats, occasionally, as snacks, or parts of meals, and foods we can eat anytime:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCTWj3usPartyPjUc86W9o7JXMztBSQptdY13JHM9SDFIv7_0ZnsUrSdMgEGY1SoHSS63mhMZURx3MvIsKVi6Nl01ycND9V7ov3KP361voK9YPkSdQI85OEHdb_w3zh1PoKZ61vo3Lbo/s2048/anytimesometimes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCTWj3usPartyPjUc86W9o7JXMztBSQptdY13JHM9SDFIv7_0ZnsUrSdMgEGY1SoHSS63mhMZURx3MvIsKVi6Nl01ycND9V7ov3KP361voK9YPkSdQI85OEHdb_w3zh1PoKZ61vo3Lbo/w640-h360/anytimesometimes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Everyone is a little bit different regarding how and what they eat and no one's diet is better or worse - the goal is to get all of us to think about what we eat and make choices for our best health!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*<u>Anytime foods</u> are usually <b><u>whole</u></b> - meaning, they don't change from when they are grown to when we eat them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*<u>Anytime foods</u> are natural and have 1 or 2 ingredients.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*<u>Anytime foods</u> look like what they are.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Nothing is added or taken away.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*<u>Sometimes foods</u> are often <u><b>processed</b></u> - they change A LOT from the original ingredient.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*<u>Sometimes foods</u> have added ingredients like sugar, corn syrup, preservatives, or artificial colors.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Processed foods have lots of ingredients! Read some labels!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PSBGZqx-Phs" width="320" youtube-src-id="PSBGZqx-Phs"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;">*Look at the foods you eat. You probably eat both <u>whole food</u> and <u>processed food</u>! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Balance your diet and make healthy choices when you can! </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-58864157643635183852021-02-01T13:10:00.000-08:002021-02-01T13:10:31.850-08:00Theme: Celebrating Black History Month!<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Greetings Farmers!<br /><br />February 1 begins Black History Month! <br /><br />To celebrate, we will be learning about many Black people who have had great impact on our world in the areas of farming and gardening.<br /><br />Today, we will focus on Leah Penniman, an activist and farmer in Upstate New York at Soul Fire Farm. Their <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">website</a> states:<br /><br />"Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system."<br /><br />Leah Penniman also wrote the book, "Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land" and most recently, an article entitled, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">"To free ourselves, we must feed ourselves,"</a> about <b>food sovereignty.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhcsahCaVbULrQ8nb_qEcyGsiOmQIIPq4rgMD8Yv_KhqkemHLbxY_vsWqXy2RK-Mc1t3vbJOpBew_DtvH1ciproOWIoCvOlDxyjs408mhz-0Qol0xFKklk5Dh6qYZMBWISB8HYabDtgk/s1200/181102-leah-penniman-farming-while-black-top1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhcsahCaVbULrQ8nb_qEcyGsiOmQIIPq4rgMD8Yv_KhqkemHLbxY_vsWqXy2RK-Mc1t3vbJOpBew_DtvH1ciproOWIoCvOlDxyjs408mhz-0Qol0xFKklk5Dh6qYZMBWISB8HYabDtgk/w400-h266/181102-leah-penniman-farming-while-black-top1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>*Food Sovereignty</b> means growing your own food in your community - which means having more freedom over your own life and less dependence on social systems that are unbalanced and unfair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>*Food sovereignty</b> means that the people who grow the food also control how it is distributed. This means more equitable food systems, care of the environment, and better access to healthy food.</div></div><br />*Each week in class, we will focus on another Black leader who is working to change our society in a positive way.</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Read more about <a href="https://www.farmingwhileblack.org/team" target="_blank">Leah Penniman</a>. And watch her video on farming and activism: </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/StygQm6YlwQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="StygQm6YlwQ"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /></span></div>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-59192963135639199482021-01-27T14:06:00.000-08:002021-01-27T14:06:29.809-08:00Theme: Our Watershed<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Last time in garden class, we learned about the <b>water cycle</b> - it describes how water moves around from land to air and back again! Over and over!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*A <b><u>watershed</u> is like a giant funnel</b> - it collects water and describes the journey of water on the land.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b98kdNGYZt0" width="320" youtube-src-id="b98kdNGYZt0"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">*The San Francisco Bay Area is a giant watershed! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Water flows down from the hills, from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, into the Delta, into the Bay, and eventually out into the Pacific Ocean!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Berkeley is part of the watershed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">*We want water to soak into the ground - it helps our garden and all the plants and animals who live here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What would happen if water couldn't soak into the ground? (think about parking lots and roads)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What would happen if the water became polluted along its trip through the watershed?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Activity - Make a 3D watershed topographic map</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. Crumple up a piece of paper and gently unfold it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Notice the "hills" and "valleys"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmoIh19wggiUqIvbDjQIZwoiNOOGm2mrJXqNRvFWFxa-CLRMLqD8FdgdCk3KOzIHGjTIcnJtHloB5OiHo_jJqfhaeoAdDc7ooconn8inE3MHfPX1111D2OpX691XpKiUKRrx0ziFNQzU/s2048/watershed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmoIh19wggiUqIvbDjQIZwoiNOOGm2mrJXqNRvFWFxa-CLRMLqD8FdgdCk3KOzIHGjTIcnJtHloB5OiHo_jJqfhaeoAdDc7ooconn8inE3MHfPX1111D2OpX691XpKiUKRrx0ziFNQzU/w400-h253/watershed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. Color your watershed with green hills, brown soil, and blue water.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. Observe: where would water collect and flow?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p><b>Bonus Thought:</b> What would happen if <b>pollution</b> got into the watershed at the top of a hill?</p></span><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-22629465528727585932021-01-27T09:50:00.000-08:002021-01-27T09:50:35.632-08:00Theme: Citrus!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Hello Gardeners Everywhere!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We've been looking at citrus fruits in our garden classes this week. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is a large family of fruits, sharing many characteristics. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What do citrus fruits have in common?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What do you have in common with other people?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Check out this amazing graphic of the Citrus Family Tree:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BHEdsFOwT14ksNk2t_G3b4DF4pGUhM4EiK8Yi2iQN_YEsm_g0URsgc5GtDqn4kBNZU_KOYmAFYCk4dpVYX6dAvLObT2Muo9yKQoSUZutGbj34FVo5Mkq38G3L9mRnctb0AjtUEhMQhI/s800/Citrus-family-tree-NatGeo-800x690.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="800" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BHEdsFOwT14ksNk2t_G3b4DF4pGUhM4EiK8Yi2iQN_YEsm_g0URsgc5GtDqn4kBNZU_KOYmAFYCk4dpVYX6dAvLObT2Muo9yKQoSUZutGbj34FVo5Mkq38G3L9mRnctb0AjtUEhMQhI/w640-h552/Citrus-family-tree-NatGeo-800x690.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">What's your favorite citrus fruit?</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-79333913776165026932021-01-19T08:26:00.004-08:002021-01-19T08:35:16.002-08:00Theme: I am The Water Cycle<p><span style="font-size: large;"> *Where can you find water in your food?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Activity: Find a food that has water in it...</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Where did the water come from BEFORE it was in your food?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Have you ever thought about the journey of water?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Water changes and flows through the water cycle - the same water that we drink today is the same water that was on Earth millions of years ago!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtP2fetBXedj0JJ_6r6sE3M10ebM2tW04FtSavTcmEb_8gAU9YuPMjY0genwnleY-VoWlSVo3X9RGixHLF2pTaLhRUfdMSyY7QDe29YDgL_Sk94oZf7RgIl84LoOxRvyr2sieg4MmhlTQ/s895/Water+Cycle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtP2fetBXedj0JJ_6r6sE3M10ebM2tW04FtSavTcmEb_8gAU9YuPMjY0genwnleY-VoWlSVo3X9RGixHLF2pTaLhRUfdMSyY7QDe29YDgL_Sk94oZf7RgIl84LoOxRvyr2sieg4MmhlTQ/w604-h640/Water+Cycle.jpg" width="604" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Where have you seen water flowing in the BAY Area?</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PFzxcSq8LmI" width="320" youtube-src-id="PFzxcSq8LmI"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">*We are all connected to water! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Observe each step of the water cycle this week outside (or inside)!</span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-67881580109779554802021-01-11T09:11:00.001-08:002021-01-11T09:11:52.944-08:00Theme: All the Activities<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Hi Gardeners.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Last time in garden class, we made Garden Activity Containers where we brainstormed different garden-themed movements, wrote them on small pieces of paper, and added them to a container.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Then, we chose one out at random and all did an exercise together to keep us warm, flowing, and active.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the Great Big List of ALL the ideas that students came up with last week (totally random, in no particular order!):</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 arm vine stretches</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">40 bear hand shakes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 growing branches</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 start poses</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 tree stars</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 minute windy tree pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 second stem massage</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 apple picks</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5 water cycle arm circles</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 second strawberry dab</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 second avocado curl</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2 minute tree pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bean stretch</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 sprouting squats</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 sunflower stretches</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 Earth spins</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5 cycle circles</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 star poses</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">9 water-jacks</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 second sun pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5 minute tree pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">40 flower poses</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 mushroom arm openings</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 time lapse squats</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 second flower "4" pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5 plant part flows</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 plant part stretches</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dead Bug pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 fruit victory shakes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Giant arm circles (picking vegetables)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Scavenger Hunt! Find a plant part!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 jumping jack-fruits</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5 bud-flower poses</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 seconds buzzing bees</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 popcorn jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 lemon stretches (lay down, touch toes)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 banana peel stretches</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 seconds caterpillar arms</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 rabbit jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bee bundle</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 minute zombie apple tree</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 avocado jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 radish squats</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 water cycle shoulder circles</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5 jumping lemons</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2 minute banana stand</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 onion squats</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 seconds dead plant pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 seconds popcorn popping</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 trunk twists</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 minute pumpkin squat stretch</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">15 persimmon-pick jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 bend over strawberry picks cross body</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 reaching vines</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Straight vine stretch</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 seconds fruit flapping</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Silly seed squat</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Banana back bend</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Broccoli side stretch</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 seconds gravity bend</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 seed sprouting squats</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">11 tummy rubs</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 slow tea orbits</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 venus fly trap jumping jacks</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 waterfall back bends</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5 caterpillar crunches</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 cilantro leaf shakes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 cactus twists</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 soil scoops</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 windmills</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">100 second sun pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 carrot jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 seed squats</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 seconds caterpillar wiggle</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">15 spinach squats</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">12 turtle bends</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Seal pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5 grasshopper jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 daffodil pushups</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 full oranges (giant arm circles)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">25 chili pepper jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">15 seconds soil rest</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 cross body lemon pick stretch</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 plum jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 minute branches out sun pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">16 apple chomps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">15 squirrel toes dig</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">30 grass waves in the wind</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Scorpion pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">25 plum tree climbers</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">9 river jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">25 cross arm strawberry picks bottom-top</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 star jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Draw a plant</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 second wide branches tree pose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 minute paddle arms</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 worm bends</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">15 seconds cucumber stretch</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">20 kale jumps</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">25 pomegranate opposite arm/leg crunches</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Have fun doing these activities outside, inside, in the kitchen, in the garden, or wherever you can! </span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-22588603169406993502021-01-05T11:51:00.000-08:002021-01-05T11:51:02.864-08:00Theme: Warm in the Winter!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year, Everyone, Everywhere!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone has been able to enjoy the darkness of the Northern Hemisphere and cozy up with some tea and citrus!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the school garden, things look Wintery - cover crops are sprouting and the soil is wet from the rain we've been getting in the Bay Area!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvhqSm_YUIqAGij5XjimxX7-pb2VfuO2l2hLcN1yrE5NBIfur7BiBVOho8mrPS0VjN-hKyIajZ8FkPT-di7RI3DHxJKCQSjx3eCvsdbLaCQPCYrzG6tuCq10-hmMguxDWBdeTkY0uCqQ/s2048/covercrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvhqSm_YUIqAGij5XjimxX7-pb2VfuO2l2hLcN1yrE5NBIfur7BiBVOho8mrPS0VjN-hKyIajZ8FkPT-di7RI3DHxJKCQSjx3eCvsdbLaCQPCYrzG6tuCq10-hmMguxDWBdeTkY0uCqQ/w225-h400/covercrop.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4o77V3pDgFfwZJAd6T5GrtUcAhs4QcDbHGcJEK267nBjjdJPQlCqX0lq735gU-hk-Tx5LKB0vy7aKEudgYlaLYBlln84syGfPu4ytbL04FAJokMAR5yJ9ry8A_VNxbEiqbZ2UuzD3WyM/s2048/grape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4o77V3pDgFfwZJAd6T5GrtUcAhs4QcDbHGcJEK267nBjjdJPQlCqX0lq735gU-hk-Tx5LKB0vy7aKEudgYlaLYBlln84syGfPu4ytbL04FAJokMAR5yJ9ry8A_VNxbEiqbZ2UuzD3WyM/w225-h400/grape.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UU7rV4y8bM1zk4dxxqte9KzXsrT2I3dF12-calha-o2BI0-C8sYZWwpCJyPNf3eQnBM7Kyz5-o1EeQ9s0ZxcC36YWfbf0XFTp7XcqM3Cx8UAER8LUl7prx_ducCZ_SjALNTFzPYByCo/s2048/kale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UU7rV4y8bM1zk4dxxqte9KzXsrT2I3dF12-calha-o2BI0-C8sYZWwpCJyPNf3eQnBM7Kyz5-o1EeQ9s0ZxcC36YWfbf0XFTp7XcqM3Cx8UAER8LUl7prx_ducCZ_SjALNTFzPYByCo/w225-h400/kale.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*This week, we are making "Garden Movement Containers," where we creatively come up with garden-themed movements and pull one out at random for everyone to do.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><u>To make your Container:</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- Use any container (box, bag, jar, etc)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- Cut paper into small pieces</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- Write (or draw) your own garden-themed movements and place them in the box</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- Choose one and enjoy some movements during these cold Winter days!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3eAtv-VJ9odIEQQ1Medkid0Kjotu8Er5XX-5qV9h19H0rHnJ9_MgBphrjBywHWmPYRTtCeOj3QCPEUz1BIX5D_X0bHC6nYl5eq-2aF25a3koGfBqd5nlnq3b7NJmADsuB_9QLp5-jb4/s2048/garden+activity+box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3eAtv-VJ9odIEQQ1Medkid0Kjotu8Er5XX-5qV9h19H0rHnJ9_MgBphrjBywHWmPYRTtCeOj3QCPEUz1BIX5D_X0bHC6nYl5eq-2aF25a3koGfBqd5nlnq3b7NJmADsuB_9QLp5-jb4/w360-h640/garden+activity+box.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLLKLpLwd_pnShsvZshcHsMnzS03TagOKilF73-lcMrC7b1j_iLT0U8r22aUEk8ThIu8o1B9rXPTtm4hOytMwCy8TSLb5wuZ4uq8QNgX_hn70LigcBVilQIUICRnbXQIAmLkEdHO6lgs/s2048/random+choice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLLKLpLwd_pnShsvZshcHsMnzS03TagOKilF73-lcMrC7b1j_iLT0U8r22aUEk8ThIu8o1B9rXPTtm4hOytMwCy8TSLb5wuZ4uq8QNgX_hn70LigcBVilQIUICRnbXQIAmLkEdHO6lgs/w360-h640/random+choice.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I will compile the "master list" of garden-themed movements and add them to the blog as each class invents more!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, try 20 "trunk twists," 5 "caterpillar crunches," or 25 "jumping jackfruits!" Maybe some "water cycle arm circles?"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Have fun and stay warm!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-21481256927359739442020-12-21T14:16:00.001-08:002020-12-21T14:16:22.569-08:00Branching Out!<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Happy Solstice, everyone!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...please follow our school garden adventures on Instagram at: missgardenersarah</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year!</span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-23400609129929801402020-12-16T16:45:00.001-08:002020-12-16T16:46:06.013-08:00Theme: The Solstice!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Hello Everyone, everywhere!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have really been noticing the daylight and darkness lately, have you? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*The day with the <b>least amount of sunlight </b>(in the Northern Hemisphere) is soon, on December 21st - it's the <i>Winter Solstice</i>! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When I wake up, it's still dark outside and when I finish school, it's already starting to get dark.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*We learned about the Earth's <b><u>tilt</u></b>, changing seasons, and how the amount of sunlight affects our garden. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You may have also been noticing how animals are getting ready for Winter...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Some animals <u><b>migrate</b></u> - they move to another place to find food more easily:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFf__1bQ0jsdy_5mvOliBIzNUK-By7ybSp4aHWujucfSKXfO1yakGVrk759vmxogme8ZRQGcfx5Y_ZBUsNv4CL1yVbrFEkUrwWFL7_2hqm8OZ53fEo0qqiSHv3Ne1Nw52kBPley6Cs6c/s1280/59953191-1280px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFf__1bQ0jsdy_5mvOliBIzNUK-By7ybSp4aHWujucfSKXfO1yakGVrk759vmxogme8ZRQGcfx5Y_ZBUsNv4CL1yVbrFEkUrwWFL7_2hqm8OZ53fEo0qqiSHv3Ne1Nw52kBPley6Cs6c/w400-h300/59953191-1280px.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/overview" target="_blank">Canada Geese</a> (and many birds) migrate. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Some animals <u><b>hibernate</b></u> - they sleep through the cold season, living off of body fat and food stores until warmer weather arrives:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7tVc68xV3ZHp0v43-r7_OIJa4YcC2syP8wtxpS5P6SXgHzm6m9nKKXHUhmZRvZlVD-KvMdSpLPrYEosiiAqa-b7KxDU-ODtyPhUx20tSMMwTxYdcLfxrhGIQQwTHAC4S7QCsjlg_e10/s2048/Official-Fat-Bear-Week-Bracket-2020_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="2048" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7tVc68xV3ZHp0v43-r7_OIJa4YcC2syP8wtxpS5P6SXgHzm6m9nKKXHUhmZRvZlVD-KvMdSpLPrYEosiiAqa-b7KxDU-ODtyPhUx20tSMMwTxYdcLfxrhGIQQwTHAC4S7QCsjlg_e10/w400-h278/Official-Fat-Bear-Week-Bracket-2020_2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*In Berkeley, because our weather is so mild, and it doesn't get very cold, many of our animals <u><b>brumate</b></u> - they sleep and their metabolism slows WAY down:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7q6gMazPcRngrXv9DaHjsHxYkOIdQv4u54U2yxPNPeooz_4bKpG3ItfOCn2MTaySTHjWlSQULiC1sduKl-DGEfzaVYD-GF3yJNgDuCkNiwgHRjsoChTdiJ9a6rE054sfDUd3pdQjGf8/s900/tstetra2sm042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7q6gMazPcRngrXv9DaHjsHxYkOIdQv4u54U2yxPNPeooz_4bKpG3ItfOCn2MTaySTHjWlSQULiC1sduKl-DGEfzaVYD-GF3yJNgDuCkNiwgHRjsoChTdiJ9a6rE054sfDUd3pdQjGf8/w400-h266/tstetra2sm042.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/t.s.tetrataenia.html" target="_blank">San Francisco Garter Snakes</a> go into brumation in the winter!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">*And some animals stay the same - they continue to go out and look for food, eating more, and putting on some extra weight to keep them warm:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EfLARH_ralTn_TU3uKgU5iFzIBaQLKUKImH98Ls1BKsM8zqgrXEVDvM6FUt5im32DTsqZiEnYfJsB2EZQ24QPaZpE4PB0gBfFGMvq7VzkL1zbA4Vv3rz54Htk2-GNvIZQpTo5qRT9aE/s1200/squirrels-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="1200" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EfLARH_ralTn_TU3uKgU5iFzIBaQLKUKImH98Ls1BKsM8zqgrXEVDvM6FUt5im32DTsqZiEnYfJsB2EZQ24QPaZpE4PB0gBfFGMvq7VzkL1zbA4Vv3rz54Htk2-GNvIZQpTo5qRT9aE/w400-h129/squirrels-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://baynature.org/2019/05/28/are-fox-squirrels-replacing-gray-squirrels-in-california/" target="_blank">Squirrels</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_mule_deer" target="_blank">deer</a> remain active throughout the year, unfortunately eating plants out of the garden!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL632WIqqCiJnfMql4ILxGpvRHb7sscTI4dMVfhaRPopAVXX_fuWkSWJzvcSbsYdfRKDNf700TyhvxpQ2KDwLY37WOUOmYcZNUqPe5WDkLuMI6ls3ZvdNSlWOebVpI3mbsZVyr0GguY8/s1920/1920px-Doe_and_fawns_July_2006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL632WIqqCiJnfMql4ILxGpvRHb7sscTI4dMVfhaRPopAVXX_fuWkSWJzvcSbsYdfRKDNf700TyhvxpQ2KDwLY37WOUOmYcZNUqPe5WDkLuMI6ls3ZvdNSlWOebVpI3mbsZVyr0GguY8/w400-h300/1920px-Doe_and_fawns_July_2006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Activity:</b> Keep a checklist of all of the wildlife you see during break.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Divide it up by type of animal: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What animals would you like to see outside?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where do you need to go to see those animals?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QDVzbI-nPKttJPlij52S3PLk2XT5Q1i9aTAt-4BfBMTZCeskL1aRhMDE-46xC3sHizOB_VsxopVjR4bd4bkxjTbZeUsEq_lZp6xq_w2O34r2X6GCkAlqy60ImyjJeljQT85aI6qSC1Y/s2048/checklist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QDVzbI-nPKttJPlij52S3PLk2XT5Q1i9aTAt-4BfBMTZCeskL1aRhMDE-46xC3sHizOB_VsxopVjR4bd4bkxjTbZeUsEq_lZp6xq_w2O34r2X6GCkAlqy60ImyjJeljQT85aI6qSC1Y/w640-h360/checklist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></div><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-3872558712130440242020-12-10T08:51:00.000-08:002020-12-10T08:51:21.463-08:00Theme: Once Upon a Food Chain<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Greetings Gardeners!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We've been studying soil, cycles, and seasons for much of the Fall.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">These are essential themes in our garden...and in life!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Energy moves from the sun, to plants, to animals, and back into the soil through the NUTRIENT CYCLE (compost, rot, decomposition).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*We can observe how energy moves through ecosystems in <b><u>food chains</u></b> and <b><u>food webs</u></b>!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"Predator and prey, producers and decay are in the food chain, CHAIN CHAIN!"</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YuO4WB4SwCg" width="320" youtube-src-id="YuO4WB4SwCg"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What role do YOU play in the food chain?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where have you seen decomposition and decay?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Activity:</b></u> Draw the organisms of a garden (or other ecosystem!) on a piece of paper. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">How are they connected? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Connect them together with arrows!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxl4Hou6Mzwlzb-ozY6TIaoc7Exb5oX6WkkIg6Ui7XKoSjPiIBDnT6asZvQoZNuRCm0pBFKUxSmTfOTcZ_gCVPCbuB1TcGPfCm0qS7MkJrS0GKLNmHLy-Yh1FdjpaqLI-JE7UgmcpuOU/s2048/food+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="2048" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxl4Hou6Mzwlzb-ozY6TIaoc7Exb5oX6WkkIg6Ui7XKoSjPiIBDnT6asZvQoZNuRCm0pBFKUxSmTfOTcZ_gCVPCbuB1TcGPfCm0qS7MkJrS0GKLNmHLy-Yh1FdjpaqLI-JE7UgmcpuOU/w400-h279/food+web.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Everything is connected!*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please enjoy this story, "Once Upon a Jungle," by Laura Knowels and James Boast</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/md-EZIwQ_cs" width="320" youtube-src-id="md-EZIwQ_cs"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">*How are you <b>interdependent</b> on the plants and animals around you?</span></div>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-40779070446560696592020-12-02T13:22:00.000-08:002020-12-02T13:22:23.637-08:00Theme: Digging Deeper into Decomposers<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Hi Gardeners, everywhere!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-RCQdqyooVE" width="320" youtube-src-id="-RCQdqyooVE"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We are deep into the Fall season.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">How can you tell?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">(...The sunlight hours are shorter, the darkness is getting longer, the temperature is colder, and the soil is damp!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*In the school garden, mulch (straw) is helping to keep the soil moist and build nutrients. The cover crop was planted to add even more nutrients to the soil. I added a net to keep birds and squirrels from eating all the clovers and peas. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Clovers, peas, and fava beans have special roots that help put nitrogen back into the soil:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcmVe3uRuqu5A2A4-PkaQfKY2ot1P_NVULLCQJOHQXptvn5U4Q561Yt048JMhCvPnIdw_rPdG0HMSpb7rvpP7kgZKiEWgBIz7EaYMCwCg89YKH4lXQytYuiKs9A-5F12RRXGv1mvu5zg/s1920/covercropstraw.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcmVe3uRuqu5A2A4-PkaQfKY2ot1P_NVULLCQJOHQXptvn5U4Q561Yt048JMhCvPnIdw_rPdG0HMSpb7rvpP7kgZKiEWgBIz7EaYMCwCg89YKH4lXQytYuiKs9A-5F12RRXGv1mvu5zg/w224-h400/covercropstraw.jpeg" width="224" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Getting ready for Winter means taking care of our soil and building a nice home for our <b>3 decomposer friends</b>: Fungus, bacteria, and invertebrates!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We can add <b>compost</b> to our soil to help it stay healthy!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6em_8iFfKIk" width="320" youtube-src-id="6em_8iFfKIk"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We can also look for decomposers like worms in the garden:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l-zc_1vjLnI" width="320" youtube-src-id="l-zc_1vjLnI"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Activity:</b></u> Divide your paper into 3 columns. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you can, go outside to look for a mushroom and/or an invertebrate. (Bacteria is everywhere, but we can't see it!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Draw a picture of each of the decomposers (Fungus, bacteria, invertebrates) either from what you found or look for pictures online!</span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-39404538645564559672020-11-18T18:00:00.000-08:002020-11-18T18:00:15.172-08:00Theme: Seasons, Soil, and Cycles!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span>Greetings Scientists!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We've been focusing on seasons, soil, and cycles for the past few weeks so today, we'll read a Native American story about why trees lose their leaves in the fall.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's a Cherokee story that can be found here: <a href="http://www.northerncherokeenation.com/why-the-trees-lose-their-leaves.html">Why Trees Lose Their Leaves</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Many people all over the world have stories about seasons. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another way to describe why plants change with the seasons is because of changes in sunlight.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember our Earth's tilt on the axis?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Changes in sunlight as the Earth rotates around the sun also explains why plants have seasonal changes.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xk4-6II8l5Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="Xk4-6II8l5Q"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>Notice the seasonal changes around you...</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Activity - Collect some leaves that tell the story of change and draw the leaves in a cycle.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5apkLXiRWI4JJcscMgPkHuGI8qO9wiZshyrxMquzWcnxN0D6cXGE4I1GJ9Vzk9VN2VqtLUu7ELnhKfVQpazFCdkLosHz-gGtODTVn4J8l7P_3HxEKPQftmEnzkhVY6cs_JLRhVHQ8EAE/s1024/573f3dac8e0dd31ba08d7ffa235e97b6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1024" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5apkLXiRWI4JJcscMgPkHuGI8qO9wiZshyrxMquzWcnxN0D6cXGE4I1GJ9Vzk9VN2VqtLUu7ELnhKfVQpazFCdkLosHz-gGtODTVn4J8l7P_3HxEKPQftmEnzkhVY6cs_JLRhVHQ8EAE/w400-h374/573f3dac8e0dd31ba08d7ffa235e97b6.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Fall Leaves" by Andy Goldsworthy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">More AMAZING leaf art found here: <a href="https://mossandfog.com/andy-goldsworthy-fall-leaves/">Moss and Fog</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-19027111923927666962020-11-11T22:26:00.001-08:002020-11-12T09:34:32.412-08:00Theme: Exploring The Soil Cycle<p><span style="font-size: large;">Hi Gardeners! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We know we need soil to grow our food. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But where does soil come from?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This week, we'll be reading "Pumpkin Circle" by George Levenson and start exploring our soil.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uK625rTCKVo" width="320" youtube-src-id="uK625rTCKVo"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The process by which organic material breaks down into soil is called <b><u>DECOMPOSITION</u></b>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's the cycle of life and it's all around us, all the time!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3NY-DTD7obE" width="320" youtube-src-id="3NY-DTD7obE"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who are the critters that help with decomposition? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's our friends, the FBI:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fungus</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bacteria</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Invertebrates:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JF6ByvM5PylX7WvUbVckHyY940u0Zm3fqJP1xKXepCmnDtwDLCw45ipfdjvU_J_kbTouppQMsxac_9Fyo0iRBmYmwKuOrkvIGBzQCmi-ePmEXhuoxH_13oICygjvKwz_rM6AJKueS_s/s390/slices-black-bread-covered-mold-260nw-1291638283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="390" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JF6ByvM5PylX7WvUbVckHyY940u0Zm3fqJP1xKXepCmnDtwDLCw45ipfdjvU_J_kbTouppQMsxac_9Fyo0iRBmYmwKuOrkvIGBzQCmi-ePmEXhuoxH_13oICygjvKwz_rM6AJKueS_s/w400-h288/slices-black-bread-covered-mold-260nw-1291638283.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGv4GFjUBuAY2RniOy9EQX9lMdKrJd9l_4gFw1AqydrkR1rlyQB25TQY-sdgLFpTKE2B-0owoDl1VjyIclobCJcufX20OOmhFYrfQJ_12yS75_6U4ZTwCH2Z6uIWhfoV6ReHU6aFpWZc/s1280/bac_16x9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGv4GFjUBuAY2RniOy9EQX9lMdKrJd9l_4gFw1AqydrkR1rlyQB25TQY-sdgLFpTKE2B-0owoDl1VjyIclobCJcufX20OOmhFYrfQJ_12yS75_6U4ZTwCH2Z6uIWhfoV6ReHU6aFpWZc/w400-h225/bac_16x9.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx_nmOs1SZN5s-1MAwyY2j2iKwSmJQ0e40Z3fbTZxX0rqpZqEGUSCxoH4mohWuwiDadUz1hsSZ15esZWse2gAgjMj5SoUeX_Pjdag8hCMvUR6w7N5j7JWhGklkmVWFuZonIFZhiSfw4I/s768/GettyImages-122005156-1-b592543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="768" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx_nmOs1SZN5s-1MAwyY2j2iKwSmJQ0e40Z3fbTZxX0rqpZqEGUSCxoH4mohWuwiDadUz1hsSZ15esZWse2gAgjMj5SoUeX_Pjdag8hCMvUR6w7N5j7JWhGklkmVWFuZonIFZhiSfw4I/w400-h299/GettyImages-122005156-1-b592543.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Activity:</u></b> Let a <i>small</i> piece of food rot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check it every day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What happens to it over time?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Record it by drawing or taking a picture!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Where else have you seen examples of decomposition?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575958023308979447.post-80436464421252184912020-11-04T13:54:00.001-08:002020-11-04T14:51:56.278-08:00Theme: Garden to Your Mouth!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Hello Gardeners!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Let's read the story, "Right This Very Minute," which is about the important work of farmers. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"Everything we eat and everything we wear comes from SUN, SOIL, WATER, and AIR!"</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pecUqRDUvRM" width="320" youtube-src-id="pecUqRDUvRM"></iframe></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Did you also know that "Dirt Made My Lunch?" </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OTF_S-iXIfs" width="320" youtube-src-id="OTF_S-iXIfs"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">(we'll sing this song in our classes!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zn5P-IPs33k" width="320" youtube-src-id="Zn5P-IPs33k"></iframe></div></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">We've been looking at the harvest, seasons, and seeds in garden class, which is connected to the food that we eat. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The food that we eat grows in the soil...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...did you ever stop to think about where soil comes from?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Who makes the soil?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">How do we get new soil?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">...We'll be learning about DECOMPOSITION in garden classes, next!</span></p>Miss Gardener Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943946348085130999noreply@blogger.com0