STUDENT FIELD SCIENCE PROGRAM
2013-2014
Program
THEEducation
GENEROUS
GARDEN
PROJECT
Grow. Give. Teach.
CONTENTS
Letter to Instructors…………………………………… 4
General Information…………………………………… 5
Preparing for Your Trip………………………………... 6
Kindergarten…...……………..………………………... 9
Grade 1……………..………..………………………... 10
Grade 2……………………....………………………... 11
Grade 3………………………..……..………………... 12
Grade 4………………………..…..…………………... 13
Grade 5………………………….……………………... 14
DEAR INSTRUCTORS,
As part of our mission to Grow, Give, and Teach, the Generous
Garden Project offers interactive field trips for grades K-12. Our
custom-designed curriculum includes programs developed by a
certified environmental science teacher.
Our programs are based in the SC Science Standards and the
Next Generation Science Standards 2013 Draft. We look forward to
welcoming your student group to the garden, where we strive to
nourish hungry bodies as well as hungry minds.
FROM, BO CABLE
Founder and Executive Director
GENERAL INFORMATION
Cost:
$7 per student
FREE for teachers and chaperones
*student scholarships available based on need
Duration:
3 hours (not including lunch/snack)
Group Size: 10-30 students
PREPARING FOR YOUR TRIP
School should provide:
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First aid kit
Chaperone (parent/teacher) for every 8 students
Students should bring:
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Snack/lunch
Weather- and garden-appropriate clothing and shoes
Generous Garden Project will provide:
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Instructor
Lab materials
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
KINDERGARTEN
Standards: K-1.1, K-1.2, K2.1, K-2.5
On this field trip, students have
the opportunity to explore life
cycles hands-on. We will first
observe a seed, opening the
discussion to the life cycle of
plants.
Then, students participate in
guided exploration of the
garden, where we practice
service and learn about hunger.
Each student will plant his or
her own seed to take home
and grow.
GRADE 1
Standards: 1-2.1, 1-2.2,1-2.3, 1-4.1, 1-4.3, 1-4.6
Students embark on a garden scavenger hunt to illustrate
the major structures of plants. Together, we will identify edible
structures of plants throughout the garden. Students will
practice service as they experience soil hands-on. We will
compare soil samples as each student prepares his or her
own flower pot to take home.
GRADE 2
Standards: 2-1.3, 2-1.4,
2-2.2, 2-2.4
Students explore during a
garden scavenger hunt in
which we will observe
and classify animals
according to their physical
characteristics.
Students learn the
interdependence
between plants and
animals. We will compare
soil samples as each
student prepares his or
her own flower pot to take
home.
GRADE 3
Standards: 3-2.1, 3-2.3, 3-2.5
Students explore the garden and organize a simple food chain
of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Students practice
serving others as they experience soil hands-on. Each
student plants a seed in a Generous Garden pot to take home,
and discuss which components their plants will need as part of
their habitats. Like all field trips at the Generous Garden
Project, students will share reflections before they leave.
GRADE 4
Standards: 4-1.4, 4-2.1
Students observe and classify organisms throughout the
Generous Garden. We will distinguish between vertebrates
and invertebrates, plants and animals, and flowering and
nonflowering plants. Students practice service as we
experience the garden hands-on, and will each plant a seed to
take home.
GRADE 5
Standards: 5-2.4, 5-2.5
Students identify the roles of organisms in an
ecosystem’s food webs as they classify organisms
in the garden as examples of each of the kingdoms
of living organisms. Students participate in a service
activity, plant seeds to take home, and reflect as a
group before the end of the trip.
161 Verdin Road
Greenville, SC 29607