STEM Activities for Preschool and School-Age Children 4.25.15

STEM in the garden!

Many students will have never experienced growing their own food, so following a plant’s life cycle from seed to table could be a novel and life altering experience.  The opportunities to learn and apply STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) concepts in school gardens abound.  Plotting plant growth, graphing rainfall, to conducting soil percolation tests to designing greenhouses are just a few.  Participants will complete a soil perforation test, learn and gather different items for composting and make a lasagna garden, make seed balls, design a gardening log and journal, learn the benefits of native planting and water conservation.

CORE COMPETENCIES: II PROMOTING COGNATIVE DEVELOPMENT level 3a; III ENHANCING GROUP

CDA: 1, 5