Garden Science
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Think Garden
K-6.
The History of Food | Think Garden
Photosynthesis | Think Garden
Soil Composition | Think Garden
Garden Pests and Helpers | Think Garden
Garden Pests and Helpers | Think Garden. This video explains how creatures living in a garden can damage or help it. See the role insects like bees and butterflies play in pollination, and learn how ladybugs and spiders help by eating insects that attack the garden. Also learn how to discourage bigger garden pests like birds and rabbits through the use of simple tools and techniques such as scarecrows, raised beds, fences, netting, and more.
What's a Food Chain? | Think Garden
What's a Food Chain? | Think Garden. This video illustrates why all living things need food and explains how organisms provide energy, in the form of food, to each other. Colorful graphics show the difference between a food chain and a food web, and an animation and poem make food chains easy to understand.
Plant Structure | Think Garden
Plant Structure | Think Garden. This video examines plant structure by taking a closer look at the root and shoot systems. Learn about roots, stems, leaves, flowers, seeds, and fruit through engaging illustrations and animations.
Dinosaur Train | Planting a Garden
Dinosaur Train | Planting a Garden. In this Dinosaur Train clip, Dr. Scott the Paleontologist discusses different types of gardens and what it takes to grow a vegetable garden.
PreK-1.
Plant Life Cycles
K-5.
Illuminating Photosynthesis
3-12.
Energy Flow in the Garden Ecosystem | Project Learning Garden
Energy Flow in the Garden Ecosystem | Project Learning Garden. Students will learn about the flow of energy and matter in a garden ecosystem by playing the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a simulation activity; observing components of the soil food web in the garden; forensically dissecting an owl pellet to re-create a food web and an ecological pyramid from which energy flow can be calculated; and restoring balance to a garden ecosystem by removing non-native species or introducing beneficial predators to control pests. These concepts are explained with this learning resource from Captain Planet's Learning Gardens Program.
4.
Predicting Whether the Weather is Good for the Garden | Project Learning Garden
Predicting Whether the Weather is Good for the Garden | Project Learning Garden. Students will make and use weather instruments in the garden, collect and report weather data as part of a citizen science research project, predict weather patterns and the spring frost-free planting date, differentiate between weather and climate, and design a weather station or season-extending structure for the garden. These concepts are explained with this learning resource from Captain Planet's Learning Gardens Program.
4.
Plant Structure and Function
6-8.
Plant Cells | Crash Course Biology #6
9-12.
Photosynthesis | Crash Course Biology #8
9-12.
Vascular Plants = Winning! | Crash Course Biology #37
9-12.