Intermediate

It might seem strange, but seeds do not require soil to germinate. In this lesson, students will experiment with soilless seed starting media.

Plants can see light, well, in a manner of speaking. In this lesson, students will explore how photorecptors function allowing plants to "see".

There are different grow lights for purposes. In this lesson, students explore the attributes of different types of lights and test them to determine which is best for use in the Lab.

The most expensive piece of dirt is that which is not planted. This lesson explores succession planting and tasks students with creating a succession schedule for the entire year to maximize production.

Every seed library has some convention for organization like plant family, common name, or the season they prefer. This lesson requires students to create their own classification standard for the seeds in their seed saving library.

Knowledge is power. Don't reinvent the wheel. These two bits of sage advice shape this lesson. Students will create a seedling care guide filled with best practices that future classes will be able to reference.

Sometimes you learn more from failure than success. This lesson gives students a chance to fail on purpose to accelerate their learning curve.

The best way to explore a seed's anatomy is to sprout one and take it apart. In this lesson, students will do just that to see just how a seed develops into a viable seedling.

Every seed represents value to the farmer. Low germination rates can spell disaster for that year's profitability. In this lesson, students will learn to calculate the value of each seed that is started.

Little kids often think that pizza grows on trees somewhere. It would be nice but it's not that simple. In this lesson, students will create an ingredient list for their favorite meals to determine how much can br grown in the garden. That's the next best thing to a pizza tree!