Garden Lesson Plan: Food and Carbon

3 Activities

Grades 6 - 8

4 Hours

Learning Standards: Common Core (ELA), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Overview

Empower youth to explore the fascinating world of food, sustainability, and environmental impact. Through hands-on activities, creative expression, and insightful discussions, youth identify their favorite seasonal fruits and vegetables, delve into the carbon cycle and its significance, design a vibrant didactic art piece, and master the art of garden planning, all while gaining a deeper understanding of how our choices shape the world around us.

Continue Your Journey

Where Did You Come From?

In this engaging lesson, students explore their connection to food and its origins. Through hands-on activities, they sketch their favorite fruits and vegetables, examine their geographical sources, and create thought-provoking food art to reflect on the impact of locally grown versus shipped produce.

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Where Did You Come From?Health and Wellness, Nature and Wildlife

1 Hour•Grades 6 - 8

What is Carbon and the Carbon Cycle?

By studying the life cycle of a tomato, youth connect the carbon cycle and food production. Youth demonstrate their learning through a mini-art project.

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

What is Carbon and the Carbon Cycle?Nature and Wildlife, STEM

1 Hour•Grades 6 - 8

Designing a Garden

Youth design a garden paradise for the purpose of growing fruit and vegetables.

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Designing a GardenNature and Wildlife, STEM

1 Hour•Grades 6 - 8

Garden Lesson Plan: Food and Carbon

The Nature Conservancy ↗️

Garden Lesson Plan: Food and Carbon

Grades 6 - 8

4 Hours

Overview

Continue Your Journey

Where Did You Come From?

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Where Did You Come From?Health and Wellness, Nature and Wildlife

1 Hour•Grades 6 - 8

What is Carbon and the Carbon Cycle?

By studying the life cycle of a tomato, youth connect the carbon cycle and food production. Youth demonstrate their learning through a mini-art project.

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

What is Carbon and the Carbon Cycle?Nature and Wildlife, STEM

1 Hour•Grades 6 - 8