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Outdoor Classroom: Teaching with School Gardens

Outdoor Classroom: Teaching with School Gardens. A Video for Teachers. by Ruthie Nachmany. http://ftextures.com/grass-texture.html. BACKGROUND RESEARCH. Video as a tool for professional development Use of case studies Inquiry-based approach to education *Especially good for science*.

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Outdoor Classroom: Teaching with School Gardens

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  1. Outdoor Classroom: Teaching with School Gardens A Video for Teachers by Ruthie Nachmany http://ftextures.com/grass-texture.html

  2. BACKGROUND RESEARCH Video as a tool for professional development Use of case studies Inquiry-based approach to education *Especially good for science* http://www.napleswebdesign.net/video-production/orlando-video-production/

  3. S C H O O L V I S I T Riverside Elementary School, Princeton, NJ Lessons by Dorothy Mullen School Garden as Outdoor Classroom

  4. S O I L Dry or moist? Each pair of students has their own pile of dirt to analyze Light or dark? Which stage is the soil in? Nutrients? Minerals? Insects? Smooth? Composted? http://www.uvm.edu/~pss/

  5. C O M P O S T What to put in? What to put in? What do bugs do? What’s trash? What’s recyclable? What’s compost? Can fibers return to the garden? Role of bugs? What’s trash? recyclable? compost? Newspapers, boxes, sacks, fibers http://aquirkyblog.com/2010/05/how-to-outdoor-compost-warning-this-might-get-dirty/ What happens in a compost pile?

  6. F O O D Role of sun? Role of roots? What part is edible? What family is it in? Where can I find it? Who depends on this plant? http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/24-carrot-gold/ sunlight? Experiments and hypotheses about plants

  7. I N S E C T S What environments do insects like? How many body parts does it need to be an insect? What are host plants for insects? Recognizing insects http://www.thekidswindow.co.uk/News/Words.htm Bug observatory Why are insects important?

  8. A R T Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet http://www.jillbert.com/gallery/Birthday-07/Orange_flower_3 Rainbow Garden

  9. D O ’ S A N D D O N ’ T S • Safety • Learn garden basics • Collaborate • Community partners • Use pictures • Five Senses • Experiment • Questions http://njfarm2school.pbworks.com/w/page/3692033/Support-for-School-Garden-Programs ..when starting a school garden

  10. A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S Professor Morin, for guiding us Dorothy Mullen, our garden teacher Pam Flory, Real Food for Thought Trisha Thorme, CBLI Anne Catena and other Teacher Prep staff My classmates in CBLI

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