Guide Entry to 25.01.08
Urban Gardens are popular, especially in schools. They provide hands-on learning, opportunities for labs, collegiality, and opportunity to learn about native plants. There is even an element of social-emotional learning involved because students work together to plant, maintain, and harvest vegetables. They work to ensure success and take very particular care of the seedlings, watching plants sprout and mature into food. This unit explores biodiversity, biogeography, environmental factors to watch for, and process for creating and maintaining an urban garden. The activities in this unit are local to the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, but they can be applied in any urban area in the world.
(Developed for General Science, grades 7-8; Biology, grade 9; ESL Language Arts, grades 9-12; and Special Education Science, grades 7-12; recommended for General Science, grades 7-8; Biology, grade 9; ESL Language Arts, grades 9-12; and Special Education Science, grades 7-12)
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