Emily Morgan, of the acclaimed Picture Perfect Science series, delighted me by bringing me a book to sign at GSTA. Apparently, her son loves Recycled Science by Tammy Enz and me! He has made videos of himself doing some of the experiments, and I hope I get to see one sometime.
Gardening by the Books
I've been on a gardening kick here recently with my posts. I thought I'd share a list of picture books about gardens and gardening. Someone on Goodreads has compiled a remarkable list--169 in all. Many of these I've read, and others look intriguing. I'll add one more that's not on the list, especially for the … Continue reading Gardening by the Books
Thank you, Daily Times!
The Maryville Daily Times published a lovely article with really fun pictures about my visit to Porter Elementary School in Maryville, TN last week. Thanks!
Planning for the School Garden–In Summer!
I know, it's still winter and here I am continuing with the gardening posts, and today I even have the nerve to propose planning for summer. Summer can be the hardest part about school gardens. Finally, all the produce comes piling in...and there aren't any students to harvest it! Growing Gardens has a compiled a … Continue reading Planning for the School Garden–In Summer!
Project Learning Garden
My children's school participates in Project Learning Garden. The school got a variety of gardening materials, curriculum, and training. But the neatest part was the way this project bridges to eating. Participating schools get a cooking cart that has materials and recipes to take into classrooms to prepare foods from the garden. The teachers have … Continue reading Project Learning Garden
Giant Cabbage Heads
I realize I'm writing about gardening in the bleak of winter, but now is the time to plan if you have a school garden. That, and you have take advantage of this opportunity by February 15. Bonnie Plant Farms is giving cabbage plants to THIRD GRADE classes (only) that will allow students to grow a … Continue reading Giant Cabbage Heads
Out-Of-This-World Gardening
I learned recently about a fascinating twist on school gardening available through the International Space Station. You can request tomato seeds that have spent time on the ISS. Then your students grow them in your school garden and compare them to Earth-bound controls. They even get access to the data from all other participating schools. … Continue reading Out-Of-This-World Gardening
Storytime from Space
You can have an astronaut read aloud to your class from the International Space Station! How cool is that?
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WordPress won't let me share my Smore directly to this site, so you'll have to make do with this screen shot to decide if it's worth clicking over to Smore to read the rest.
Three More Summer Adventures (plus a round-up)
Project ATMOSPHERE workshop: The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has a lot of cool teacher offerings, but here's a fun-looking one in Kansas City, MO that will give you a chance to learn about the newest technologies in weather work. It's July 16-28 includes a stipend, graduate credit, travel money, and room and board. Apply by … Continue reading Three More Summer Adventures (plus a round-up)
Once Upon a Science Book 