Square foot gardening is one way that ensures a vegetable garden bed …
Square foot gardening is one way that ensures a vegetable garden bed can thrive. It is used to ensure not too many plants of a specific variety are planted in a single area. Using the square foot model keeps plants properly spaced, providing a perfect real-world context to teach area, apply multiplication strategies and have students work collaboratively. Most garden beds are 8 x 4 resulting in 32 square feet to work with. It is possible however to have beds of different sizes. While 32 square feet to work with is what is used in this lesson, the methods and chart can be used for any rectangular planting area.
In this lesson, students will use a square foot gardening planting chart …
In this lesson, students will use a square foot gardening planting chart (provided) to calculate the number of crops they can plant within a specific area.
Students in this lesson will learn about, connect and apply the use …
Students in this lesson will learn about, connect and apply the use of area to a real-world problem—creating a planting guide for the garden. Students will determine the square footage of the garden and use this information, along with a planting chart to create their own plan.
In this lesson, students will build conceptual understanding and fluency in using …
In this lesson, students will build conceptual understanding and fluency in using area and perimeter by measuring and calculating the dimensions of vegetable beds.
How can we use area and multiplication to measure the amount of …
How can we use area and multiplication to measure the amount of space an area has?Students will explore the concepts of multiplication and area by measuring rectangular planting beds in the garden.
Students will observe and record real-time weather measurements. Students will summarize important …
Students will observe and record real-time weather measurements. Students will summarize important information and use written communication skills to inform and report.
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