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Goal

The goal of this project is to provide students with a hands-on experience in learning about plants that directly relate to the science standards for their grade level. This project will benefit the whole school for many years. The hope is to get students out of the classroom learning in the garden so that the information is better retained. Part of the garden will be plants to aid in science learning and the other part will be herbs and vegetables to promote living with the land, healthy food choices and showcase how to harvest and prepare those foods. 

What will be done with my students

All students will have access to the garden boxes in our garden area. Each grade level will have their own box with plants that are designed specifically for them based on their science standards.
• 1 garden box for every grade level
o Kindergarten- a touch garden so that they can be as hands on as possible
o First Grade- a touch garden so that they can be as hands on as possible
o Second Grade- Florida Native and Non-Native Plants
o Third Grade- Florida Native and Non-Native Plants
o Fourth Grade- Flowers such as Lilies and Hibiscus plants that are easy to dissect and have very visible reproductive parts
o Fifth Grade- Flowers such as Lilies and Hibiscus plants that are easy to dissect and have very visible reproductive parts
• 1 Garden Box for each Garden Club
o Each Garden club (K-1, 2-3, 4-5) will have their own box to showcase what they learn and grow during the time in their club.
o We are hoping to implement an herb garden as well as other fruits and vegetables so the students can participate in tasting what they grow. This will also teach students about the importance of healthy eating and nutrition.
o A salsa garden that grows everything needed to make salsa.

This will help them see their standards come to life whether it be differentiating between flowering and nonflowering plants, dissecting a flower into its male and female parts, or identifying Florida Native or nonnative plants. The possibilities are endless. 

Benefits to my students

Kindergarten
SC.K.L.14. Organization and Development of Living Organisms - A. All plants and animals, including humans, are alike in some ways and different in others. B. All plants and animals, including humans, have internal parts and external structures that function to keep them alive and help them grow and reproduce. C. Humans can better understand the natural world through careful observation.
SC.K.L.14.1. Recognize the five senses and related body parts. 24
SC.K.L.14.2. Recognize that some books and other media portray animals and plants with characteristics and behaviors they do not have in real life. 4
SC.K.L.14.3. Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.
SC.K.L.14
A. All plants and animals, including humans, are alike in some ways and different in others.
B. All plants and animals, including humans, have internal parts and external structures that function to keep them alive and help them grow and reproduce.
C. Humans can better understand the natural world through careful observation.
First Grade
SC.1.L.14. Organization and Development of Living Organisms - A. All plants and animals, including humans, are alike in some ways and different in others. B. All plants and animals, including humans, have internal parts and external structures that function to keep them alive and help them grow and reproduce. C. Humans can better understand the natural world through careful observation.
SC.1.L.14.1. Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses. 28
SC.1.L.14.2. Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers. 6
SC.1.L.14.3. Differentiate between living and nonliving things. 1

SC.1.L.16. Heredity and Reproduction - A. Offspring of plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents or each other. B. Life cycles vary among organisms, but reproduction is a major stage in the life cycle of all organisms.
SC.1.L.16.1. Make observations that plants and animals closely resemble their parents, but variations exist among individuals within a population. 100
SC.1.L.17. Interdependence - A. Plants and animals, including humans, interact with and depend upon each other and their environment to satisfy their basic needs. B. Both human activities and natural events can have major impacts on the environment. C. Energy flows from the sun through producers to consumers.
SC.1.L.17.1. Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space. 103
Second Grade
SC.2.L.16. Heredity and Reproduction - A. Offspring of plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents or each other. B. Life cycles vary among organisms, but reproduction is a major stage in the life cycle of all organisms.
SC.2.L.16.1. Observe and describe major stages in the life cycles of plants and animals, including beans and butterflies.
SC.2.L.17. Interdependence - A. Plants and animals, including humans, interact with and depend upon each other and their environment to satisfy their basic needs. B. Both human activities and natural events can have major impacts on the environment. C. Energy flows from the sun through producers to consumers.
SC.2.L.17.1. Compare and contrast the basic needs that all living things, including humans, have for survival. 3
SC.2.L.17.2. Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only able to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.

Third Grade
SC.3.L.14. Organization and Development of Living Organisms - A. All plants and animals, including humans, are alike in some ways and different in others. B. All plants and animals, including humans, have internal parts and external structures that function to keep them alive and help them grow and reproduce. C. Humans can better understand the natural world through careful observation.
SC.3.L.14.1. Describe structures in plants and their roles in food production, support, water and nutrient transport, and reproduction. 15
SC.3.L.14.2. Investigate and describe how plants respond to stimuli (heat, light, gravity), such as the way plant stems grow toward light and their roots grow downward in response to gravity. 15
SC.3.L.15. Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms - A. Earth is home to a great diversity of living things, but changes in the environment can affect their survival. B. Individuals of the same kind often differ in their characteristics and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.
SC.3.L.15.1. Classify animals into major groups (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, vertebrates and invertebrates, those having live births and those which lay eggs) according to their physical characteristics and behaviors. 30

SC.3.L.15.2. Classify flowering and nonflowering plants into major groups such as those that produce seeds, or those like ferns and mosses that produce spores, according to their physical characteristics. 6
SC.3.L.17. Interdependence - A. Plants and animals, including humans, interact with and depend upon each other and their environment to satisfy their basic needs. B. Both human activities and natural events can have major impacts on the environment. C. Energy flows from the sun through producers to consumers.
SC.3.L.17.1. Describe how animals and plants respond to changing seasons. 5
SC.3.L.17.2. Recognize that plants use energy from the Sun, air, and water to make their own food. 17
Fourth Grade
FL.SC.4.L. Life Science
SC.4.L.16. Heredity and Reproduction - A. Offspring of plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents or each other. B. Life cycles vary among organisms, but reproduction is a major stage in the life cycle of all organisms.
SC.4.L.16.1. Identify processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, including pollination, fertilization (seed production), seed dispersal, and germination. 6
SC.4.L.16.2. Explain that although characteristics of plants and animals are inherited, some characteristics can be affected by the environment. 3
SC.4.L.16.3. Recognize that animal behaviors may be shaped by heredity and learning. 20
SC.4.L.16.4. Compare and contrast the major stages in the life cycles of Florida plants and animals, such as those that undergo incomplete and complete metamorphosis, and flowering and nonflowering seed-bearing plants. 16
SC.4.L.17. Interdependence - A. Plants and animals, including humans, interact with and depend upon each other and their environment to satisfy their basic needs. B. Both human activities and natural events can have major impacts on the environment. C. Energy flows from the sun through producers to consumers.
SC.4.L.17.1. Compare the seasonal changes in Florida plants and animals to those in other regions of the country. 4
SC.4.L.17.2. Explain that animals, including humans, cannot make their own food and that when animals eat plants or other animals, the energy stored in the food source is passed to them. 16
SC.4.L.17.3. Trace the flow of energy from the Sun as it is transferred along the food chain through the producers to the consumers.
SC.4.L.17.4. Recognize ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment
Fifth Grade
SC.5.L.14.2. Compare and contrast the function of organs and other physical structures of plants and animals, including humans, for example: some animals have skeletons for support -- some with internal skeletons others with exoskeletons -- while some plants have stems for support
SC.5.L.15. Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms - A. Earth is home to a great diversity of living things, but changes in the environment can affect their survival. B. Individuals of the same kind often differ in their characteristics and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.
SC.5.L.15.1. Describe how, when the environment changes, differences between individuals allow some plants and animals to survive and reproduce while others die or move to new locations.
SC.5.L.17. Interdependence - A. Plants and animals, including humans, interact with and depend upon each other and their environment to satisfy their basic needs. B. Both human activities and natural events can have major impacts on the environment. C. Energy flows from the sun through producers to consumers.
SC.5.L.17.1. Compare and contrast adaptations displayed by animals and plants that enable them to survive in different environments such as life cycles variations, animal behaviors and physical characteristics. 

Budget Narrative

These funds will provide us with the plants for our garden boxes as well as things such as gloves, shovels, seeds and starters to make our garden a success. The hope is that these plants will be well maintained so that they last for a few years. These prices are estimated based on amazon, local shops and stores. 

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