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© Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material.Curriculum Linksresources that you might interweave with these activities, but of course you may have others that work for your students. If you have previously used a resource that you like, these activities might UnitYear level © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. Ask the class to tell you about a time when they observed insects in the garden.Make bug catchers in a garden class, for students to collect their own specimens Year level 4Curriculum Links Resources Location Lesson 1 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. • Insert the tubing into the pre-drilled holes in the lid, with the gauze end on the underside of the lid. Teacher Resource © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. Year level 4Curriculum Links ResourcesLocationVocabulary Lesson 2 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material.the activity cards in 3: Finding Out - In the Garden for activities in the garden Lesson 2p2 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. (Include the plant name if you can. Was it on the soil, the stem, the leaf, the flower Time of day: Weather: Student Resource © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material.STOP the stomp Where did you find it? Was it on a plant, under a plant, under Look closely at the insect (if you have a bug catcher, it will help Lesson 3 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. Check out the neighbours Many different insects live in our garden. Some of them are good for our Your teacher might assign you a particular part of the garden to explore.Look on plant leaves. Are there bite marks, slashes or holes? Write down what you see in your garden journal. Where is it? What part of You could draw a diagram or take a photo of what you found. Can you see action with your teacher. (This doesn’t just mean spraying: it could include Chomp the chomp!plants or collect it in your catcher. Lesson 3p2 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material.Scare them awayInvite them to stay does your ‘goodie’ thrive on? With your class and your garden teacher, is there anything you would Make a record of your plans in your insect investigation. You could design Lesson 3p3 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. Just passing through ... Investigate ways of catching and counting the density, or prevalence, of specific moths and flying insects in the garden. These include sticky traps Look up, down and aroundWhat is the weather like? (Is it sunny, rainy, cloudy?) Lesson 3p4 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material.Some students will find their ‘Wonder Question’ after they start reading about Year level 4Curriculum Links Resourcesinsects and other related topics bug catchers and a ‘secure area’ Location Lesson 4 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. Year level 4Curriculum Links ResourcesLocationVocabulary Lesson 5 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material.Year level 4Curriculum Links ResourcesLocation Lesson 6 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. Lesson 6p2 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material.Year level 4Curriculum Links ResourcesLocation Lesson 7 © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. Teacher Resource © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. © Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial and educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements provided with the material. Teacher Resourcep2