PPT-Insects in the School Garden

What is An Insect Insects are invertebrates they do not have a backbone or internal skeleton Instead they have a hard exoskeleton on the outside of the body Insects h ave three distinct body parts. Teaching with School Gardens. A Video for Teachers. by Ruthie Nachmany. http://ftextures.com/grass-texture.html. BACKGROUND RESEARCH. Video as a tool for professional development. Use of case studies. with the Earth. Care…. about our Natural . World. Share…. our Common Home with all. Starting a school garden. A s. chool . garden is an open natural environment. It provides an opportunity to discover, wonder, question, exclaim, share wisdom, . What makes it organic??. Presented by . JCC/W Master Gardeners. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. How did plants thrive B.C.—(Before chemicals)?. “Food grown without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or hormones”. Growing Healthy Communities. Background: Health and Nutrition. Adult obesity rates exceed 25%. in 31 states and 20% in 49 . states and Washington, D.C.. Arkansas ranks 10. th. in the nation. Our Garden. Willaura Primary School has always had teachers, parents and students interested in gardening. But by mid-2011 our garden had become overgrown and tired. It was time for a major re-vamp! . 8.22.15. History. Formed in . 2011 by Sands mothers. Modeled on Granny’s Garden School in . Loveland, Ohio. Garden Committee founders attended the GGS . Schoolyard Nature Network, a 5 part workshop that trains organizations . STRATHAIRD PRIMARY SCHOOL. MAY 2012. Where are those taddies?. Perhaps they’ve turned into frogs!. The journey begins…. From 2009 – . Sustainability became a school priority and a whole school focus. DIGGING INTO THE RESEARCH. Paddy Madden . Paddy Madden. GENERAL. The research …….illustrates how teaching and learning in the school garden can make a valuable contribution to children’s . social, academic and emotional development. It has over 730 students, and is growing rapidly.. Our students come from a broad variety of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.. 1. Introduction to North Melbourne Primary School . NMPS has a strong history of gardening. In 1903 trees were planted to provide shade for students, scrap iron was sold to buy 27 garden tools for enthusiastic students and the school began to celebrate . What is An Insect? . Insects are invertebrates (they do not have a backbone or internal skeleton. Instead, they have a hard exoskeleton on the outside of the body.). Insects . h. ave three distinct body parts:. Robin. Robins can grow up to 14cm.. Robins eat seeds, fruit, berries and insects.. Robins display their red breasts to scare away other birds.. Female robins lay 3-6 eggs. A robin’s nest is made of moss, dead leaves and grass.. By . Pam Perry . Master Gardener. Summer Harvest . MCCE Demo Garden. “. A garden’s productivity is proportional to the gardener’s generosity!. ”. We can plant and harvest something fresh to eat every day of every month . School Garden Style. Successes in McLeod and Sibley Counties. Meeker-McLeod-Sibley SHIP (MMS). The goal of the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) is to help Minnesotans live longer, healthier, better lives by preventing risk factors that lead to chronic disease. . Paddy Madden . Paddy Madden. GENERAL. The research …….illustrates how teaching and learning in the school garden can make a valuable contribution to children’s . social, academic and emotional development.