Description
Do your students know about eco-gardens and their positive impact on humans? Eco gardens are sustainable, mitigate flooding, attract pollinators, and improve native habitat. In this resource, students will learn about eco-gardens, also known as pollinator gardens or native gardens. They will plan their eco garden in this engaging ecosystem project!
What is included?
- Lesson Plan and suggested schedule
- •Three pages on Informational text on the benefits of native gardens
- •Comprehension Questions
- •Pro and Con page
- •Two CER prompt pages
- •Directions for planting an eco garden (can be sent home)
- •Two planning pages for planning an eco garden (Project–Based Learning)
- •Student pages in PDF and Google™ Slides
- •Answer keys
•On a recent 5th-grade state science test, this topic was covered in several questions.
•Students had to identify the pros and cons of eco gardens, make an argument based on evidence, and more.
This will be a great way to make sure your students are knowledgable about eco gardens.
Are you trying to meet this tricky standard? 5-ESS3-1.
Obtain and combine information about how individual communities utilize scientific ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Do you want your students to understand and be able to articulate how eco gardens and pollinator gardens can improve habitats and mitigate flooding, all while being sustainable? –This resource is for you!
No space to plant an actual garden? No problem. The focus of this project-based learning activity is on researching native plants and creating a plan.
