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What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
Students will know Students will be able to
The health benefits of fruits and vegetables Create a layout of the garden
Vocabulary words: soil, moisture, seeds, Create a budget for the garden supplies
roots, stems, compost, fertilizer, germination, Use tools to prepare the land for the garden
mulch Plant the seeds in the garden
Nutrition facts for fruits and vegetables Water and maintain the garden
How to use the design program Home and Research nutrition facts for fruits and vegetables
garden 3D to create a layout of the garden Create videos of the progress of the garden to
How to properly take care of a garden share with other classes
When to pick the vegetables after they have Teach other classes how to take care of the garden
grown Create flyers for the school garden day, where
How to create a budget for supplies using the families can come and help pick vegetables and
app MINT. take them home
Students will use the Home and garden 3D app to create their own garden for if they had their own
home. They will need to draft the layout, add where they would put each vegetable and why. Also,
students will create a chart of all the vegetables they chose to grow in their garden, why they chose to
grow that vegetable, and at least one important health benefit of that vegetable.
Vocabulary assessment
Group observations conducted by teacher
Self-reflection assessments throughout the unit
Material budget
Layout of garden design
Videos using iMOVIE of progress of the garden
Lesson 1 - To begin lesson 1, students will be shown a display of different vegetables. As a class, we will cut
open the vegetables and have a discussion of the different aspects of the vegetables. Also, we will design a KWL
chart of what we already know about the importance of vegetables, what we want to know by the end of the
unit, and at the end of the unit is where we will fill in the L portion. Students will be introduced to the idea of
being in charge of the school garden for this school year, and the essential question will be introduced. How can
we create a school garden to help feed those in need in our community?
Lesson 2 - Introduce key vocabulary words (soil, moisture, seeds, roots, stems, compost, fertilizer, germination,
mulch, annual, sowing, organic, waterlogged). Have students use their iPADS to find definitions of the words,
look up example pictures and videos, and create online flashcards to review. Once completed, have students
begin to research different types of vegetables that they would like to grow in the garden. They will need to
create some sort of a chart for the vegetables (vegetable name, type of soil needed, sunlight and water
requirements) so we are able to decide which vegetables will grow best in this particular area.
Lesson 3 - Our school was granted a grant for our garden from the kitchen community for all the supplies that
are needed to create the garden. In this lesson the students will work in cooperating groups. The class will be
divided in half and half of the room will be working on the supply budget for materials using an app called
MINT and the money awarded to us from the kitchen community. The students must work together and use their
math skills to create a budget for the supplies without going over the amount awarded. They will need to do
research on different home improvement sites (home depot, lowes, menards) for prices to make sure they are
getting the best deal on the supplies (supplies will be ordered by the teacher and delivered to the school). While
this is happening the other half of the class will be working on designing the layout of the garden using the app
Home Design 3D outdoor and gardening. The students will need to use their technology to take pictures of the
garden space outside and use it to help them create their layout. They will need to be aware of trees, shrubs, lamp
posts, fences, etc when creating their design.
Lesson 4 - Give the students a vocabulary assessment using quizlet on the key vocabulary words for this Unit.
Once completed, have student led class discussion on supplies needed and budget created, as well as different
layout designs that the class created for the garden. Have the students come up with pros and cons for each
design. Discuss which layout plan would work best.
Lesson 5 (Saturday) - Once supplies have arrived students will begin to create their school garden. Family,
friends, other grade levels, community members, administration, other school staff will be invited to help create
the school garden. Students will be the experts during garden day and be able to help assign jobs and areas for
different people to work. Students will be able to answer questions about the garden layout, materials, tools
vegetables, how and when to water the garden, etc. E-mail addresses will be collected for lesson 6.
Lesson 6 - A google document will be created that students, parents, community members, other school staff, etc
can sign up to water the garden on different days. Students will draft up an e-mail for approval to be sent to any
member who signed up during garden day because they were interested in watering the garden.
Lesson 7 (various times throughout the unit, and after) - Students will use their iPAD to create videos on
iMOVIE of the progress of the garden. Students will discuss different aspects of the garden and show how well
the vegetables are growing (there will be a rubric with requirements and this will be considered a formative
assessment). Students will share these videos with the school staff to show their classes and the e-mail addresses
from lesson 5.
Lesson 8 - Students will use the app poster maker to create flyers to invite people to come to the school on
various Saturdays where they will have the opportunity to work with some volunteers to pick vegetables to take
home to their families and create healthy nutritious meals.
Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2006). Understanding by Design (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Pearson.