The following garden-based, interdisciplinary STEAM lesson challenges students to consider the costs of planting, watering, and growing a garden. Students use mathematical thinking to determine if gardening is worth the cost and reward.

During this lesson, students engage with the phenomenon of the coevolution of structures of pollen and pollinators and their functions. Students collect pollen, prepare pollen slides, and make observations of the features and structures of pollen. Next, s...

Children are full of wonder concerning the natural world. They instinctively ask how, what, and why questions about their surroundings. Fostering this interest supports the development of children’s ideas about the world and their budding understanding of...

What do birds and bees have to do with flowers and trees? How do pollinators connect to this thing called “love”? This 3-D lesson distinguishes itself from classic flower dissection lessons in that we tell the flowering plant story from the perspectiv

Social connections are crucial for today’s middle and high school students. We address this social need through a 3-H Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Cycle. Through the Three Sisters Garden activity presented here, we teach secondary school students a...

Authors: Vela et al. A real-world integrated activity allows middle school students to design a scale drawing for a garden at their school.