Seeds and Gardens Lesson Plans
Gardening for Bees (Gr. 4)
- Subject: Science
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan
Garden Lesson and Activities (Gr. K-7)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Mathematics, Earth Science, Science
- Resource Type: Activity, Classroom Printable
Starting with Soil by the Centre for Ecoliteracy (Gr. K-7)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Earth Science, Science, Plant Biology
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan
Acid Rain & Plants (Gr. K-6)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Earth Science, Science, Chemistry
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan
How Plants Grow (Gr. 5)
- Subject: Earth Science, Science
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan
Plant Structure (Gr. 4)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Earth Science, Science, Plant Biology
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan
Plant Growth (Gr. 3-5)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Language Arts, Educational Technology, Earth Science
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan
Garden Journals (Gr. K-8)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Language Arts, Earth Science, Science
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan
One of the World's Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt (Gr. 8-12)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Language Arts, Earth Science, Science
- Resource Type: Activity/Classroom Printable
Autumn Garden Care (Gr. 3-4)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan & Activity/Classroom Printable
Planting Our Garden (Gr. 3-4)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Socials
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan
Potatoes for the Planet (Gr. 9-12)
- Subject: Cross-Curricular, Earth Science, Social Studies, Arts Education/Studio, Culinary Arts, Language Arts
- Resource Type: Lesson Plan/Unit Plan & Activity/Classroom Printable
Curio is a website that streams english and french videos that are relevant to Canada’s curriculum. You can search for materials that are directly relevant to BC’s curriculum.
Try: Smarty Plants: Uncovering the Secret World of Plant Behaviour
Science World Resources provides lesson plans organized by topic, format, and language.
Try: "Going Wild! Teaching about Wild Products from BC's Coastal Rainforests
BCTF is an open access repository where teachers can share, borrow, and adapt lesson plan ideas and activities. Resources are relevant to the BC curriculum.
Try: Grade 1 Biology Teacher Guide ~ Plant Adaptations
OER Commons is an open access repository where teachers can share, borrow, and adapt lesson plan ideas and activities.
Try: Urban Gardening
BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (BCAIT) Resources
Harvest Bin Project (Gr. K-12) - A Step by Step Teacher's Guide to Growing a Garden
- Subject: Sustainable Agriculture
- Resource Type: Booklet
School Garden Resource (Gr. K-12) - Learn How to Build a Garden at Your School!
- Subject: Careers, Sciences, Social Studies
- Resource Type: Activity
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