This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Living in a big city, it's hard for my students to really see how the little things impact the world. With these materials, they will get a feeling for how there really is a circle of life!
I have about 90 7th grade students.
We are in New York, the best place ever. We are in a city school which doesn't have too much of an opportunity to explore the outside and see nature at its most real moments. But each year I get a bunch of kids that want to know and learn more and more about science. I know this current group is going to be the most inquisitive yet! So I'd love to keep them engaged with this awesome project!
My Project
We are requesting a composting kit to get us started. Having the students see what worms do (make "dirt") will hopefully spark some discussion about soil. Yup. Worms had a lot to do with it! Then after we have enough soil, which will take a while, (but that's OK we will be patient), we will use the soil to grow some flowers!
Each student will have their own flower pot, and have to take care of it. At the end of the school year, they will be able to take their plants home! They will learn how the worm's body works to produce our extremely fertile soil. We will then move into how plants grow. They will learn all the parts to the plant and see them grow in person! I feel that seeing in believing, and that this project will give my students the chance to experience nature and how we can take our left over food and create something living again! It will be a beautiful mini circle of life.
Children in today's world are great with technology and computers; but they are missing some of the basic skills and knowledge that we learned growing up.
It's important to know how a plant grows, and how the soil is made. It's important to know that not all plants can grow in all soils. It's important for these children to see it soil be created and know that they created it. It is important for these children to take the soil they helped make and grow a plant from it. They need this.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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