Blooming+Bloggers



**Project Name & Source: **Blooming Bloggers (grade 3)

Project Idea: Children will plan out the ideal location for a school garden (factoring in given plant’s needs and requirements as well). After conferring with a community plant expert from a local nursery, the students will work in pairs to plant and maintain a flowering plant in this garden. They will record the progress of their plant growth with pictures and descriptions in their weekly journal. They will need to measure and record statistics. An Excel spreadsheet of the recorded growth data and a bar graph will be created. Weekly, we will have a blogger pair of the week who will take pictures and post an entry about the progress of our garden. At the conclusion of the project, the kids will create a website telling others how to plant and grow a garden. The flowers can be used for beautification of the school or given to the local retirement home. If chosen to plant edible vegetables or fruit, the class will collaborate to determine what will be done with the fruit products.

**General Content:** Science Ecosystems: 3.1.2- Understanding how plants survive and grow in their environment. Writing exposure that addresses a range of writing CCSS objectives.

**Driving Question: ** How can we, using technology, document the process of growing a classroom garden?

**Major Products:** Blog, website, presentations == = =



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