Class+Garden+Plan+Page

=__Ideas about creating a class garden__= =Equipment required= =A request letter to the principal=
 * Soil
 * shovel
 * water
 * gardening gloves
 * seeds
 * fertiliser
 * Explain it is for Science
 * Ask where we allowed to make garden
 * Explain we would like to plant garden next week

Dear Mr Dawson,

We would like to create a class garden so that we can observe and measure plants life cycles over the next seven weeks. We will take care of it as a class. We think that outside our classroom beside the other garden bed would provide enough light and shade. It is also close to a tap to allow us to water our garden easily. Would it be possible to plant a class garden here or do you have other suggestions? We would like to start planting seeds next week.

Yours sincerely,

Class 4T. =Who would like to take on which role= =The best place to put a garden in the school= =The basic needs of survival of a garden= =What types of plants the class would like to have in the garden= =How the class will care for the garden= =How the class will observe the development of life cycles in the garden= =How the class will record the development of life cycles in the garden=
 * Students will work in groups to plant the seeds next week.
 * Weekly jobs people will take turns at watering garden every one to two days.
 * Each week during Science, the whole class will go to the garden and measure and write observations in Science books beside the garden.
 * Needs to be somewhere with lots of light.
 * Needs to be some shade.
 * Needs to be near a tap.
 * Needs to be close to the classroom so can monitor garden.
 * Near the tennis courts - it is away from the tap.
 * = Near the garden bed close to the classroom and tap (Best voted idea by class). =
 * On the oval - far to walk to it, no close taps.
 * Food or energy - nutrients from the soil and rain.
 * Water
 * Sunlight
 * Beans
 * A plant with a flower
 * Onion
 * Tomato plant
 * Water it every one to two days.
 * Put fertiliser on it every couple of weeks.
 * Look at it as a class every week in Science.
 * Measure the height with a ruler.
 * Measure the thickness with a ruler.
 * Look at the colours, shapes and textures.
 * Take notice of any smells.
 * Write down a detailed description.
 * Take photographs.
 * Draw diagrams and illustrations about what we see.