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Seed Survivor is a curriculum-based program that teaches elementary students how to grow healthy plants (focusing on water, sunlight, soil and nutrients) and where food comes from. Interactive displays, fun presentations, educational videos, interactive computer games and hands-on seed planting activities make up the foundation of Seed Survivor. Five exhibits tour North America year-round and in 2014 over 100,000 children participated. Nutrien’s kids website has lots of fun videos, games and activities. Program includes student and teacher resources.
To learn more visit: www.seedsurvivor.com
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Students search for shapes that occur naturally in the schoolyard. Students write a shape poem on two of the shapes found. Wrap up: Discuss poems and where ideas came from. Did the shapes we know come from nature?
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Students discuss the signals plants may use to tell them that spring is here and it’s time to start growing. Following this activity students head outside to complete a winter scavenger hunt and discover how plants may change during winter months. Wrap up: discuss students’ answers and seasonal differences.
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An experiment that has students stretch hosiery over the rim of a baby food jar and after adding soil and grass seeds. Students create Soil Sammy – the grass becomes hair. Older students can experiment with fertilizer, soil types and water balance.
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Discuss deciduous and coniferous plants, plant life cycles related to season and plant parts (leaf, bud, needle, branch, etc.) Students hunt for, draw and tally the trees on the worksheet. Wrap-up: predict seasonal differences.
