From Dirt to Dinner

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Money, Shops & Jobs
• Learning area: Science

Objectives

• Understand the journey of food from farm to table
• Predict and observe seed growing process
• Collect data through drawings and observations

Materials

• The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
• Seed packets
• Dirt and cups
• Plant journals
• Mini labeled stakes

Assessment

Teacher observation of student participation in planting and ability to observe and document growth.

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