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1	Identifying and Tallying Garden Organisms - Uses magnifiers and collection boxes reinforce math and science skills to identify and tally organisms found in the gardens and to recognize evidence of plants as food and shelter sources for organisms.
2	Organisms in the Garden Habitat - Uses plants and organisms in the garden to explain the concepts of habitat and adaptations. Uses magnifiers and collection boxes to reinforce math and science skills to observe and collect data in charts, classify animals, and show respect for living things.
2	Organisms in the Ground Habitat - Uses organisms in the ground habitat to explain the concepts of habitat and adaptations and that organisms can survive only in certain environments that meet their needs. Uses magnifiers and collection boxes to reinforce math and science skills to observe and collect data in charts.
3	Compost Organisms - Uses compost to classify organisms and to understand the interaction and adaptations of organisms in the compost ecosystem.
3	What Flower Colors Attract the Most Organisms - Uses flower pressing activity to reinforce the importance of design to conduct an experiment.
4	Plant and Animal Interdependence - Uses insect/organism observations to describe how plants and animals interact in the garden.

Crash Course
Let's Talk Insects: Learn how insects grow and develop and the importance of insects in our environment. Teacher's guide
See insects up close through microscopic photography
Pet bugs
An illustration of the importance of pollinators
Insects and the garden plants they favor
Insect song

Adaptations – discusses the traits of several organisms found in the ground habitat.

Head, Thorax, Abdomen (Sung to Head, Shoulder, Knees, and Toes) song and music are on cd available in the elementary school media center. Contact Nancy Garfinkel.
Head, Thorax, Abdomen . . .Abdomen - point to head, stomach, rear
Head, Thorax, Abdomen. . . Abdomen
6 legs, 2 antennae – show 6 fingers, use index fingers above head
And Compound Eyes – cup hands into a C around eyes.
Don’t forget the ones with wings . . .Ones with wings. – Link thumbs and wiggle fingers in flying motion.

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson

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