Plant seeds Time: 15-30 minutes Materials: seeds (native and easy to grow seeds include black eyed Susan and lupine), digging tools (forks work well too) Activity: Locate a spot that you would like to plant. Have kids use their digging tools to loosen up the soil and get rid of any plants and grass growing […]
Plant a tree Time: 15-30 minutes Materials: tree seedlings (may be available for free or low cost from conservation districts), shovel(s) Activity: Locate a spot that you would like to plant. Dig a hole for the seedling, making sure to bury the roots. Have kids add handfuls of soil back to the hole to fill
Plant breathing experiment Time: 2 x 15 minutes Materials: clear cups, magnifying glasses (optional) Activity: Ask if kids know that plants breathe. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. We do the opposite, so they make the air breathable for us. We can’t see them breathing because they do it through little holes
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