As you can tell from the attached photos, the garden needed lots of watering on Thursday. Most of the plants are producing lots of delicious vegetables and the young gardeners are quite proud of the bounty. The students have learned many important lessons about growing vegetables both in the classroom and in the garden. Lexie commented that she has only harvested 2 beans from her wax bean plants and Lenna discovered a very large okra hiding under some leaves. Josie got stung by a bee and Lenna came to her rescue. It was a most exciting morning in the garden.
Laurel providing
much needed
water to her
plants.
Drake's sack of lovely peppers.
The topic of today’s lesson was plant development. Marlin began the lesson by asking each of the students to name their favorite vegetable. Drake’s favorite is tiger melon in his garden and Lenna’s is okra. Marlin then talked briefly about genetic engineering and cross pollination. Marlin then challenged the students to create their own version of a genetically engineered fruit or vegetable using a variety of edible items. The creativity displayed by the students was amazing and you can see a sample of the results in the photo below.
Lenna with her version of a genetically altered food.
The young gardeners each selected and painted a bird house using a variety of bright colors. Once dry, the birdhouses can be hung in their gardens or taken home.
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