Each day at Putting Down Roots exciting discoveries are being made! During our week two, we have begun planting seedlings from our greenhouse on our ledge named "Bibo's Ledge" by our students, in honor of Max Bibo's Cafe (located next door). Our students have worked hard to prepare (till) the soil, measure the correct distance for planting the seedlings and caring for them once they were planted. Students have also planted new seedlings in the spot where they had harvested the lettuce used in our lettuce wraps!
In addition, our PDR students have tried their hands at "up-close" representational drawings inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe, have discovered how oil pastels and watercolor work "against" each other yet at the same time, when used together, create an amazing artistic effect on paper.
Another fun way our students have been learning about science through the lens of the garden is by conducting many experiments.
Here are some photos from our second week. Enjoy!
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| Planting new seedlings |
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| Cucumber seedlings from our greenhouse! |
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| Cucumber seedlings being planted |
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| Artwork inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe |
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This was experiment that showed how plants absorb nutrients -
we put food coloring in water and watched to see if the celery
would absorb the water - and it did! |
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| Digging for worms! |
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