Lesson Idea | Garden Lesson Plan: Living Systems
Provider: The Nature Conservancy
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Selected for its clear, adaptable approach to showing how gardens work as living systems and support science learning across grades
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This lesson plan explains how a garden functions as a natural, interconnected living system and helps students understand ecological processes. Designed for grades K-8, especially middle school, it can be adapted for different levels.
The lesson explores how gardens model natural systems by filtering rainwater, providing habitats, reducing carbon dioxide, improving soil, and producing food. It can be used in classrooms without access to outdoor spaces by using a virtual garden. In Part 1, students learn key ecological functions. In Part 2, they map a natural area and design a virtual garden that demonstrates these concepts.
Lesson Idea | Garden Lesson Plan: Living Systems
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The Nature Conservancy is a global nonprofit focused on helping people and nature thrive together. Founded in 1951, it now works in 83 countries with over a million members and 1,000 scientists.
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