Scavenger Hunt on the Farm!

For the last couple of weeks, students in groups of three created presentations about one specific plant family. The included families were: solanacea, chenopodium, apiaceae, cucurbitaceae, allium, legumes, asteraceae, brassica, liliacea and gramineae. The presentations included background information, pictures, planting instructions, recipes, and more. The class then held a gallery walk and students were able to take notes on each one. So, with the students new knowledge on the plant families (and some help from their notes), they completed their first scavenger hunt. The task at hand was to gather leaves from 10 of the 12 plant families that they had studied and learned about over the past couple of weeks, show them to Mr. Stewart, and without using their notes, list off the names of each family that they had gathered leaves for. It presented no challenge for many of the groups as the presentations had been in debt and provided sufficient knowledge to complete the scavenger hunt. Many students were nervous at first but it turned out to be a fun time in the end.

By: Sander Leszczynski