Adventures in Horticulture!
Spring Workshops
Tropical Rainforests
Recommended for Grades 3-7
The tropical rainforest is a diverse and complex ecosystem.
Students will discover its ecological levels, the plant and animal interactions within them, and the importance of rainforests to the world community.
Each student will then plant a mini-rainforest.*
*Each student will need to provide the bottom of a one-liter or 2-liter soda
bottle cut to a height of approximately six inches. Plastic wrap will also be
needed.
The tropical rainforest is a diverse and complex ecosystem.
Students will discover its ecological levels, the plant and animal interactions within them, and the importance of rainforests to the world community.
Each student will then plant a mini-rainforest.*
*Each student will need to provide the bottom of a one-liter or 2-liter soda
bottle cut to a height of approximately six inches. Plastic wrap will also be
needed.
Just Deserts
Recommended for Grades 3-7
What makes a desert a desert?
Why do desert plants grow in such weird, mysterious ways?
Students will learn how scientists define an area as a desert and study the adaptations of plants and animals to arid conditions. Each will plant a succulent to take home.
What makes a desert a desert?
Why do desert plants grow in such weird, mysterious ways?
Students will learn how scientists define an area as a desert and study the adaptations of plants and animals to arid conditions. Each will plant a succulent to take home.