The lesson plans found in this tab are designed to integrate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (https://nextgenscience.org/) into garden-based learning. Each lesson works to promote the NGSS through lessons that use the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) 5 E Model to Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate student learning. With the 5 E Model, students are challenged to learn scientific terminology while developling explanations and design solutions; use evidence-based arguments and reasoning; use systems thinking and modeling while conducting investigations; solve problems and discuss open-ended question; and more! The content of the materials included in this tab are meant to act as templates and may need to be edited for each unique school site. The original outline and template that each lesson follows is attached below and includes guiding questions and strategies consistent with the BSCS 5 E Model.
Please contact Carly Pierson with feedback or questions at carlypierson@arizona.edu.
Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, & Evaluate
Card Game & Quick-Fire Experimentation Worksheet
Research Outline & Group Progress Report
Step-by-Step, Template, Poster, and Grading Examples
Exploring with Sight, Smell, Touch, Taste, & Hearing
Card Game & Art Activity
Exploring our Sonoran Desert, Worksheet & Activity
English y Español, Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
Craft Activity