BETHEL LEARNING GARDEN BY: BETHEL'S FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE CLASSES - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BETHEL LEARNING GARDEN BY: BETHEL'S FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE CLASSES

OUR REASON FOR THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM: WE RECEIVED TWO GRANTS RECENTLY. WE GOT A $5,000 GRANT FROM LOWE'S AND A $4,000 GRANT FROM THE ROTARY CLUB. WE THOUGHT SINCE WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME USING TECHNOLOGY INSIDE, AN OUTDOOR LEARNING GARDEN WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR SCHOOL. THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE OUTSIDE AND LEARN. SINCE WE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT WEATHER, ANIMALS, AND ROCKS, THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY! WE CAN LEARN MANY THINGS, EVEN BEING OUTSIDE! EVERYONE WILL LOVE IT! THIS WILL BE A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF BETHEL. THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT KIDS WANT AND NEED TO LEARN, BUT CAN'T LEARN BEING INSIDE OF A BUILDING. THE BETHEL LEARNING GARDEN WILL BE GREAT!!! HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR PRESENTATION!!!

Concept Map Ginger Pitts Ashton Fernandes Kylie Lingenfelter

Fruit and Vegetable Garden RILEY STONE, ANDREW LONG, COLIN COPELAND, AND AMY LAMPARTER

Fruit and Vegetable Garden Reason: We can have a fruit and vegetable garden so we could grow sweet apples and strawberries. They can get picked and the kids can have delicious fruits and vegetables with their meals. We wouldn't have to use money for ordering and shipping process, so the garden would save us money.

Water JUSTIN SUDDEE, TIMMY YARAB, JONATHAN, MONTGOMERY, ASHTON GLOVER, AND JOEY HELSINKI

Water Reason: We are the water group and we are putting all kinds of water gadgets in our area. Our materials are for kids of all ages to enjoy and study. Our rain gauge will show students how much water is collected from rainfall every day. Our rain collector will collect water from downspouts to stop water from making a pool on the ground. The fountain will be for kids to look at and enjoy.

Art Garden ABBY PEARSON, CARLY WEISENFIELD, OLIVIA PHILLIPS, TIFFANY UNGER, AND ALYSSA RAIBSTEIN

Art Garden Reason: The reason we have the art garden is to show kids how to be creative and use their own art skills. We will bring a lot of color and art into our outdoor classroom with the art garden.

Rocks and Minerals Garden BRIA MONTGOMERY, MASON MITCHELL, AND JESSICA WOOTEN

Rocks and Minerals Garden Reason: The reason we need the Rock Garden is that the third- graders study rocks. With having the different types of rocks in our garden, students will be able to see, touch, and feel each of them. Students can learn more about them not by just learning the kind of rocks, but the textures of them, too! There will also be a mining station where students can look, sift through the dirt and find different minerals.

Texture Garden SERENITY GARCIA, AUDREY LAMPARTER, LACI GESS, AND ZASKE HER

Texture Garden Reason: The reason we need the pocket of texture garden is because students will be able to feel different textures in nature. This will be good for our younger students at Bethel. Students can feel different plants, tree barks, and other things found in nature to learn more about it.

Animals MICHAEL TOMKO, RILEY BARRETT, SAVANNAH MORRIS, KALEIGH CRUMP, AND MARCUS GONZALAZ

Animals Reason: We need the animal habitats to learn about life style, life cycle, hibernation, and migration. When students see the animal habitat they will be encouraged to study and learn all they want about the animals that are occupying each habitat. We want to create a space where animals will be attracted to the different habitats, plants, and feeders we will use. There will also be sound stations where students can listen to different animal sounds and calls.

Pathways and Bridges JAKE BARZ, LUKE CALLAHAN, BRYNNA BERKLEY, AND ASHLYN COPE

Pathways and Bridges Reason: Paths need to lead people who walk on them to the places in the garden. Bridges have to take people over water. Entryways have to greet people who walk through. For each place in the garden, each path is going to be different and where there is water, there must be a bridge over it. For each entrance, there must be an entryway. For our paths, they will be at least 2 feet wide. For our bridges, they should be at least 4 feet wide and 4 feet tall. For our entry ways, they should be 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide and optionally they could have the words "Welcome."

Greenhouse GAVIN DOUGLASS, SAMMY ALDANDAN, AJ DRUTIS, AND NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ

Greenhouse Reason: The reason why we need a greenhouse is because we can grow plants all year long. We will be able to start growing plants from seeds and then move them to our garden. We will be able to sell some of them to other people and raise money for the school.

Weather Station OWEN JONES, LANDON THOMAS, ANDY FISCHERA, AND AUTUMN DERRICK

Weather Station Reason: The reason that the weather station is needed is because the Bethel students in second and fourth grades need to learn about the weather around us. We can use a solar panels to power other things around the classroom. We can use the telescope to learn about outer-space. We can use an anemometer to measure and study the wind. We can use weather books so students can read them to learn. We have posters that will described as the weather. The wind vane will show the direction of the wind. We will also have a weather map, a rain gauge, a thermometer, and a barometer. These tools will help us better understand the weather around us.

Smelling Garden INDYA MASSEY, JULIA GESS, GAVIN HENDERSON, AND LOGAN RISCH

Smelling Garden Reason: We think that we should have a Smell Garden because the kids can experience their sense of smell. We have added our pond for flowers smell sweet. The smell garlic will be helpful because we have many things to smell. We think we should have the Smell Garden so, kids don't have to be cooped up inside doing this. I think that the Smell Garden will be good for the Outdoor Classroom.

Reading Area MASON HALL, ERIK SPRINKLE, JENNA KERKMAN, AND ALLISON WODECKI

Reading Area Reason: The purpose of this reading garden is that kids can learn and read in a healthy, beautiful garden. It is so they can enjoy a nice book in a peaceful environment and maybe get in the habit of reading for homework more often. This is to help so when younger students come out, they can get a head start on reading. In conclusion, the purpose of this reading garden is to help people, and to get people in the habit of reading.

Teaching Center GABRIEL DOUGHTERY, ALLISON KESSLER, AND BRANDON BAILEY

Teaching Center Reason: The reason for the teaching center is for a place for working and listening to the teacher. It is like a classroom but outside. Also, kids can be cramped by desk or chairs inside, but outside you will have fresh air and open space. The reason for the outdoor project was to create an area where kids could learn outside. This is the area where they will be doing their work. The whiteboard can be used by teachers and students to show their ideas.

Recycled Garden SENECA RUSSELL, AMELIA LIST, ASHLEY FARMER, AND CHANELLE DAVIS

Recycled Garden Reason: We think we should have a recycled garden because it will teach the students how to recycle and not waste. The compost bin will help add our own nutrients to the soil with worms. All the materials we will use will be recycled. The piano will be for the music teacher. The basketball for the P.E. teacher. We want to include all teachers in our recycled garden. The recycled garden will be a good learning center for our outside garden.

Sound Pocket JAIDEN SUDDEE, ANDREL ROMERO, LOGAN KNAPP, AND MALIK JOHNSON

Sound Pocket Garden Reason: The reason for our sound garden is that it will calm people. It will sound like nature and it will help music teachers teach music outside. We will have different outdoor instruments where students can investigate sound.

Time Capsule DYLAN STEFANCO, LOGAN ADAMS, ALICIA LINNSCOTT, AND JACOB SABELLA

Time Capsule Reason: A time capsule is a historic collection of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication with future people and to help future archaeologists or historians. Time capsules are sometimes created and buried during celebrations such as a World's Fair, a cornerstone laying for a building or at other events. The reason we want to include one in our garden is to let other students in the future know about the students who worked on this garden.

$Budget Group$ Phase 1 Phase 2 Vegetable and fruit garden Animal habitat Water collection garden Pathways Art garden Greenhouse Rock/Mineral garden Weather station Texture garden Smell garden Phase 3 $3,424.00 $4,869.00 Reading garden Teaching area Recycle garden Sound garden Time capsule and signs $2,489.00 KINJEL BHATT, BRYNLI HEARSEY, CONNOR MEAD, MASON VANDOWSTOWE