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Youth Garden Education Programs An Introduction to Our Services and Needs Assessment in Arapahoe County April 17, 2019 Presenters: Danielle Ardery, Program Coordinator Lucinda Greene, Master Gardener Coordinator Lisa Mason,

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Youth Garden Education Programs

An Introduction to Our Services and Needs Assessment in Arapahoe County

April 17, 2019

Presenters:

  • Danielle Ardery, Program Coordinator
  • Lucinda Greene, Master Gardener Coordinator
  • Lisa Mason, Horticulture Agent
  • Kathleen DeVries, Master Gardener Volunteer
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Contact us!

CSU Extension – Arapahoe County (303) 738-7970 www.arapahoe.extension.colostate.edu 6934 S. Lima Street Suite B Centennial, CO 80112 Please fill out our survey:

http://bit.ly/schoolgardensurvey

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Mission Statement

Colorado State University Extension

  • Extension is dedicated to serving current and future needs of Coloradans by providing

educational information and programs that safeguard health, increase livelihood, and enhance well-being.

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Colorado Master Gardener Program

  • Receive in-depth training in horticulture in

exchange for volunteer/outreach time

  • CMG volunteers assist CSU Extension staff in

delivering research-based gardening information to the public

  • Make a positive impact in the community
  • Volunteer experiences include:

– Youth and School gardening – Phones / Diagnostic Clinic / Information Booths – Community / Demonstration Gardens / Horticultural Therapy – Speaking / Teaching / Writing / Mentoring

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Mission Statement

Master Gardener Program

  • The Colorado Master Gardener program enhances Coloradans’ quality of life by:

– Extending knowledge-based education to foster successful gardeners – Helping individuals make informed decisions to protect neighborhood environments – Using horticultural knowledge to empower gardeners, develop partnerships, and build stronger communities

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What programs do we have to offer?

Overview of educational Modules

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Master Gardeners can come to your classroom!

  • Master Gardener volunteers can come to

your school to deliver hands-on, engaging modules/programs

  • Lessons will be correlated to state and

national teaching standards

  • Optional extended resources will be

available to teachers

  • Targeting Pre-K through 5th grade
  • Exploring topic areas
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Educational Modules

  • Composting
  • Seeds and Life Cycles
  • Plant Needs
  • Pollinators
  • Insect biodiversity
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Life Science

  • Living things have characteristics and basic needs.
  • Living things develop in predictable patterns.
  • Organisms can be described and sorted by their physical characteristics.
  • An organism is a living thing that has physical characteristics to help it survive.
  • Organisms depend on their habitat’s nonliving parts to satisfy their needs.
  • Each plant or animal has different structures or behaviors that serve different functions.
  • The duration and timing of life cycle events such as reproduction and longevity vary across organisms and species.
  • All living things share similar characteristics, but they also have differences that can be described and classified.
  • There is interaction and interdependence between and among living and nonliving components of ecosystems
  • All organisms have structures and systems with separate functions.
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Earth Systems Science

  • Earth’s materials have properties and characteristics that affect how we use those materials.
  • Events such as night day, the movement of objects in the sky, weather, and seasons have patterns.
  • The Sun provides heat and light to the Earth.
  • Earth’s materials can be compared and classified based on their properties.
  • Weather and the changing seasons impact the environment and organisms such as humans, plants, and other

animals

  • Earth’s materials can be broken down and/or combined into different materials such as rocks, minerals, rock cycle,

formation of soil, and sand – some of which are usable resources for human activity.

  • Earth and Sun provide a diversity of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
  • Earth’s surface changes constantly through a variety of processes and forces.
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Physical Science

  • Objects can be sorted by physical properties, which can be observed and measured.
  • Objects have properties and characteristics.
  • There are cause and effect relationships in everyday experiences.
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21st Century Skills

  • Critical Thinking and Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Collaboration
  • Self-Direction
  • Invention
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We need your help!

http://bit.ly/schoolgardensurvey

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Compost Happens!

And you and your class can make it happen!

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Did you know?

  • The typical American

throws away about five pounds of trash every day.

  • Much of it does not need

to go to the landfill.

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Brown materials (Carbon)

Dry leaves Straw Bark and twigs Paper products – newspaper, shredded paper or paper towels Dryer lint Wood chips Sawdust

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Green materials (Nitrogen)

Kitchen scraps Table/fruit/vegetable scraps Coffee grounds and tea bags Egg shells Grass clippings Weeds with NO SEEDS Aged animal manure

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Hands-On Learning Experiences

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Seeds and Plant Life Cycles

Botany Basics

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Plants are Everywhere!

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All plants have life cycles

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Children can become competent gardeners

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Understanding by experiencing

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What does a plant need?

Light Water Air Nutrients Space

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Pollinators

Critical to Human and Ecosystem Survival

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Pollinators – Why are they important to us?

  • Approximately 1/3rd of the world’s crops

depend on insect pollinators

  • Bees pollinate up to $15 billion worth of

crops each year

  • Over 80 crops dependent on pollinators –

fruits, vegetables and nuts

  • Pollinate alfalfa and clover used to feed

cattle

  • More than 75% of plants need pollinators

for reproduction

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Pollination – What is it?

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Pollinators – Who are they?

MOTHS BATS BEES

Colorado has over 900 species of bees! Most live underground or in cavities.

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Pollinators – Classroom applications and learning

  • Research types of pollinators and adaptations
  • Identify plants that attract pollinators
  • Identify parts of a flower and understand their functions
  • Explore different kinds of seeds that help with pollinators/plant them and

watch them grow

  • Economic and social considerations
  • Citizen science
  • Take home actions such as planting pollinator habitat
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Insect Biodiversity

We are losing what we didn’t know we had.

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From 1900 to the present day, the percentage of pages covering insects (topics including diversity, form and function, ecological roles, human– insect interactions, etc.) has declined in introductory biology textbooks.

(Gangwani and Landin 2018)

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Benefits of Insects:

  • Vital roles in nearly every

ecosystem

  • Pollinators
  • Decomposers
  • Predators
  • Natural enemies against invasive

species and pests

  • Sources for new genetic and

medical breakthroughs

  • Food for other organisms
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Insects and arthropods all over the world are declining due to: Human activity Habitat loss Climate change Spread of invasive species

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Classroom applications include:

  • Looking at biodiversity on school

grounds, backyard homes

  • Citizen science
  • River health
  • Dispelling myths
  • Actions students can take
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Thank you for listening! Please fill out our survey:

http://bit.ly/schoolgardensurvey

Questions?

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Contact us!

CSU Extension – Arapahoe County (303) 738-7970 www.arapahoe.extension.colostate.edu 6934 S. Lima Street Suite B Centennial, CO 80112 Please fill out our survey:

http://bit.ly/schoolgardensurvey