The third grade classes have begun an exciting unit exploring the life cycle of plants. According to a strict experimental design, the students have set up growing cubes of Brassica Fast Plants. These plants have been bred to go through an entire life cycle from seed to seedling to flowering to making seed within about 5 weeks!
When the plants flower, students will be using actual (dead and dried) bees to pollinate the flowers.
Along the way students will record the growth and development of these amazing plants.
We discussed how the near relatives of these plants are some of are favorite foods from the garden: Brassica oleracea--broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, collard greens, kale, etc.
What is your favorite Brassica food?
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