Gifts for the Garden

We ended the year by making some gifts for the garden.  Our pinecone birdfeeders will attract birds to make the Living Lab garden a more lively place.

We learned a multi-step sequence for creating the birdfeeders.  We also talked about the different ways that animals respond to the harsh weather of winter.

We learned that birds find their normal food more scarce in winter.  Providing food in the garden encourages them to visit.

Did the birds appreciate the gifts?
You bet they did!

.The Third Grade students have just about finished their study of the Brassica Fast Plants.  They have seen the entire seed-to-seed life cycle. Meanwhile our regular paced Brassicas out in the garden have been completing their own life cycle.

 Look closely at the center of this photograph.  You will see a bee upside-down in mid-air collecting nectar and most likely pollinating this Brassica (broccoli).

The weather has been pretty warm still in December so we were able to see the bees are still active.
We will have to look back to see whether these pollinated Brassica flowers produce seeds like the ones we grew in the lab.