Take a Plant to Lunch

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Learners make a "menu" of any plants in their lunch for Monday through Friday and draw the plants from their lunch. Plants can include fruits, vegetables, grains in cereal or bread, and fruit or vegetable juices. This activity could be combined with a field trip to a local farm or farmers' market.

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
1 to 7 days
Estimated Materials Cost:
free per student
Age Range:
Ages 6 - 11
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • Printout of Plants in My Lunch record sheet
  • Pencil or pen

Keywords

Subjects

  • Life Sciences
    • Diversity of Life
      • Plants
    • Human Body
      • Health and Nutrition
  • The Nature of Science
    • The Scientific Process
      • Gathering Data

Informal Categories

  • Food and Cooking

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • read

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

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Access Rights:

  • Free access

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Rights:

  • All rights reserved, The Regents of the University of California, 2007