What's inside of a seed?

First graders hypothesized and then dissected to find out.  Many students thought they would see seeds within seeds within seeds.  Others thought that they would see roots. One student thought there was green stuff that became leaves and brown stuff that was soil.  

 Once they saw the baby plants some were upset that we were discarding them.  

Next week they will experiment to see which part of the seeds are important to get the baby plant growing.  Perhaps they will forgive for trashing the seed remains.

First Grade Farmers Take Their Agricultural Skills to Added Value Farm in Red Hook Brooklyn

Dear Corey,

Thank you so much for such an engaging, hands-on experience on the farm today.  We truly enjoyed our day.  Doug and I loved watching our students harvest the large dandelion plants - shaking the soil from the roots while admiring their incredible tangle. And, we enjoyed seeing the students' sense of pride while pulling weeds and raking. 

We can't express enough our thanks for welcoming us along with the support of your incredible volunteers who were so positive with our kids. 

And thank you, too, for all the work you've done in the past year to revitalize such an important neighborhood farm. Your efforts have infused the Red Hook community with the richness of new life - radishes, squash, tomatoes, beans, and many more plants, green energy, and a farmer's market!

Thank you once again for sharing Added Value with our students and we can't wait to see you in two weeks. Have a terrific weekend!

All the best,

Bill & Doug

First Grade Farmers are Working on Cole Street and the "Little Yard" During Construction

Thanks to Johanna, Dave and his staff, and the contractors, all of the beds have been moved so first graders can continue to raise their crops.

Busy farmers...no time to stop.

Worms!

Clean those signs.

Support those plants.

More worms!

Plant some seeds!

Water sprouts gently.

Write the signs in Spanish and English,

Check out what is happening in the Big Yard.
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BNS Farms is Under Construction

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Where are the raised beds? And what are the first graders going to farm in?
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Fourth Graders Use Maps to Discover the Gowanus forests and wetlands of 350 to 400 years ago...

Then they use chalk to draw and write in order to inform others about what they learned.

The map is really two in one...a 1766 map of Brooklyn with a modern day street grid superimposed.
Map was created and given to us by Eymund Diegel.

Students add slogans as well as drawings about what was covered over by concrete.

Students trace the path to pinpoint where they are and what was there in 1766.