This lesson will require students to practice measuring real-world objects in different units and evaluate which are the most effective units for solving particular problems.

Students will use leaves to measure different plants in and around the garden.

In this lesson, students will use leaves to measure different plants in and around the garden.

In this lesson, students will measure spaces in the outdoor classroom in metric units recorded as decimals and compare the measurements.

In this lesson, students will measure spaces in the outdoor classroom in metric units recorded as decimals and compare the measurements.

In this lesson, students will measure spaces in the outdoor classroom in metric units recorded as decimals and compare the measurements.

In 4th grade, students will compare and contrast a variety of mixtures including solutions that they can make indoors. In 5th grade students will create mixtures and note the physical properties of each of the ingredients within.

Create a museum exhibit that will explore a specific historical time period or event through the display and analysis of historical artifacts and primary sources.

Students will determine that for an object to be a living thing it must grow and reproduce, and it must have its basic needs met.

In this lesson the students will explore the outdoor classroom looking for examples of natural resources used to make useful products with a special emphasis on how rocks and soil (clay) are used.

Students will explore the garden environment for examples of organisms having their needs met and will be given an event that might cause that organism to thrive, move or perish.

Students explore the causes and effects of the Earth's ozone holes through discussion and an interactive simulation. In an associated literacy activity, students learn how to tell a story in order to make a complex topic (such as global warming or ozone holes) easier for a reader to grasp.

Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use a variety of non-standard unit of measurements to measure the length of different objects around the outdoor classroom.Math in the REAL world: Nonstandard MeasurementIt is important to give first graders lots of opportunities to practice measuring with both standard and non-standard units of measurement.

In this lesson the students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use a variety of non-standard unit of measurements to measure the length of different objects around the outdoor classroom.

Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use a variety of non-standard unit of measurements to measure the length of different objects around the outdoor classroom.

In this, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use a variety of non-standard units of measurements to measure the length of different objects around the outdoor classroom.

In this lesson students will observe some objects that they see in the daytime sky and discuss reasonings to changes and movement of features in the day and night sky.

Students will use the outdoor space to generate opinions and facts about the space which they will use to write about how the space should be used.