Plant Anatomy
Description
Students receive a lesson on edible plant parts, and learn to consider and determine which part of the plant they're eating when they're enjoying a fruit or vegetables. They'll explore our vegetable and herb garden, observing progressions from seed to shoot, flower bud to flower, and flower to fruit, and discuss which parts of each plant are edible. Plant Parts helps students of all ages contextualize their food on a living plant and re-frame how they think about the origin of what they are eating.
Offered At
Gitano Garden
Gitano Garden is a large raised-bed vegetable and herb garden located on the expansive back patio of Gitano NYC, a new pop-up Mexican restaurant on the corner of Canal St. & 6th Avenue. The garden was created to provide NYC students with a calm and relaxing space in which to explore urban agriculture, culinary uses of herbs, plant anatomy, worm composting, and the magic of growing food. Field trips are offered to students of all ages at no cost.
Details
Subjects
Science, Nutrition, Agriculture, Botany
Capacity
32 students, 1 chap. per 8 stu.
Duration
60 min.
Activity
Field Trip
Grades
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5