{"product_id":"gardening-lab-for-kids-52-fun-experiments-to-learn-grow-harvest-make-play-and-enjoy-your-garden-paperback","title":"Gardening Lab for Kids: 52 Fun Experiments to Learn, Grow, Harvest, Make, Play, and Enjoy Your Garden - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRenata Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA refreshing source of ideas to help your children learn to grow their own patch of earth, \u003ci\u003eGardening Lab for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e encourages children to get outside and enjoy nature. This fun and creative book features 52 plant-related activities set into weekly lessons, beginning with learning to read maps to find your heat zone, moving through seeds, soil, composting, and then creating garden art and appreciating your natural surroundings. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Renata Fossen Brown guides your family through \u003cb\u003efun activities that are also lessons\u003c\/b\u003e about botany, ecology, the seasons, food, patience, insects, eating, and cooking. Have fun exploring: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003epollinators\u003c\/b\u003e by making a pollinator palace out of bricks, sticks, twigs, bamboo, and pegboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe basic \u003cb\u003eelements of soil\u003c\/b\u003e--sand, silt, and clay--by testing how well your soil drains with just a shovel, water, ruler, and timer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ecolor theory\u003c\/b\u003e by creating a table top color wheel from different colored annuals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003enative birds\u003c\/b\u003e by making a bird feeder from an old picture frame and piece of screen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eGardening Lab for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book for creative families, friends, and community groups and works as lesson plans for both experienced and new gardeners. Children of \u003cb\u003eall ages and experience levels\u003c\/b\u003e can be guided by adults and will enjoy these engaging exercises. So, slip on your muddy clothes, and get out and grow! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The popular \u003cb\u003eLab for Kids series\u003c\/b\u003e features a growing list of books that\u003cb\u003e share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics\u003c\/b\u003e, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus--all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a \u003cb\u003ecomplete materials list\u003c\/b\u003e, clear \u003cb\u003estep-by-step photographs\u003c\/b\u003e of the process, as well as \u003cb\u003efinished samples\u003c\/b\u003e. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Associate Director of Education, \u003cb\u003eRenata Fossen Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Cleveland, OH) oversees the thousands of school children visiting Cleveland Botanical Garden yearly, as well as the development and implementation of teacher professional development workshops. She assisted in the planning and facilitating of a 10-day teacher workshop that traveled to Costa Rica to study biodiversity. Brown is involved in the writing of interpretation and exhibit graphics at the Garden and served as president of the Cleveland Regional Council of Science Teachers. Brown holds a BA in Biology from the University of Toledo and an MA in Curriculum and Instruction from Bradley University, in Peoria, Illinois. She is certified to teach grades 7-12 science, and has been active in informal science education since 1993. As Assistant Curator of Education at the Toledo Zoo, Brown was responsible for all educational programs occurring on Zoo grounds, as well as researching and writing for their Emmy award-winning television show, \u003ci\u003eZoo Today\u003c\/i\u003e. Creating and implementing their very first Earth Day Celebration is a task of which she is particularly proud. She continued her education role, while adding volunteer coordinator duties while working at Luthy Botanical Garden in Peoria, Illinois. A native Clevelander, Renata Fossen Brown gladly returned home in 2004 after a 15 year absence. She was named the Garden's Clara DeMallie Sherwin Chair in Education in December 2004. She is usually surrounded in her yard by her three dogs and prefers natives and perennials over annuals any day. She is particularly in love with purple coneflower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693234786367,"sku":"9781592539048","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b7e18cc057f8fe5dc188d980fa43f26c.webp?v=1764998236","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/gardening-lab-for-kids-52-fun-experiments-to-learn-grow-harvest-make-play-and-enjoy-your-garden-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}