Nutrition
Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy
What are the food groups?
What you should do just before eating
What is wash your hands?
Plants that are good for a school garden
What are radishes, lettuce, and other cool-season crops?
The part of a plant that absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
What are roots?
Jobs to do after a garden is planted
What is weeding and watering?
Half of your plate
What are fruits and vegetables?
What we should use to wash fresh fruits and vegetables
What are cold water and a scrub brush?
Tools used to prepare soil for planting
What are shovels and rakes?
The process by which plants make their own food from air, water, and sunlight
What is photosynthesis?
Decayed dried leaves, fruit and vegetable scraps, other organic matter, and water
What is compost?
Water, food, and air
What do people and plants need to stay alive?
We remove these when we wash fruits and vegetables
What are insects, pesticides, and dirt?
This grows into a new plant when placed in the right environment
What is a seed?
The process by which a seed takes in water and swells, and the embryo starts to grow
What is germination?
A plant that is growing where it is not wanted
What is a weed?
Nutrients we want to see less of
What are fat, sugar, and sodium?
Items we should use to clean counters and cutting boards
What are soap, water, and a sanitizing solution?
Planting seeds indoors under "grow lights" and later moving the seedlings inside
What is transitioning?
The process by which plants use colors and smells to attract insects and animals to produce the fruit of the plant
What is pollination?
Removing small seedlings from a garden to make room for others to grow
What is thinning?
Nutrient that gives us energy
What are carbohydrates (carbs)?
A method of keeping fruits and vegetables fresh longer
What is freezing?
Root vegetables that are planted from seedlings in the spring and harvested in the fall
What are sweet potatoes?
Animal that helps break down nutrients in the soil
What is a worm?
Removing plants from a garden and working in leaves or compost
What is "putting the garden to bed"?