We are so excited about the progress we have made towards our STEM project this year.
At the beginning of the year, the second grade students were presented with this video:
This led to lots of conversation about child hunger right here in our own community! The students then created their own version of the video:
The second graders were asked to share ideas of how we at Malcom Bridge could do our part to end hunger. It was decided that we would grow food in greenhouses to share with the hungry.
We met with Oconee Food for Kids to share our ideas and start a partnership with them.
We experimented with many materials to decide which allowed for the most growth.
We researched to find which areas of the school received the most sunlight.
We researched different types of greenhouses.
We visited the Malcom Bridge Middle School Greenhouse and learned about its structure and function.
We researched fruits and vegetables to determine what each class would plant.
Vegetable Research
We presented our persuasive projects to our classes.
Vegetable Presentations
We voted on which fruit or vegetable we would plant.
Then we planted...
The students created labels for each plant.
They gave each cup exactly 2 cups of soil.
They sorted seeds, so that we could put 5 in each cup.
They measured the greenhouse bed, so that the seeds could be evenly planted.
We are now in the research stage again. We planted two different types of watermelon seeds and we have some growing in our cold frame greenhouse, hoop greenhouse, inside our classroom in cup greenhouses, and in the MBMS greenhouse. We are collecting data to see which location provides the fastest and best growth!
