Site Package II
The Complete
Edition of the Elementary EarthBox®
Curriculum Support Site Package for Grades 2-5 Includes one Ready-to-Grow Kit
and a Teacher’s Manual and Student Workbook. All site packages are 3-hole punched and include permission to make unlimited
on-site copies of student materials. Seeds or seedlings do not come with the kit, but both grow equally well in the EarthBox®.
The curriculum support of the complete edition provides 17 standards-based sequential
lesson plans divided into 45 minute classroom periods that require 60 days to complete in their entirety. Elementary Sample Lesson Plan.pdf. The 60 day time-line
includes the treatment intervals between the real time experiments, but the actual lessons can be completed in twenty-seven,
45 minute periods. Not all lessons are interconnected. Instructors can choose the lessons appropriate to their objectives
to focus on individual goals. Elementary Table of Contents.pdf
The complete
site package contains several supplementary materials:
- A Lesson Sequence Chart helps a teacher
to create a long term plan for the quarter, semester or year.
Lesson Sequence Chart.pdf - National Standards Alignment Matrix provides a visual reference of
the standards that are addressed by each lesson. Elementary Standards Alignment.pdf
- A series of 7 full-color overhead transparencies are provided as visual
aids to strengthen delivery of the lesson or to serve as a review at the conclusion of the lesson. Water Cycle Transparency.pdf
