The Educational EarthBox®
Middle
School Site Package
The Complete
Edition of the Middle School Curriculum Support Site Package includes two required Ready-to-Grow Kits and a Teacher's
Manual and Student Lab Book.
All site packages are 3-hole punched and include permission to make unlimited
on-site copies of student materials.
The curriculum
support includes 35 science and standards-based cross curricula lesson plans and 17 overhead transparencies. Plant Transparency.pdf. It is intentionally more robust than either the complete elementary or
high school site packages to address the diverse developmental needs of the middle school student and to support middle school
teachers who need to raise the level of scientific inquiry in their students. Middle School Sample Lesson Plan.pdf. Seeds or seedlings do not come with the kit, but both grow equally well
in the EarthBox.
The complete site package is divided into five units that cover the same
topics as the elementary and high school curriculum: water, light, soil, plants and plant products and nutrition. The Water
Unit consists of eight lessons; the Light Unit, five lessons; the Soil Unit, four lessons. The Plants and Plant Products Unit
has thirteen lessons and the Nutrition Unit has five lessons. The middle school lessons review and reinforce what was learned
at the elementary level. They increase scientific acumen by introducing more intense, science-based experiments that prepare
students for the authentic scientific experiments introduced in the high school curriculum. Middle School Table of Contents.pdf
The five lessons that focus on nutrition increase nutritional awareness
in students by teaching them both the nutritional value of 21 fruits and vegetables and the recommended daily allowance as
sited by the United States Department of Agriculture. This information, learned during the vulnerable middle school years,
will help students to fight obesity, Diabetes II and malnutrition.
