Last Wednesday was another successful day at the MNIC school.  The class size was a little smaller than we expected, but the lesson plan still ran smoothly.  At the beginning of the class period, we looked at the micro-greens the students planted two weeks ago. We discussed how they grew and then the class planted another batch of micro-greens.  In our next activity, we asked the students to make posters that demonstrated what plants need to grow. The students got very creative and made some great posters. My favorite part of the lesson was determining the parts of the plants that we eat. For example, broccoli is the flower portion of the plant.  Overall, the lesson was a success. The students now have a better grasp for parts of a plant and what plants need in order to grow.

In the following pictures, the students are trying to decide which part of a plant the coffee bean and a head of lettuce belong to.