Grades 3-5 (Mini Kit)
This mini kit includes enough materials for one classroom demonstration or an individual student. Full Desktop Greenhouses kit is available for purchase.
Do plants need light? Students will investigate the importance of light to plants by creating desktop greenhouses. Kit includes clear plastic cups with lids, black plastic cups, black card stock, Jiffy 7 peat pellets, alfalfa seeds, a white 5mm LED light, and a 3-volt coin cell battery. Enough supplies for one classroom demonstration.
The Desktop Greenhouses kit complements the lesson Desktop Greenhouses.
Additional lesson plans associated with this kit can be found on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix.