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Care at the School Garden Plant Swap

Use a simple graph and garden observations to choose and share ways to protect land, water, air, and plants.

KindergartenScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned toK-ESS3-3

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9 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Science
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students use a graph to compare the pots left on garden soil after two plant swaps.
Students choose ways to reduce people's effects on land, water, air, and plants.
Students share an Earth-care plan for a school garden event.

How to use

Read the passages and questions aloud. Help children read the graph, then let them choose answers. Children may tell an adult their final plan.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

K-ESS3-3

Share ways people can lessen their effect on land, water, air and other living things.

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Care at the School Garden Plant Swap

Use observations to plan a kinder plant swap.

Look at the Pot Counts

Listen to the story. Use the graph to answer.

Two Plant Swaps

The school garden holds a plant swap. Families trade small plants. Eight families come to each swap. At the first swap, people leave some empty pots on the soil. Before the next swap, helpers add a pot-return box. Helpers can use returned pots for new plants. The graph shows pots left on the soil after each swap.

After which swap were there more pots to pick up from the soil?

A. The next swap
B. The first swap
C. Both had the same number.
D. Neither had pots to pick up.

Compare the two bars. How many fewer pots were left after the next swap?

fewer pots

Which plan best uses what the graph shows?

A. Take away the box and leave pots on the soil.
B. Keep the box and stop checking for loose pots.
C. Close the box and pile pots beside the plants.
D. Keep the box and pick up pots still on the soil.

A helper says, “The box means we can skip checking the soil.” Which graph clue shows a problem with this plan?

A. Two pots were still on the soil after the next swap.
B. More pots were on the soil after the next swap.
C. Zero pots were on the soil after the next swap.
D. The same number of pots was left after both swaps.

Plan for the Next Swap

Listen to the garden notes. Choose ways to care for the garden.

What the Helpers Notice

Helpers fill watering cans for the plants. A hose keeps running after a can is full. Water spills onto the ground. A cart rolls off the path and bends plant stems. Carts on the path miss the plants. Some families walk or bike to the swap. Others arrive in cars. Running car engines release gases into the air.

The watering can is full. Which choice wastes less water?