The Great Garden Detective Adventure · The Great Garden . Detective Adventure. A Standards-Based Gardening Nutrition Curriculum for Grades 3 and 4. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

The Great Garden Detective AdventureA Standards-Based Gardening Nutrition Curriculum for Grades 3 and 4

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FNS-450

January 2013

AcknowledgmentsThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recognizes the following persons for providing technical expertise and guidance in the development of The Great Garden Detective Adventure curriculum.

Team Nutrition Garden Reviewers

John Fisher Life Lab Science Program University of California, Santa Cruz

Eliza Fournier, M.P.A. Chicago Botanic Garden

Christine Hadekel, M.P.A. Cornell University

Teri Hamlin, Ph.D. Georgia Department of Education Division of Agriculture Education

Yael Lehmann, M.S.W. The Food Trust

Michael C. Metallo National Gardening Association

Jon Traunfeld, M.S. University of Maryland

Bill Wright University of Wisconsin Extension-Brown County

Project Officer

Alicia H. White, M.S., R.D. Child Nutrition Division USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Project Team Members

Anna Arrowsmith, R.D. Heidi Bishop, B.S. Erika Pijai, M.S., R.D. Child Nutrition Division USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Contractor for Curriculum Development

Gloria Stables, Ph.D., R.D. Donna Lloyd-Kolkin, Ph.D. Joy Anne Osterhout, M.S., M.C.H.E.S. Catalyst Health Concepts Potomac, MD

Subcontractors

Phyllis Whitin, Ph.D.David Whitin, Ph.D. Wayne State University Detroit, MI

Susan Giarratano Russell, Ed.D., CHES Jill English, Ph.D., CHES R2E2—Russell & English Research & Evaluation Valencia, CA

Curriculum Pilot Schools

Licking Heights South Elementary School Pataskala, OH

W.A. Metcalfe Elementary School Gainesville, FL

Willow Creek Elementary School Nampa, ID

Available at: http://www.teamnutrition.usda.gov

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................................................................... i

WelcomeGetting Started with The Great Garden Detective Adventure ....................................................... 1

Welcome to The Great Garden Detective Adventure ................................................................................................. 3

Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................................... 4

Curriculum Tools ........................................................................................................................................................... 9

Tips for Success ............................................................................................................................................................... 10

References ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Lesson 1Use Your Five Senses ............................................................................................................................................... 19

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 20

Main Lesson: Use Your Five Senses ............................................................................................................................. 21

Teacher Background Information ................................................................................................................................ 27

Garden Detective News ................................................................................................................................................. 37

Lesson Extension: How Plants Grow ........................................................................................................................... 41

Lesson 2Dig for Dirt .................................................................................................................................................................... 43

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 44

Main Lesson: Dig for Dirt ............................................................................................................................................. 46



Lesson Extension: Weather Station .............................................................................................................................. 59

Lesson Extension: Conditions for Germination ......................................................................................................... 61

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Lesson 3Investigate Like a Super Sleuth ............................................................................................................................ 65

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 66

Main Lesson: Investigate Like a Super Sleuth ............................................................................................................. 67



Lesson Extension: Learn More About PSAs ............................................................................................................... 83

Lesson 4Decipher the Secret Vegetable Code ................................................................................................................. 85

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 86

Main Lesson: Decipher the Secret Vegetable Code .................................................................................................... 87



Lesson Extension: Play a Leading Role ........................................................................................................................ 101

Lesson 5Trace the Fruit and Vegetable Trail ...................................................................................................................... 105

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 106

Main Lesson: Trace the Fruit and Vegetable Trail ..................................................................................................... 107



Lesson Extension: Investigate Sources of Fresh Fruits

and Vegetables ................................................................................................................................................................. 123

Lesson Extension: Visit the Farmers Market .............................................................................................................. 125

Lesson 6Unravel Clues in the Cafeteria ............................................................................................................................... 127

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 128

Main Lesson: Unravel Clues in the Cafeteria ............................................................................................................. 129



Lesson Extension: Analyze the Clues .......................................................................................................................... 143

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Lesson Extension: Discover What’s in the Food We Eat ........................................................................................... 145

Lesson 7Reveal Family Recipe Favorites ............................................................................................................................ 151

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 152

Main Lesson: Reveal Family Recipe Favorites ............................................................................................................ 154



Lesson Extension: Crack the Cookbook Caper .......................................................................................................... 161

Lesson 8Uncover Tasty Crimes .............................................................................................................................................. 165

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 166

Main Lesson: Uncover Tasty Crimes .......................................................................................................................... 168

Crime #1: The Case of the Scrambled Recipe .............................................................................................................. 169

Crime #2: The Case of the Recipe Thief ....................................................................................................................... 172

Crime #3: The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Ingredient ..................................................................................... 175



Lesson Extension: An Acrostic Poem .......................................................................................................................... 189

Lesson 9Explore a Flavor Mystery ......................................................................................................................................... 191

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 192

Main Lesson: Explore a Flavor Mystery ...................................................................................................................... 194

Mystery #1: The Mystery of the Tender Tastebuds ..................................................................................................... 195

Mystery #2: The Mystery of the CSA Basket ............................................................................................................... 198



Lesson Extension: A Shape Poem ................................................................................................................................. 211

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Lesson 1oDiscover Berry Sweet Evidence ........................................................................................................................... 213

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 214

Main Lesson: Discover Berry Sweet Evidence ........................................................................................................... 216

Evidence File #1: The Case of the Frozen Fruit ........................................................................................................... 217

Evidence File #2: The Case of the Missing Color ........................................................................................................ 220



Lesson 11Celebrate the Sleuths’ Mystery Dinner .............................................................................................................. 233

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 234

Main Lesson: Celebrate the Sleuths’ Mystery Dinner ................................................................................................ 235

AppendicesAppendices A Through D ........................................................................................................................................ 239

Appendix A. Social Cognitive Theory Elements ........................................................................................................ 241

Appendix B. Curriculum Standards by Lesson .......................................................................................................... 246

Appendix C. Gardening Resources .............................................................................................................................. 255

Appendix D. Curriculum Tools .................................................................................................................................... 262

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