Pollinator Program 

Students investigate outdoor classroom habitats for animals that pollinate flowers; ants, spiders, beetles, wasps, butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. 

In the spring, students review plant growth and the role of pollinators in the garden. Students plant flower seeds and conduct various plant experiments. Flower seedlings are planted in the garden and taken home with instructions on care.  In the fall, students return to the outdoor classroom to investigate multiple flowering plants by dissection and microscopic exploration.

2^nd Grade: Pollinator Garden

In the spring students learn about germination, pollinators and the program. Each student receives a Pollinator Journal to record their work and observations. The students plant flower seeds and set up plant experiments which they keep in their classroom for monitoring. Once the plants have germinated the students meet in the outdoor classroom/garden to discuss their seed experiments and pollinators (identification and importance). Each student will plant the flowers they seeded previously and receive one to take home. The students may also dissect the flower seeds to learn more.

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Black Swallowtail Butterfly larvae	Using native plants like asclepias (butterfly weed) to attract pollinators
A Fritillary butterfly sips nectar from native “bee balm” plant.

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