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Rain Garden Maintenance ActivityRain Garden Maintenance Activity
Publisher
University of Wisconsin
Resource Details
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Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
6 mos
Instructional Strategy
Hands-on Activity
Year
2011
Activity

Rain Garden Maintenance

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

Maintaining a garden is an ongoing responsibility. This resource follows a series of activities in a unit that resulted in the planting of a rain garden. What you will find here are general instructions for watering, weeding, pruning, and more.

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Concepts

gardening

Additional Tags

gardening, science

Pros

  • Lays out a maintenance plan for years to come

Cons

  • Not really a lesson plan or structured activity, just a general outline for garden maintenance

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