Lesson 22 School Community Garden
Let’s plan a school garden.
Warm-up Notice and Wonder: Garden
What do you notice? What do you wonder?
Activity 1 Produce
Problem 1
For each situation, draw a diagram and write an equation or expression.
A strawberry patch has 7 rows with 8 strawberry plants in each row.
How many strawberry plants are in the patch?
To grow strawberries in the best way, the rows should be 4 feet apart. Each plant in the row should be 2 feet apart. How long and wide is the strawberry patch?
You can harvest 12 strawberries per plant. How many strawberries will grow in each row?
Problem 2
With your partner, take turns explaining where you see the numbers in the expression or equation you wrote in your diagram.
Activity 2 Plan the Garden
Growing Requirements
strawberries
Grow in patches
Space rows: 4 feet apart
Space plants: 2 feet apart
Each plant produces 12 strawberries.
cantaloupes
Grow on vines
Space rows: 4 feet apart
Space plants: 1 foot apart
Each plant produces about 8 cantaloupes.
zucchini
Grow on vines
Space rows: 5 feet apart
Space plants: 1 foot apart
Each plant produces about 8 zucchini.
tomatoes
Grow on vines
Space rows: 4 feet apart
Space plants: 2 feet apart
Each plant produces about 20 tomatoes.
pinto beans
Grow on bushes in pods
Space rows: 2 feet apart
Space plants: 1 foot apart
Each plant produces 20–25 pods and each pod produces about 5 beans.
potatoes
Grow in rows
Space rows: 2–3 feet apart
Space plants: 1 foot apart
Each plant produces 5–10 potatoes.
Problem 1
Read the information about some plants you could grow in a garden. Then, circle 2 plants to grow in your part of the school garden.
Problem 2
Plan your garden. Both of your plants should harvest between 50–100 fruits or vegetables.
How many of each plant will you grow?
Predict how many fruits or vegetables you will harvest. Show or explain your reasoning.
Problem 3
Make a diagram that shows how the plants are arranged and how much space is needed.