Process

This team will go to the websites below and research: What type of soil do flowers need in order to grow?  How do you need to prepare the soil in order for flowers to grow? 

http://aginfo.psu.edu/psp/01psp/images/pdf/color/01146b_c.pdf

www.fernlea.com/misc/soil.htm

www.extension.umn.edu/info-u/plants/bg497.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/module1/assessing_your_plot.shtml

Flower Finders

This team will go to the websites below and research:  What flowers will grow in our area?  Do we need to plant annuals or perennials?  How long does it take the flowers to grow?

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07231.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/module1/assessing_your_plot.shtml

http://horttips.ifas.ufl.edu/flowers/flowers/flowers.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/plantstotry_easy1.shtml

Survivors

This team will go to the websites below and research:  What do we need in order for the flowers to survive?  Do the flowers need to grow in sunlight, shade, or both?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/module1/assessing_your_plot.shtml

http://www.ag.fvsu.edu/html/publications/teletips/lawn%20and%20garden/flowers/527.htm

http://www.baacks.com/careinstructions/

Meteorologists

This team will go to the website below and research:  What type of weather do we have in our area?  You will also make a chart of the weather for the past two weeks.  Predict the weather for the following week.  This information will help the students determine what type of flower will grow best considering the weather.

www.weather.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/module1/assessing_your_plot.shtml

*Once all of the research has been completed, each team member will post some information they found important on the bulletin board in their area specified.

Evaluation