Maths

Maths:

Using Charts and Graphs to Record Amount Harvested:

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Graphs and charts can be used to record the amount of produce harvested.

The type of graph or chart can be selected to match the age of the pupils.

You could create a weekly/monthly graph or create a cumulative graph by adding new amounts as produce is picked.

Weighing Produce:

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As above but insteadof just counting the amount of articles gathered record by weighing - using the appropriate type of scales.

Costing Produce:

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Pupils could calculate how much the vegetables produced would have cost to buy in the supermarket.

Older pupils could use a spreadsheet to cost individual types of vegetables.

They could also cost the amount spent in packets of seeds, plants, compost etc. and calculate whether growing their own vegetables saves money.

Measuring:

In the course of any gardening activities there will be many opportunities for relating to measuring length.

Measuring distances between plants, soil depth, the area of planting beds, lengths of materials when carrying out the Design Technology suggestions, lengths of carrots/parsnips etc grown in your patch.