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Science Standards Connections
Use this matrix to find NYC Science Performance Standards supported in BBG School Programs.
School Workshops
Includes a classroom lesson; a hands-on greenhouse activity; and an outdoor tour and/or tour of the Steinhardt Conservatory.
| School Workshop | Elementary K–5th grades |
Middle 6th–8th grades |
High School 9th–12th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making Sense of Nature (Grades Pre-K–2) |
1A; 2A; 4A |
n/a | n/a |
| Plants We Eat (Grades Pre-K–2) |
2A, B; 4A, C |
n/a | n/a |
| Trees Grow In Brooklyn (Grades Pre-K–2) |
2A, B, C, D | n/a | n/a |
| Seed Adventure (Grades K–2) |
1a, B; 2A, B |
n/a | n/a |
| Herbs and Spices (Grades K–5) |
2A, C; 4A, C |
2A; 4A, B, C |
n/a |
| Lifecycle of a Bulb (Grades 3–8) |
2A, B, C, D; 4A |
2A, B, C, E; 4A |
n/a |
| Lifecycle of a Seed (Grades 3–5) |
2A, B, C, D; 4A |
2A, B, E; 4A |
n/a |
| Food For Thought (Grades 3–8) |
2A, C; 4A, B, C, D; 5F |
2A, C, D; 4A, B, c |
n/a |
| Deserts of the World (Grades 3–12) |
2A, B, C; 3A; 4A, b |
2A, C, D, E; 4A, B, C; 3A |
2b, C, D, E; 4A, b |
| The Tropical Rainforest (Grades 3–12) |
2A, B, C; 3A; 4A, B |
2A, C; 4A, B, C; 3A |
2B, C; 4A, B |
| Plant Ecology (Grades 3–12) |
2A, B, C, D; 3A; 4A |
2A, B, C, D, E; 3A; 4A |
2b, C, D, E; 3A |
| Multiplying Plants (Grades 6–12) |
n/a | 2A, B, E; 4A, B |
2B, E; 4A; 5B, F |
Exploration Tours
Take students on a journey that includes a hands-on planting activity and a tour of the grounds and/or Steinhardt Conservatory.
| School Workshop | Elementary K–5th grades |
Middle 6th–8th grades |
High School 9th–12th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensory Explorations (Grades Pre-K–2) |
2A; 4A |
n/a | n/a |
| Flower Explorations
(Grades 2–5) |
2A, B, C; 4A |
n/a | n/a |
| Exploring for Plants We Use
(Grades K–5) |
2A; 4A, B, C, D |
n/a | n/a |
| Ecological Explorations
(Grades 2–5) |
2A, B, C; 3A; 4A |
n/a | n/a |
Project Green Reach
Available to Brooklyn's Title I schools by application only. Provides a curriculum package for the topic of your choice, inquiry-based instruction in your classroom with a plant for each student, transportation to and from and a guided tour of BBG, as well as teacher training and supplies for a community horticultural project.
| School Workshop | Elementary K–5th grades |
Middle 6th–8th grades |
High School 9th–12th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Cycle of a Bulb
(Grades K–8) |
2A, D; 4B, D; 5F; 6A, 8A, B, C |
2A, C; 4B, E; 5A, C, F; 6A, B; 8A, C |
n/a |
| Kitchen Botany
(Grades K–8) |
2A, C, D; 4B, D; 5A, F; 6A, 7A; 8A, B, C |
2A; 4B, E; 5A, C, F; 6A, B, C; 8A |
n/a |
| Desert Environments
(Grades K–8) |
2A, B, C, D; 3A; 4B, D; 5A, F; 6A, 8A, C |
2A, C; 3A; 4B, E; 5A, C, F; 6A, B |
n/a |
| Tropical Rainforest
(Grades K–8) |
2A, C, D; 3A; 4B, D; 5A, F; 6A, 8A, B, C |
2A, C; 3A; 4B, E; 5A, C, F; 6A, B; 8A, C |
n/a |
Teacher Education
Programs are offered at BBG year-round and are designed to meet the educational needs and priorities of individual teachers, schools, regional districts, and parent/teacher associations.
| School Workshop | Elementary K–5th grades |
Middle 6th–8th grades |
High School 9th–12th |
|---|---|---|---|
| What Did a Plant Ever Do For You | 2A, B, C, D, E; 3A, B, C, D; 4A, B, E; 5A, B, C, D, E, F; 6A, B, C; 7A, B, C, D; 8A, B, C, D |
2A, B, C, D, E; 3A, B, D; 4A, B, E; 5A, B, C, D, E, F; 6A, B, C, D, E; 7A, B, C, D, E; 8A, B, C, D |
2A, B, C, D, E; 3A, E; 4A, B; 5A, B, C, D, E, F; 6A, B, D, E; 7A, B, D; 8A, B, C, D |
| Kitchen Botany: The Plants We Eat |
2A, B, C, D; 4A, C, D; 5A, C, D, f |
2A, B, C, D; 4A, C, D; 5A, C, D, f |
n/a |
| Starting with Seeds: Beginning Investigations Through Inquiry | 2A, B, C, D; 4A, D; 5A, B, C, D, E, F; 6A, B, C; 7A, B, C, D; 8A, B, C, d |
2A, B, C, D, E; 4A, B, D, E; 5A, B, C, D, E, F; 6A, B, C; 7A, B, D, E; 8A, B, C, D |
n/a |
Key
- S1 - Physical Science Concepts
- S2 - Life Science Concepts
- S3 - Earth and Space Science Concepts
- S4 - Science Connections and Applications
- S5 - Scientific Thinking
- S6 - Scientific Tools and Technologies
- S7 - Scientific Communications
- S8 - Scientific Investigation