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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

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