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Science Standards Connections

Use this matrix to find NYC Science Performance Standards supported in BBG School Programs.

School Workshops: a classroom lesson; a hands-on greenhouse activity; and an outdoor tour and/or tour of the Steinhardt Conservatory.

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
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
Bulbs: Sleeping Plants
(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
Water in Nature and In Our Lives
(grades 3–8)		 1a; 2a, c, d; 3a; 4a, b 1a; 2a, c, d, e; 3a, d; 4a, b 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
Pharaoh's Pharmacy
(grades 6–12)		 n/a 4a, b 4a, b
Environmental Issues
(grades 6–12)		 n/a 1a, c; 2d, c; 3a, e; 4a, b, c, d 2c, d; 3a, b, e; 4a, b, d, e

Exploration Tours: Take students on a journey that includes a hands-on planting activity and a tour of the grounds and/or Steinhardt Conservatory.

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
Ecological Explorations
(grades 2–5)		 2a, b, c; 3a; 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–6)		 2a; 4a, b, c, d 2a; 4a, b, c 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 and a guided tour of BBG, as well as teacher training and supplies for a community horticultural project.

Workshop Elementary
K–5th grades		 Middle
6th–8th grades		 High School
9th–12th
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
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
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

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.

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
The BBG Experience:
A Kitchen Botany Workshop		 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, c, d; 5a, c, d, f 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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