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Hong Kong Community Garden Association 6 South Bay Close, Repulse Bay Dear Third Grade Class, The Hong Kong Community Garden Association is developing a community garden for the neighborhood on South Bay Close. Each family will be given a plot of land based on the size of their family. We would like to ask for your help in developing a garden plan for each of these families. Each family garden plan should include a garden plot drawing on grid paper, including the area and perimeter of the plot and a key of the plants. All garden plans must be placed in the community garden created by the class. Please find several project resources enclosed with this letter along with a description of each participating family. Please feel free to contact me if I may be of additional help. Sincerely, Mr. Gotflowers President Hong Kong Community Garden Association

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Page 1: 1Hong Kong Community Garden Associationfiles.kidblog.org/...Community-Garden-Association.pdf · Project(Task(Checklist(!! Select!family!! Complete!mathrequirements!online!! Determine!size!of!gardenplot!(area,!perimeter)!!

 

Hong  Kong  Community  Garden  Association  6  South  Bay  Close,  Repulse  Bay  

     Dear  Third  Grade  Class,    The  Hong  Kong  Community  Garden  Association  is  developing  a  community  garden  for  the  neighborhood  on  South  Bay  Close.    Each  family  will  be  given  a  plot  of  land  based  on  the  size  of  their  family.    We  would  like  to  ask  for  your  help  in  developing  a  garden  plan  for  each  of  these  families.    Each  family  garden  plan  should  include  a  garden  plot  drawing  on  grid  paper,  including  the  area  and  perimeter  of  the  plot  and  a  key  of  the  plants.  All  garden  plans  must  be  placed  in  the  community  garden  created  by  the  class.        Please  find  several  project  resources  enclosed  with  this  letter  along  with  a  description  of  each  participating  family.    Please  feel  free  to  contact  me  if  I  may  be  of  additional  help.    Sincerely,    Mr.  Gotflowers  President  Hong  Kong  Community  Garden  Association      

         

                 

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Project  Guide    

Please  follow  the  steps  below  to  complete  this  project.    

1. Read  the  Hong  Kong  Community  Garden  Association  letter  

2. See  your  teacher  to  select  a  Project  Partner  and  a  Hong  Kong  Family  

3. Collect  all  Project  Supplies  from  your  teacher  

4. Complete  the  Math  Requirements  

5. Read  the  Garden  Plot  Requirements  

6. Visit  the  Burpee  website  to  find  plants,  sizes,  costs,  etc.  7. Be  sure  to  record  all  plant  information,  create  tables,  plant  key,  grid  paper  drawings,  

calculations,  etc.  8. Use  the  Project  Task  Checklist  to  be  sure  you  have  met  all  requirements  

9. Place  your  family  garden  in  the  Community  Garden  

 

                             

 

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 Hong  Kong  Community  Garden  Association  

Math  Requirements  

To  get  ready  for  this  special  assignment,  you  and  your  partner  must  be  sure  that  you  have  the  skills  that  you  will  need.  A  solid  understanding  of  area  and  perimeter  is  required.  Once  you  practice  calculating  area  and  perimeter,  you  will  design  and  draw  a  garden  plan  for  a  family.    

What  to  do:  

At  the  computer:  

1.  Go  to  Area  Explorer.  

1. Read  everything  CAREFULLY.  2. Practice  finding  the  area  of  several  figures.  3. Copy  your  favorite  figure  on  graph  paper.  Write  the  area  and  perimeter  of  the  figure.    

Don't  forget  the  units  on  each.    

2.  Go  to  Perimeter  Explorer.  

1. Read  everything  CAREFULLY.  2. Practice  finding  the  area  of  several  figures.  3. Copy  your  favorite  figure  on  graph  paper.  Tell  the  area  and  perimeter  of  the  figure.    

Don't  forget  the  units  on  each.  

Congratulations! You are now a Licensed Garden Planner!

                   

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Hong  Kong  Community  Garden  Association  Garden  Plot  Requirements  

 

Garden  Plot  Size:    

2  -­‐  4  yd2  per  person    Specifications    

• All  family  gardens  must  be  drawn  on  grid  paper  and  labeled  by  name    

• Gardens  must  reflect  the  desires  of  the  family  

• All  measurements  (area  and  perimeter)  must  be  recorded  

• All  garden  plants  must  be  labeled  (may  use  colors  and  a  key)  

• A  list  of  plant  names,  number  of  plants  and  costs  must  be  recorded  in  data  

booklet  (show  all  calculations)  

• A  total  cost  of  the  garden  plot  must  be  determined  (use  a  calculator)  

 

Enrichment  

• A  path  of  1  yd  wide  must  be  included  between  all  other  family  gardens  

• Specific  plant/seed  spacing  (see  Burpee  site)  may  be  calculated  

                     

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Project  Task  Checklist    

  Select  family     Complete  math  requirements  online     Determine  size  of  garden  plot  (area,  perimeter)     Create  diagram  for  planting  on  grid  paper     Identify  plants  to  include  in  the  family  garden  plot     Create  plant  data  booklet  (record  amount  of  seeds  or  plants  and  cost)     Locate  plot  in  the  community  garden  

 

Diagram  Checklist  

  Label  diagram  with  family  name     Record  perimeter  and  area  measures  of  plot  on  the  diagram     Label  locations  for  all  plants     Include  planting  key  for  the  diagram  (label  plants  by  color  on  grid)     Complete  plant  data  booklet  with  all  information  and  calculations  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hong  Kong  Community  Garden  Association  Families  

 

 

Jones  Family  Family  members:    mother,  father,  son  (4  yrs),  and  daughter  (9  yrs)  This  family  wants  a  garden  that  will  provide  the  family  with  fresh  vegetables.  The  children  like  carrots,  green  beans,  and  potatoes.  The  children  also  want  to  grow  a  pumpkin  for  Halloween.        

 

Lee  Family  Family  members:  mother,  father,  3  sons  The  Lee  family  is  very  proud  of  their  Chinese  heritage.    They  have  chosen  to  grow  vegetables  that  have  the  same  color  as  the  Hong  Kong  flag.          

 

Baker  Family  Family  members:    mother,  father,  2  teenage  sons  This  family  likes  to  grill  steaks  outside.    They  want  to  grow  their  own  vegatables  in  order  to  make  salads  to  compliment  their  steaks.    The  mother  would  also  like  to  grow  at  least  two  different  kinds  of  flowers  to  use  in  arrangements  for  their  dinner  table.            

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Ball  Family  Family  members:    mother,  father,  2  daughters,  2  sons  This  family  is  a  very  colorful  family.    They  like  to  eat  foods  of  different  colors.    They  want  a  variety  of  colored  vegetables.    If  fact  they  do  not  want  any  two  vegetables  to  have  the  same  color.    For  example,  cucumbers  and  peas  are  both  green  so  you  can  only  choose  one.        

 

White  Family  Family  members:    mother,  twin  daughters  This  is  a  very  busy  mother.    She  only  wants  a  small  plot  of  land  for  her  daughters  to  grow  a  few  vegetables.    Even  though  the  plot  is  small  she  wants  the  garden  to  include  at  least  five  different  types  of  vegetables.      

 

Green  Family  Family  members:    mother,  father,  son  Like  their  name,  the  Green  family  likes  all  things  green.    They  want  their  garden  to  only  contain  green  vegetables.    Use  your  resources  to  find  some  new  and  unusual  green  vegetables.                

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Cook  Family  Family  members:  3  adult  sisters  The  Cook  sisters  have  a  wedding  planning  business.    They  want  to  grow  the  flowers  for  two  upcoming  weddings.    The  president  of  the  Hong  Kong  Garden  Association  has  given  permission  for  the  sisters  to  have  three  times  their  allotted  space.  One  wedding  will  use  pink  flowers.    The  second  wedding  will  use  yellow  flowers.      

 

Ramono  Family  Family  members:  mother,  father,  son,  daughter  The  Ramono  family  is  very  proud  of  their  Italian  heritage.    They  have  chosen  to  grow  vegetables  that  have  the  same  color  as  the  Italian  flag.          

 

Hope  Family  Family  members:    grandmother,  two  granddaughters    This  grandmother  likes  to  cook.  She  wants  a  section  of  her  garden  set  aside  to  grow  herbs.    Her  grandaughters  like  to  make  salsa.  They  will  need  peppers,  tomatoes  and  some  other  vegetables  to  include  in  the  salsa.    The  grandmother  also  wants  to  include  some  flowers.                  

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 Young  Family  

Family  members:  mother,  father,  1  baby  The  Young  family  is  new  to  the  area.  They  are  just  settling  in  and  therefore  want  a  small  garden  with  rose  bushes  and  a  few  flowers  that  are  easy  to  care  for.      

 Leung  Family  

Family  members:    2  adult  brothers  The  Leung  brothers  are  very  busy  with  work  and  not  so  interested  in  a  garden.  So,  they  want  a  large  square  garden  with  just  4  trees.  They  also  want  a  small  fence  around  each  tree,  each  fence  a  different  shape.