TOMATOSPHERE – Imagine the Possibilities

Grades 5-7

• Tomatosphere
  • Principal investigation
• All about tomatoes
  • Information about our favourite vegetable... errr... fruit?
• Living in space
  • Essential human requirements
• Can we grow crops on mars?
  • The weather on mars
• Energy from the sun
  • Green Plants as primary food producers
• Optional activity
  • Plant growth and vigour
• Curriculum expectations
  • Meeting basic needs, maintaining a healthy body, weather and place
• Stedents with special needs
  • Accommodations and strategies for students with special needs
• Assessment rubrics
  • Understanding of basic concepts, inquiry, communication of required knowledge and application
• Glossary and Student Activities
  • Word scramble and crossword puzzle