Resources from Life Lab and our Garden Classroom Field Trips

• The Crop Rotation Game is a part of our Investigating Ag Field Trip where students are introduced to basic concepts of organic farming

• Print a copy of the Investigating Ag field trip journal (4mb PDF)

• Our field trip training manual has been developed to prepare our college intern field trip guides to lead 1st-5th graders on explorations of our farm

• Here's a list and slideshow of many of the Life Lab Garden Classroom's educational elements

• Life Lab's School Garden Resource List lots of great stuff including our Free Science Exploration Units and links to many online lessons for pre-schoolers - highschoolers.

• View Life Lab's Back Pocket Activities for quick and easy school garden activities educator should have in their back pocket.

• Photo Gallery of School Garden Elements

• View our internship offerings

  • Working with interns at the Life Lab Garden Classroom  tips and thoughts on running our programs

  • UCSC Environmental Studies Internship Office

  • View our Camp Programs

  • View our Field Trip Offerings and Lesson Materials

From the California School Garden Network

• The Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden workshop resources are great for those starting a school garden or training others that are new to school gardening. They include videos, handouts, trainer outlines, a PowerPoint presentation, and the downloadable book Gardens for Learning

• Garden-enhanced nutrition education resources

From the California Department of Education's Nutrition Services Division

• Kids Cook Farm Fresh Curriculum free download

Farm Based Education Association

Sustainable Agriculuture Education Association

Farm Field Trip Manuals from various organizations can be found here

UCSC Environmental Studies Classes Taught by Life Lab Education Director Whitney Cohen

Teaching Environmental Education Syllabus 2015 - ENVS 177Environmental Interpretation Syllabus-Internship Required

Farm and Garden Education Songs: