It's Our Garden-Comprehension

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• It presents ideas in a sequential order

• it give random facts in random order

• it reveals someone's opinion

• it is completely fiction

How did Mrs.McCarthy's dream of a school garden become a reality?

• parents, teachers, students, and community members worked together

• she did the work all by herself

• the school hired someone to complete the garded

• the garden had always been at the school

Where does the bucket of scraps from the lunches and snacks go?

• compost pile

• trash

• dumpster

• right into the soil

What turns the scraps into castings?

• night crawlers

• tapeworms

• earth worms

• red wiggler worms

Why are some of the plants planted in the greenhouse?

• they don't like sunlight

• they need too much water

• they can be warmed by the sun

• they're all indoor plants

Why is mulch used to cover the ground?

• it keeps the soil from drying out

• it makes the garden look nicer

• it keeps the soil from getting too wet

• it keeps the animals out

All of these are used to make adobe bricks except

• dirt

• sand

• water

• glue

Why does one girl not eat her radish?

• it's not ripe

• its' too sour

• it's too sweet

• it's too spicy

How do they celebrate the harvest?

• lunches are made with the vegetables

• they have a parade

• they donate all the vegetables

• they take a field trip

________ are hard to pick because of their strong roots

• squash

• cabbages

• pole beans

• carrots