Gardening Children's Programs grades 2-12, April 28, 2018

University of Maryland, Montgomery County Children's Programs April 28, 2018 Bring your families to the beautiful Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, Maryland on April 28th and learn about bugs, flowers, gardening, and trees. Discover Bugs, Grades 2 & 3 • Talk to specialists about good and bad bugs, see bugs in action • Explore bug homes • See bugs in our garden • Make a bug craft 8.10-9.40am or 10.20-11.50am https://giei2018discoverbugs.eventbrite.com/ Discover Gardening, Grades 2-5 • Visit the Master Gardener demonstration gardens with our guides to get inspired about gardening • Learn about plants that grow in our area, plants that grow in different ways, and seasonal plants • Learn how soil, water, and sunlight affect the growth of plants • Plant your own garden to take home! • Learn about themed gardens and garden design, then you will dream up your own garden design 8.30am-10.30am or 12.10pm-2.10pm https://giei2018discovergardening.eventbrite.com/ Discover Flowers, Grades 4 & 5 • Learn about the science of flowers and flower families • How flowers help people • Craft with flowers • How flowers can send messages! 8.20am-10.50am or 10.10am-12.40pm https://giei2018discoverflowers.eventbrite.com/ Discover Trees, Grades 4-8 • Learn about the science of trees • Learn to cook with trees products • Discover the connection between trees and people, caring for trees • Craft a bird house with natural materials 8:40am-12pm session https://giei2018discovertrees.eventbrite.com/ 12:50-4 pm session https://giei2018discovertrees1250.eventbrite.com/ Programs are part of a larger event with many family friendly educational activities about growing edibles. Many workshops, classes, our garden will be open, there will be many vendors for plant and garden products. All Event Information can be found here: https://giei2018event.eventbrite.com/.