sticky+beak



Activity 4

Garden Buddies //The Garden Buddy is such a sticky beak! He is going to help you learn about the plants in your life by having a sticky beak into your backyard and helping you observe and record what you find there. Your task is to make a Photo-Story presentation about what Garden Buddy found in your backyard. //.

**Task** You will be rostered to have Garden Buddy visit for two consecutive nights or for the weekend. The Garden Buddy would like to explore your home garden (or visit a friend or relative's garden, if you prefer). When Garden Buddy is visiting, his Journal is available to record information such as:  Garden Buddy will have his 'travel pack' in which he keeps:
 * the types of plants in your garden
 * how the plants are cared for
 * what jobs are done in the garden
 * activities that people do in the garden
 * a sketch of the garden
 * close-up photos of different parts of the plant, eg leaf, stem, flower, fruit, seed
 * photos of plants at different stages of a plant's life-cycle
 * instructions for taking good care of him
 * a journal
 * a disposable camera

What does Garden Buddy look like? Here is a photo of him in Miss Tamblyn's garden. [|DSC00135.JPG]

**Photo-Story Task** Use the photos you took with Garden Buddy to make a Photo-Story. Read the notes you made in his journal out loud so you can record them in your Photo-Story presentation. Use the link below for hints on how to use Photo-Story.

[|photo story tutorial]

or [|try this video]

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