Grade 5 Garden Planning Worksheet
A science worksheet for Grade 5 students focusing on the principles and practices of garden planning, including plant needs, garden design, and sustainable gardening.
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Grade 5 Garden Planning
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use what you know about garden planning to complete the activities.
1. Which of the following is the most important factor to consider when choosing a location for your garden?
Proximity to your house
Amount of sunlight
Color of the soil
Presence of garden gnomes
2. What does 'crop rotation' mean in gardening?
Planting the same crop in the same spot every year
Rotating the soil in your garden beds
Changing the location of different crops each season
Growing only one type of crop
3. Plants need from the sun, water, and rich soil to grow.
4. Adding to your garden soil helps to provide nutrients for plants.
5. A garden plan should include where each type of will be planted.
6. List three essential things plants need to thrive in a garden.
7. Why is it important to consider the mature size of a plant when planning your garden layout?
8. All plants need the same amount of sunlight to grow best.
True
False
9. Companion planting is when you plant different crops together that benefit each other.
True
False
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. Good soil prevents water from pooling and drowning plant roots.
11. Adequate between plants allows them to grow without competing for resources.
12. Imagine you are planning a small vegetable garden. Draw a simple layout of your garden below. Include at least three different vegetables and show where they would be planted. Label each vegetable.