Visit the library or use the internet to answer the following questions. Try to answer as many of the questions as you can for full marks.

Scavenger Hunt Worksheet: Library Research Activity for High School Gardening Class

Instructions: Use the library resources to find the answers to the questions below. Write your answers on the lines provided. You may work alone or with a partner.

1. What is the process of preparing soil for planting called? _________________ing

2. What is the process of removing weeds from a garden called? _____________________ing

3. What is the process of adding nutrients to soil called? __________________________ing

4. What are the three main nutrients that plants need to grow? _______________________, _______________________, and _______________________

5. What are the four main types of soil? _______________________, _______________________, _______________________, and _______________________

6. What is the term used to describe the study of plant diseases? _____________________logy

7. What is the process of protecting plants from pests called? _____________________ion

8. What is the process of protecting plants from extreme weather conditions called? ____________________ing

9. What is the process of cutting away dead or overgrown branches from a plant called? ________ ing

10. What is the process of joining two plants together to create a new plant called? ___________ ing

11. Find a book or website that explains how to grow vegetables in containers. Write the title or link: ________________________________

12. Find a book or website that explains how to care for roses. Write the title or link: ________________________________

13. Find a book or website that explains how to design a garden. Write the title or link: ________________________________

14. Find a book or website that explains how to identify different types of trees. Write the title or link: ________________________________

15. Find a book or website that explains how to start a compost pile. Write the title or link: ________________________________

16. Find a book or website that explains how to attract butterflies to a garden. Write the title or link: ________________________________

17. Find a book or website that explains how to grow herbs. Write the title or link: ________________________________

18. Find a book or website that explains how to propagate plants from cuttings. Write the title or link: ________________________________

19. Find a book or website that explains how to choose the right plants for a specific location. Write the title or link: ________________________________

20. Find a book or website that explains how to care for plants in a greenhouse. Write the title or link: ________________________________

21. What is market gardening? ________________________________

22. What is the difference between horticulture and agriculture? ________________________________

23. What are some common agricultural practices? ________________________________, ________________________________, and ________________________________

24. What are some common horticultural practices? ________________________________, ________________________________, and ________________________________

25. What are some common market gardening practices? ________________________________, ________________________________, and ________________________________

26. Find a book or website that explains how to start a small farm. Write the title or link: ________________________________

27. Find a book or website that explains how to market farm products. Write the title or link: ________________________________

28. Find a book or website that explains how to cultivate crops using sustainable methods. Write the title or link: ________________________________

29. Find a book or website that explains how to care for fruit trees. Write the title or link: ________________________________

30. Find a book or website that explains how to manage a greenhouse operation. Write the title or link: ________________________________

31. Congratulations, you have completed the scavenger hunt!