Variegated Dwarf Jade Bonsai Succulent Science Kit – Care for a Living Mini Bonsai, with Curriculum & Worksheets
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A perfect first bonsai! Kids take care of a living variegated dwarf jade bonsai with green-and-white leaves, an easy tree that is happy in low light and needs little fuss.
What's in the box
- A live variegated dwarf baby jade bonsai
- Growing and care information
Low light and low care: water about twice a week.
What kids will learn
Grades K–5
- The parts of a plant: roots, trunk, branches and leaves
- What a living plant needs every day: water, light and care
- How thick, fleshy leaves help a succulent store water
- How to observe, measure and draw a plant's changes in a growth journal
Grades 6–12
- Variegation: why the white parts of a leaf have little chlorophyll and what that means for photosynthesis
- How succulents are adapted to dry environments and why overwatering harms them
- How bonsai growers shape a tree and how plants respond to pruning
- Running a long-term observation: recording growth data over time
Curriculum & worksheets included
Every kit comes with curriculum and worksheets for your grade band, emailed to you after purchase.
Join the community
Every kit comes with an invitation to our Facebook group, Aardvark's Seed Planting For Little Hands, where kids and parents can get support with anything they need.
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Variegated Dwarf Jade Bonsai Succulent Science Kit – Care for a Living Mini Bonsai, with Curriculum & Worksheets
Look inside this kit's curriculum
Inside the Variegated Jade Bonsai guide
A printable unit written for this kit, with grade-banded lessons, standards connections, worksheets and an answer key. Emailed after purchase.
- 25printable pages
- 10lessons, 2 grade bands
- 6worksheets
- Keyanswer key & rubric
K–5: five 30–45 min sessions plus short weekly check-ins. 6–12: lessons of 45–60 min plus 5–10 min data checks.
- Meet our bonsaiNGSS K-LS1-1
- Thick, juicy leavesNGSS 1-LS1-1NGSS K-LS1-1
- What our bonsai needsNGSS K-LS1-1NGSS 3-LS1-1
- Green and white leavesNGSS 2-LS2-2NGSS 3-LS4-3
- A bonsai keeperNGSS 5-LS1-1NGSS 3-LS1-1
- Succulent adaptationsNGSS MS-LS1-4NGSS MS-LS4-4
- Variegation and photosynthesisNGSS MS-LS1-6NGSS HS-LS1-5
- Water and root healthNGSS MS-LS1-5NGSS MS-LS2-3
- Shaping a bonsaiNGSS MS-LS1-5NGSS HS-LS1-4
- Long-term observation and analysisNGSS MS-LS1-5NGSS HS-LS2-5
Also inside: First-weeks plan, Water-check challenge, Bonsai doctor, Care chart, Certificate, plus answer key, vocabulary check and lab rubric.
