Ebook The Garden Fence

Math Concept Reader Garden Math Concept Reader The Garden Fence by Linda Bussell Photographs by Gregg Andersen Copyright © Gareth Stevens, Inc. All rights reserved. Developed for Harcourt, Inc., by Gareth Stevens, Inc. This edition published by Harcourt, Inc., by agreement with Gareth Stevens, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Permissions Department, Gareth Stevens, Inc., 330 West Olive Street, Suite 100, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212. Fax: 414-332-3567. HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions. Printed in the United States of America ISBN 13: 978-0-15-360181-1 ISBN 10: 0-15-360181-7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 179 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 Chapter 1: Making Plans The Lewis School Garden Club plans a garden where they will grow vegetables. There are 27 students in the club. They divide into three groups. Each group has a job to do. The first group will plan the garden and choose which vegetables to grow. The second group will start seedlings to plant later. They must keep the seedlings inside until it is time to plant them. The third group will plan and build a fence around the garden. The fence will keep animals from eating the plants. The students will build the fence first and then plant the garden. To Do • Measure the distance around the garden. • Calculate how much lumber is needed. • Buy lumber and supplies. • Build fence. The group that will plan the fence meets with Ms. Roberts. She is a teacher who works with the Garden Club. The students discuss what they need to do. “We must plan the fence,” says Hannah. “First, we need to measure the outside of the garden. This will tell us how many feet the fence needs to be.” Danny says, “Yes. Then we can figure out how much lumber we need. We cannot buy lumber until we know how much we need.” “That’s right,” says Ms. Roberts. ... - tailieumienphi.vn