Sharpen STEAM skills--and have a blast--with educational gardening projects for kids 8 to 12Discover how fun and educational growing plants can be. Gardening for Kids is packed with essential information for beginner gardeners and tons of awesome projects that help kids grow their science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) skills.Go outside with easy-to-try experiments that will teach you all about the environment, plants, and what it takes to grow and maintain your very own garden. Find out what your soil is made of, make a miniature greenhouse, race seeds, and so much more!Gardening for Kids provides: Gardening 101--Learn everything you need to get your garden started today, from basic safety tips to helpful advice on caring for your plants.25 Gardening projects--Dig into the natural world with a ton of fun experiments like sprouting food scraps, building plant forts, and more--each one focusing on specific STEAM skills.A chance to grow together--This book features handy tips for expanding projects to work with groups of kids so you can share the fun in classrooms and community gardens.Grow a love of science, technology, engineering, art, and math--plus lots of plants--with Gardening for Kids.