Edible Plants: Dandelions

Line of Inquiry: How people use plants

Sarah's question "Can we eat buttercups?" led to us to research edible and non-edible plants in our local environment. We discovered that buttercups are non-edible and if eaten in large quantities can be poisonous! Daisies are another non-edible plant.

webbing our interests from our walk

daisies and buttercups are non-edible

So what plants are edible? Queen Anne's Lace (aka wild carrot) have edible roots. We learned that every part of the dandelion is edible! The children were eager to try! Together we made deep fried dandelion flowers and offered them to the rest of the children. Some children were open-minded and tried and some were not. Their opinion was expressed on a chart. Nicki, Julia, and Rocco ccommunicated their knowledge with the children about what edible and non-edible means.

communicating our knowledge to others

are you open-minded?

Drawing a picture of edible and non-edible plants provided an opportunity to discuss safety - Never eat anything until you check with an adult first!

edible and non-edible plants