Summary
Sisters Kiana, Kaya and Kalea photograph their garden, chart the rainfall, and build a rain barrel so they can water their veggies when the rain doesn't come. A hands-on look at saving water for plants.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Three sisters build a rain barrel to save water for their garden.
- Why did the sisters want to collect rainwater?
- How does a rain barrel help their garden?
- What do plants need that a rain barrel can provide?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: rain barrel, collect, conserve.
Try it: Explain how saving rainwater in a barrel could help a garden on a dry day.