🥕 Part 1: Vegetable Knowledge Challenge

1. Which of these vegetables is technically a fruit? (Circle one)

Carrot

Tomato

Potato

Broccoli

2. What part of the plant are we eating when we consume a potato?

Root

Stem

Leaf

Tuber

3. Which vegetables are rich in beta-carotene (Vitamin A)? (Check all that apply)

Carrots

Sweet potato

Spinach

Cauliflower

Pumpkin

🧮 Part 2: Vegetable Maths Challenge

4. A farmer harvests 3.5 kg of carrots, 2.8 kg of potatoes, and 1.9 kg of onions. What is the total weight of vegetables harvested?

5. If tomatoes cost $4.50 per kg and you buy 2.3 kg, how much will you pay? (Show your working)

6. A recipe calls for 250g of mushrooms, but you only have 180g. What percentage of the required amount do you have?

🌱 Part 3: Growing Knowledge

7. Fill in the blanks about vegetable growing:

Most vegetables need at least _____ hours of sunlight per day to grow properly. The ideal soil temperature for planting tomatoes is around _____ °C. Carrots can take up to _____ days to germinate from seed.

8. Match each vegetable with its ideal growing season in New Zealand:

1. Pumpkins

2. Brussels sprouts

3. Lettuce

4. Tomatoes

A. Cool season (autumn/winter)

B. Warm season (spring/summer)

C. Year-round with protection

D. Plant spring, harvest autumn

🍽️ Part 4: Nutrition and Cooking

9. Design a balanced meal using at least 5 different vegetables. Draw and label your meal below:

10. Explain why eating a variety of coloured vegetables is important for our health:

11. Research challenge: Name one vegetable that is native to New Zealand and describe how Māori traditionally used it:

🌍 Part 5: Global Vegetables

12. Which country do these vegetables originally come from? (Short answers)

Potatoes: ________________

Tomatoes: ________________

Carrots: ________________

Corn: ________________

13. Create an acrostic poem using the word "VEGETABLES" - each line should include a fact about vegetables:

V _________________________________________________

E _________________________________________________

G _________________________________________________

E _________________________________________________

T _________________________________________________

A _________________________________________________

B _________________________________________________

L _________________________________________________

E _________________________________________________

S _________________________________________________

14. Bonus Challenge: If you planted a vegetable garden with rows 2 metres apart and each row is 8 metres long, and you want to plant 6 rows, what is the total area of your garden in square metres?