Growing Minds: The effect of a school gardening program on the science achievement of elementary students.

"HortTechnology, 15 (3) 448-452" By Klemmer, "C.D., T.M. Waliczek, and J.M. Zajicek" 2005
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"Science achievement of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students was studied using a sample of 647 students in Temple, TX. Of the two control groups, one combined gardening activities with science instruction; the other used only science instruction. Results showed the experimental groups scored significantly higher on the science achievement test compared to the control group."
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