How will I connect my summer externship experience to my classroom….uhmmm. Well… this is a question I pose to myself daily as I go out to different sites to visit different farmers. I ask myself “what is it that I want my students to understand at the end of all of this?” I want to challenge my students to become “producers” as well as “consumers”.
This year my students will plant a garden having a variety of crops from vegetables to flowers and in doing so will gain a greater understanding of agriculture and its importance. Biodiversity will be my main focus as they engage in lessons about ecosystems/biomes, soil formation, as well as practices for good stewardship. Students will complete soil sampling as well as other activities that are directly related to the unit I will develop.
These cucumbers are on their way to the Mt. Olive pickle factory!
Beautiful field of wheat. (Before)
A combine is used to harvest wheat from the fields…this is the end result. (after)
Soil sampling…this is an activity my students will complete this year.
Made me laugh when i read your blog. My husband works for mt. Olive pickle. We should talk when we hit raleigh. I am creating a lesson on agricultural technology in history and we might find some overlap
What a neat idea to start a garden with your students! Be sure to keep us posted on how it grows!