I wasn’t too sure how to pilot this program. It took a lot of thinking and consideration. There were students who blindly picked this elective to fulfill credits and those that wanted to do research. It was a struggle to find a niche to satisfy everyone. The outdoor school garden was not initially part of this course but I decided to integrate it. Students were divided into different groups based on motivation and interest:
1. Research group: This group worked on the SmartCube (hydroponic) machine to run tests on select variables (temperature, pH, light, humidity, etc)
2. Engineering group: to build their own hydroponic with supplies found online
3. Indoor + Outdoor farming group: plant various vegetables/fruits both indoor and outdoor.
I’ll be honest I’m really bad at remembering to take photos, so these are the photos that I have. I may have a few in my older phone so please wait till I can get a hold of them again.
