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Theme 8. Water |
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Rationale:
The Landed Learning Project strives to provide young people with the knowledge and experiences to make informed choices about food consumption. By understanding how soil is formed and nutrients become part of the soil, students can maintain maximum health in their own garden beds without the use of chemical fertilizers |
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Earth (soil) contains minerals like phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen that plants need to grow. Different plants absorb different amounts of each of these nutrients to grow and the nutrients become part of the plant. Leafy plants need a lot of nitrogen; phosphorus is necessary for flowering and fruiting plants; potassium helps plants develop new growth like roots and new buds. We keep these plant nutrients in the soil by turning dead plants (that contain these nutrients) into compost that the next generation of plants can use again. We also rotate our plants so that leafy greens, for example, do not get planted in the same place year after year. This way, the soil will not be depleted of nutrients. |
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Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to
- Identify the 3 main nutrients in soil and their role in plant growth and development (phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen)
- Describe how soil is formed
- Identify the major components of healthy soil (review from visit 3: water, air, minerals, humus, living organisms)
- Use observation and soil tests to determine soil health
- Describe techniques to maintain and improve soil health: adding compost, using crop rotation)
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