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Week 2: TikTok Video Challenge
Start filming as early as Week 2 with your class. You and your students will determine which of the three (3) video types you will put your Farm to School twist on to win a prize!
[F2S] Important: Additional Deliveries & PD is next Week
Kits have been delivered this week with some important action items to take care of before our program starts next week. Check the action items to make sure you’ll be ready when we start with PD Week next week to prep for your activities with your students the following weeks to come.
Week 4: Grow in Soil Kit
Transplant your basil plant from your grow in a glove kit or start seeds from your basil seeds from the Seed Discovery Kit.
Week 3: Seeds Discovery Kit
Have your class compare and contrast how the different kinds of seeds turn into the different plants they become
Week 4: Growfetti Kit (K-3rd only)
A fun way for K-3rd graders to learn the different phases of growing flowers. Multi-color-shaped wildflower seed papers make up your “growfetti.”
Week 4: DIY Hydroponics Kit
Middle School Only - Create a similar hydroponics system that uses a wicking system to grow your plant
Running a Restaurant Business with Olive & Citrus
Our Pathway’s Business Partner that we provide produce grown from our Student Run Business joins us in a special Virtual Classroom presentation. We will discuss what it takes to run operations and work at his high-end restaurant, Olive & Citrus, how he is doing during this COVID-19 Pandemic, and what happens to the produce we deliver from our Student-Run Business.
Career Skills in Engineering & GIS
Learn about East Valley Water District’s Engineering Department, what goes on, how GIS is used, what it takes to be a GIS Technician, and their new pathway at Indian Springs High School
Harvest Day November 4th in the Greenhouse
Get a behind-the-scenes on November 4th’s Harvest Day. Learn what goes into Harvest Day at San Andreas and watch as we look inside the greenhouse, harvest the plants, learn about algae, and see how we prep for deliveries. You’ll also get a quick virtual tour of the Demonstration Classroom and Outdoor Ag-Tech Facility, and new Greenhouse at San Andreas.
Harvest Day October 28th in the Greenhouse
Get a behind-the-scenes on November 4th’s Harvest Day. Learn what goes into Harvest Day at San Andreas and watch as we look inside the greenhouse, harvest the plants, learn about algae, and see how we prep for deliveries. You’ll also get a quick virtual tour of the Demonstration Classroom and Outdoor Ag-Tech Facility, and new Greenhouse at San Andreas.
Experts In The Industry: Surprising Things About EMTs
Today we are learning about different career opportunities as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). You’ll learn what the top three things are to become an EMT, what other careers it can lead to, and how our special guest is using his knowledge in the Entertainment Industry as he gives us a Studio Tour. We’re doing all this and answering your question with Adam Iqueda, an expert in Public Safety.
Growing Produce in the Arctic: A look at Green Iglu Greenhouse
Today we are talking about Geodesic Greenhouses, What is it? Why is it shaped that way? How does it help grow food in the arctic? And how does it compare to how we grow here? We are answering these questions and more with Green Iglu’s Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Ben Canning, and Night Owl Bay’s Chief Innovation Officer Brit Steele.
Growing in Space: Testing Light Spectrums for NASA
Learn about the challenges of Growing on the International Space Station and how Matthew Mickens tests light spectrums when growing in space!
Robotic Farming: Using FarmBot in the Classroom
Today we are talking about the FarmBot. What is it? What does it do? And what can I learn by using it? We are answering these questions and more with FarmBot’s CEO & Mechanical Engineer Rory Aronson and Night Owl Bay’s Chief Technology Officer Chris Jaramillo.
Food Insecurity: Challenges Around The World
Around the world, where we live influences what we eat and each area is faced with different food security challenges. Learn how Green Iglu developed solutions to address their food security challenges.
Growing Hope Project In the News
Being one of the first Career Pathways of its kind that has full inclusion of Special Needs and General Education students showcases featured videos of a Spectrum News highlight, ISTE showcase, NextGen Symposium, and Click and Grow blog post feature.
Green Iglu: Growing in Arctic Cold Conditions
Learn how Green Iglu meets the challenges of growing in extreme cold conditions for remote communities in Northern Canada.
Talking with Jeffrey Munzar, Ph.D. on Entrepreneurship
Doctor Jeffrey Munzar has been an Entrepreneur in the Ag-Tech world and talks to students about being an Entrepreneur.
What We Are Growing
There is always something growing in the lab. A quick video of our current batch of plants in the San Andreas High School Growing Hope Project lab.