An Epidemiological Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity
Goal:
Students will use the scientific process to take an intricate look at food insecurity in the United States through the examination of data, literature review, and an analysis of implemented strategies to understand and develop additional strategies to addressing racial inequity in food security through Urban Agriculture.
Objective:
Students will develop innovative and entrepreneurial thinking and apply STEM learning through not only the creation of an Urban Garden, but actually developing a plan for sustainability, profit and growth.
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Biological Variation
IMSA Fusion
Objectives:
- Identify different phenotypes of corn (maize) kernels.
- Use ratios and sampling to determine which of two different ears of corn is most likely to have produced a given sample of kernels.
- Use Punnett Squares to determine the genotypes of the “parents” that produced the different kernel samples.
- Compare and contrast traditional selective breeding ... Read More
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Row Spacing Models
IMSA Fusion
Objectives:
- Identify multiple row spacing models used by soybean farmers and determine how these planting arrangements impact crop yield.
- Explore how row spacing influences the amount of access that a plant has to the natural resources it needs to grow.
- Recommend a row spacing model that considers overall yield, economic efficiency, and potential environmental ... Read More
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Soil Science
IMSA Fusion
Objectives:
- Understand that soil is composed of inorganic and organic solid material, water, and air.·Investigate the properties of the inorganic solid components of soil: sand, silt, and clay.
- Recognize that varying proportions of sand, silt, and clay in a soil impact the soil’s ability to hold and transmit water. Experimentally determine the soil texture ... Read More
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Water Management
IMSA Fusion
Objectives:
- Develop a technique to measure the porosity of soil.
- Explain how a high water table can reduce crop yields.
- Design and test a drainage tiling system.