2023 META24 Course Catalog-7

17 Urban Gardening
CULTIVATION
1. The student will determine what to plant, choose the best layout for the region, analyze
time zones and determine the best vegetables and herbs to plant in their region. They
will calculate their garden area and make a detailed layout of the garden.
2. The student will determine best practices for planting produce and maintaining their
garden. They will plant their seeds and create a maintenance chart for the garden.
They will create a video or slideshow showing others how photosynthesis works or which
nutrients plants need to grow.
3. The student will create a marketing plan for packaging and selling their harvest (they will
be selling at the Farmer’s Market in the next unit).
MATERIALS
• Internet access
• Paper and pencil
• Ruler
• Calculator
• Graph paper
• Lumber
• Peat Moss
• Topsoil
• Deck screws
• Garden gloves
• Spading fork
• Rake
• Hoe
• Hand cultivator or trowel
• Garden hose
• Shovel
• Wheelbarrow or garden cart
• Seed packets
• String
• Rake
• Hand trowel
• Shovel
• Watering can
• Hose
• Refrigerator
• Freezer
• Baskets
• Miscellaneous materials
for packaging
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