This Lesson Library contains all the lessons in the Intermediate Level of the Edible Learning Lab. Use the search fields below to narrow the list of lessons. You can also view the Beginner Level and Advanced Level lessons or the entire Edible Learning Lab Curriculum in the Resource Library.
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Start Earlier and Finish Later
Hydroponics provides indoor growing capabilities at scale for year round production. That trumps many outdoor gardens in terms of full year production potential. In this lesson, students will calculate the increase in production.
Lesson: 4.5 |
Station: Hydroponics |
Format: Class Project
Go Big or Go Home
The benefit of vertical hydroponic tower systems is that they occupy less space than vertical systems. In this lesson, students will take measurements, run the numbers, and calculate the maximum number of towers that will fit in their classroom.
Lesson: 4.6 |
Station: Hydroponics |
Format: Class Project
Make It Purdy
There is abundant beauty in nature and that can be replicated in the Lab in a number of ways. This lesson commissions the students to create a piece of edible art for the Lab using a hydroponics tower set.
Lesson: 4.7 |
Station: Hydroponics |
Format: Class Project
Pitcher Perfect
Perfect water contains micronutrients and carries a perfectly balanced pH. This lesson tasks students with creating perfect water for use in the Lab, something that closely mimics the value of rain water.
Lesson: 4.8 |
Station: Hydroponics |
Format: Experiment
Harness the Light
Phototropism has a critical influence over plants constantly seeking the sun's energy to power its metabolism. In this lesson, students will experiment with light to locate the tipping point for phototropism.
Lesson: 4.9 |
Station: Hydroponics |
Format: Experiment
Weighed, Measured, and Found Wanting...
The phrase "food desert" is a scary term and it affects more than 25 million Americans. There is a textbook definition and we have our own at Modern Steader but this lesson asks students to define it for themselves.
Lesson: 4.10 |
Station: Hydroponics |
Format: Class Project
Battle of the Bugs
The Earth Cube is much more than a fancy box for composting. It's solar powered aeration system makes finished compost possible in a fraction of the time. This lesson challenges the students will proving just how efficient the Earth Cube is compared to a static pile.
Lesson: 5.1 |
Station: Composting |
Format: Experiment
Composting at Scale
It's time to take this composting show on the road. In this lesson, students will take a filed trip to a local municipal composting facility to see how it can be scaled to serve an entire community.
Lesson: 5.2 |
Station: Composting |
Format: Field Trip
Up Close with Compost
The composting process unfolds everyday in the natural world. In the Lab, this process can be completed in as little as 45 days. This lesson requires students to closely follow the process from start to finish.
Lesson: 5.3 |
Station: Composting |
Format: Class Project
Optimal Organics
We often think of the soil as just dirt but good dirt is much more than that. In this lesson, students will explore the three primary components of good soil and determine just how much organic material is needed to dial in the raised planters.
Lesson: 5.4 |
Station: Composting |
Format: Experiment