This Lesson Library contains all the lessons in the Advanced 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 Intermediate Level lessons or the entire Edible Learning Lab Curriculum in the Resource Library.
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pH in the Wild
The pH level in soil can have a profound impact on plant production. In this lesson, students explore the way that nature manipulates pH and how man's presence influences that natural order.
Lesson: 2.7 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Discussion
Let the Pros Handle This One
There are multiple tests performed in the Lab but it's still imperative to get the feedback from outside sources. In the lesson, students will submit a soil sample to a professional testing firm and interpret the results.
Lesson: 2.8 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Project
Are You Going to Finish That?
Take a look around the room the next time you're in a restaurant and you will see the massive amount of waste that goes back to the kitchen at the end of meal service. In this lesson, students create a plan to scale their composting operation with inputs from local sources like restaurants.
Lesson: 2.9 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Project
Who's Next in Line?
The best farmers know what grew in this space last rotation and will will go in next. The entire planning process is designed to maintain soil health. In this lesson, students will draft their own plan for crop succession.
Lesson: 2.10 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Project
Calculating Maximum Annual Revenue
Every farmer has a preferred approach. Some grow just a few specialty crops while others are sort of a jack-all-trades growing numerous varieties. In this lesson, students will select a few varieties and calculate the maximum annual revenue.
Lesson: 2.11 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Project
This is How We Do It
Experience is invaluable as far as farming is concerned. You don't know what you don't know, right? In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to share what they do know about a single variety by creating a guide for others to reference.
Lesson: 2.12 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Project
Sunscreen for Plants
Plants that are fully exposed to the sun will find it challenging to thrive with higher soil temperatures and moisture loss from evaporation. This lesson allows students to experiment with different mulches to discover the most effective type.
Lesson: 2.13 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Experiment
Mug Shots
Imagine a collection of images along with descriptions of bugs that might be found in the garden. Simply flip through the catalog to identify this unknown visitor. That's exactly what students will create in this lesson, a visual library of common garden dwellers.
Lesson: 2.14 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Project
A Little of This, A Little of That
What works to repel or eliminate one garden pest must prove to be completely ineffective for another. This lesson sets the framework for a comprehensive natural pest control guide based on A/B testing.
Lesson: 2.15 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Project
Picture This
To the naked eye, it may just seem like yellowing leaves or dust on the surface. But under a microscope the problem becomes more apparent. This lesson tasks students with taking images for the plant problem catalog.
Lesson: 2.16 |
Station: Soil Management |
Format: Class Project