Hello, Double-O STEM Club agents! We need your special STEM skills for this important mission. Manny needs your help with a problem in his neighborhood.
Think about these questions as you watch the video. Write answers in your Double-O STEM Club notebook.
In this Community Garden Pest Management Solutions case, you will use library resources to:
Below is a link to your agent handbook where you can take notes as you brainstorm and research solutions to Manny's problem with your fellow Double-O STEM Club agents.
Double-O STEM Club Agent Handbook: Community Garden Pest Management
Learning Activities
Now that you have seen the video, work with other Double-O STEM Club agents to think about the problem and a solution.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering:
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry:
Use library resources to answer your research questions. Talk with your fellow agents about the best places to search for your answers. We can’t risk mission failure with missing information, so be sure to take notes.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Now that you've researched pest management barriers, it’s time to think about how to measure the effectiveness of possible solutions. Brainstorm evaluation ideas that you might use to test prototypes. Discuss answers to the guiding questions in this section with other Double-O STEM Club agents. Remember to take notes.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Create a scale drawing of the gardens, paths, compost areas, tool storage, and other areas in your 100 x 80 square-foot space. The drawing should include a key that indicates where gardening features (e.g., raised beds, pots, vertical planting, trellises) will be placed in the space. Share your plan with other agents and incorporate feedback and additional ideas into future plans.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Time to start building! Based on prior research and using library-provided resources, create a model pest management structure for your garden. Have someone in your group write down the design decisions you make along the way.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Share your ideas with other agents in your club and answer the guiding questions on the right. Examine the recommendations and decide what you can do to incorporate them into a new prototype. Be sure to write down your design decisions.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Great job, agents! I knew I could count on you to solve Manny's community garden pest management problem. Now it is time to share your designs. As a group, share your prototype (make a new one if yours was damaged during testing).
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Celebration
Excellent community garden pest management designs, agents! Watch the video below to wrap up this Double-O STEM Club mission.
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