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Lesson One: Joy Hall 36 a. List three foods you like to eat that do not grow in your province. Example: Mangos, Avocadoes, Bananas b. Where do these foods grow? c. How are these foods grown What other questions do you have? a. List three other questions you have. Questions can be about the environmental impact of farming, sustainable farming practices, the history of farming in your area, traditional Indigenous farming methods, traditional Indigenous diets, etc… Students will create a brochure showcasing their information. This brochure is for students to show that this information is important for others to see. This project will help students connect to where their food is coming from, and bring awareness to any issues that they may discover about food systems when they are researching how dierent fruits and vegetables are grown. ASSESS: The Aspects of Life Medicine Wheel activity is an example of formative assessment. Teachers will be able to check students' prior knowledge about how humans, animals, plants, and Earth impact gardens while correcting any misconceptions students may have as they share their answers. The inquiry-based research project is a form of summative assessment. Students will be given a mark based on the inquiry-project research guidelines (40 marks) and the brochure organization rubric (20 marks) provided below. Students will be marked out of a total of 60 marks. With the teacher's feedback form, check for students' new understanding and correct any misconceptions students may have. Give the students feedback on their project. Teachers are encouraged to give feedback on how well students conducted their research, how well orga- nized their project was, or tips for future research projects. TAKE STUDENT LEARNING FURTHER Activity: Classroom Garden If students show a keen interest in learning more about agriculture, gardening or where and how food grows, as a class you can grow your own classroom garden! To make a classroom garden, there will need to be a lot of planning. Planning should start in the winter (January/February). You will need to plan: •Your overall vision for the classroom garden •Where and what you're going to plant •Resources in your community *Are there places that may be able to donate seeds, soil, garden boxes, gardening tools, etc.? •The roles everyone will have while creating the garden •A budget (if applicable) There are many resources online that have guides on starting an outdoor classroom garden! This is a fun project with many cross-curricular applications.