FALL: PLACE
Unit I: Digging In
Unit II: Composting Classrooms
Unit III: Plant Power
Unit IV: Seeds for Sustainability
Week 1:
Day 1: INTRODUCTION
Garden Introduction (Syllabus, Goals, Tour, Scavenger Hunt)
Journal prompt #1 for homework
Day 2: PLACE
Flagstaff Challenge
Garden Work
Week 2: PLACE
Day 1:Sitting in a Place
Places of the Heart
Day 2: Conversations in the Garden: Soil
Week 3: SOIL
Day 1: Soil Stations observation
Power-point on Soil
Day 2: Soil Scientists quiz
Continue adding compost and manure to beds
Week 4: SOIL
Day 1: Worms Eat Our Garbage
Day 2: Composting Classrooms
Survey
Begin research groups
Week 5: SOIL
Day 1: Composting Classrooms
Analyzing and Graphing survey results
Day 2:Composting Classrooms
Prep for meeting with cafeteria staff
Prep for weighing the waste day
Week 6: SOIL
Day 1:Composting Classrooms
Meeting with cafeteria staff
Groups continue working
Day 2: Composting Classrooms
Weighing the Waste day
Week 7: SOIL
Day 1:Composting Classrooms
Group finalize research
Day 2: Composting Classrooms
Put together the final proposal
Week 8: SOIL
Day 1: Composting Classrooms
Finalize proposal
Start power-point
Day 2: Composting Classrooms
Finalize power-point and practice
Present to school board
Week 9: PLANTS
Day 1: Garden Botany
Day 2: Native Plants
Week 10: PLANTS
Day 1: Rocks, Paper, Scissors, Succession
Plant Guilds
Day 2:Seeds and GMOs: An Introduction
Week 11: SEEDS
Day 1: The Illusion of Choice
Day 2: GMO Debate Research
Week 12: SEEDS
Day 1: GMO Debate Research
Day 2: GMO Debate
Week 13: SEEDS
Day 1: Seed Savers
Day 2:Continue research and booklet.
Week 14: SEEDS
Day 1: Finalize booklet
Day 2: Seed Ordering
Week 15: SEEDS
Day 1: Seed Ordering
Day 2:Food Movie
Week 16: FINALS
Day 1: Study for exam
Day 2: Final Exam
SPRING: FLAGSTAFF FOOD
Unit I: The Four Faces of Agriculture
Unit II: Garden Design
Unit III: Southwest Water and Garden Animals
Unit IV: Food and Culture
Unit V: A Garden Ethic
Week 1: AGRICULTURE
Day 1: Review final exam
Winter Reflections
Day 2: Introduction to the Food System
The four faces of food
Week 2: AGRICULTURE
Day 1: Flagstaff’s Food System: Past, Present, Future
Research Projects
Day 2: Research Projects
Week 3: AGRICULTURE
Day 1: Final Paper Due and Presentations
Day 2:Looking into Organics
Price Tags and Labels
Week 4: AGRICULTURE/FLAGSTAFF FOOD SHED
Day 1: Flagstaff Food Shed
Day 2: Mapping local food shed options
Week 5:
Day 1: Food in Politics—read and assignment
Day 2: Food in Politics peer editing and final drafts
Week 6:
Day 1: PERMACULTURE
Introduction powerpoint
Read the Permaculture pamphlet
Day 2: Site-analysis and mapping
Week 7: GARDEN DESIGN
Day 1: Site-analysis and mapping
Day 2:Present site analysis maps
Garden Design
Week 8:
Day 1: Garden Design
Day 2: Garden Design
Week 9:
Day 1: Present garden maps
Water in the Southwest
Day 2: Flagstaff Water Issues/Ollas
Week 10: ANIMALS AND POLLINATORS
Day 1: Supermarket Sweep
Day2: IPM Intro
Week 11: ANIMALS AND POLLINATORS
Day 1: Animals and Pollinators
Day2: Animals and Pollinators
Week 11: FOOD AND CULTURE
Day 1: Big Hungry Planet
Food Story
Food and Advertising for homework
Day 2: Food and Advertising presentations
Creating your own food ad
Week 12: FOOD AND CULTURE
Day 1: Arizona Heritage Foods
Day 2: Flagstaff Food Feast
Week 13: GARDEN ETHIC
Day 1: Garden Ethic
Day 2:Garden Ethic
Week 14: FINAL PROJECTS
Day 1: Brainstorm projects
Day 2: Meet with teacher for approval
Week 15: FINAL PROJECTS
Day 1: Work on projects
Day 2: Work on projects
Week 16: FINAL PROJECTS
Day 1: Work on projects
Day 2: Present projects