First 4 weeks

Agriscience Foundations has just finished its unit on history. We started with hunters and gatherers (about 2.5 million years ago), talked about the beginning of agriculture (about 10,000 years ago), and the big steps since then that have made us such a successful agricultural society. We even delved into modern history - the world food crisis, peak oil, and GMOs.

Next, we will be covering the structure and anatomy of plants. This section is challenging because it involves so much serious biological vocabulary.

Meanwhile, for the hands on part of the class, we have refurbished the Butterfly and Ellen West Peace Gardens. We've also propagated some plants that we will sell at the nursery to raise funds, and begun planting out fall veggie seeds. Students are also working on a practice science experiment which will help them find the best way to take cuttings. This will help them get ready to do their science fair projects, which every student is required to do.