Omnivore's Dilemma Ch. 10 Quiz

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What story do the photos tell?

Connect the photos with some story that connects to what we
have been reading in Omnivore's Dilemma ch. 10

Do Now 11/15

To find the answer to this question: How does the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) define organic?

Go to http://www.organic.org/education/

How the Tower Garden Works

Learning Target: I can explain how the Tower Garden Works.

Assessment: Create a visual representation of how the tower garden works, highlighting four key points. You may create a hand made poster, a digital poster, a slide show, etc. Choose whichever option most appeals to you.

You must include these vocabulary words:

aeroponic
reservoir
nutrient solution
submersible pump
oxygen
roots
soil

Tower Garden Plant Report

You will create a report for your plant in the tower garden.

1. Download the exemplar of the plant report here.

2. The exemplar includes the following:

- Title (Name of plant)
- Picture of the plant.
- Written section including opening sentence, description of plant and nutrition information.
- Data table 
- Graph.

3. Download plant report template here.

4. Substitute your information into template.

- Title: Put the name of your plant
- Picture: Download a picture of your plant here.
- Written section: a. Substitute the name of your plant in opening sentence
                               b. Find information on your plant here.

Make sure to include the source of your information.

- Data table and graph: Enter your data into the data table, the graph will be generated automatically.

Make the report unique by using your choice of fill colors, fonts, etc.

5. Hand in by dropping into local server. Follow this path of folders: farrell - W7 science - plant reports. Name it "plant name and your name." For example, if my plant is BC1, my report name would BC1mrfarrell.