Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Lesson Plan - Creating A Vision For The Garden, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

Now that students have good background knowledge on the various types of gardens and have chosen the type of garden for their site, the purpose of this Lesson 3 is to create a Vision for the garden site.

Powerpoint - Educator - Creating A Vision, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Powerpoint - Student - Creating A Vision, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Handout - Designing The Vision, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Lesson Plan - Identifying And Securing Needed Resources, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

The purpose of this lesson is to identify and secure needed resources to begin preparing the garden site for planting.

Powerpoint - Identifying And Preparing Resources, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Student Handout - Planning To Put In A Garden, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Powerpoint - Preparing The Garden Site, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Lesson Plan - Preparing The Garden Site, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

The purpose of this lesson is to physically prepare the garden site for planting.

Powerpoint - Instructional, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Role Cards, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Role Cards - Description Of Roles, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Safety Guidelines, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Powerpoint - Educator - Planting Day, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Powerpoint - Student - Planting Day, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Role Cards - Description Of Roles, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Lesson Plan - Planting Day, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

The purpose of this lesson is to physically put the plants in the garden.

Safety Guidelines, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

For Lessons 5 & 6, the following Safety Guidelines should be reviewed with students, for safe handling of tools, and proper personal deportment when outside prepping the garden site for planting and then the following day on Planting Day.

Student Handout Think-Pair-Share - Garden Deliverables, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Expert Groups Research Graphic Organizer, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

To conduct research on various aspects of maintaining a garden, to ensure that all students know what needs to be accomplished in order to ensure successful garden deliverables. The research conducted will include students in each group making recommendations on their assigned topic, to the whole class. This research is critical to informing the class on how to proceed with a Garden Plan for a successful Garden. The Research covers four (4) main areas:

• Planning
• Maintenance
• Harvesting
• Distribution

Student Handout Garden Deliverables Checklist, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Lesson Plan - Garden Deliverables, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

Now that the garden is in, and the plants are planted, the hard work begins … maintaining the garden as well as assessing and preparing for garden deliverables (fruits, vegetables, flowers …). It will be important to conduct research on specific aspects related to the plants in the garden, create a plan, divide the tasks, and implement the plan. This will give students a great sense of accomplishment, as they will be a vital part in planning for stewardship of the Garden. Research has shown that this can establish a great sense of self, a connection to nature, and lays …

Lesson Plan - Maintaining The Garden Site "From Table To Farm", Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

As the Activities in Lesson 7 have set the Garden up for success, the Activities in Lesson 8 will ensure all the Maintenance Programs that have been put in place are working. A review of all the garden maintenance processes will be done in this Lesson, and additional maintenance considerations will be added to the schedule, including Pest Management, Composting, Fertilizing the Soil, Soil Coverage and Rotating Crops, for a full year-round cycle that can be followed at any garden site.

Student Handout - Long-Term Garden Maintenance Research, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

To conduct research on various aspects of maintaining a garden for a long-term duration, to ensure a successful garden year-round. The research conducted will include students in each group making recommendations on their assigned topic to the whole class, during the whole-group share-out in Activity 3. This research is critical to informing the class on how to proceed with the Master Garden Maintenance Checklist which will be created in Activity 4.

Student Handout - Master Garden Maintenance Checklist, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

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Lesson Plan - Attracting Pollinators, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

The purpose of this lesson is to find ways to attract pollinators.

Downscaling Methodology For Satellite Land Surface Temperatures Over Urban Environments, Naved Khan, Ruben Vecino

Publications and Research

The objective of this study is to develop high spatial and temporal resolution Land Surface Temperature (LST) data using a combination of Landsat 8, infrared satellite sensors such as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-16). The Landsat 8 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) provides higher spatial resolution (30 m) estimates of skin temperature every 16 days. MODIS makes daytime and nighttime observations of the Earth’s thermal emission at a coarser spatial resolution (1000 m), while GOES-16, which has lower spatial resolution (2 km), measures the skin temperature at a much higher temporal resolution …

Investigating Water Usage Patterns Tied To California State Water Project, Xiaoqing Wu

Publications and Research

California (USA) is the largest agricultural producer and one of the populous states in the United State. As the population and agriculture grows, water consumption patterns become crucial to keep track of especially surface water. In this research project, we studied possible changes in water consumption patterns in different counties and water rights holders who obtain surface water supply from the State Water Project (SWP) in California. We conducted a time series analysis on the California Monthly Diverted Surface Water dataset through two different time series forecasting models. Our analysis indicates that the total diverted surface water presents a periodic …

International Migration From The Latin American-Caribbean Region: Taking Environmental Indicators Into Consideration, Chelsea Wepy

Student Theses and Dissertations

International migration, the act of leaving one’s country to permanently settle in another country, is driven by many socio economic/political factors, such as lack of economic opportunity, access to education, governmental corruption, and violence. These factors have proven to be the reason that many citizens within the Latin American-Caribbean region either choose or are forced to relocate internationally. While these factors are important to consider independently; these issues are often exacerbated by changes in the natural environment. The objective of my paper is to highlight the importance of considering changes in the natural environment. In doing so, I hope to …

Lesson Plan: Sounds Of Your Study Site, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior

In this lesson, students will conduct a survey of noise in the study site. They will begin to explore the idea that noise has an impact on the ecosystem and its inhabitants. In small groups, they will use a decibel meter, data sheet and aerial photograph of the study site to collect data on a section of the site. Students will then share this information with classmates to create a map of the noise of your schoolyard. Then students will listen to prerecorded bird songs against urban noise. They will compare the bird songs and the characteristics that make them …