What's the dirt on dirt?

DRIVING QUESTION:

How do environments shape civilizations, and how do civilizations shape environments?

In Strand 1, we'll investigate:

    • how plants grow and adapt to their environments.


In Strand 2, we'll investigate:

    • how plants influence people and how people influence plants.


In Strand 3, we'll investigate:

    • what makes a civilization flourish or fail.


In Strand 4, we'll investigate:

    • how we can create a new sustainable local civilization.

Let's Get Started

Unit 2 Calendar
Entry Event: Soil Inventory

Knows and Need to Knows

  • What do we already know about soil, plants, and the environment?
  • Why is the environment important to us?
  • How does the environment impact us?
  • How do we impact the environment?


  • What do we need to know to better understand soil, plants, and the environment?
  • What do we need to know to better understand why the environment is important, how it impacts us, and how we impact it?

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The Importance of Soil