Students will gain problem-solving skills by exploring how deep they need to dig holes, how much water it takes to fill a watering can and making decisions about where to plant seeds or plants. They will also need to research and decide which crops will grow best in the conditions they will be planted in, which are most resilient, and which take the least amount of time to grow.

The community garden will bring students together at a central location where they will work side by side to grow food for their neighborhood. During this process, they will need to utilize one another's strengths in order to effectively reach their goal of providing food for those in need. Some students may find that they do better in gathering and organizing the food while others shine in sparking meaningful conversations in support of their project.

Communication between students is necessary to grow and care for the plants. Regular communication will build trust and respect, cooperation and inclusiveness among the students. Students will also need to communicate with one another to decide when and what plants are ready for harvest and how they will distribute them to those in need.

Critical thinking is necessary in order for students to draw realistic conclusions to problems that may arise during the process of designing, creating, and managing the garden. If one of the plants decided upon fails, what are the next steps? If natural pests become a problem, what solutions will students come up with?

Creativity will need to be used in the design stages of the project as well as the marketing for those in need. Students will need to come up with creative ways to solve problems. During the marketing process, students can use tools such as Canva to produce eye catching infographics to place around the school and added to the schools social media pages.

Students will use information learned through technology to make informed decisions throughout the entire process of the project. Students can use platforms such as Lucid Chart to create online blueprints during the design process. As students complete each step of the process, they will be taking photos and videos to add to the schools social media for parents and community members to see. Additionally, students will use apps such as Canva and Spotify Anchor to create communication materials.

While learning how to create an effective and efficient garden, students will be learning about how big of an issue hunger is in regions all over the world. Students will focus on helping those in need in their community, but can also plan on a larger scale how a slow could be put to this issue on a global scale.

All curricular areas will intertwine to complete this intricate project. Students will need to read/listen/watch material to gather data, analyze their findings, create blueprints, build, plant, harvest, create infographics, find ways to connect with the community to spread the word of the issue of hunger and how the school plans on helping. With so many moving parts, teachers in all subject areas will help guide students to success.

Along with utilizing the 21st century skills above, this project based learning opportunity can develop life and career skills such as productivity and accountability, flexibility and adaptability, and leadership and responsibility. Each student will have a part in the project. They will show their productivity by keeping an online journal of their contributions. Throughout the project, students will need to self-reflect on their productivity using a rubric in which they give specific examples of their effort.

With every project comes unforeseen issues that may arise. Students will need to show their flexibility and adaptability by making changes to their original plan-sometimes more than once. Teachers should remind students that failure is part of the learning process. They must adapt and overcome issues creatively.