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Sustainable Gardens to Fight Climate Change in Yucatan, Mexico. |
Participate and share : Poster
MAXIMO CANCINO GOMEZ
From interdisciplinary collaboration to computer science, K-12 students developed an initiative that helped create sustainable gardens within vulnerable communities in Yucatan, México. Through the use of technology (Arduino), they have been analyzing the effects of climate change and ensuring the optimal use of resources in gardens.
| Audience: | Principals/head teachers, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators |
| Skill level: | Intermediate |
| Attendee devices: | Devices useful |
| Attendee device specification: | Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC |
| Topic: | Computer science & computational thinking |
| Grade level: | PK-12 |
| Subject area: | Computer science, STEM/STEAM |
| ISTE Standards: | For Students: Empowered Learner
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| Additional detail: | Student presentation |
| Related exhibitors: | Quizizz Inc., Kahoot! EDU, Inc. |
The project involved K12 students to dive into subjects such as Ecology (as anchor subject) and humanities (College Preparation, Values and Leadership) with the purpose of using technology and sustainable gardens to solve community needs under the struggles of climate change.
Technology skills were applied by the use of platforms such as iNaturalist and Arduino that helped in the resolution of problems like identification of plagues and the optimization of water, sunlight, moisture and temperature, and the sharing of findings in social media apps.
a) Ecology: The students mastered the basic concepts in Ecology, like the elements of the environment and their interaction.
b) Leadership: Students developed social and leadership skills transferring the expertise and technology to a local community in order to solve a need.
c) College preparation. Students explored their vocation, interests and skills needed to choose a college program.
d) Chemistry students valued the importance of this subject in plant growth and the elaboration of fertilizers such as compost.
e) Values. Students promoted values in school and local communities.
Partial evidence consisted of videos and written reports and final products were published in a digital magazine and shared with the school community.
The Arduino platform offers great flexibility in the building of low cost prototypes. There is a global community sharing models and open software that makes it accessible to everyone.
https://opensource.com/article/17/3/arduino-garden-projects
Arduino can be implemented for an automated system considering elements such as water, sunlight and moisture.
https://www.hwlibre.com/sistema-de-riego-automatico-con-arduino/
There are many interesting citizen science apps and iNaturalist is one of them. It can be useful for identifying species interacting in the sustainable garden.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/citizen-science-nature-apps-1.5214817
Vulnerable communities in the Yucatan Peninsula are facing struggles due to climate change such as food and income supplies.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-020-01586-w
Engineer in Biotechnology and Geography, Ecology, Health Sciences and Lab Teacher at "Prepa Anáhuac Mérida" High School.
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