Welcome To

Camp Internet

online learning expeditions

 

 

This is your Expedition

Passport

 

for recording your learning

experiences and accomplishments

 

 

Name :

 

Destination:  Global Garden

 

School/Library/Program Outpost:

 

Outpost Leader :

 

Grade Level :

 

Period valid : September 2002-June 2003

 

Each time you complete a passport section, show it to your Outpost Leader to receive your color passport stamp. Sections are not required to be completed in order and answers will come from many areas of the Camp web.

 

www.rain.org/campinternet

The Garden – What do plants need to grow

Answer as many as you can in the time provided

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. List the basic things a plant needs to grow?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What makes a plant organic?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Name three sources of nutrients or other essential resources for plants to live.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe what Crop Rotation is.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. From your Soil & Soil Testing studies at http://www.rain.org/global-garden/science/soil-types-and-testing.htm  find and list  the 7 most typical things

used to describe soil type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following 3 questions refer to soil studies at http://www.rain.org/global-garden/science/soil-types-and-testing.htm

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe Loam type soil:

 

 

 

  1. Describe Sandy type soil:

 

 

 

  1. Describe Clay type soil:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Based on the illustration at http://www.rain.org/global-garden/science/garden-why-do-plants-have-flowers.html list the 4 parts of a flower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Define what organic gardening is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Do all flowers make seeds?  If they do not all make seeds describe two other ways plants reproduce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Review the creative compost studies at http://www.rain.org/aqet7.html.  List the 3 types of compost used in a garden.

 

 

 

 

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What is the history of Gardening?

 

Answer as many as you can in the time provided

 

 

 

 

 

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1.     Define gardening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.     When did humans first begin to cultivate plants for food? Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/history/iron-age-crops.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Evidence for plant cultivation in North America shows that it

Began at least how many years ago?  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/history/garden-history-precolumbian.html

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  1. Referring to the same page as question #3 list when the cultivation of maze (corn) began in North America?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Where was corn introduced into North America from?:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the name of the first cereal grain cultivated by humans for food? Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/history/iron-age-crops.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the Ancient Farm Project?  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/science/ancient-farm.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List 2 important crops grown in the Ancient Farm Project.  http://www.rain.org/global-garden/ancient-farm-plants-images.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Define “Sustainable Agriculture”.  How does it apply to modern food production?  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/science/sustainable-agriculture-what-is.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is another name for “Jeffersons Plows”?  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/garden-jeffsons-plough-2.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List the 4 basic groups which gardens can be divided into.  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/history-of-agriculture-students.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Work in Jefferson’s garden at Monticello is discussed between the years 1794 and ____ in the study lesson located at http://www.rain.org/global-garden/garden-ploughing-monticello.html .  Please fill in the last date.

 

 

 

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What is  Gardening?

 

Answer as many as you can in the time provided

 

 

 

 

 

Place Expedition

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1.     Define what organic gardening is.  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/what-is-gardening.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List 4 things which help a plant grow.  Refer to

http://www.rain.org/global-garden/science/garden-seed-growth.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the “Plant Nutrient Cycle”?  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/science/soil3.html#nutrbg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is “Findhorn”?  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/humanities/garden-links-gardens.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is “The Farm?”  Where is it located?  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/humanities/garden-links-gardens.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Define “Eco-Design”.  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/humanities/eco-design.html

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  1. What type of soil is best for vegetables?

 

 

 

 

  1. What type of soil is best for flowers?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Can you grow a garden in a desert?  If yes give an example.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Define Bio-intensive Gardening? Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/bio-intensive.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  How much water does an average vegetable garden take per day when it is starting?  How much water per day by mid-season?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How many hours of sun light a day does an average garden need?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Compost

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Does compost play a role in farming?  If yes describe what compost is used for.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Is composting a type of recycling?  If yes describe how.  

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is vermicomposting?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who wrote about composting 2000 years ago?  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/compost-basics.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List 6 factors which affect the process of a compost.  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/compost-basics.html

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Can you maintain a compost indoors?  If yes, describe how.

 

 

 

  1. Can compost be used to grow food people eat?

 

 

 

 

  1. Is there a difference between compost from kitchen waste and compost from yard and garden cuttings? If there is a difference please describe.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Compost creates soil.  How does kitchen waste or garden clippings become soil?  In other words what makes the compost do what it does?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why would a trash heap or other pile of waste not compost?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Which of these materials composts the most quickly?

 

1)    zucchini

2)    pumpkins

3)    tomatoes

4)    corn cobs

 

 

 

 

  1. Which of these materials compost the most slowly?

 

1)    zucchini

2)    pumpkins

3)    tomatoes

4)    corn cobs

 

 

 

 

 

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Gardening on the Space Station or

How does a garden grow in the classroom?

Answer as many as you can in the time provided

 

 

 

Place your expedition stamp here

 

 

 

 

  1. Define “hydroponics.

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe your idea of how you would grow food indoors.  Remember you will live on the food you grow: Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/grow-indoors.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is “Biosphere 2”?  Where is it located?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who first used the word “biosphere”.  What Country was that person from?  What was the word used to describe.  Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/biosphere.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Growing food indoors or out requires planning.   What are the first steps in preparing to grow food indoors ? Refer to http://www.rain.org/global-garden/grow-indoors.html