The transformation of chicken coup plans from 2D to 3D

Examples of student chicken coops

Student model chicken coop

Student chicken coop made of cardboard and craft sticks

Materials used to engineer a chicken coop

Samples of soil collected from outside

Student work about food waste on display in the classroom

Testing plant growth under red-blue LED

Learning how plants grow under red/blue LED light

Example of an open-air, student-made terrarium

A door to the beehive is designed so that students can check on their bees.

Students investigate different light sources available for their urban farm and conclude which light source is best for plant growth.

Students watch in amazement as they test their irrigation system

Students design an irrigation system that effectively and efficiently waters the plants in their urban farms. Students consider the use of rain and providing the right amount of water to each plant.  

Student elects to use the ground-level farm plot design

Students decide to design and build a ground-level urban garden.

Students design their farm cutting a fish out of a sponge to represent the provision of nutrients to the plants

Students strategically arrange the crops in their urban garden model.

Students design an improved chicken coop to incorporate in their urban garden model.

Students incorporate an irrigation system and light source into their urban garden model.

Making use of store-bought plants to incorporate into urban garden models.

Students grow plants to incorporate into their urban garden model.

Final model with sustainable aquaponics where fish feces provide nutrients

Students prepare to showcase their urban farm to visitors

Final urban farm models, with informative posters behind them, sit awaiting visitors for the showcase.

Example of a final urban farm project

Final presentation with model vegetables growing in soil

Final urban farm with three plots

Final model using vertical farming and an irrigation system

Student presents on how waste can be used to help plants grow

Showcase day where student projects are visible to visitors

A student shows and explains his final urban farm model to a visiting guest.