David C' Hinson Middle School Agriscience Classes

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David C. Hinson Middle School Agriscience
Classes Newspaper In Education
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Students Scan the Newspaper for Articles
pertaining to Agriculture or the Environment.
They are then given the Assignment to take those
Articles, Summarize them and Present them to the
Class in a Commercial or TV spot in such a way
that the Class will want to read the Article for
Themselves. All props are Made out of Newspaper.
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Portraying an Article From the News Journal About
Endangered Species.
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Behold the Manatee, the Eagle, and the Gopher
Turtle.
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An article About the Florida Panther
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Rather than a Commercial, this group chose to do
a Newscast. Notice the fine Newspaper
microphones.
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Now we get the leftovers ready to be put to good
use.
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Compost Pile Prep For Additional Waste
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By This Point Students Have Learned About
Forestry, Tree Farming and Reforestation. They
realize that Recycling by Composting returns the
Newspaper to the Earth from where it Originally
Started its Journey.
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This is also a Hands On Experience To make them
aware How they can Renew the Soil and Be Stewards
of the Land through Composting and
Vermicomposting with Newspaper.
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After it is Moistened, The pile Will be turned
Again.
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A Very Special Class Doing a very Special Job.
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These Paper pots will be used to Start Seed or
Propagate cuttings and then will be planted in
the Ground with the Plant so as not to Disturb
the Root system.
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These Students Learn that they Are being Good
Stewards Of the Land by Doing this Small Task.
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Last But not Least. Lasagna Gardening requires
Layers of Newspaper on the Bottom to keep Weeds
from growing up Into Seedbeds. Shredded Newspaper
has Already been Used in the Compost that has
been Layered to place the seed Potatoes and
Garlic bulbs