In order to ensure that we would actually come through with the completion of our project, we set up goals throughout the entire time. We had some trouble with this in the beggining but we were able to get going and once these goals were made official it was easier to track our progress. I had to make a lot of decisions regarding what needed to be planted and the materials we needed to use. We were faced with the difficult task of ensuring we were being productive throughout the entire time we were working on the garden. luckily, we had the advice of Ms, Jaegar and Farmer Justin to help led the way. Thanks to them, we were able to get the problems solved and move on to the next tasks.
As a group, I can say that the techniques we learned form this investigation are basically applicable in more than one area in real life. As a group both Nidia and I would agree that it has thought us how to work on scheduling out event and the planting itself. It took more than one try to get everything right where we wanted, but in the end it all turned out great. Personally, my learning of techniques came down to mostly everything we did for the project. I was a beginner at farming and planting, but I learned that basically this isn't something that takes no work. The planting of each vegetable and fruit have their specific time for fermentation, watering, and harvesting I had to learn to take all of those factors into consideration and come up with a plan that would ensure that my garden would be successful.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Part II: Selection of Sources
I researched different types of resources but i settled for 3 main kinds, printed, online and personal. I did this to provide myself with the necessary information that would insure me accurate and legitimate background information.
I did not really use any printed sources as in books or magazines because my topic did not really require such research. I chose to not use them because most of the information we got was off the internet or Farmer Justin himself. Also, both Nidia and I knew that most of the information would have to be obtained through another mean as our school library is very limiting.
The electronic resources I was able to get were basically websites that helped answer questions regarding the process of the actual planting or harvesting. I decided to use them because they seemed reliable enough and an easy way to to get the information fast. I liked my online resources as they provided information that I needed at the time and it was easy to understand.
So for my resources I think that I have managed to surround myself with people who are willing to help and guide me through this process. The IDEA Farmer and Ms. Jaegar have made themselves available to any questions we might have. Another very important source of information has been the previous person in charge of the maintenance of the garden last year, Sammy.We got some information on the kinds of things we could possibly grow from him and learned about some pesticide and there effects. I decided that these were good resources as they could supply us with their knowledge and past experience. Obviously some resources were better than others. I found myself relying more and more on the school's farmer by asking him for help and advice. I knew what we had to accomplish, but in the places where we got stuck we were able to use the help of our advisers.
I discarded information through simply updating what I was to accomplish that specific week and work with that information. I changed my information as the projects for the weeks changed periodically. I evaluated my sources with the help of Farmer Justin and with some previous knowledge on planting and gardening.
I did not really use any printed sources as in books or magazines because my topic did not really require such research. I chose to not use them because most of the information we got was off the internet or Farmer Justin himself. Also, both Nidia and I knew that most of the information would have to be obtained through another mean as our school library is very limiting.
The electronic resources I was able to get were basically websites that helped answer questions regarding the process of the actual planting or harvesting. I decided to use them because they seemed reliable enough and an easy way to to get the information fast. I liked my online resources as they provided information that I needed at the time and it was easy to understand.
So for my resources I think that I have managed to surround myself with people who are willing to help and guide me through this process. The IDEA Farmer and Ms. Jaegar have made themselves available to any questions we might have. Another very important source of information has been the previous person in charge of the maintenance of the garden last year, Sammy.We got some information on the kinds of things we could possibly grow from him and learned about some pesticide and there effects. I decided that these were good resources as they could supply us with their knowledge and past experience. Obviously some resources were better than others. I found myself relying more and more on the school's farmer by asking him for help and advice. I knew what we had to accomplish, but in the places where we got stuck we were able to use the help of our advisers.
I discarded information through simply updating what I was to accomplish that specific week and work with that information. I changed my information as the projects for the weeks changed periodically. I evaluated my sources with the help of Farmer Justin and with some previous knowledge on planting and gardening.
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