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Space Agriculture
Lesson11 of 11 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9Humanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalSustainability
Lesson Summary
Students explore the conditions on different planets for agriculture and investigate breakthroughs in food for astronauts and food production in space.
Note: This lesson is designed to be an ongoing project that students can begin, pick up and put down throughout this unit so that those students who progress much more quickly through the mainstream lessons than others can complete this ongoing work.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the soil, water and air conditions on different planets in our solar system (specifically Mars)
- identify what food is eaten on the international space station and how the astronauts are provided with food
- explore the current advancements in food that can be eaten in space
- explore the current advancements in food that can be grown in space.
Success criteria
Students can:
- describe the opportunities and challenges to space agriculture, including the potential for regenerative farming practices to help grow food in space.
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